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PhD in Projects | Architect | Researcher | Project Management & Scientific Consulting

Profile Summary

Academic researcher, consultant, and architect with professional experience since 2007 and university teaching experience since 2013. I hold a PhD in Projects with Cum Laude distinction and specialize in architectural project management, urban-architectural planning, and applied research methodology for territorial development. “I help researchers, universities, and organizations structure architectural and urban projects through scientific methodology, project management, and systems thinking.” I am the creator of ADTS (Architectural Design Thinking System), a scientific methodology that integrates systems thinking, project management, and user-centered architectural design. My work combines strategic project direction, academic rigor, and practical consulting for architectural and urban development challenges. Core expertise: - Architectural project planning and management - Urban-architectural consulting and territorial development - Scientific design methodologies and applied research - Academic mentoring, thesis supervision, and research guidance - Scientific writing, conceptual structuring, and methodological review I have experience as a university professor, principal researcher, and consultant for architectural and urban projects. I am available for freelance projects that require strong analytical thinking, methodological structure, and high-quality academic or technical deliverables.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Architecture
• ☆ Design Thinking
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research User Research, Meta-Research, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis, Text Mining & Analytics

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Concept Development, Prototyping

Work Experience

Professor researcher

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ibarra

March 2017 - Present

Education

PhD. (Proyectos)

Universidad Iberoamericana

October 2020 - July 2025

Diplomado (Docencia para Arquitectura y Urbanismo )

Universidad de Salamanca

October 2019 - December 2019

MSc. (Dirección de Proyectos)

Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo

September 2014 - October 2016

Arquitecta

Universidad de Guayaquil

January 2002 - April 2007

Certifications

• CUM LAUDE | PhD Thesis.

  Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana de México (UNINI México)

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hellenizquierdo/overlay/Education/616947149/treasury?profileId=ACoAAAZjJmcBADmTz7UruBish1KsKK-js5donXU

  July 2025 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hellen Izquierdo Guerrero, Débora Libertad Ramírez Vargas (2026). Visión metodológica en el diseño arquitectónico: Hacia una nueva perspectiva integradora . Project Design and Management.

Izquierdo-Guerrero, H. V., & Vargas Ramírez, D. L. (2025). Visión metodológica en el diseño arquitectónico: Hacia una nueva perspectiva integradora. Project Design and Management, 7(2), 117–134. https://doi.org/10.35992/PDM.V7I1.4055 .

Briceño, M., Sánchez, A., Tamayo, J., Izquierdo, H., Ponsot, E., Ulloa, R., Camacho, L.(2021). Historical layers of the urban landscape of ibarra, ecuador,Capas históricas del paisaje urbano de ibarra, ecuador . Revista Geografica Venezolana. 62. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 256-271.

{Brice{\~{n}}o {\'{A}}vila Morella, Izquierdo Guerrero Hellen, Tamayo Revilla Jos{\'{e}}, S{\'{a}}nchez Villarreal Anabela, Ponsot Balaguer Ernesto, Camacho Pe{\~{n}}a Luis}, Ulloa Quintero Rosalba(2018). Proceso metodológico para la valoración de la calidad visual del paisaje urbano del centro histórico de Ibarra, Ecuador . AXIOMA. 2. (19). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 97--110.

{Brice{\~{n}}o {\'{A}}vila Morella, Izquierdo Guerrero Hellen, Tamayo Revilla Jos{\'{e}}, S{\'{a}}nchez Villarreal Anabela, Ponsot Balaguer Ernesto, Camacho Pe{\~{n}}a Luis}, Ulloa Quintero Rosalba(2018). Proceso metodológico para la valoración de la calidad visual del paisaje urbano del centro histórico de Ibarra, Ecuador . AXIOMA. 2. (19). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 97--110.

DISSERTATION THESIS

(Izquierdo-Guerrero, 2025) .

CONFERENCE PAPER

{Izquierdo Guerrero}, Hellen and {Brice{\~{n}}o {\'{A}}vila}, Morella and {Tamayo Revilla}, Jos{\'{e}} and {Rond{\'{o}}n Gonz{\'{a}}lez}, Alfonso and {S{\'{a}}nchez Villarreal}, Anabela(2020). Actividades y usos de suelo del paisaje urbano del centro histórico de Ibarra . Actividades y usos de suelo del paisaje urbano del centro histórico de Ibarra. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 49. Publicaciones PUCE

BOOK CHAPTER

{Izquierdo Guerrero Hellen, Molina Cuasapaz Andrea}, Romero Rodriguez Guillermo(2020). Atelier Bardill - Análisis de obra . CATALOGO ACADEMICO / BIENAL PANAMERICANA DE ARQUITECTURA DE QUITO. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 586--590.

{Brice{\~{n}}o {\'{A}}vila}, Morella and {Rond{\'{o}}n Gonz{\'{a}}lez}, Alfonso and {S{\'{a}}nchez Villarreal}, Anabela and {Izquierdo Guerrero}, Hellen and {Tamayo Revilla}, Jos{\'{e}} and {Ponsot Balaguer}, Ernesto and {Ulloa Quintero}, Rosalba(2020). Evaluación de la calidad visual del centro histórico de Ibarra, Ecuador. Congreso Ecuatoriano de Estudios sobre la Ciudad - III CEC - Loja 2019. Loja, Tomo. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 76--88. UTPL

BOOK

{Ponsot Balaguer}, Ernesto and {Brice{\~{n}}o {\'{A}}vila}, Morella and {Izquierdo Guerrero}, Hellen and {Rond{\'{o}}n Gonz{\'{a}}lez}, Alfonso and {S{\'{a}}nchez Villarreal}, Anabela and {Tamayo Revilla}, Jos{\'{e}} and {Ulloa Quintero}, Rosalba and {Camacho Pe{\~{n}}a}, Luis(2019). Imagen urbana del centro histórico de Ibarra. Reporte estadı́stico . 1176

{Ponsot Balaguer}, Ernesto and {Brice{\~{n}}o {\'{A}}vila}, Morella and {Izquierdo Guerrero}, Hellen and {Rond{\'{o}}n Gonz{\'{a}}lez}, Alfonso and {S{\'{a}}nchez Villarreal}, Anabela and {Tamayo Revilla}, Jos{\'{e}} and {Ulloa Quintero}, Rosalba and {Camacho Pe{\~{n}}a}, Luis(2019). Imagen urbana del centro histórico de Ibarra. Reporte estadı́stico . 1176