About
Lourdes Zamanillo is founder and CEO of DiveScout, an app that identifies dive sites based on weather conditions, and serves as AI Member Offer Lead at National Disability Services, where she supports disability service providers in adopting AI through guidance, forums, and tools. A certified freediver and scuba diver, she works concurrently across both roles, focusing on translating technology into systems that enhance safety and informed decision-making.
Experience
- National Disability ServicesAI Member Offer Leadcurrent2026 — present
- DiveScoutFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- National Disability ServicesWorkforce Innovation Lead2025Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- National Disability ServicesSenior Policy and Project Officer2023 — 2025Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- SoundfairPolicy and Project Officer2022 — 2023Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- SoundfairStorytelling Coordinator2020 — 2022Melbourne
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsCommunications Coordinator2018 — 2020Melbourne
- The Plus OnesContent Writer2016 — 2019
- Contours Travel: Central and South America SpecialistMarketing and Communications2015 — 2017287 Victoria Street, West Melbourne
- AshokaCommunications Coordinator2014 — 2015
Education
- Monash UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Sociology2018 — 2022
- Monash UniversityMaster's Degree, International Sustainable Tourism Management2015 — 2017
- Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de MéxicoBachelor, Communications2010 — 2014
Skills & more
Project Management1Stakeholder Engagement1Research2Professional Responsibility2Leading Positive ChangeProblem SolvingCreativity and InnovationLeadershipStrategic Planning3
Languages Español · Inglés
- CivVic Labs Experience Victoria Challenge 2025 — Innovation Victoria
- Leading People and Teams Specialization — Coursera
- Leading Teams — Coursera
- Influencing People — Coursera
- Managing Talent — Coursera
- Inspiring and Motivating Individuals — Coursera
- Digital Accessibility for the Modern Workplace — LinkedIn
- Social and Economic Networks: Models and Analysis — Coursera Course Certificates
- edX Honor Code Certificate for U.Lab: Transforming Business, Society, and Self — edX
From Lourdes's professional profile.
Colleagues at CivVic Labs
Adelaide Cochrane
Founder, Questoria at CivVic Labs
Chaman Sidhu
Board Director, The Wheeler Centre at CivVic Labs
Geoff Tarrant
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Payapps at CivVic Labs
Jade Germantis
Co-Founder, Openly Inclusive at CivVic Labs
Jessica Turner
Founder, Motel Tech at CivVic Labs
Lyndsey Fisk
Founder, Bon Lemóns at CivVic Labs
Marissa Johnson
Co-Founder, COGO at CivVic Labs
Matt Foulds
Co-Founder, COGO at CivVic Labs
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lourdes Zamanillo work?
- Lourdes Zamanillo is Founder, DiveScout at CivVic Labs.
Same school
Also attended Monash University114
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Also attended Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México46
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ashoka31
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