Subdirector Actividad MEL y MELSA de USAID / Deputy Chief of Party MEL Activity and MELSA of USAID

• Oct 2021 - Present

Deputy Chief of Party USAID MEL Activity

• Oct 2021 - Present

Manager responsible for the operational, administrative, financial, and contractual activities for the implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning – MEL Activity of the United States Agency for the International Development – USAID.

Project Manager

• Nov 2020 - Oct 2021

Direct and coordinate technical, legal, contractual, administrative, financial and other activities related to the execution of the project "Generate technical capacities in PDET municipalities in the structuring of sustainable transport infrastructure projects (improvement of tertiary roads, bridges, river docks, among others)". - Direction of the technical team that carried out the analysis and pre-feasibility studies of 12 project initiatives for the improvement of sustainable transportation infrastructure in 11 PDET municipalities and determine which ones would be subject to feasibility structuring financing. Seven (7) of the initiatives studied passed to feasibility. - Lead the team that carried out the structuring of seven (7) sustainable infrastructure improvement projects in six (6) PDET municipalities under the Adjusted General Methodology system - MGA of the Department of National Planning - DNP and to be financed with resources from the Royalties General System – SGR – OCAD PAZ. The expected investment of the structured projects is greater than $82,128 million pesos which is approximately US$21,4 million. - Coordinate the process of training and institutional strengthening of officials of the Territory Renewal Agency - ART, municipal authorities and community organizations and representatives, in structuring sustainable infrastructure projects through the Learning by Doing methodology. 36 training workshops were held with the participation of more than 120 people who participate during the whole training program. Show less

Deputy Production Manager

• Nov 2018 - Sep 2020

Coordinate, monitor and supervise activities and operations related to technical studies, design, and construction of different infrastructure projects nationwide. Support the relationship with the client, auditors, contractors, allies and other suppliers. - Direction of the technical team in charge of the execution of the studies and designs of 50 educational infrastructure projects nationwide, achieving the delivery in the established times and the approval and construction licensing. - Coordination of the contractual management team, achieving the provision of a timely response as to the requirements of the client, auditors and other interested parties, in accordance with the signed terms and conditions. Show less

Technical Director

• Nov 2015 - Jan 2018

Direct and coordinate the different technical activities, work teams, work contractors and auditors for the implementation of the PNIE. - Implementation of the operation model of the National Plan for Educational Infrastructure 2014 - 2018, managing to implement the most ambitious plan of the National Government for the implementation of the single educational day, evaluating the technical feasibility of more than 2,200 project applications and committing resources to the execution of more than 580 projects nationwide. - Coordination of the preparation of the technical component of the terms of reference for the selection processes of work contractors and supervision for the construction of the classrooms for the implementation of the PNIE. Show less

Deputy Technical Manager

• Nov 2011 - Jul 2015

Manager responsible for the effectiveness of operational management in the organization of spending, administration, control and execution of projects, during its entirely life cycle. Provide technical advisory services in any of the phases of the project cycle. Evaluate the entity's service lines and direct the relationships derived from them. Design commercial and marketing policies and strategies, and direct and control their implementation. Lead the identification, design and implementation of new products and services to meet customer needs. Coordinate the realization of strategic alliances and special technical and commercial cooperation agreements for the sale of services. - Lead the execution of more than 5,000 public investment projects in different sectors of the national economy, among which stand out: Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation, Housing of Priority Interest, Educational, Social, Sports and Community Infrastructure, Road Projects, Attention to Early Childhood, Childhood and Adolescence, Information Technologies, Security and Citizen Coexistence and Penitentiary and Prison Infrastructure, Investment Banking, among others. - Participation in the commercial management of the entity through which the celebration of 27 new agreements and inter-administrative contracts for 3.6 billion pesos was achieved, expanding the portfolio of projects in execution to 5 billion pesos. - Directed the team that carried out the structuring of the first last generation road corridors "4G" under the modality of Public-Private Partnerships. - Lead the execution of the contract with the National Administrative Department of Statistics - DANE- to carry out the 3rd National Agricultural Census, which was not carried out in the country for the last 43 years. - Through a specialization strategy of executing units and project management teams, the optimization of processes was carried out, impacting the execution and organizational strengthening. Show less

Contracts Manager at USAID funded Regional Governance Consolidation Program - Cimientos

• Jul 2010 - Nov 2011

Lead the different selection, awarding and monitoring processes of contractors, consultants, and suppliers that provided their services to the Program. - Coordination in conjunction with the technical teams for the execution and supervision of projects, the monitoring and contractual management of more than 100 cooperation agreements and contracts for goods and services. - Direction of the different processes for requesting proposals, evaluating potential bidders and contracting goods and services in accordance with the procurement and assistance policies and USAID procedures. Show less

Contracts and Grants Director at USAID funded Conservation Landscapes Program

• Dec 2008 - Jun 2010

Lead the different processes of summoning, selection, awarding and monitoring of grantees, contractors, consultants and suppliers. Program budget: $ 1 million. - Planning and implementation of an organizational strengthening and institutional capacity building strategy for the organization Patrimonio Natural - Fund for Biodiversity and Protected Areas, which allowed it to access a donation of 10 million dollars from USAID for its compliance with the requirements demanded by the agency for the implementation of federal assistance resources in financial, managerial, technical and regulatory terms. - Participation in the process of design, creation, agreement, and presentation of the Program's work plan to USAID for five protected areas at the national level. Show less

Technical Responsible Officer at USAID funded Colombia Alternative Development Program

• Jan 2005 - Apr 2006

Manage sustainable agro-industrial and business projects in alternative development zones and substitution of illicit crops, with international cooperation resources from the United States Agency for Development - USAID, in coordination with the National Government. Program budget: $ 100 million. - Coordination of business and sustainability plans for four agribusiness productive initiatives in the departments of Caquetá, Cauca and Putumayo. Manage sustainable agro-industrial and business projects in alternative development zones and substitution of illicit crops, with international cooperation resources from the United States Agency for Development - USAID, in coordination with the National Government. Program budget: $ 100 million. - Coordination of business and sustainability plans for four agribusiness productive initiatives in the departments of Caquetá, Cauca and Putumayo.