Experience

CMEC

• Canada
• Government Relations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Coordinator, Learning Assessments

  • Feb 2023 - Present



UNICEF

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Education Specialist (Learning)

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2023

  Led the development of the Foundational Learning Skills module for MICS (Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey), now in over 50 countries. Technical advisor for the Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) assessment in MENA, covering critical thinking, collaboration, problem solving, resilience, creativity, and respect for diversity, personal empowerment, and active participation; all emphasized by the Berlin declaration. Supported the development of SEA-PLM (South-East Asia Primary Learning Metrics) in EAPRO, which assesses global citizenship alongside academic outcomes. Co-led Syria’s HAL (Holistic Assessment of Learning), a formative assessment of socio-emotional skills including empathy and projection into the future, alongside academic outcomes. Represented UNICEF and presented on SDG indicator 4.5.2 at the HLPF on language in education, thus contributing to the adoption of the Bangkok declaration. Language policies are key to the “recognition of indigenous knowledge” as mentioned in the Berlin Declaration. Have represented UNICEF at Education 2030, GAML, and other inter-agency meetings. Show less



UNESCO

• France
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme Specialist

  • Jan 2005 - Oct 2014

  Led the Learning Outcomes team since August 2012; responsible for projects related to assessment of learning outcomes in populations ranging from early grade students to adults. Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP) since 2007. Conducted capacity-building workshops on learning assessment and household survey methodology (in English, French or Spanish) in Afghanistan, El Salvador, Jamaica, Jordan, Lao PDR, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Viet Nam, and the West Bank, also conducting field observations of household surveys in both urban and rural areas in six of these countries. Led UIS's first ever data release on TVET in 2006, and on educational attainment in 2007. Co-wrote several publications. Presented on UIS's behalf in international conferences. Represented UIS in inter-agency meetings. Show less



Universidad de la República

• Uruguay
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2004

  Taught a senior-year, limited-enrollment, elective class for political science students. Taught a senior-year, limited-enrollment, elective class for political science students.



ANEP

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Apr 1996 - Dec 2004

  Processed and analyzed Uruguay's first-ever large-scale assessment in 1996 (census of 6th-graders, testing reading and mathematics achievement and collecting contextual information from students, families, teachers, and principals), producing thousands of tailored confidential reports (using SPSS and Fox) that, six weeks after data collection, reached every principal (school report) and 6th grade teacher (classroom report) in the country. Processed and analyzed sample-based assessments in Kindergarten, grades 1,2,3, and 6. Produced sampling error estimates for complex samples by using resampling techniques. Produced ability estimates by using Item Response Theory (in Bilog). Linked the 6th-grade assessments (the 1996 census and the 1999 sample); analyzed trends over time, leading to a publication (see below). Processed the entry exam into teacher training, which posed a different set of challenges, given its high-stakes nature. National Data Manager in Uruguay's first international assessment: PISA's 2002 field trial. Co-wrote several publications, including in-depth analyses of learning outcomes based on student, household, classroom and school characteristics; and multi-level analysis of full-time schools (as compared to other schools) that looked at trends in their results over time, based on his own linking of two 6th grade assessments (see list of publications below). Show less



Universidad Católica del Uruguay 'Dámaso Antonio Larranaga'

• Uruguay
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Aug 1993 - Dec 2004

  Taught undergraduate and graduate sociology and research methodology courses at the schools of education, social sciences, communication, psychology, business, and nursing. Co-led household survey on Uruguay's poverty and social exclusion, focusing on children, at IPES. Taught undergraduate and graduate sociology and research methodology courses at the schools of education, social sciences, communication, psychology, business, and nursing. Co-led household survey on Uruguay's poverty and social exclusion, focusing on children, at IPES.



Equipos Consultores

• Uruguay
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 1992 - Apr 1996

  Coordinated research projects for government agencies and leading international firms in such fields as computers and photography, as well as for national professional associations, healthcare providers, and non-for-profit organizations. Designed and supervised studies, both quantitative (personal and phone surveys) and qualitative (focus groups and in-depth interviews). Analyzed Uruguay's first census of primary education personnel, including teachers, principals, supervisors, and other staff. Coordinated research projects for government agencies and leading international firms in such fields as computers and photography, as well as for national professional associations, healthcare providers, and non-for-profit organizations. Designed and supervised studies, both quantitative (personal and phone surveys) and qualitative (focus groups and in-depth interviews). Analyzed Uruguay's first census of primary education personnel, including teachers, principals, supervisors, and other staff.