Experience

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, International Affairs

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Senior Manager, International Affairs

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2018



World Bank Group

• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • May 2015 - Jun 2015

  Project Manager for the Global Solid Waste Management Data Initiative within the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Group. Project Manager for the Global Solid Waste Management Data Initiative within the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Group.



CCAP

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Policy Analyst

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

• Project Coordinator

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2015

• International Policy Associate

  • Jul 2011 - Apr 2015



BNamericas

• Chile
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Energy Analyst

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

  Authored and researched "Energy Intelligence Series" monthly report for publication requiring secondary and primary research (interviews with private and public sector experts and officials), analysis of industry statistics, travel to energy conferences/power plant inaugurations, etc; reports averaged 4,500 words. Associated research published in "Question and Answer" interviews and 500 word news articles online. Lead designer and researcher in new product, an Energy Stats compendium, which was updated and published on a quarterly basis in PDF and Excel format. Controlled quality of outsourced (guest author) material for the Energy group. Show less



Evalueserve

• Switzerland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Managed or was an analyst in various consulting projects related to the research of industries such as Logistics, Construction chemicals, Telecom, Natural Gas, Mining, and Multi-channel retail marketing.Responsible, during the majority of my employment, for an account with an important global express mail carrier. The success of a pilot project requiring field research in Colombia led the client to transfer the whole account to Evalueserve rather than continuing to use a brand name consulting firm. Show less

• Analyst

  • Mar 2007 - Jan 2008

  Research MethodsExtensive use of primary research techniques such as personal and telephonic interviews in order to provide the client with propriety market intelligence.Developed structured secondary research techniques utilizing regional periodicals, financial statements, government sources and statistics, etc. Industry and Country AnalysisInvestigation of the macroeconomic situations for various Latin American countries, communicating the possible risks in the operating environment to the client.Identification of opportunities for the client (express mail) by analyzing large Excel spreadsheets of trade data in multiple South American countries using pivot tables. Market ResearchDesigned questionnaires and conducted interviews to capture market information and trends and performed statistically reliable analysis; up to 500 interview sample sizes. Competitor AnalysisLead Analyst in charge of competitive intelligence in the logistics market for Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Traveled to Colombia and Argentina to meet with possible competitors, potential acquisitions, and alliances; required a large degree of diplomacy, tact, and composure. Market SizingBuilt quantitative models using Excel to determine the size and growth of the freight and express mail market in multiple Latin American countries as well as in other industries. Client ManagementPresentation of project results to clients, learning to transform great amounts of data and insights into fluid messages in a confident manner.Garnered a large degree of cultural sensitivity; company and client teams contained as many as 15 different nationalities from the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Show less



United Status Gypsum

• California, USA

• Cost Accountant

  • Aug 2003 - Jun 2005

  Analyzed product costs for North America's largest manufacturer of gypsum-based products (drywall and other building/agricultural materials) based on costs of mined gypsum, raw material inputs, energy costs, etc. Performed monthly inventory counts of finished products and reconciled them to the normal production output formula allowing for discrepancies stemming from breakage and pilferage. Process inputs were also controlled (repair parts, raw materials, etc). Investigated unpaid purchase orders, repeating accruals, etc, to balance monthly books; produced weekly production reports, workplace incident/injury reports, worker's compensation, capital account, etc. Assisted in administrative duties such as payroll, order processing, purchase orders, and record retention. Aided in training and development of office clerical staff. Audited other company plant locations in Texas, Florida, and Ohio in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley accounting rules. Show less