MANUEL A.CRESPO RODRÍGUEZ HC 07 Box 32876, Hatillo PR 00659 ∙ (787) 413‐3680 https://orcid.org/0000‐0003‐2641‐5485 https://linkedin.com/in/manuelalejandrocresporodriguez manuelalejandrocresporodriguez.wordpress.com ‐ https://amazon.com/author/manuel‐a‐crespo‐rodriguez EXPERIENCE 2017 – 2019 FREELANCER, INDEPENDENT Commission work in writing and editing of documents; manipulation, creation and design of images; independent researcher in theoretical problems in social science. 2017 RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO, RECINTO DE RÍO PIEDRAS Research assistant for two professors. Data collection, organization and creation of documents. 2015 INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTOR, ORGANO GOLD Distribution of Organo Gold’s coffee and products. 2008 – 2014 HARDWARE STORE EMPLOYEE, FERRETERÍA COMERCIAL CRESPO Client Service and distribution of hardware store products. EDUCATION PRESENT DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS DE PUERTO RICO Y EL CARIBE JULY 2018 MASTER IN ARTS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE WITH CONCENTRATION IN SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO EN RÍO PIEDRAS GPA: 3.70. JUNE 2015 BACHELOR IN ARTS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE WITH CONCENTRATION IN SPANISH‐AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO EN ARECIBO GPA: 3.65 (Cum Laude). MAY 2010 DIPLOMA, HOGAR COLEGIO LA MILAGROSA SKILLS Research and theorization Microsoft Office, LibreOffice y Apache OpenOffice Public speaking PSPP Written and spoken english at professional level GIMP, Photoshop, Autodesk SketchBook, Krita Written and spoken spanish at professional level Capacity and flexibility to learn new skills WRITINGS SEPTEMBER 2019 ANÁLISIS PSICOPOLÍTICO DE LA IRA ENFOCADA EN EL SENTIR GENERAL DE LOS PUERTORRIQUEÑOS RESPECTO AL GOBERNADOR RICARDO ROSSELLÓ NEVARES, MAGAZINE ARTICLE Article written for Ecos de Plazuela, a magazine from Centro Cultural de Barceloneta. The magazine can be found in Barceloneta. JULY 2019 TRANSHUMANISMO, UN TIPO DE POSTHUMANISMO: ENSAYOS SOBRE TRANSHUMANISMO Y EL DEBATE BIOÉTICO ACERCA DEL MEJORAMIENTO HUMANO, BOOK A group of essays about transhumanism and human enhancement with sociological, artistic and philosophical analysis. The publication can be found at Amazon and some bookstores, and some can be found at the libraries at UPRA, UPRRP and CEAPRC. FEBRUARY 2018 ZOLTAN ISTVAN Y EL PARTIDO TRANSHUMANISTA: POLÍTICA Y TRANSHUMANISMO EN EL SIGLO XXI, THESIS Dissertation to obtain the master’s degree in Sociology. The publication can be found at ProQuest, ResearchGate, OSF and physical copies at UPRRP. MAY 2015 LA VISIÓN DEL OTRO: HOMOSEXUALIDAD INDOANTILLANA EN LA ÉPOCA DE LA CONQUISTA, THESIS Thesis for the culmination of the bachelor’s degree in Spanish‐American Studies. Available at ResearchGate and Academia.edu. CONFERENCES SEPTEMBER 2019 – PRESENT CONFERENCIA: TRANSHUMANISMO, UN TIPO DE POSTHUMANISMO, CONFERENCE Conference on the basic concepts of transhumanism and its application in politics and science fiction. Presented at Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo (UPRA), Librería Laberinto and Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe (CEAPRC). LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2014 COUNCIL MEMBER, UPRA STUDENT COUNCIL Representing the students in the department of Social Science. 2013 SECRETARY, LEO CLUB OF ARECIBO Community service. 2012‐2013 SECRETARY, PAZ, ARTE, CIENCIA Y CULTURA, INC. Group created in 2012 by students to promote peace, art, science and culture in Puerto Rico. 2008‐2009 GUITARRIST, MUSIC AND ARTS INSTITUTE JAZZ ENSEMBLE; ODÉ KAINE; HORIZONTES CERCANOS Guitarrist of the Music and Arts Institute; Choir of Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro; and the band of Hogar Colegio La Milagrosa. 2 .