Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Experienced technical specialist in development and conservation projects in Latin America and Canada. Outstanding combination of life science and social sciences academic accomplishment, teaching, and research project management success. Skills include grant development and writing, project implementation and evaluation to deliver, as well as critical thinking to analyze and foster extractive and environmental governance ecosystems for innovation and collaboration. I am a Spanish educated native speaker, also I have an English advanced professional proficiency and Portuguese general professional proficiency.
Transdisciplinary Project: “Assessing Sustainable, Equitable, and Rapidly Deployable Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies,” led by Dr. Sean McCoy of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Projects: "Incorporating Local and Traditional Knowledge Systems: New Insights for Ecosystem Services and Transdisciplinary Collaborations (2019 – 2022)" and "Transdisciplinary Science related to Global Environmental Change (2023)" Conduct culturally responsive research and literature review on transdisciplinary research and sustainable communities. Manage data collection and analysis to foster transdisciplinary research and curriculum development for research networks in Canada, USA and 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Develop solutions to integrate a diverse and extensive data to understand power dynamics and participation in transdisciplinary approaches.
Support the comparative analysis and literature review between ratifying states in Latin America and non ratifying states (Canada and Australia) in order to explore the role of Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization (ILO C-169) in establishing a framework for constructive dialogue with Indigenous communities prior to the development of natural resource projects.
In charge of the design and implementation of Biodiversity Geographical database and Biological Monitoring Programs of block 57. Coordinates biodiversity assessments and the agreement with the National Service of Protected Areas (Ministry of Environment). Supervises environmental responsibility plans and reports. Responsible for the coordination and follow-up of the Biodiversity Assessment, Monitoring and Conservation Program of block 57, agreement with the Smithsonian Institute. Technical support in Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Assesment of block 57 carried out with Fauna & Flora International. Responsible for the environmental performance of 3D seismic survey in block 57, 2014