• Senior research executive for leading academic institution carrying out public opinionstudies in the Americas• Lead survey methodologist• Oversee 12 research staff• Coordinate 20+ multinational survey firms• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of research faculty and scholars• Previous title includes Program Manager (2014-2018)

• Provide day-to-day management and staff coordination of multi-country, multi-lingual survey projects in a university setting supported by and responsive to multiple donor sources• Provide innovation and help developing fundraising proposals for research projects• Manage (with respect to deadlines, requirements, and quality) and participate in multiple research projects simultaneously, involving the design and implementation of public opinion studies (including focus groups, targeted qualitative interviews, and standard surveys) and the analysis and reporting of these data• Travel, as needed, to conduct field visits involving pretesting and training• In addition, from time-to-time, the position involves making presentations of LAPOP research findings in Washington, New York and in major cities throughout the Americas

Taught the following courses: a) Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods; b) International Political Economy; c) The Political Economy of Inequality; d) International Conflict; e) Terrorism Studies; f) Theories of Democracy; g) Introduction to International Relations; h) Workshop on Political Campaigns; and i) Statistics for Political Science

Founder, owner, and manager of a multi-national public opinion research institute. Served as lead executive investigator of CAPI and CATI survey research projects, focus groups and in-depth interviews. Supervised a team of 20+ staffers, field supervisors, and interviewers. • Provided public opinion research services to the World Justice Program, the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Claremont Graduate University, and half a dozen local universities, think tanks, and private institutions• Directed survey research projects in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia• Managed more than USD $ 1 million in contracts during tenure

• Assisted in the design and implementation of survey research projects across 28 countries in the Americas• Country coordinator for Ecuador

• Support the General Management Program of the FAO Representation in Ecuador• Interagency actions between FAO, United Nations and the Ecuadorian Government• Along with the Ministry of Economy and Finances, the World Bank and other unilateral and multilateral donors, I participated in leading the Country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) as a social policy and coordinating the Technical Group of the Extreme Poverty Round Table• I channeled efforts to achieve a sustained growth on the National GDP per capita and the income redistribution strategy• I participated in advising the Government on the improvement of social investments, building integrated systems as the Food and Nutritional Integrated System• In several social and academy committees, I analyzed the multidimensional dynamics of poverty • Through the alliance between FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Social Welfare, the World Food Program, the European Commission and the Spanish Cooperation; I supported the National Government in the construction of rural development and food security policies