In the International Baccalaureate Program, I will be setting up the business management program, and organizing activities around entrepreneurship. In addition, I will be teaching students about global perspective using the IGCSE Cambridge curriculum.Previously worked fixed term contracts at the International School of Milan and H-FARM in Venice, Italy.

Teaching & Research- Created 5 high-quality, universally designed undergraduate courses in international history and research methods, embedding evidence-based practices and innovative educational technology. See a recent syllabus HIST337 https://bit.ly/HIST337DrAlbert.- Provided online coaching and mentoring using Enhanced Learning Model (ELM) for effective delivery.- Passed mandatory Faculty Development 412 course for hybrid teaching (online and face-to-face) and passed all… Show more Teaching & Research- Created 5 high-quality, universally designed undergraduate courses in international history and research methods, embedding evidence-based practices and innovative educational technology. See a recent syllabus HIST337 https://bit.ly/HIST337DrAlbert.- Provided online coaching and mentoring using Enhanced Learning Model (ELM) for effective delivery.- Passed mandatory Faculty Development 412 course for hybrid teaching (online and face-to-face) and passed all mandatory privacy, security, health & safety training.About UMGCUMGC (formerly University of Maryland University College UMUC) has been a leader in the delivery of hybrid/blended and online learning for the past 3 decades. It has received numerous awards for its innovations http://bit.ly/UMGCawards and http://bit.ly/UMGCtop20. The University regularly conducts online town hall meetings, online training, staff meetings through webinars, and online delivery of programs is part of its culture. This appointment involved extensive training on the Brightspace based LMS, as well as verification of previous teaching experience.- Sep 2020 to Feb 2021: Professional Development Certificate Courses from QM “Quality Matters” on 13 topics related to online teaching & learning.Other Roles:- Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 (full-time): Teaching "Business Management" in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program at International School of Milan.- Mar-May 2022: (part-time) Team member medical ethics at University of Verona, EU project "Verdi" for children with COVID.- May 2021 - Present: Member of QM International Strategy Council, promoting the adoption of QM's online training program & 8 quality standards for online teaching and learning.- Feb-Nov 2021 (part-time): Research Manager at IRCCS Sacro Cuore (Negrar) to strengthen research support for participation in "Horizon Europe" the European Commission Framework Program. Show less

Deliver IB and IGCSE economics, business management and entrepreneurship courses in middle years MYP and diploma DP programmes and preparing students for the International Baccalaureate exams. Supervise EE and IA essays. Develop high-quality learning experiences, including multi-media lessons and short simulations. Organize start-up laboratories. Mentor for 19 students. Set up Business & Coding Club for creating student enterprises.H-Farm is an international school offering the renowned… Show more Deliver IB and IGCSE economics, business management and entrepreneurship courses in middle years MYP and diploma DP programmes and preparing students for the International Baccalaureate exams. Supervise EE and IA essays. Develop high-quality learning experiences, including multi-media lessons and short simulations. Organize start-up laboratories. Mentor for 19 students. Set up Business & Coding Club for creating student enterprises.H-Farm is an international school offering the renowned International Baccalaureate diploma preparatory program for university, cum business accelerator and innovation eco-system, see https://bit.ly/hfarm_en. It is located only 20 minutes from Venice on a fantastic 51 Ha modern campus. Show less

𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:- 1 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚 2015 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙊3𝘽 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 (𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙩𝙩𝙥://𝙗𝙞𝙩.𝙡𝙮/𝙊3𝘽𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩) - 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝟭𝟯 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 $𝟭𝟱𝗠- Academic quality improvements: mandatory aptitude test for candidate students with ACER in Melbourne, streamlining of all recruitment and… Show more 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:- 1 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚 2015 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙊3𝘽 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 (𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙩𝙩𝙥://𝙗𝙞𝙩.𝙡𝙮/𝙊3𝘽𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩) - 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝟭𝟯 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 $𝟭𝟱𝗠- Academic quality improvements: mandatory aptitude test for candidate students with ACER in Melbourne, streamlining of all recruitment and hiring processes and 60% adoption LMS.- Created Tune-PRO entrepreneurship program, and business accelerator- 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝘽𝘼 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩-𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Reduced operational expenses by 25%, over $1 million annually, - Balanced budget in 2017, created conditions for long-term financial sustainability establishing financial controls- Increased corporate support from less than US$100,000 per year to over US$3,000,000 per year in kind and in cash (2014-2017)- Reduced non-salary expenses by 10-15% yearly (2015-2017) - Obtained for 1st time unqualified, a clean audit report from Auditor General for 2015 accounts𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Led professional accreditation process for engineering programs as per the Washington Accords, set up academic quality assessment team (AQAT)- Assured laptop computers to first-year students in 2015-2018, and achieved over 60% adoption of Google Classroom as Learning Management System (2017)𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Member of REDD+ program executive board.𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 & 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨- 𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲-𝟭𝟴- 𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' (𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀) 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Show less

This was a 3 year honourary appointment, unsalaried.𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- With Cairns Institute tropical leaders published research on cell-phones in PNG; values and sustainability; students' language diversity, and global trends in higher education.- Gave life-stream guest lectures on leadership at JCU's School of Business and Economics and on research funding at The Cairns Institute.𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Developed proposal for… Show more This was a 3 year honourary appointment, unsalaried.𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- With Cairns Institute tropical leaders published research on cell-phones in PNG; values and sustainability; students' language diversity, and global trends in higher education.- Gave life-stream guest lectures on leadership at JCU's School of Business and Economics and on research funding at The Cairns Institute.𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Developed proposal for European Studies Centre for JCU Show less

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Published book on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG or CSR) issues with European Commission DG Research "Policy Review on CSR" http://bit.ly/csrdralbert.Developed the "Doing Business in Europe" course for the Masters in International Trade.- Developed and taught the "Environmental Economics for Management Course" in DBA program.- Developed and taught twice the "Corporate Social Responsibility" course in the Masters program.-… Show more 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Published book on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG or CSR) issues with European Commission DG Research "Policy Review on CSR" http://bit.ly/csrdralbert.Developed the "Doing Business in Europe" course for the Masters in International Trade.- Developed and taught the "Environmental Economics for Management Course" in DBA program.- Developed and taught twice the "Corporate Social Responsibility" course in the Masters program.- Received excellent student evaluations.𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Provided input for AACSB accreditation report, and gave keynote 2nd Research Conference 7 May 2010. Show less

𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:- From 2007 to 2011, achieved an average 50% overall success rate for annual EUR12M submissions of the School of Business and Economics- Won participation in BEEM-UP in EU green buildings program- In 2010, obtaining 6 Marie Curie fellowships 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Increased EU research funding with 300% from EUR450.000 annually to over EUR1.5M in 2009 and 2010- Responsible for a EUR45M project portfolio 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝… Show more 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:- From 2007 to 2011, achieved an average 50% overall success rate for annual EUR12M submissions of the School of Business and Economics- Won participation in BEEM-UP in EU green buildings program- In 2010, obtaining 6 Marie Curie fellowships 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Increased EU research funding with 300% from EUR450.000 annually to over EUR1.5M in 2009 and 2010- Responsible for a EUR45M project portfolio 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Won 3 months research grant from Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) and Dutch National Science Foundation (NWO)- Received Problem-Based Learning and Basis Kennis Onderwijs (BKO) training from Maastricht University Education Department- Delivered lectures and courses in problem-based learning format for the School of Business and Economics at the International Centre for Integrated Assessment, School of Governance, University College Maastricht, and Global Health Program with Manipal Univrsity (India) and Thammasat University (Thailand). Life streaming lectures, and online group facilitation with students groups based in Europe and Asia.- Published book on Environmental, Social and Governance issues (ESG or CSR) with DG Research "Policy Review on Corporate Social Responsiblity", see http://bit.ly/csrdralbert𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- European External Action Service, team leader for scoping study on “green economy” concept in EU external actions for the Rio+20 summit with cases studies for Canada, Tunisia, Mexico, Brasil, China & Thailand- Sole author of policy review for European Commission DG Research on CSR research, presented 22 April 2010. - Individual expert for evaluation of Erasmus Mundus student mobility and joint Masters programs for Education Audiovisual and Culture Agency Executive Agency (EACEA), - Individual expert for Environmental Policy (DG ENVIRONMENT) and Corporate Social Responsibility (DG RESEARCH -REA). Show less

University College Maastricht is the liberal arts collect of Maastricht University𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Using problem-based learning, I taught the course on the "Development of International Companies" spanning 4 continents and 4 centuries𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚- Organized the European Researchers' Night "Beyond Borders" in 2008 for the first time in Maastricht https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/90037_en.html𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨- Board Member… Show more University College Maastricht is the liberal arts collect of Maastricht University𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Using problem-based learning, I taught the course on the "Development of International Companies" spanning 4 continents and 4 centuries𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚- Organized the European Researchers' Night "Beyond Borders" in 2008 for the first time in Maastricht https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/90037_en.html𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨- Board Member Openwijs foundation (http://www.openwijs.nl) promoting open-source software in education Show less

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Developed and delivered on-line project management course for Global Health Masters programme with students and Faculty from MacMasters University (Canada), Thamasat University (Thailand) and Manipal (India)- Online lecturing and student group project facilitation

Zuyd University is consistently ranked nationally as one of the best universities for applied sciences for teaching.𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:- With board approval, I obtained 3rd partner Oxford Brookes University in MA program on innovative hotel management with ESADE-St. Ignaci- Prepared MBA for AMBA accreditation and selling it to Maastricht School of Management (MSM)𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Reporting to Director and International Advisory… Show more Zuyd University is consistently ranked nationally as one of the best universities for applied sciences for teaching.𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:- With board approval, I obtained 3rd partner Oxford Brookes University in MA program on innovative hotel management with ESADE-St. Ignaci- Prepared MBA for AMBA accreditation and selling it to Maastricht School of Management (MSM)𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Reporting to Director and International Advisory Board- Annual budget about EUR1M- Responsible international and industry partnership, internationalization and program accreditation.- As head of the graduate programs office, coordinated the MBA program with Hong Kong Polytechnic and Penn State University, and prepared for AMBA accreditation by 2008- Prepared MBA program for AMBA accreditation, subsequently program was sold to Maastricht School of Management- Coordinated the joint MA program with ESADE business schools (Barcelona Spain) and developed new partnership with Oxford Brookes University, set up joint quality management system- As head of the international office coordinated all international relations of the school, managed partnerships, and coordinated lecturers' and students' exchanges (among which Erasmus program)- Assured international placement for over 50 MA students in the international hotel industry𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Developed and maintained a quality management system for MA and MBA programs- Taught research skills and economics courses in Masters and MBA programs- Carried out research on environmental management systems in the hotel industry Show less

School for Field Studies programs were at the time accredited by Boston University.𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Managed team of 4 Faculty, 3 staff, 2 cooks, and 3 interns in remote location, and shared all related responsibilities.𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Carried out research projects on the fishery industry, marine parks, marine pollution, and sustainable tourism in cooperation with TCI’s “Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources”… Show more School for Field Studies programs were at the time accredited by Boston University.𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Managed team of 4 Faculty, 3 staff, 2 cooks, and 3 interns in remote location, and shared all related responsibilities.𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Carried out research projects on the fishery industry, marine parks, marine pollution, and sustainable tourism in cooperation with TCI’s “Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources” and local NGO's and companies.- Taught semester course on the economics of pollution control, fishery and tourism economics.- Taught summer course on Marine Protected Areas and Environmental Impact Assessment and Culture of the British West Indies.𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚- Had UV water filter installed in local lobster processing plant.- Participated in numerous field exercises in the community, including SCUBA diving. Opened 1 new dive site. Show less

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈- Environmental Expert for Europe-AID evaluation mission: “Liaoning Integrated Environmental Programme”, China. - Evaluated Water Resources Management, Investment Promotion & Industrial Restructuring components of about 5M euros each.- Prepared study on economically efficient parking rates, Netherlands

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Taught MBA course twice in full-time and part-time programs on the "International Business Environment" and obtained excellent student evaluations.

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Principal investigator (50%) for “Valuation of non-market goods and services and cost/benefit analysis of forest resources” (BELSPO-FEFOCON project).- Contributor to FP4 “Negotiated environmental agreements: policy lessons to be learned from a comparative case study”.- Researcher (20%) in FP5 “Cost/benefit analysis of wave overtopping risks” (FP5-CLASH project).- Contributor to FP6 “Information use by decision-makers in integrated coastal… Show more 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Principal investigator (50%) for “Valuation of non-market goods and services and cost/benefit analysis of forest resources” (BELSPO-FEFOCON project).- Contributor to FP4 “Negotiated environmental agreements: policy lessons to be learned from a comparative case study”.- Researcher (20%) in FP5 “Cost/benefit analysis of wave overtopping risks” (FP5-CLASH project).- Contributor to FP6 “Information use by decision-makers in integrated coastal management and climate change” (FP6-COSTAS project).- Prepared study on Sustainable Industrial Estates, EU-PIAV project.𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨- Guest lecturer Environmental Institute Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey) and Shenyang Business School (China) Show less

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Prepared FP6-GLOBALRIVER project proposal on integrated river basins management for 17M euros in 5 years with 23 partners. Funding was obtained in the second submission.

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- As program coordinator established research and teaching in Environmental Economics at leading Universities in Central America.- Acquired grants of over $300.000𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵- Supervised 5 PhD theses, 15 MSc. theses, 10 Directed Research Projects, and gave over 10 courses on environmental economics for non-economists.- Developed and taught courses on "Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment"… Show more 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- As program coordinator established research and teaching in Environmental Economics at leading Universities in Central America.- Acquired grants of over $300.000𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵- Supervised 5 PhD theses, 15 MSc. theses, 10 Directed Research Projects, and gave over 10 courses on environmental economics for non-economists.- Developed and taught courses on "Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment" organized by the UNDP in cooperation with Yale University (USA), “Climate and Environment” with the support of NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research (USA), and “Environmental Economics for Non-Economist” with the support of UNDP. Show less

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Taught courses at Master and Doctorate level on Environmental Economics and policy.- Taught part-time and executive MBA courses on strategy and project management.- Supervised 5 Ph.D. students in a joint doctoral program with Carlos III University in Madrid

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Senior Consultant or Team Leader on numerous projects related to environmental and agricultural policies in Latin America: disaster risk, corporate social responsibility, institutional development and capacity building, environmental impact assessment, eco-certification, conservation area management, and environmental management and business development.𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴- Designed and developed… Show more 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Senior Consultant or Team Leader on numerous projects related to environmental and agricultural policies in Latin America: disaster risk, corporate social responsibility, institutional development and capacity building, environmental impact assessment, eco-certification, conservation area management, and environmental management and business development.𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴- Designed and developed market-based instruments of environmental regulation, in particular a water charge for Costa Rica which was enacted in 2004.- Coordinated consultancy team in 7 Central American countries for a project on environmental certification in agriculture with ministers of Agriculture, ministers of Environment, and high-level decision-makers from private and public sector- Invited by UN-FAO to give 2 courses on environmental impact assessment for Caribbean Foresters group for tourism projects (CATIE, Turialba, Costa Rica and Saint Lucia). Gave 1 course.𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨- For 6 years representative of the environmental auditors for the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) in Costa Rica under 3 Ministers: René Castro, Elizabeth Odio and Carlos Manuel Rodríguez. Executed over 20 audits of environmental management systems- Represented MINAE in ISO Technical Committee 207 for the ISO14.000 series standards Show less

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩- Replaced director when she travelled, and advised on institutional development.𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Taught the sustainable development in Central America module to US liberal arts students.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜- Acted as a resource person for two regional seminars in San Salvador in 1997 and Guatemala city in 1999 with high-level decision-makers and representatives from civil society.- Wrote two documents on sustainable development and the role of National Councils for Sustainable Development, for two regional conferences.

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵- Taught international relations and security courses- Prepared military personnel to deal with questions from civil society.- Followed NATO officer's and leadership course and graduated as Lieutenant. Current rank: Captain.