Business Development Programas Manager - Global Health Office

• Sep 2022 - Present

Consultant--Development of a Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) Training Manual

• Oct 2020 - Nov 2020

Principal developer of a CMR multimedia training package that is being translated into 3 other languages to be used worldwide by NCA and other organizations

GBViE Specialist

• Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

Wrote a report on the gender and trafficking situation at one of the main Venezuelan-Colombian borders. Designed a contextualized GBV training that focused in the Venezuelan displacement. Provided advice on the project start-up.

Project Medical Referent

• Nov 2013 - Jun 2020

BANGLADESH--Project Medical Referent: Coordinate all medical activities of a project researching in occupational and environmental health as well as providing SRH services to adolescents, and medical and psychosocial services to sexual violence survivors living in the third world's most populated slum. PAPUA NEW GUINEA--Project Medical Referent and Nurse Manager: Supported the National Department of Health in establishing centers to provide medical and psycho-social care to sexual and family violence survivors, in a nation with rampant child sexual abuse and GBV. Health need assessments. Project log-frames. Monitoring & evaluation. Data management & analysis. Technical oversight. Advocacy strategies. Stakeholders engagement. HR & capacity building. Clinical management training modules. A 10-month contract. MYANMAR--Nurse/Midwife Manager: Provided health services to the Rohingyas (a stateless community of Myanmar living in refugee camps), discriminated by their government based on their ethnicity and religion. Direct care provision (GVB, maternal-child health & intensive therapeutic feeding programs). Strengthening an improvised in-patient facility. Data analysis, Mentoring. A 9-months contract. Show less

GBV Trainer -Volunteer

• Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

Provided technical assistance and trainings to the Bridge to Safety team. Provided technical assistance and trainings to the Bridge to Safety team.

Clinical Management of Rape Consultant

• Mar 2016 - May 2016

Trained 200+ health personnel in the clinical management of rape (CMR) and gender based violence (GBV). Supported health district officials and other health managers with adopting their first national CMR/GBV guidelines. Trained 200+ health personnel in the clinical management of rape (CMR) and gender based violence (GBV). Supported health district officials and other health managers with adopting their first national CMR/GBV guidelines.

Research Intern & Thesis

• Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

Data analysis of sex disparities in mortality rates and main causes of death at global and regional levels using aggregated data from WHO. A literature review on men’s health development and men's health policies. Data analysis of sex disparities in mortality rates and main causes of death at global and regional levels using aggregated data from WHO. A literature review on men’s health development and men's health policies.

Sexual Violence and HIV/AIDS Research Assistant

• May 2011 - Sep 2011

Recruited, interviewed, performed clinical tests, and data entry for a George Washington University study in internally displace people. Recruited, interviewed, performed clinical tests, and data entry for a George Washington University study in internally displace people.

Theatre Chief Nurse- Volunteer

• Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

Coordinated the setting up of mobile surgery rooms and the workload for a smooth running of the activities. I did this as a volunteer. Coordinated the setting up of mobile surgery rooms and the workload for a smooth running of the activities. I did this as a volunteer.

First Aid Trainer- Volunteer

• May 2010 - Sep 2010

Vaccination Center Manager

• Aug 2005 - Oct 2008

I wrote policies and training guidelines for procuring health care accreditation; created a database of hospital quality and healthcare results; and evaluated medical procedure and recruited healthcare staff. I wrote policies and training guidelines for procuring health care accreditation; created a database of hospital quality and healthcare results; and evaluated medical procedure and recruited healthcare staff.

Head Nurse in Surgery & Maternity Departments

• Dec 2005 - Jul 2008

At University Hospital Colombia: Head Nurse at Surgery and Maternity Department: I supervised a 5-person team and trained new staff. At Hospital Partenon (now called Children's Hospital Santa Maria del Lago): Head Nurse and Coordinator of Surgery and Delivery Rooms: supervised workload to maximize efficiency and ensure smooth operations, supervised a 12-person team, conducted workshops to health personnel and performed neonatal adaptation to babies with APGAR ≥ 6. At University Hospital Colombia: Head Nurse at Surgery and Maternity Department: I supervised a 5-person team and trained new staff. At Hospital Partenon (now called Children's Hospital Santa Maria del Lago): Head Nurse and Coordinator of Surgery and Delivery Rooms: supervised workload to maximize efficiency and ensure smooth operations, supervised a 12-person team, conducted workshops to health personnel and performed neonatal adaptation to babies with APGAR ≥ 6.