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Mexico City, Cdmx, Mx

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Authored report evaluating over 50 World Bank digital agriculture projects. • Developed digital agriculture advisory facility prototype.

Washington, United States

• Identified USAID and other US government agency contract opportunities for Social, Environmental, and Agricultural Development (SEAD) Practice. • Synthesized external assessments of USAID’s Public International Organizations (PIOs) for Organizational Capacity Reviews (OCRs).

Mexico City, Mexico

• Authored report on gender-based violence and Mexican domestic workers by manipulating national census data with GIS, conducting stakeholder interviews, and synthesizing academic and government sources.• Designed and delivered 12-hour intensive English language workshop to over 60 Oaxacan artisans.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Implemented network segmentation as part of network architecture reconfiguration in order to ensure PCI DSS compliance and enhance network security. • Selected, installed, and maintained of all computer, security, and POS hardware for the six storefronts.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Co-authored, created dataset measuring representation from 9 countries in 39 international standards organizations, and designed 11 interactive data visualizations for 20+ page report titled “Standardizing the Future: How Can the United States Navigate the Geopolitics of International Technology Standards?”• Reviewed and summarized US federal agency reports, Senate hearings, and external evaluations on topics related to data privacy regulation, cybersecurity, and AI ethics.• Produced articles, blog posts, event recaps, and Tweets for the GeoTech Center’s website and social media. • Hosted weekly hour-long deep dive conversations with GeoTech Center fellows on Twitter Spaces and coordinated high-profile virtual events, including weekly GeoTech Hour video series.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Conducted research as part of team developing forthcoming database, States and Institutions of Governance in Latin America (SIGLA), designed to aggregate information about Latin American political and legal institutions. • Collected, organized, and synthesized qualitative data in both Spanish and English from official government sources, the constitution, and over 50 laws in Mexico. • Developed user testing process and reviewed prototype iterations for SIGLA website.

San Francisco, California, United States

Under supervision of Executive Director, conducted data research to develop demographic profiles and studied trends on recent U.S. immigrants, Central American migrants, and San Francisco’s foreign-born child population. Produced excel database and presentation based on this research to be used for grant applications.

Master Of Science In Foreign Service, Development Economics And International Development

Concentration in International Development. Graduated with distinction.

Bachelor Of Science In Foreign Service, Science, Technology, And International Affairs

Activities and Societies: Georgetown Lecture Fund— member of 25-person Associate Board tasked with organizing dozens of lectures each.

High School Diploma