Experience

Universidad Santiago de Cali

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Feb 2022 - Present

• Associate Professor

  • Feb 2022 - Sep 2022



Universidad del Valle (CO)

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor in Microbiology and parasitology

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Hired as professor of Microbiology and environmental parasitology, and its corresponding laboratory, for the undergraduate degree in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering.The weekly hour intensity is 3 hours for the theoretical class, and 3 laboratory segments of 3 hours each

• Water Quality specialist

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Linked to the Water Biosafety group, within the project "SUPPORT FOR THE STRENGTHENING AND PROMOTION OF THE NATURE TOURISM OFFER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF JAMUNDÍ".I carried out the characterization of the water biosecurity and solid waste of four townships in a rural area of ​​the municipality of Jamundí, using a participatory approach that included 3 workshops given in each of the selected villages.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  Established semestral objectives and activities of the environmental microbiology and parasitology course for students of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering.Taught modules of classical microbiology, molecular biology and parasitology



ACODAL - Asociación Colombiana de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental

• Colombia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Microbiology and Public Health Specialist

  • May 2016 - Dec 2021

  Gave periodical update talks on the microbiological risk associated with water treatment. Adapted scientific content in microbiology, to the needs of technicians and professionals worker of the water industry Gave periodical update talks on the microbiological risk associated with water treatment. Adapted scientific content in microbiology, to the needs of technicians and professionals worker of the water industry



Universidad del Valle (CO)

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2019

  Established semestral objectives and activities for environmental microbiology and parasitology course on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. Taught modules of classical microbiology, molecular biology and parasitology, adapted the content to the needs and scope of engineering students in order to promote a better understanding and use of microbiology concepts in engineering. Performed teaching assistance activities for Bachelor and Master students. Collaborated in the execution and development of forums, workshops and seminars offered by Valle University Worked on viral quantification and removal by exposing diverse water samples to enhanced solar disinfection. Show less



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Internship

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  Three months internship at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory. PI. Dr Kara Nelson. Evaluated novel approaches to monitor the inactivation of waterborne pathogens, using bioluminescence and direct viable cell counts. Three months internship at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory. PI. Dr Kara Nelson. Evaluated novel approaches to monitor the inactivation of waterborne pathogens, using bioluminescence and direct viable cell counts.



EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internship Trainee

  • Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

  Training internship in Bioengineering and Epigenetics, at the Virology and Epigenetics Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences. PI. Didier Trono Tested transformed bacterial cells to check that introduced vectors were whole and active. Performed PCR, Fluorescent microscopy, and cell cloning as part of a doctoral thesis by local students. Contributed as a trainee, with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, in testing the effect of chemical epigenetic drugs on the transcriptional activity of retroelements Show less