Ernesto Macías Díaz
A retired Colombian Army colonel from the Military Engineers branch, with nearly thirty years of military service. He holds degrees in Military Science, Civil Engineering and Business Administration, with experience in team leadership, strategic planning, resource management and project delivery.
Education and management approach
He holds postgraduate specializations in National Security and Defense, Comprehensive Construction Management, and Military Resource Administration. His continuing education includes Colombian foreign policy, environmental management, integrity, transparency and institutional planning.
Leadership and international experience
His career included serving as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Army Aviation and Air Assault Division, commanding military units and heading personnel management for the Fourth Division. In Washington, D.C., he served as Deputy Director of Operations at the Inter-American Defense College. He participated in the multinational PANAMAX 2012 exercise in the United States and a peace operations exercise organized by the Conference of American Armies in Brasília.
Engineering, doctrine and development
As commander of Construction Engineers Battalion No. 51, he managed the Transversal de la Macarena road project along the San Juan de Arama–Mesetas–Uribe section. He also held responsibilities in military housing, budgeting and logistics, and worked in advisory roles involving organization, doctrine and military operations, as well as construction auditing. He authored Sistema Constructivo K-span empleado por los ingenieros militares, a book on the K-span construction system used by military engineers, published in 2020.
Commitment to FEDREC-USA
As National President, he directs this experience toward bringing Colombian reservists, their families and partners together in the United States, with an emphasis on well-being, education, historical memory, transparency and community service.