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College Station, Texas, United States

Leading, planning, organizing, directing, and managing day-to-day activities for the agricultural economics technical assistance team for the Rio Grande Colonias Regional Food Business Center (RGC-FBC). In addition, coordinating efforts with other AgriLife faculty and other collaborators in the RGC-FBC.Traveling and conducting programs throughout Texas and.

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Independent work in development cooperation since 2008 in Latin America with communities, international organizations, governments, nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, and private sector. It includes work for UNDP, UNFPA, IFPRI, European Union, Global Development Network, ODI, GIZ, Unique and others.Working experience mainly in the.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Taught seven Masters-level courses: Making Decision Theory in Agribusiness; Agribusiness Economics of Production and Consumption; Agribusiness Finance and Risk Management; Current Issues in Food Security, International.

Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

• Taught one Master level courses: Farm Management.

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

• Provided design, strategic planning, leadership and implementation in the areas of research, teaching and outreach of the Local Development and Health Economics Graduate Programs
• Taught four Masters-level courses: Project Appraisal in Developing Countries, Statistics, Social Policy Analysis and Health Economics
• Coordinated academic aspects of two summer internship programs with Texas A&M University and Emory University
• Developed research in the scope of interest of the… Show more
• Developed research in the scope of interest of the Department
• Served as an academic advisor to bachelor and master’ students writing their theses Show less

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

• Established and developed Grupo FARO’s Social Policy Department. Grupo FARO is a “think and do tank” based in Quito that looks for providing an independent, non-partisan space to support the State, civil society, and.
• Designed and implemented the fundraising strategy for the Social Policy Department that has managed an annual average budget of US$ 330,000 from more than 5… Show more
• Designed and implemented the fundraising strategy for the Social Policy Department that has managed an annual average budget of US$ 330,000 from more than 5 international agencies and donors.
• Lead two high level project managers and a team of more than five senior and junior researchers.
• Developed research and mentoring in the scope of interest of the Department. Show less

Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

• Evaluated the impacts of the world economic crisis on the economy and social sectors of Honduras, Central America
• Designed public policies and programs to reduce the impacts of the world economic crisis on the Honduran economy and its social sectors
• Evaluated the economic and social impacts of a fixed exchange rate regime in Honduras, Central America
• Developed United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) update, forecasting and investment planning for… Show more
• Developed United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) update, forecasting and investment planning for Honduras
• Supported the collaboration between UNDP and the Honduran government, international cooperation and Honduran society to promote the MDG

Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

• Assisted President’s Office with financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting
• Coordinated and developed Zamorano University Strategic Plan FY 2006-2010
• Analyzed and planned the Student Funding System FY 2000-2010
• Taught three senior-level courses: Macroeconomics, Mathematical Programming and Agribusinesses Environment
• Served as an academic advisor to students writing their senior theses
• Served as a member of Zamorano’s Scholarship Committee

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), International Development

Master Of Science (Ms), Agricultural Economics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Agricultural Economics And Animal Sciences