CV Luis Ignacio Sánchez

CV

My professional experience spans three major areas: history, photography, and, digital marketing (with a focus on SEO and B2B).

🧠 Experience as an SEO Specialist

I began my journey into digital marketing—and more specifically, search engine optimization (SEO)—out of a need to promote my work as a photographer and video producer.

After completing several courses and drawing on the writing experience I had developed as a historian, I secured various roles that combined both skill sets: I worked as an SEO content writer for autosblogmexico.com and for the Spanish branch of the French company Selectra.

I was also hired to launch several SEO-optimized websites.

Later, in 2021, I joined Valtech as a Senior SEO Analyst, thanks to my SEO expertise, client management skills, and experience leading teams.

In April 2022, I was promoted within the same company to the role of SEO Specialist, expanding my responsibilities to include administrative, financial, and strategic oversight of SEO projects acquired by the firm.

Feel free to view my LinkedIn profile for more details.

📚 Experience as a Historian

As a professional historian, I have a substantial body of academic and scientific work.

Throughout my undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies, I specialized in Mexican history, with a focus on the political and military aspects of the Porfiriato period. This hasn’t prevented me from exploring other historical avenues.

My experience in academic research and writing is extensive, enabling me to take on any project requiring the critical, analytical, and reflective skills inherent to social scientists.

My passion for history also led me to create a blog titled Facetas Históricas, where I share academically oriented historical texts in a more concise format. These writings are currently available in the corresponding section of this website.

I’ve also had the opportunity to contribute to the blog of the Hispanic American Historical Review, where several of my articles are published.

Further down this page, you’ll find a list of academic works I’ve authored or contributed to.

You can also browse (and purchase) my published works.

📸 Experience as a Photography Professional

My video/photography career began when I won a national contest sponsored by Canon Mexicana. The equipment I received as a prize, along with the recognition of my talent, marked the start of my journey in this beautiful yet demanding field.

I went on to specialize in social event photography, particularly weddings and quinceañeras.

In terms of video production, using DSLR cameras and a drone, I created promotional and tourism-focused content for both private enterprises and public administrations.

The most notable example is the promotional tourism video I produced for the local government of Teziutlán, Puebla.

To view examples of my services and work, visit the Fotomedia section of this site via the main menu.

💼 Work Experience

Valtech

  • SEO Specialist — April 2022 to Present
  • Senior SEO Analyst — June 2021 to April 2022

Fotomedia

  • Webmaster, Photographer, Copywriter, SEO Specialist, Social Media Manager — 2015 to Present

Universidad de América Latina

  • Lecturer in History, Research Seminar, and Writing Workshop — August 2020 to July 2021

Selectra (Spain)

  • SEO Content Writer — January 2021 to June 2021

Global E-learning Consulting

  • Curriculum Design Advisor — May 2019 to November 2020

Dai Viet Group – DVG (autosblogmexico.com)

  • SEO Content Writer — January 2019 to April 2020

AidCom

  • Information Officer — September 2015 to December 2017

Por un México Inteligente

  • Columnist — November 2011 to March 2013

Institute of Historical and Social Research, Universidad Veracruzana

Research Fellow under Dr. Juan Ortiz Escamilla — 2007 to 2009.

🎓 Academic Background

PhD in History — National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

  • PhD candidate in History (2015)
  • Dissertation: The Second Army Reserve, 1900–1910

Master’s Degree in History — Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

  • Master of Mexican History
  • Thesis: Formation and Evolution of the Armed Forces during the Porfiriato (1876–1914)

Bachelor’s Degree in History — Universidad Veracruzana

  • Bachelor of History
  • Thesis: Veracruz: Armed Forces and Governance during the Porfiriato (1876–1907)

🏅 Licenses and Certifications

📚 Publications

Book

Veracruz: Armed Forces and Governance, 1876–1907, Editorial Académica Española, 2012, 136 pages.

Book Chapter

“The Collapse of the National Arms: The Federal Army’s Weakening Policy and Its Consequences on the Eve of the Revolution”, in Eduardo N. Mijangos and Alonso Torres (eds.), Revaluing the Mexican Revolution, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Centenary of the Mexican Revolution Collection, Morelia, Michoacán, 2011, pp. 69–86.

Articles

  • “The Timid Development of the Mexican Navy: Could Veracruz Defend Itself in 1914?”, in The Invasion of Veracruz in 1914: Multidisciplinary Approaches, Mexico, Secretariat of the Navy – Mexican Navy, Secretariat of Public Education, National Institute of Historical Studies on the Revolutions of Mexico, 2015, pp. 283–314.
  • “Education in the Porfirian Army, 1900–1910”, in Tzintzun: Journal of Historical Studies, July–December 2011, No. 54, Institute of Historical Research, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán, pp. 93–127.
  • “The Second Army Reserve in Veracruz, 1900–1902”, in Ulúa: Journal of History, Society and Culture, Year 8, No. 16, July–December 2010, Institute of Historical and Social Research, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, pp. 133–157.
  • “The Press and the National Arms: Public Perception of the Mexican Army in 1900”, in Letras Históricas, Year 2, No. 3, Fall–Winter 2010, Division of Historical and Human Studies, Center for Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, pp. 163–190.
  • “Bernardo Reyes and the Attempt to Modernize the Mexican Army, 1900–1902”, in Luis Ernesto Camarillo Ramírez (coord.), Interpretations of History in the Commemorative Year of the Centennials, Government of the State of Guanajuato, Guanajuato Council for Science and Technology, State Commission for the Commemoration of National Independence and the Mexican Revolution, Universidad de Guanajuato (Department of Culture and Society Studies), College of Historians of Guanajuato, Mexico, 2010, pp. 264–273.
  • “A Brief History of Catalonia’s Secessionist Aspirations”, in Strategic Panorama: International Affairs Analysis, Year 4, No. 1, 2013, Faculty of Higher Studies Aragón, Office of International Relations, National Autonomous University of Mexico, pp. 63–74.
  • “2012: Europe and Its Military Stance”, in Strategic Panorama: International Affairs Analysis, Year 3, No. 1, October 16, 2012, Faculty of Higher Studies Aragón, Office of International Relations, National Autonomous University of Mexico, pp. 34–40.

Published Translations:

“The Modernization of Veracruz, 1870–1905” by Karl B. Koth, in Bernardo García Díaz and David Skerritt (eds.), The Mexican Revolution in Veracruz: Anthology, Commission of the State of Veracruz for the Commemoration of National Independence and the Mexican Revolution, Government of the State of Veracruz, Secretariat of Education of Veracruz, Mexico, 2009, 517 pages.

🎓 Academic Events

📢 Conference Presentations

  • “The Timid Development of the Mexican Navy: Could Veracruz Defend Itself in 1914?” Presented at the First Biennial Symposium on Naval History in Mexico, From Diplomatic Intervention to Armed Invasion: Mexico vs. the United States in 1914, organized by the Mexican Navy Secretariat, Secretariat of Public Education, National Institute of Historical Studies on the Revolutions of Mexico, National Institute of Anthropology and History, and the National Museum of the Interventions. Held at the latter institution from November 25 to 28, 2014.
  • “The Timid Development of the Mexican Navy: Could Veracruz Defend Itself in 1914?” Presented at the First Biennial Symposium on Naval History in Mexico, From Diplomatic Intervention to Armed Invasion: Mexico vs. the United States in 1914, organized by the Mexican Navy Secretariat and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Held at the Veracruz Institute of Culture in the city and port of Veracruz from June 25 to 27, 2014.
  • “Military Figures as Precursors to the Revolution: The Influence of the Second Army Reserve in the Fall of the Dictatorship” Presented at the Workshop on Historical Research Perspectives: Issues in Contemporary Mexican History, organized by the Institute of Historical Research, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán, December 12–13, 2013.
  • “Forced Recruitment in Mexico: Social and Legal Resistance at the End of the 19th Century” Presented at the International Colloquium Crime, Police, and Justice in Latin America, organized by the History Department of Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile, April 8–10, 2013.

🛠 Organization and Collaborations

  • Member of the Organizing Committee for the 5th International Congress of History: The Independence Processes in Spanish America, Crisis and Dissolution of the Hispanic Monarchy, held from November 25 to 28, 2008, in the port of Veracruz.
  • Collaborator in organizing the seminar Historical Review of the War of Independence in Veracruz, held March 22–23, 2007, at Universidad Veracruzana and broadcast via its Videoconferencing System.

🎙 Interviews