Note that the opinions expressed here are my own, and not the policies, positions or views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.o Researcher - Advancing Careers for Low-Income Families projecto Supporting the creation of the policy rules database (PRD) package in R ○ Development of the Social Safety Net Dashboardo Supporting the Research Agenda of the Research Department

• Develop applied research in the evaluation of public policy programs:o Search for data related to the research, clean databases to proceed with the estimationso Support with the definition of the estimation methodology using pythono created images and maps to present the results using python

• Designed and coordinated the implementation of the conditional transfers programs at the social services agency:o Conducted the implementation of conditional cash transfers to young people, elders, and LGBTI populationo Designed the impact and the results evaluations of the services and social programs provided by the social services agency

• Monitored the assessment of the National Program of Music of the Ministry of Arts and Culture:o Conducted monthly meetings with the awarded process consulting company to provide technical adviceo Coordinated the data collection in 1.100 municipalities where the program operateso Prepared monthly monitoring reports on the assessment• Designed and developed the evaluation of the National Stimulus Program of the Ministry of Cultureo Designed the qualitative and quantitative methodologies to be applied in the evaluation• Coordinated the assessment of the complete school day program implemented by the Ministry of Educationo Designed the guidelines to assess the National Government’s policyo Defined the budget and technical requirements necessary for the assessment of the complete school day programo Coordinated five inter-sector meetings among the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Secretaries of Education, and the Ministry of Finance, to define the objectives of the program assessmento Conducted the technical review of 14 proposals from consulting companies that bid to conduct the assessment; provided feedback on secondary sources of information, and strategy for triangulation of information to each consultant companyo Prepared three technical reports so that bidders and the general public receive information on the technical assessment and the outcomes of the selection process; participated in a public hearing to inform the selection process results to National Comptroller’s Office, Civil Oversight Organizations, and national policymakers• Monitored the assessment of the national policy for the complete school day:o Prepared monthly monitoring reports on the assessmento Conducted monthly meetings with the awarded process consulting company to provide technical advice

• Lectured the Advanced Macroeconomics class in the Master of Economics program• Lectured the Introduction to Macroeconomics class in the Economics undergraduate program

• Supported the formulation of judicial policies through quantitative analysis of datao Designed a set of key indicators for the formulation of Colombia's criminal policy

• Conducted three applied research projects using the databases of the student's results in Colombia’s standardized tests:o Defined research questions on factors associated with the student's academic performanceo Reviewed literature on the topics relevant for the research projectso Designed the estimation methodologies and identification strategies such as instrumental variables, differences models in paired differences, binomial models, etc., to answer research questionso Used the statistical software STATA and R project to process and analyze datao Presented and validated the outcomes of the research projects in five committees with education experts• Coordinated calls for research addressed to research groups and graduate studentso Prepared the application requirements for the call for researcho Presented the call for research in five Colombian cities and to 100 graduate students in thecountryo Selected a total of eight proposals per year from research groups, for a total amount of USD 130,000 per year and five proposals from graduate students per year for a total amount of USD 16,000 per yearo Advised one research project for one year; organized bimonthly follow-up meetings

• Supported the development of econometric and statistical analysis in consulting projects about access to justiceo Carried out a literature review on the topics to be included in the consulting projectso Designed the estimation methodologies and identification strategies such as instrumental variables, binomial models, and linear regressions to answer research questionso Presented and validated the outcomes in committees of experts in justice such as the Ministry of Justice, the General Attorney’s Office, and judicial advisors• Supported the preparation of technical reports on the implementation of national policies related to justiceo Prepared methodological reports for each consulting project