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Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

• Drove business growth and strategic relationships: Led the development of key relationships with customers, companies, and regional institutions, resulting in the successful completion of over 20 projects within the first semester. Fostered collaboration and steered the business's strategic direction through industry expertise and competitive market positioning. Expanded service offerings and increased social media engagement.•Managed environmental projects: Directed comprehensive… Show more • Drove business growth and strategic relationships: Led the development of key relationships with customers, companies, and regional institutions, resulting in the successful completion of over 20 projects within the first semester. Fostered collaboration and steered the business's strategic direction through industry expertise and competitive market positioning. Expanded service offerings and increased social media engagement.•Managed environmental projects: Directed comprehensive Environmental Consulting services, successfully guiding over 10 clients through Costa Rica's regulatory compliance processes. Integrated environmental and geological considerations into infrastructure projects, coordinating Environmental Impact Assessments, Geological Studies, Due Diligence, and Sustainability Strategies. Consistently delivered actionable insights and strategic solutions, enhancing project outcomes and client satisfaction. Show less

Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

• Enhanced leadership decision-making and strategic planning: Developed a comprehensive strategic plan outlining priorities, activities, and an execution roadmap. Supervised the plan's implementation, ensuring alignment across the organization and establishing a robust platform to improve cross-communication between management and employees. This initiative enhanced decision-making processes and operational efficiency.• Boosted resource efficiency and brand perception: Successfully… Show more • Enhanced leadership decision-making and strategic planning: Developed a comprehensive strategic plan outlining priorities, activities, and an execution roadmap. Supervised the plan's implementation, ensuring alignment across the organization and establishing a robust platform to improve cross-communication between management and employees. This initiative enhanced decision-making processes and operational efficiency.• Boosted resource efficiency and brand perception: Successfully implemented Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, enhancing the company's resource efficiency and brand perception. The program included the use of reforested wood, material re-utilization, remote work policies, collaboration with local suppliers, and energy-saving systems. These initiatives underscored the company's commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.• Managed geotechnical and environmental projects: Oversaw geotechnical and environmental work, including permitting and regulatory compliance for building projects. Assessed the financial impact and viability of projects concerning environmental issues, delivering solutions that adhered to local regulations. Reviewed proposals and bids from environmental subcontractors, managed contracts, and monitored the effectiveness of implemented solutions. Show less

Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

• Optimized operations and project management: Conducted a thorough analysis of operations workflows, identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies. Successfully digitalized tasks and optimized project management processes for residential projects valued up to $4.8 million. These improvements increased efficiency and productivity across teams and significantly reduced total construction times.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

•Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialization•Heller/Smith Scholarship Recipient•Intramurals Soccer Team Player

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Supported leadership in team selection and planning: Assisted the club leader in selecting team members, creating annual work plans, delegating functions, and setting expectations and timelines.• Led sustainability initiatives: Directed a team of 8 in organizing SustaiMBA initiatives, including events focused on waste management, ESG, and green bonds. Ensured effective communication between the president and team members, maintaining the club's operational efficiency and success… Show more • Supported leadership in team selection and planning: Assisted the club leader in selecting team members, creating annual work plans, delegating functions, and setting expectations and timelines.• Led sustainability initiatives: Directed a team of 8 in organizing SustaiMBA initiatives, including events focused on waste management, ESG, and green bonds. Ensured effective communication between the president and team members, maintaining the club's operational efficiency and success. • Enhanced community engagement: Leveraged SustaiMBA's social media platforms to engage the community and educate the public on the environmental, social, and economic pillars of sustainability. This effort increased awareness and fostered a stronger connection with the organization's mission. Show less

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Conducted comprehensive market research: Performed primary and secondary market research by analyzing customer data, reports, and surveys. Contributed to defining foundational business development knowledge, gaining valuable insights and clarity to inform strategic decisions.• Developed a tailored 3-year marketing strategy: Created a customized 3-year marketing strategy that accounted for the company's capabilities, industry dynamics, competitors, and customer behavior. Provided a… Show more • Conducted comprehensive market research: Performed primary and secondary market research by analyzing customer data, reports, and surveys. Contributed to defining foundational business development knowledge, gaining valuable insights and clarity to inform strategic decisions.• Developed a tailored 3-year marketing strategy: Created a customized 3-year marketing strategy that accounted for the company's capabilities, industry dynamics, competitors, and customer behavior. Provided a detailed roadmap to ensure alignment and cohesive execution of the client's business development goals. Show less

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

• Delivered environmental solutions and client engagement: Provided geological and environmental services to over 20 clients, ensuring the continuity of development projects by addressing environmental issues. Managed client relationships through continuous negotiation and engagement, delivering tailored solutions that met client needs.Portfolio of services:• Conducted field data collection, sampling, and description of rocks, outcrops, and soils, and prepared detailed geological… Show more • Delivered environmental solutions and client engagement: Provided geological and environmental services to over 20 clients, ensuring the continuity of development projects by addressing environmental issues. Managed client relationships through continuous negotiation and engagement, delivering tailored solutions that met client needs.Portfolio of services:• Conducted field data collection, sampling, and description of rocks, outcrops, and soils, and prepared detailed geological reports. • Performed technical studies for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). • Executed hydrogeological studies, including soil infiltration tests, protection of water sources, hydrometric measurements, groundwater contaminant transport, and rural aqueduct diagnosis. • Utilized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create maps, digitize geographic data, perform geospatial analysis of geomorphological features, characterize geohazards, and geolocate key sites. • Underground gold mining geologist: At Mina Orotex, sampled, modeled, and characterized hydrothermal veins and mineralizations to determine gold grades. Assessed hazards, including rock mass stability and rock fall risks, and conducted surface exploration. Show less

Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

• Developed a premium surf coaching program that emphasized high-performance learning with impeccable customer experience; implemented the program with +500 customers; contributed to the continuity and betterment of the initiative while positioning Safari Surf as one of the top surf programs in Central America

San José

• Managed an infrastructure adaptation research project: Contributed to increasing the resiliency and climate change adaptation of coastal infrastructure in Costa Rica. Proposed, planned, and executed an erosion and coastal flooding assessment project for 40 km of coastline. Led a multidisciplinary team in hazard modeling, susceptibility assessment, and identifying the coastal impact on road infrastructure.• Innovated coastal rock erosion assessment: Developed and documented a novel… Show more • Managed an infrastructure adaptation research project: Contributed to increasing the resiliency and climate change adaptation of coastal infrastructure in Costa Rica. Proposed, planned, and executed an erosion and coastal flooding assessment project for 40 km of coastline. Led a multidisciplinary team in hazard modeling, susceptibility assessment, and identifying the coastal impact on road infrastructure.• Innovated coastal rock erosion assessment: Developed and documented a novel methodology that repurposes the Los Angeles Machine to assess coastal rocks' resistance to erosion. This innovation provided a new tool for evaluating and enhancing coastal infrastructure resilience that was replicated in other coastal roads in Costa Rica. Show less

San José

• Participated in the joint project (Center for Political Science Research (CIEP)-UCR): "Regional and participatory forums on the state of the Road Infrastructure System"• Identification of geohazards through satellite images. Representation in maps of the sites prone to landslides, geological faults, and volcanic activity in three routes in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica

• Assisted in a project to standardize the hazard maps of the five most active volcanoes in Costa Rica• Digitalization of geomorphology and areas of influence of volcanic hazards through Geographic Information Systems (GIS)• Creation of a volcanic threat matrix and analysis of the probability of occurrence of volcanic hazards

San José

• Research and analysis of seismological and volcanological datasets

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Licenciatura, Geology/Earth Science, General

Licenciatura is a degree granted in Latin American universities that consists of a full year of courses and a research thesis.

Bachelor Degree, Geology/Earth Science, General

Fellowship, Climate Change - Learning For Action