Alexander Castillo González Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Research Assistant for the Urban Resilience in Agriculture Through Highly Automated Vertical Farming in Vietnam and the UK project:
• Directed a team of research interns to collect data by leading a survey and arranging interviews with stakeholders.
• Performed data cleaning necessary to analyse the results of the survey by assessing 200+ responses in Excel.
• Increased the viability of the main project by assessing climate and economic risks through a systematic review of 35+ research publications.

Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

• Enhanced the learning experiences of 13,000+ teachers and students for a nationwide capitation program by contacting, arranging, and resolving administrative issues through CRM platforms.
• Accomplished 900+ responses in a week on a telephone survey by leading and designing a data-collection plan for a team of 20+ pollsters. Successfully influenced the government on reopening schools nationwide.
• Led a team of 8 multidisciplinary experts in a nationwide program by scheduling meetings, defining clear goals and deadlines, and liaising between them; the program got adopted by the Dominican government.

Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

• Researcher for Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Liaised with the UN Development Program and the Central American Integration System in researching and designing public policy for local and regional SMEs.
• Enhanced the economic viability of local SMEs by advising on new market trends, best financial practices, and access to public funds and resources.
• Wrote the first comprehensive report about the impact of COVID-19 on the local SMEs by analysing the results of a nationwide survey with 3000+ utilizing Excel; directly influenced economic mitigation efforts.

Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

• Managed university-to-school communications and activities by planning recruitment projects and utilizing CRM tools; worked with 40+ schools and 3000+ students.
• Motivated high school students to join the university by devising interactive and relatable presentations about life at the university, its programs, and career prospects.
• Increased yearly enrolment by 4% by designing marketing plans tailored to each school’s needs and reality.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Relations, Merit

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics, 3.42

Activities and Societies: Volunteering and teacher assistant. I was part of the student committee as the head of student-faculty affairs.

Exchange Student, Economics

I was awarded a scholarship by the Canadian government to do a semester at this university.