Experience

Climatebase

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Climatebase Fellow

  • May 2023 - Present

  Participating in Cohort 3 of the Climatebase Fellowship Participating in Cohort 3 of the Climatebase Fellowship



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2019 - Present

  I conduct research on the interplay between bedrock lithology, topography, regional climate, and management practices to improve our understanding of how they impact crops and forests: - Research on legacy impacts of biochar on present forest fertility - Integrating socio-economic and hydro-ecological modeling of the Chingaza Paramo to evaluate its ecosystem service provision to the Bogota River Basin and future water security. - Cadmium dynamics and mitigation strategies in regenerative cacao crops in Colombia and Peru - Gender gap narrowing in traditional cacao agriculture in northern Colombia via education and women coop promotion - Use of drones to survey crop growth and soil moisture - Impacts of Soil Fertility on Rural Adolescent's School Enrollment and Gendered Labor in Angola. Skills: Research · Field soil, crop, and tree data collection · Laboratory analysis · Literature review · Stakeholder Engagement · Field and Laboratory Carbon Measurements · Public Speaking · Project Management · Grant Writing Show less



GE CONSTRUCTORES S.A.

• Colombia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Soils Consultant

  • 2018 - Present

  Urban soils assessments of environmental impacts from new real estate developments. Designed protocols to improve on-site waste and water management practices and comply with environmental regulations. Skills: Environmental Risk Assessments · Stakeholder Engagement · Public Speaking · Water Resource Management Urban soils assessments of environmental impacts from new real estate developments. Designed protocols to improve on-site waste and water management practices and comply with environmental regulations. Skills: Environmental Risk Assessments · Stakeholder Engagement · Public Speaking · Water Resource Management



invert

• Brazil
• Environmental Services

• Carbon removal and Monitoring Specialist

  • 2021 - Apr 2022

  - Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and GIS specialist at Invert, a Web3 startup developing forest conservation solutions at scale via decentralized technologies. I worked on effectively utilizing Google Earth Engine and ESRI platforms to create a forest monitoring protocol. - Designed conservation strategies and carbon removal protocols in accordance with REDD and REDD+ frameworks with a biochar framework for residual biomass. Skills: Soil Carbon Accounting · Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) · GIS · Conservation Protocols · REDD and REDD+ · Project Management · Research · Technical Document Writing · Stakeholder Engagement Show less



CIAT

• Colombia
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Research Scientist

  • 2019 - 2019

  Conducted fieldwork and laboratory work aimed at understanding the human-made and natural causes behind heavy metals (Cadmium and Lead) accumulation in soils and plants in regenerative agroforestry cacao plantations in Colombia. These farms were part of the voluntary coca substitution program implemented after the peace deal in 2016. Conducted fieldwork and laboratory work aimed at understanding the human-made and natural causes behind heavy metals (Cadmium and Lead) accumulation in soils and plants in regenerative agroforestry cacao plantations in Colombia. These farms were part of the voluntary coca substitution program implemented after the peace deal in 2016.



Universidad de Los Andes

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Researcher

  • 2018 - 2019

  Researcher at the geosciences department studying the hydrological properties of soils at the Páramo de Rabanal, central Colombia. The project aimed at establishing the effects of mining, cattle grazing, farming, and invasive vegetation on future water security for surrounding communities.

• Teaching Assistant

  • 2016 - 2018



Gómez-Pinzón

• Colombia
• Legal Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Environmental Consultant

  • 2016 - 2017

  I provided technical knowledge on a legal case involving conflicting mapping of underground oil reservoirs in the llanos basin of Colombia. I provided technical knowledge on a legal case involving conflicting mapping of underground oil reservoirs in the llanos basin of Colombia.