Experience

El Planeta Media

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Strategic Engagement

  • May 2022 - Present

• Newsletters Editor

  • Mar 2021 - May 2022



Arepita

• Venezuela
• Media and Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2020 - Present

• Director of Growth and New Initiatives

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2020



Orange Cap Travel

• Travel Arrangements

• Founder

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Founder of local tourism operator serving the Greater Buenos Aires area. Founder of local tourism operator serving the Greater Buenos Aires area.



Independent Consultant

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant - Impact Evaluation

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Consulting on impact evaluation projects for the public sector and NGOs. Consulting on impact evaluation projects for the public sector and NGOs.



Camuri SRL

• Dominican Republic
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Founder and Director

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Founder of shared-mobility company operating in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Founder of shared-mobility company operating in the Greater Buenos Aires area.


CAF - banco de desarrollo de América Latina
• Venezuela
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee
• Impact Evaluation Consultant

  • Jul 2021 - May 2022


CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina-

• Principal Executive at Impact Evaluation and Policy Learning Unit

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2018

  + Led 18 public policy impact evaluations with public sector institutions in 7 countries in Latin America. - Managed teams of 3-5 researchers and operations officers in the identification, design, data collection, monitoring and data analysis relevant to evaluations - Led interactions with senior-level government clients to tailor impact evaluations to answer their development challenges - Conducted theory-of-change seminars with researchers and clients, to help align research and policy objectives - Spearheaded the presentation of research results to policymakers and research communities + Was instrumental in the design of SEMIDE, a brand for seminars to train groups of 35+ policymakers and CAF operations officers on the use of impact evaluation as a tool for better policymaking. Also participated as instructor in 5 seminars in the region + Coordinated team communication and outreach efforts, bridging research, institutional and communication interests, to help position unit as leading impact evaluation institution in Latin America. Show less



Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• College Professor

  • Sep 2015 - Feb 2018

  + Professor in the School of Economics of the course "Economic Tools for Local Public Policies" (senior year course) + Awarded recognition of excellence in teaching in 2017 and 2018 + Professor in the School of Economics of the course "Economic Tools for Local Public Policies" (senior year course) + Awarded recognition of excellence in teaching in 2017 and 2018



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Extended Term Consultant at Governance GP & STC at Social, Urban, Rural, & Resilience GP

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

  + Led research on the institutional framework behind the management of cities in Central America, to inform the "Central America urbanization review: making cities work for Central America" + Led the implementation of a project piloting the use of the Public Sector Diagnostics Framework within two World Bank operations, in India (road service delivery) and Burundi (local revenue mobilization). This implied constructing an informed diagnosis based on research, data and active engagement with clients, and advising on the adequate design for specific components within operations. + Co-authored internal bank study on early implementations of Public Sector Program for Results (PforR) Operations. Show less



Localis Latin America

• Government Administration

• Founder, Sr. Consultant

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  + Led the implementation and monitoring of a 9-month project to decrease homicide rates based on hotspot policing for a municipal government in Caracas. Homicide rates decreased by 12% in the period, while an impact evaluation was conducted. + Led the implementation and monitoring of a project to evaluate the effect of an incentives and monitoring program for tax collectors in a municipal government in Caracas. + Collaborated on a project to increase tax audit income for a municipal government in Caracas that led to an 85% real year-on-year increase. Show less



Alcaldía de Sucre

• Government Administration

• Director of the Department of Municipal Revenue

  • Jul 2011 - Oct 2012

  + Increased real tax-collection by 27%, while augmenting the number of registered commercial taxpayers by 21%+ Supervised the design and execution of the nation’s most modern tax-collection website.+ Reduced red-tape and cut average procedure times by 55%+ Led an organizational transformation that increased reported taxpayer satisfaction by 24% and reduced absenteeism by 13%.

• Director of Budget, Development and Planning

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  + Managed a successful budget cut of 15%, while maintaining overall public opinion numbers.+ Led municipality-wide effort to increase transparency, resulting in the largest climb inmunicipal transparency rankings in the nation (ranked 3rd in 2010)+ Led revamp in budget-making processes, and helped implement new administrative andbudget system and management initiatives that helped increased budget execution by 11%

• Chief of Special Projects Unit

  • Dec 2008 - Jul 2010

  + Led the design and implementation of the “Progresa” social programs, which benefited 30.000+ impoverished citizens+ Created the “Crime Statistics Initiative” to identify crime hotspots and focus police resources on them, which helped achieve a 40% decrease in murders in the first 4 years in government.+ Coordinated the design of the “First 100 Days” Program as well as the “Strategic 4-Year Plan”.



Universidad Metropolitana (VE)

• Venezuela
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• College Professor

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2011

  + Professor in the School of Economics of the course "Poverty and Inequality Measurement Techniques" (senior year course) + Professor in the School of Economics of the course "Poverty and Inequality Measurement Techniques" (senior year course)



Carlos Ocariz Campaign for Mayor

• Public Policy Coordinator

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

  + Coordinated the proposed public policy plan, 92% of which was accomplished in government in the first 4 years. + Advised and prepared candidate Ocariz on policy issues for media appearances and debates. + Coordinated the proposed public policy plan, 92% of which was accomplished in government in the first 4 years. + Advised and prepared candidate Ocariz on policy issues for media appearances and debates.



Neulogy

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • 2007 - 2007

  Conducted a EU-funded research project on the institutional design of scientific research institutions in the world and policy proposals for Eastern Europe. Conducted a EU-funded research project on the institutional design of scientific research institutions in the world and policy proposals for Eastern Europe.

• Research Analyst

  • 2002 - 2006

  + Co-authored (with CAF’s chief economist) “China: Desafíos y Oportunidades para America Latina,” a chapter in Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo, CAF 2005 + Created CAF’s first public database of socioeconomic variables for Latin America. + Provided research assistantship to “Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo” CAF 2004, and the Venezuelan chapter of the book “Sostenibilidad Fiscal en la Región Andina” CAF 2003. + Co-authored (with CAF’s chief economist) “China: Desafíos y Oportunidades para America Latina,” a chapter in Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo, CAF 2005 + Created CAF’s first public database of socioeconomic variables for Latin America. + Provided research assistantship to “Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo” CAF 2004, and the Venezuelan chapter of the book “Sostenibilidad Fiscal en la Región Andina” CAF 2003.