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Argentina

Brussels Region, Belgium

Project: “The EU Aid for Trade Progress Reports 2021, 2022, 2023 and related policy communications activities - DG-INTPA / European Commission”.In charge of collection, statistical processing, and restitution of data (from OECD CRS database) as well as consolidation and drafting of the quantitative part for the reports and case stories. Additionally, in charge of the implementation of annual online survey to collect qualitative appreciations from EU Delegations in developing countries on EU… Show more Project: “The EU Aid for Trade Progress Reports 2021, 2022, 2023 and related policy communications activities - DG-INTPA / European Commission”.In charge of collection, statistical processing, and restitution of data (from OECD CRS database) as well as consolidation and drafting of the quantitative part for the reports and case stories. Additionally, in charge of the implementation of annual online survey to collect qualitative appreciations from EU Delegations in developing countries on EU AfT contributions. Show less

Brussels Belgium And Argentina

Project: “Technical Assistance for ADELANTE2 Programme - Triangular Cooperation EU-LAC”In charge of the analysis, design, and management of the team in charge of the development of the Adelante2 information management system (ADELANTE Window). Also, in charge of the setup and management of other ICT tools including the main website, email accounts, email campaign systems, etc.

Argentina

The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is an African Union Commission (AUC) initiative that aims at addressing the infrastructure deficit that severely hampers Africa's competitiveness in the world market.In charge of the design and development of a database and interactive map of projects financed by PIDA (for communication and visibility of results and impact) .This assignment is part of the contributions by the European Union in the scope of the project… Show more The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is an African Union Commission (AUC) initiative that aims at addressing the infrastructure deficit that severely hampers Africa's competitiveness in the world market.In charge of the design and development of a database and interactive map of projects financed by PIDA (for communication and visibility of results and impact) .This assignment is part of the contributions by the European Union in the scope of the project "Technical Assistance to the African Union- Infrastructure Support Mechanism (TA to AU/ISM)". Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

The Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility - LACIF is one of the European Union’s regional blending facilities, aiming to mobilize funding for development projects by combining EU grants with financial resources from European and regional financial institutions, governments and the private sector.Managing the team in charge of the web-portal design, development and implementation, as well as the ongoing maintenance and technical support to the team for the duration of the… Show more The Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility - LACIF is one of the European Union’s regional blending facilities, aiming to mobilize funding for development projects by combining EU grants with financial resources from European and regional financial institutions, governments and the private sector.Managing the team in charge of the web-portal design, development and implementation, as well as the ongoing maintenance and technical support to the team for the duration of the technical assistance contract. Show less

Argentina (Remote)

In charge of the design and implement the on-line data collection component of the evaluation. Data processing and statistical analysis.

Asunción, Paraguay

Technical Assistance for PROCADENAS ("Fortalecimiento del Marco Normativo, Institucional y Sanitario de la Producción Pecuaria Sustentable" - Viceministerio de Ganadería de Paraguay).In charge of the analysis and design of an information management system for the follow up and monitoring of the project activities, including the systematisation of the results indicators and linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals and the PNDs (Paraguay´s national development plan).… Show more Technical Assistance for PROCADENAS ("Fortalecimiento del Marco Normativo, Institucional y Sanitario de la Producción Pecuaria Sustentable" - Viceministerio de Ganadería de Paraguay).In charge of the analysis and design of an information management system for the follow up and monitoring of the project activities, including the systematisation of the results indicators and linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals and the PNDs (Paraguay´s national development plan). Additionally, in charge of testing and the follow up of the software development and deployment phases. Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

The specific objective of the assignment is to prepare the "EU Aid for Trade Progress Report 2020" and its associated deliverables.In charge of the collection, processing and analysis of relevant Data extracted from the OECD CRS Database (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development- Creditor Reporting System) on EU and Member States’ Aid for Trade activities up to 2018.Additionally, in charge of the development and implementation of the data collection process of… Show more The specific objective of the assignment is to prepare the "EU Aid for Trade Progress Report 2020" and its associated deliverables.In charge of the collection, processing and analysis of relevant Data extracted from the OECD CRS Database (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development- Creditor Reporting System) on EU and Member States’ Aid for Trade activities up to 2018.Additionally, in charge of the development and implementation of the data collection process of qualitative appreciations on EU AfT from EU Delegations and MS in developing countries. Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

The specific objective of the assignment is to prepare the "EU Aid for Trade Progress Report 2019" and its associated deliverables. In charge of the collection, processing and analysis of relevant Data extracted from the OECD CRS Database (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development- Creditor Reporting System) on EU and Member States’ Aid for Trade activities up to 2017. Additionally, I was in charge of development and implementation of online survey to collect… Show more The specific objective of the assignment is to prepare the "EU Aid for Trade Progress Report 2019" and its associated deliverables. In charge of the collection, processing and analysis of relevant Data extracted from the OECD CRS Database (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development- Creditor Reporting System) on EU and Member States’ Aid for Trade activities up to 2017. Additionally, I was in charge of development and implementation of online survey to collect qualitative appreciations on EU AfT from EU Delegations and MS in developing countries. Show less

Argentina

Project: "Monitoring & Evaluation Support to UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists".for DANICOM Communications and Development - Denmark

Mar Del Plata, Argentina

https://www.facebook.com/dorreguscoworking

Botswana

Project: “SADC Investment Promotion Strategy and identification of scope for the modernization of the Investment portal” Formulation of a proposal to revamp and modernize the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Investment Portal, to make it more informative, attractive, modern and user friendly for all potential users. Recommend processes, methodology and/or tools for Portal-related coordination between SADC and stakeholders.

Data collection, processing and analysis. Creation of datasets and identification of signals and patterns to be used for the data visualisation to illustrate important and impactful messages in the report. Recommendation of the best tools and format to be used for infographics.

Madrid Area, Spain

Project: "Asistencia Técnica para la Implementación del Programa de Facilidad Regional para la Cooperación Internacional y el Partenariado” - EuropeAid/150248/DH/ACT/LACIn charge of the analysis and design of an internal management and monitoring system for the follow up and monitoring of the financed projects during the 4-year implementation period of the program.

Argentina

In charge of the design and implementation of online survey and data collection and analysis for the evaluation. Multilingual setup English, Arabic, Spanish and French.

Argentina

Project: “EU Public Diplomacy Project – Americas”Providing advice on a coherent methodology and on-line tools to gather data for established indicators, provide recommendations on the best existing software to use for the needed data collection to ensure that data can be consolidated, analysed and visualized. Also provide training to team leaders of the various projects.

Argentina

ListoTV es una startup tecnológica enfocada en la creación de un servicio de TV por internet con contenido audiovisual de gran calidad, cuidadosamente curado y organizado en categorías verticales y canales que incluye series, programas clásicos y también de los nuevos creadores. Nuestro objetivo es crear una nueva forma de disfrutar contenidos de TV en internet que sea tan fácil y segura como la TV tradicional, siempre a pantalla completa y con canales, pero en la que el usuario pueda… Show more ListoTV es una startup tecnológica enfocada en la creación de un servicio de TV por internet con contenido audiovisual de gran calidad, cuidadosamente curado y organizado en categorías verticales y canales que incluye series, programas clásicos y también de los nuevos creadores. Nuestro objetivo es crear una nueva forma de disfrutar contenidos de TV en internet que sea tan fácil y segura como la TV tradicional, siempre a pantalla completa y con canales, pero en la que el usuario pueda decidir cuándo y cómo ver el contenido. Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

In charge of the creation and implementation of the site for Blending Facilities on the DRUPAL 7-based web infrastructure of EuropeAid; Supporting the DEVCO Communication Unit in providing input to feed in the website to be created for the blending facilities;Production of visibility materials for the Blending Facilities and content for the new website, (project fiches for 200+ projects).

Brussels Area, Belgium

Project: "Support to visibility and Communication actions presenting the results and impact of EU Development Cooperation in Latin America and Caribbean"Elaboration and production of high-quality visibility and communication deliverables to beused in the different EU – CELAC side-events and beyond, and to be distributed throughdifferent channels.In charge of the design, development and maintenance of the event website in DRUPAL 7, and support to the team in the implementation of… Show more Project: "Support to visibility and Communication actions presenting the results and impact of EU Development Cooperation in Latin America and Caribbean"Elaboration and production of high-quality visibility and communication deliverables to beused in the different EU – CELAC side-events and beyond, and to be distributed throughdifferent channels.In charge of the design, development and maintenance of the event website in DRUPAL 7, and support to the team in the implementation of other communication activities. Show less

Argentina

Spider (the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions) is a Swedish resource center and knowledge broker in ICT for Development (ICT4D). Building on bottom-up initiatives, Spider supports local organisations to meet urgent social needs.As part of the evaluation team, I was in charge of the development and implementation of an online survey for programme stakeholders, as well as the data processing and the statistical analysis. The programme is financed by the Swedish International… Show more Spider (the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions) is a Swedish resource center and knowledge broker in ICT for Development (ICT4D). Building on bottom-up initiatives, Spider supports local organisations to meet urgent social needs.As part of the evaluation team, I was in charge of the development and implementation of an online survey for programme stakeholders, as well as the data processing and the statistical analysis. The programme is financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

Development and implementation of an online survey and supporting the evaluation team in data source identification and analysis.

Wageningen, Netherlands

Web assessment, data collection and analysis.

Paraguay

Actualización de sistema de gestión de trámites de exportación (Ventanilla Unica de Exportación) a través de la integración de nuevos productos y funciones, y optimización de trámites para los usuarios finales.

Brussels And Latin America

The project objective was to improve communication and visibility of the ALFA programme in order to raise awareness and clearly demonstrate the results achieved by the programme as an evidence of its impact in reducing social inequalities and promoting regional integration between Latin American and EU.Responsible for the concept, creation and administration of the main website developed as part of this project (http://www.alfa3programme.eu)

In charge of the design, development and training of the personal in all Web systems used by the 3 projects including: integration of websites with external blogs of News and Events, development of subscribers management system, websites and intranets deployment and maintenance:• INFOACES – “Sistema Integral de Información sobre las Instituciones de Educación Superior de América Latina para el Área Común de Educación Superior con Europa” www.infoaces.org• E3M Project–“European… Show more In charge of the design, development and training of the personal in all Web systems used by the 3 projects including: integration of websites with external blogs of News and Events, development of subscribers management system, websites and intranets deployment and maintenance:• INFOACES – “Sistema Integral de Información sobre las Instituciones de Educación Superior de América Latina para el Área Común de Educación Superior con Europa” www.infoaces.org• E3M Project–“European Indicators and Ranking Methodology for University Third Mission”. www.e3mproject.eu• GOODUEP–“Good Practices in University-Enterprise Partnerships “ - (EC 6th FWP). www.gooduep.eu Show less

Project: EU-LA PROFLEX – The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society. The project focused on the study and analysis of the main aspects of the insertion of professionals on the Labour Market.In charge of the design and implementation of a database of professionals and an online survey system used by more than 40,000 graduates from Universities participating in the project, and the development and maintenance of the project’s website. Also in charge of conducting… Show more Project: EU-LA PROFLEX – The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society. The project focused on the study and analysis of the main aspects of the insertion of professionals on the Labour Market.In charge of the design and implementation of a database of professionals and an online survey system used by more than 40,000 graduates from Universities participating in the project, and the development and maintenance of the project’s website. Also in charge of conducting several training workshops on the utilization of the online survey system and processing the raw data collected by the surveys and converting into format required by SPSS software utilized for the statistical analysis. The results obtained were compared with results from similar projects and disseminated in numerous publications, seminars and conferences on Higher Education Policies. www.encuesta-proflex.org, www.seguimientoegresados.com Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

In charge of the design and implementation of an online survey among the 193 FPA partners and all concerned staff of DG ECHO and data processing and analysis.

Brussels And Acp Countries

Managing the design and implementation of an online survey and data collection and analysis, for the Final Evaluation of the project ACP-EU Courier.

Currently developing a Database and online community for consultants and experts specialized in international development projects financed by EC/EuropeAid. (www.oneglobalexpert.com)The portal provides a wide range of information and services for experts, including CV upload and management, news, downloads, job opportunities, current per diem rates, etc.

Caribbean Region

Project: “Capacity Building Technical Assistance for the Caribbean ICT sector” ACP/6423Designing the structure and creating the profiles of all organizations participating in the initiative for the creation of the Caribbean ICT Federation into the COM4DEV platform. Gathering information and ensuring completed uploading of identified ICT-specific IOs, businesses and professionals on the COM4DEV platform. Liaison with the COM4DEV platform team and the operators of the COM4DEV Observatory… Show more Project: “Capacity Building Technical Assistance for the Caribbean ICT sector” ACP/6423Designing the structure and creating the profiles of all organizations participating in the initiative for the creation of the Caribbean ICT Federation into the COM4DEV platform. Gathering information and ensuring completed uploading of identified ICT-specific IOs, businesses and professionals on the COM4DEV platform. Liaison with the COM4DEV platform team and the operators of the COM4DEV Observatory currently being set up in the Caribbean.Also cooperated with the TL to develop a phased implementation plan based on the resources available to the intermediary organization and their absorptive capacity for future technical assistance. Show less

Caribbean Region 15 Countries

Project: “Technical Assistance for the Establishment of a Marketplace and a B2B Platform for ICT Companies and Professionals in the Caribbean Region” - Proinvest: CAR/6201In charge of assessment of the functional requirements for a regional Web-based Portal/Directory and establish mechanisms of data collection, encoding and entry into the webportal (DRUPAL CMS) in close contact with the IT project development team in Brussels.Also work closely with the Senior Economist and Team… Show more Project: “Technical Assistance for the Establishment of a Marketplace and a B2B Platform for ICT Companies and Professionals in the Caribbean Region” - Proinvest: CAR/6201In charge of assessment of the functional requirements for a regional Web-based Portal/Directory and establish mechanisms of data collection, encoding and entry into the webportal (DRUPAL CMS) in close contact with the IT project development team in Brussels.Also work closely with the Senior Economist and Team Leader to carry on the census and information gathering of the Caribbean ICT business associations and companies, structure data, migrate and validate the information, identify areas of training, and analyze the needs in terms of new functionalities. In charge of the design and setup of online questionnaires and surveying mechanisms. Show less

Regional Development Program for the ICT sector of the Southern Region of Buenos Aires Province (financed by the Technological Modernization Program III of the Inter-American Development Bank).In charge of the design and creation of the first directory of ICT companies of the region for the Association of ICT companies based in Mar del Plata. Also supported a team of consultants working on the preparation of the strategic plan for the period 2010-2014 for improving the competitiveness… Show more Regional Development Program for the ICT sector of the Southern Region of Buenos Aires Province (financed by the Technological Modernization Program III of the Inter-American Development Bank).In charge of the design and creation of the first directory of ICT companies of the region for the Association of ICT companies based in Mar del Plata. Also supported a team of consultants working on the preparation of the strategic plan for the period 2010-2014 for improving the competitiveness of the ICT companies and organization of associations. The strategic plan includes the identification and formulation of projects to be financed for a total amount of 4 million US $. Show less

Avanz International is a consulting firm with worldwide experience in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of technical assistance and capacity building projects in emerging markets, transition economies and less-developed countries, working for the European Commision, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, etc.Assisting in the preparation, management and monitoring of external projects and missions. Managing the design and creation of a centralized database of… Show more Avanz International is a consulting firm with worldwide experience in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of technical assistance and capacity building projects in emerging markets, transition economies and less-developed countries, working for the European Commision, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, etc.Assisting in the preparation, management and monitoring of external projects and missions. Managing the design and creation of a centralized database of associated experts. Directing new business development through the use of internet and corporate knowledge management.In charge of the design, implementation and maintenance of all internal ICT systems. Web site and web portal design and implementation, web based Database for experts and contracts. Translation of all company materials including website. Show less

Paraguay

Project: FOCOSEP-“Fortalecimiento de la Competitividad del Sector Exportador Paraguayo” In charge of the design, development and implementation of an information system for the management of documents corresponding to Technical Standards developed at the INTN. This project required the collection of large amounts of information and documents from different sources that was analyzed and processed to be imported to the new system. The INTN is the National Standards Body of… Show more Project: FOCOSEP-“Fortalecimiento de la Competitividad del Sector Exportador Paraguayo” In charge of the design, development and implementation of an information system for the management of documents corresponding to Technical Standards developed at the INTN. This project required the collection of large amounts of information and documents from different sources that was analyzed and processed to be imported to the new system. The INTN is the National Standards Body of Paraguay and is responsible for the development, publication and application of technical standards in Paraguay).The new system developed as part of this assignment allowed the INTN to publish the National Technical Standards to be available to the general public on the internet for the first time. Show less

In charge of project management of web/internet related developments and translations- Internet infrastructure design and implementation, including experts and solutions procurement- Websites and Servers maintenance and monitoring, - Maintenance of web hosting service for clients- Data bases design, implementation and maintenanceDirectly involved in more than 40 projects of design, development and translation/localization of websites, webportals, online database systems… Show more In charge of project management of web/internet related developments and translations- Internet infrastructure design and implementation, including experts and solutions procurement- Websites and Servers maintenance and monitoring, - Maintenance of web hosting service for clients- Data bases design, implementation and maintenanceDirectly involved in more than 40 projects of design, development and translation/localization of websites, webportals, online database systems and content management systems. Show less

In charge of the design, development and maintenance of the main conference website (bilingual site English-French). Utilized a CMS- Content Management System for the maintenance of the content which will be maintained for several months after the conference for visibility and communication purposes. COMESA Trade and Investment Conference - The COMESA Secretariat in collaboration with the European Commission and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Belgium-Luxembourg-ACP… Show more In charge of the design, development and maintenance of the main conference website (bilingual site English-French). Utilized a CMS- Content Management System for the maintenance of the content which will be maintained for several months after the conference for visibility and communication purposes. COMESA Trade and Investment Conference - The COMESA Secretariat in collaboration with the European Commission and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Belgium-Luxembourg-ACP organized the first major COMESA Investor Conference on November 18-19, 2008 in Brussels. Show less

Project: “Study on results and impact of ALFA Programme in Europe and Latin America” – http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/projects/alfa- In charge of design and implementation of a database and a new web portal with the aim of enhancing valorization and visibility of the ALFA Program results and impact (multilingual environment: English, Spanish, French and Portuguese).- Design and implementation of an online questionnaire for collection of information of 227projects, including the… Show more Project: “Study on results and impact of ALFA Programme in Europe and Latin America” – http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/projects/alfa- In charge of design and implementation of a database and a new web portal with the aim of enhancing valorization and visibility of the ALFA Program results and impact (multilingual environment: English, Spanish, French and Portuguese).- Design and implementation of an online questionnaire for collection of information of 227projects, including the utilization of a mass email distribution tool and SQL databases for results.- Assisted in the various workshops and conference “Best Practices and Results of ALFA projects – the future of cooperation in Higher Education between European Union and Latin America”, Mexico, 2007 Show less

Review, testing, selection and recommendation of Information Systems and Communications Technologies. Preparation of Technical proposals for customers in Brasil, Argentina and Chile.In charge of company’s Website design, development and maintenance.Created an online database of customers for remote access for sales agents.Design and development of multimedia product marketing tools distributed in CD format.

ICT Projects Assessment and Recommendation. Network Specialist.Webmaster for internal and for customer’s websites and portals.

In charge of all internal information systems deployment and support including: Websites and databases, Windows NT/2000/2003 servers, Exchange 2000, SQL Server, IIS, RODOPI Billing System, Backup Exec, VPN, Hardware and Software installation, and maintenance.(Aleron was acquired by Cogent Communications in 2004)

Mar Del Plata, Argentina

Design, Installation and support of computer networks – Help Desk - PC/Servers Support Review, testing, and recommendation of ICT solutionsNovell and Windows NT Networks, MS Windows NT /95/98, Novell Netware 3.x, 4.xSince 1998 also in charge of the development and management of the website of the company, including development of multimedia presentations for web and for distribution in CD format.

Teaching Assistant - Programming Courses in Computer Science Classes

Course, It Management In The Public Sector

Planning Tools For Development Evaluations, Traineval - Training In Development Evaluation

Training, Project Cycle Management - Pcm

Engineer, Information And Communication Technology