Experience

Rikolto

• Belgium
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Coordinator & Research Consultant

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  • Researcher and project coordinator for the research project "Liquid bio-inputs in the Andean region of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia", which aims for a better understanding of liquid bio-inputs to provide farmers with more tools and knowledge that will give them solutions for their crops.• Researcher for the study "Context analysis of urban food environments in Peru", which aimed for characterization of food environments in Lima and main cities of Peru. Exploration of food access and provisioning, considering formal and informal spaces.• Knowledge management for the research project "Healthy food hubs in Lima and Quito", which aims to contribute to the sustainability and resilience of the agri-food systems in Quito and Lima by building a systemic understanding of the interconnected drivers of production and access to healthy food; and by applying that knowledge at the neighborhood and municipal level in the form of food hubs.



Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

• Brazil
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Researcher

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  • Research project: Resilient food systems and agrobiodiversity conservation in Quechua communities from the Central Andes in Peru.

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Research project: Community-based governance for agrobiodiversity conservation in mountain communities from Peru. The Potato Park study case.



IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture

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

• Agriculture and Climate Change Specialist

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Consultant team member for the preparation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) ofPeru.• Coordination and representation in meetings with the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI) of Peru.• Review of documents related to the agriculture sector: national problems, vulnerability analysis, and policies for adaptation to climate change. • Consultant team member for the preparation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) ofPeru.• Coordination and representation in meetings with the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI) of Peru.• Review of documents related to the agriculture sector: national problems, vulnerability analysis, and policies for adaptation to climate change.



SGS

• Algeria
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Consultant

  • Aug 2019 - Sep 2019

  • Flora team leader for the project: "Flora and fauna monitoring in compliance with the declaration of the environmental impact of the wideband installation for connectivity integral and social development of the Lima region". • Flora team leader for the project: "Flora and fauna monitoring in compliance with the declaration of the environmental impact of the wideband installation for connectivity integral and social development of the Lima region".



Global Diversity Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Organizer of Latin American School for Food Systems Resilience

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2019

  • Latin-American School for Food Systems Resilience: "Transformative socio-environmental learning: fostering food systems innovation grounded in local knowledge".The Latin-American School for Food Systems Resilience created a network for Latin American young leaders to promote innovative processes for food systems resilience, using co-learning and participatory approaches. This school specifically sought to validate both ancestral and academic knowledge. It was held from September 14th to September 25th, 2019 in the Sacred Valley of Cuzco, Peru, in association with the Potato Park and Asociación ANDES (local NGO). The goals for the school were grounded in the rich local agrobiodiversity and knowledge that exists in Cuzco and Peru in general. Its specific objectives were: (i) Encouraging collective leadership, (ii) Facilitating co-learning, sharing of diverse experiences and methodologies through a socio-ecological approach, (iii) Reconnecting with local knowledge and traditional practices, (iv) Promoting action-oriented research as well as socially responsible business practices and policy decisions. A total of 24 young environmental leaders from seven countries participated in this version.



Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social

• Peru
• Utilities
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Traditional Local Knowledge & Ethnobotany Specialist, Consultant

  • Dec 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Technical support for the study: "Preparation of the content for the publication on traditional medicine based on the knowledge and practices of the elderly users of Pensión 65 program". • Technical support for the study: "Preparation of the content for the publication on traditional medicine based on the knowledge and practices of the elderly users of Pensión 65 program".



Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

• Peru
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher in Ethnobotany

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Participatory research which aimed to identified medicinal plants used for gynecological diseases, birth, and menstrual regulation, by midwives and women from rural communities from Cajamarca (northern Peruvian Andes). Results included 39 medicinal plants identified (4 of them categorized as endemic species) and a detailed description of each use. • Participatory research which aimed to identified medicinal plants used for gynecological diseases, birth, and menstrual regulation, by midwives and women from rural communities from Cajamarca (northern Peruvian Andes). Results included 39 medicinal plants identified (4 of them categorized as endemic species) and a detailed description of each use.



Asociación ANDES (Asociación para la Naturaleza y el Desarrollo Sostenible)

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

• Researcher and Field Coordinator

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Researcher and field coordinator for the project “Smallholders´ innovations for resilience” (SIFOR), which aimed to revitalize traditional knowledge-based – or 'biocultural' – innovation systems of smallholder farmers in order to strengthen food security in face of climate change. SIFOR project was led and managed by the International Institute for Environment and Development from UK (IIED) and implemented in mountain communities from China, India, Kenya, and Peru. • Technical support for the project: “Putting Lessons into Practice: Expanding Pathways in Managing People's Biodiversity”, which aimed to uphold, strengthen, and mainstream the rights and technical capabilities of indigenous peoples and smallholder farmers, so that they may influence local to global policies and institutions on the sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food security. The programme was conducted by Oxfam Novib and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and implemented in three countries, aided by local partners: ANDES in Peru, SEARICE in Vietnam, and CTDT in Zimbabwe.



ERM: Environmental Resources Management

• Environmental Consultant

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Flora team leader in coastal and mountain regions for environmental monitoring for gas and mining projects (Pluspetrol, IMPALA, among others). • Flora team leader in coastal and mountain regions for environmental monitoring for gas and mining projects (Pluspetrol, IMPALA, among others).



Knight Piesold

• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Consultant

  • Apr 2010 - Nov 2012

  • Flora team leader for environmental assessment in coastal and mountain regions from Peru for the mining sector (Cerro Verde, Yanacocha-Conga, Sociedad Minera Quechua, among others).

• Field Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Mar 2010

  • Support in fieldwork collecting data for environmental assessment with a focus on flora.



Foro Nacional Internacional

• Peru
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Specialist, Consultant

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Technical support for the study: "Peruvian universities´ contributions to environmental training, environmental research, social extension and eco-efficiency", for the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM). • Technical support for the study: "Peruvian universities´ contributions to environmental training, environmental research, social extension and eco-efficiency", for the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM).

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

  • Research assistant for the study: "Defining tools and procedures for continuous improvement of regional environmental information systems" for the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM).• Research assistant for the project: “Strengthening capacities for planning and management of the strategic programs of interregional integration between regions in the South Central Interregional Coordination Board (CENSUR) of Peru” • Research assistant for the study: "Defining tools and procedures for continuous improvement of regional environmental information systems" for the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM).• Research assistant for the project: “Strengthening capacities for planning and management of the strategic programs of interregional integration between regions in the South Central Interregional Coordination Board (CENSUR) of Peru”



Instituto del Mar del Perú

• Peru
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Trainee

  • May 2009 - Jul 2009

  • Research assistant at the Demersal, Bentonic and Coastal Fish Research Unit • Research assistant at the Demersal, Bentonic and Coastal Fish Research Unit



Missouri Botanical Garden

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Trainee

  • Feb 2009 - Mar 2009

  • Intensive Field Course on Assessment and Conservation of Tropical Rainforest.• Research about the distribution, abundance and diversity of palm trees in three altitudinal floors in the Yanachaga Chemillén National Park. • Intensive Field Course on Assessment and Conservation of Tropical Rainforest.• Research about the distribution, abundance and diversity of palm trees in three altitudinal floors in the Yanachaga Chemillén National Park.