The people behind ICC LATAM.
Four Colombian professionals who bring together industry association leadership, codes and standards advocacy, academia, technology and the management of technical programs.
Alex Hernando Rodríguez Aparicio
Industrial Engineer · Industry association leader · President
He opens doors. He turns relationships into concrete institutional opportunities for the ICC: Congress, the Colombian Society of Engineers, ICONTEC, fire departments and associations across the region.
Co-founder, former President and Chancellor of ANRACI, Colombia's fire protection industry association. Board member of the Colombian Society of Engineers. Former Vice President of the Latin American Fire Protection Network, which brings together associations from fifteen countries.
- Institutional access to Congress, industry associations, standards bodies and authorities.
- Ability to convene and coordinate associations in Colombia and Latin America.
- Leadership in promoting the IFC and IBC as national references.
Jeffrey León Pulido
Chemical Engineer, PhD · Academic leader · Secretary and Academic Director
He ensures the academic rigor of everything the chapter and the organization teach, and opens the door to universities across the region, the source of the next generation of building safety professionals.
Dean of the School of Engineering at Universidad Ean. Former President of the Colombian Association of Chemical Engineers and former Councilor of the National Professional Engineering Council. More than forty scientific publications.
- Curriculum design, assessment and quality assurance, a requirement for the Preferred Provider Program.
- Engagement of universities and creation of student chapters across the region.
- Links with the Professional Engineering Councils that regulate practice in Colombia.
Rafael López Burgos
Systems Engineer, MBA · Technology leader · Treasurer and Technology Director
He makes the strategy scalable. Taking the I-Codes to twenty Spanish-speaking countries is only possible with digital platforms, and the ICC already runs much of its ecosystem online.
Systems Engineer with an MBA in Engineering and a specialization in process and quality management. Leads agentic and digital transformation programs, with experience in research, quality, business management and entrepreneurship. Architect of the ICC LATAM academy platform.
- E-learning academy and community and membership platforms for the entire region.
- Integration with the ICC digital ecosystem, on the terms the ICC authorizes.
- Indicators and reports for accountability to the ICC.
Hugo Ignacio Torres Bahamón
Industrial Engineer, MBA · Process and adoption leader · Executive Director · Vice President, Training and Events
He turns strategy into delivered programs: he designs the training offer, organizes courses, seminars and conferences, coordinates instructors and partners, and produces the technical knowledge that supports code adoption.
Executive Director of ANRACI and former Executive Director of the Colombian Society of Engineers. Member of several ICONTEC standardization committees. Author of the White Paper on Safe Construction in Colombia.
- Design and delivery of the chapter's training program.
- Organization of regional events, including an annual conference.
- Technical and public policy documents that make the case for I-Code adoption.
Complementary by design.
Association building and institutional networks to open doors, codes expertise to drive adoption, academic strength to deliver quality training, technology to scale across the region, and management capacity to execute.
| Associations & industry | Codes & standards | Institutional networks | Technical education | Research & quality | Technology & platforms | Logistics & events | Business management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex H. Rodríguez A. | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ● | ●● | ●●● |
| Jeffrey León P. | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ●● |
| Rafael López B. | ●● | ●● | ● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
| Hugo I. Torres B. | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●● | ● | ●●● | ●●● |