JOS MANUEL TORAL-CRUZ

B.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN ECONOMICS

(+52) 55 347 337 56

jose.manuel.toral@gmail.com

HIDALGO 1830, COL. LADRN DE GUEVARA. GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MXICO

EDUCATION

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TRAINING

August 2008- January 2012

Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) [Centro
de Investigacin y Docencia Econmicas] Mexico City, Mexico
Bachelors Degree in Political Science and International Relations

CIDE is the leading Mexicos research and teaching institution in the social sciences. Its
main objective is contributing to the development of Mexico through demanding academic
programs, rigorous and relevant research for academic purposes and as an outsourced
research for government agencies and consulting firms.
Presented final thesis titled The effect of the political competition on the establishment of
Jurisdictional Autonomy Organisms at local level in Mexico; purpose was to study the
relationship between the quality of administrative law courts and democratic competition
for power in Mexican States through a quantitative and comparative methodology.

October 2011 - March 2012

Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) [Humboldt-Universitt Zu
Berlin] Berlin, Germany
Academic Exchange Program

Relevant coursework in the Institut fr Sozialwissenschaften (Institute for Social Sciences)

focused on general topic of Public Management and other relevant topics on international
studies like Democracy and International Security and administrative and law like The
man and the bureaucracy and Law and Society.

July 2010
International Studies Division
Teaching in Economics

Center

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Research

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Public Opinion and Survey Analysis International Summer Course

Relevant coursework in advanced quantitative methodology of survey analysis through

statistical packages as R and STATA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-Present
Government of the State of Jalisco Guadalajara, Mxico
Consultant for the Governors Private Secretary
Jalisco is one of the most important states in Mexico because of
its economical capacity and history. It is ranked third Mexican
subnational economy and its capital city, Guadalajara, is within
the second biggest metropolitan area of Mexico, just after Mexico
City. The new administration, headed by Jorge Aritsteles
Sandoval, looked for create a research unity inside its Private
Secretary dedicated to produce strategic analysis and academic
research on all topics related to local governance.
Responsibilities within the Governors office

Consolidate the research team in order to offer better strategic

analysis for the Governor of the second biggest Mexican states
decision-making.
Directed the research and prioritize topics related with local
governance.
Improved analysis of surveys with advanced quantitative
methods.
Promoted a closer relation with surveys companies in order to
offer a better product for the Private Secretarys strategic
analysis.
Developed a rigorous research method to interpret Jaliscos main
political issues.

Accomplishments
Managed team of twelve researchers and councilors.
Produced on average three strategic products weekly for the
decision-making of the Governors team.
Developed model for Survey Analysis based on evidence and
quantitative methods.
Wrote and defined the conceptual argumentation for the
Bienestar policy.
Formulated the project Building a Strategic Political Agenda to
rationalized the Governors public policy agenda. This help
rationalized the process and reduce the impact of immediate
political pressure.

 January 2013 - March 2013

CIDEs Survey of Incarcerated Population the State of Mexico
and Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
Qualitative pollster and analyst; contract position
Responsibilities within the pollster team:
Surveyed
incarcerate
population
through
a
qualitative
methodology.
Conducted the qualitative part of the survey to men and women
incarcerated in the Mexico State prisions: Tlalnepantla,
Nezahualcyotl-Bordo de Xochiaca, Almoloya de Jurez, OtumbaTepachico, Mixquic and Texcoco.
Interpret surveys results and reported it as a part of the
theoretical assumptions.
Contributed to the
Accomplishments
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June 2012 November 2012hmv
QBic Consultores Mexico City, Mexico
Consultant, researcher and redactor
Responsibilities within the pollster team:
Directed the research for the creation of a Public Administration
text book.

Entrevistas a personal de rangos medios y superiores del sistema de salud mexicano.

Investigacin y recoleccin de material documental para la estructuracin, desarrollo y
realizacin de libro de texto para la administracin pblica a cargo de la Secretara de
Salud.

Accomplishments
M
May 2012 June 2012
Surveying Demonstration in Mexico directed by Mara Incln
PhD. (CIDE) and Paul Almeida PhD. (UC Merced) Mexico City,
Mexico
Pollster; contract position
Responsibilities within the pollster team:

Labor Day Demonstration in Mexico City May 1st, 2012

Pride and Dignity Demonstration in Mexico City June 2nd, 2012.
Demonstration vs. Presidencial candidate Enrique Pea Nieto June 10th, 2012.

Accomplishments
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June 2008 August 2008
DATA Opinin Pblica y Mercados / International Studies
Division, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics
Mexico City, Mexico
Pollster; contract position
Responsibilities within the pollster team:
Surveyed leaders in public administrations, enterprises and
academy for the Mexico, the Americas and the World 2010 survey.
Accomplishments
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

IN

PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS

June 2011 January 2013

Law Center, University of Houston Mexico City, Mexico
Research assistant
Responsibilities within the Stephen Zamora PhD research
Wrote first draft of research paper Etnografa y teora,
precursor of Chapter 1 of her book, La experiencia etnogrfica
(Paids, 2009).
February 2012 November 2012
Law Studies Division, Center for Research and Teaching in
Economics Mexico City, Mexico
Research assistant
Responsibilities within the Project The effects of administrative justice
in public administration.
Wrote first draft
March 2011 June 2011 / February 2012 September 2012
Political Studies Division, Center for Research and Teaching in
Economics Mexico City, Mexico
Research assistant
Responsibilities within the Rosario Aguilar PhD research

Wrote first draft of research paper Etnografa y teora,

precursor of Chapter 1 of her book, La experiencia etnogrfica
(Paids, 2009).

Responsibilities within the Carolina Garriga Phillips

Wrote first draft of research paper Etnografa y teora,
precursor of Chapter 1 of her book, La experiencia etnogrfica
(Paids, 2009).
November 2010 June 2011
Law Studies Divisions Mediation Center, Center for Research
and Teaching in Economics Mexico City, Mexico
Research and administrative assistant
Responsibilities within the Ana Elena Fierro PhD
Wrote first draft of research paper Etnografa y teora,
precursor of Chapter 1 of her book, La experiencia etnogrfica
(Paids, 2009).
OTHER SKILLS

AND

RELEVANT ACTIVITIES

Media appereances
Appearance in Pesos y contrapesos, a TV program of the Federal Supreme Audit of
Mexico in the Congressional Channel. Issue of December 31, 2012: "Youth and political
participation.".
Languages
Reading skills
Spanish
English
German

Native
Advaced
Intermediate

Speaking
skills
Native
Advanced
Intermediate

Writting skills
Native
Advanced
Basic

Other interest
Rugby player, writter, MMA fighter