Experience

OIT-CINTERFOR

• Uruguay
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Specialist in Skills Development and Digitalization

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Presently researching the impact of digitalization on TVET Systems from Latin America and the Caribbean. This research relies on interviews and data from 28 TVET institutions from 18 countries in the region. It is also the basis for the main subject of the upcoming ILO/Cinterfor's Technical Committee Meeting next November. Presently researching the impact of digitalization on TVET Systems from Latin America and the Caribbean. This research relies on interviews and data from 28 TVET institutions from 18 countries in the region. It is also the basis for the main subject of the upcoming ILO/Cinterfor's Technical Committee Meeting next November.



ILO/Cinterfor

• National officer on technology enhanced learning for TVET

  • Oct 2015 - Aug 2021

  This position is aimed at providing technical assistance to the ILO/Cinterfor member institutions on the subject of ICT enhanced learning applied to vocational training. This area covers the traditional educational technology perspective with emphasis in the pedagogical and methodological implications technology brings to vocational training. The position also requires researching the field, defining projects and carrying out learning design and development in the frame of partnerships with VT institutions and other UN agencies.

• Information technology office

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2015

  In charge of knowledge management, e-learning and web development for the office. This position saw me working in the migration to new versions of Moodle and Drupal. Developing e-learning solutions for ILO/Cinterfor member institutions as well as for other regional and international institutions in the framework of cooperation agreements with the training center of the ILO in Turin.



ITC-ILO

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations

• Instructional designer and information architect

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2012

  During this period I worked on e-learning and face to face learning design, information architecture and managed self guided learning development projects from content analysis to module development. I have designed and delivered training on CSR, detecting and fighting forced labour, child labour, value chains, youth employment, social dialogue, workplace discrimination, gender main streaming, industrial relations, trade facilitation, e-learning and training of trainers methodology. During this period I worked on e-learning and face to face learning design, information architecture and managed self guided learning development projects from content analysis to module development. I have designed and delivered training on CSR, detecting and fighting forced labour, child labour, value chains, youth employment, social dialogue, workplace discrimination, gender main streaming, industrial relations, trade facilitation, e-learning and training of trainers methodology.

• Information technology officer

  • Apr 1997 - Apr 2010

  During the 1997 to 2002 period my activities were oriented to link ILO/Cinterfor to the Internet, move from DOS stations to Windows networks and support the culture change inside the centre.In 1998 a web team was created and the first centre website was developed. By 2001 tailor made e-learning environments were being developed and courses delivered. From 2001 onwards I was assigned to assist research on best practices, limitations and promises of ICT enhanced learning for vocational training. This process derived in two books and a series of technical cooperation activities with VTIs and other cooperation agencies.In 2004 Moodle was installed to replace all tailor made e-learning environments. From there on tuning of the e-learning and web development processes became ongoing activities alongside the systematization and cooperation regarding ICT enhanced learning.



Núcleo de Ingeniería Biomédica / FING / UDELAR

• Research Assistant

  • 2004 - 2006

  Team Leader, architect and designer for the development of an electronic health record system for Critical Medicine. The project objectives were twofold, developing the application and researching on the possibilities of using standard health frameworks.The project was developed in Java based on an adaptation of the OpenEHR framework. Team Leader, architect and designer for the development of an electronic health record system for Critical Medicine. The project objectives were twofold, developing the application and researching on the possibilities of using standard health frameworks.The project was developed in Java based on an adaptation of the OpenEHR framework.



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Developer

  • Oct 1998 - Dec 2001

  Architect/Designer of an electronic health record system for critical care medicine. The project developed a system still in use in various intensive care units. Architect/Designer of an electronic health record system for critical care medicine. The project developed a system still in use in various intensive care units.



National Library of Medicine / UDELAR

• Systems and Network Administrator

  • Mar 1995 - Mar 1997

  Member of a team of computing engineering students in charge of installing, adapting and providing support for Medline services. This team installed SilverPlatter databases on three nodes over a WAN. Shortly after (1995) the team connected the first Internet links for the faculty of medicine.Regular weekly workshops were held to train doctors and researchers in the use of Medline databases and internet. Member of a team of computing engineering students in charge of installing, adapting and providing support for Medline services. This team installed SilverPlatter databases on three nodes over a WAN. Shortly after (1995) the team connected the first Internet links for the faculty of medicine.Regular weekly workshops were held to train doctors and researchers in the use of Medline databases and internet.