Background
Canton, Silvio Roberto Mena was born on March 13, 1948 in Granada, Nicaragua. Son of Carlos Mena Pérez and Luisa Canton Salas. naturalized citizen Costa Rica, 1973.
Canton, Silvio Roberto Mena was born on March 13, 1948 in Granada, Nicaragua. Son of Carlos Mena Pérez and Luisa Canton Salas. naturalized citizen Costa Rica, 1973.
Licence in civil engring, National University Nicaragua, Managua, 1975. Master Systems Engineering, National University Colombia, Bogotá, 1979. Master of Business Administration, National University, San Diego, 1991.
Postgraduate, National University, San Diego, 1991.
Manager Systems and Engineering Consultant, 1980-1981. Economist National Reactors Council/Higher Education Planning Office, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1980-1981. Expertise engineer Workmen's and Community Development Bank, Costa Rica, 1981-1985.
Managing engineer Engineers Building and Consultant Company Ltd. Liability Company, since 1982. Ad hoc municipal adviser Orotina's Municipality, Alajuela, Costa Rica, 1984-1986.
Ad hoc municipal engineer Montes de Oro Municipality, Miramar, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 1984-1985, Valverde Vega Municipality, Sarchi, Costa Rica, 1984-1986. Former director National Electricity Service, 1990. Expertise-engineer Costa Rican Social Security Administration, since 1986, National Cooperative Development Institute, Costa Rica, since 1985, Costa Rican Engineer and Architect's Federated Association, since 1982.
Supervisor, external engineer Costa Rican Social Security Administration, 1989. Consultant engineer Workmen's and Community Development Bank, Grecia, Alajuela, 1994. Engineer City of Santa Ana, Costa Rica, 1992-1994.
Chairman, founder International Foundation to Manage Garbage for Conservation of the Environment, Costa Rica, since 1992. Agent, executor data system center Nicaraguan Human Settlings Assistant Secretary' General’ s Office and Housing and Human Settlings Department, 1979.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Costa Rican Association Economic Engineering, Costs and Systems, Costa Rican Engineer and Architect's Federal Association, Costa Rican Professionals in Economics Sciences Association, Lodge of Freemasons.
Married María Mercedes Ortega Ayón, January 12, 1973. Children: Silvio Roberto, Luis Guillermo, Priscilla María.