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Ireland

Irlanda

Investigating the impacts of precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies on the sustainability of Irish pasture-based dairy systems

Madison, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos

- Developed logic models (theory of change) for eight of the Natural Resources Institute’s environmental programs- Developed a logic model of the “land and water” program area of the Natural Resource Institute- Systematized work plans and outcome statements’ data for evaluation of programs

Madison, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos

Conducted 10 focus groups to more than 50 farm workers in dairy farms of Wisconsin for the “USDA Project: Mitigating transmission of antimicrobial resistance on large dairy farms by reducing behavioral pathways of exposure”

Madison, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos

- Reported an economic analysis of water rates in cities of the Midwest, US- Wrote a literature review on sustainable farming practices and manure management in Wisconsin, US- Reviewed and summarized data for the “2017 State of the Yahara Lakes Annual Report”

Santiago, Región Metropolitana De Santiago, Chile

- Investigated the impact of Protected Areas on poverty in Chile using a counterfactual model and R Project software- Wrote a funding research proposal for the Newton Picarte Fund of the British Embassy in Chile- Coordinated and organized team meetings, workshops in evidence-based practice to partner organizations of CESIEP and one international.

Santiago, Región Metropolitana De Santiago, Chile

Coordinated the training course “Capacity Building for Impact Evaluation, Evidence Synthesis, and Communication of Results for Improved Environmental Evaluation and Management” developed by the Center for the Socioeconomic Impact of Environmental Policies (CESIEP), the Center for Evidence-Based Conservation (CEBC) of the University of Bangor, UK, and The.

Developed an economic evaluation (ex -ante) and designed an impact evaluation (ex – post) of the project “Conservation effectiveness, restoration and sustainable management in the Caatinga, Pampa and Pantanal”, for the Inter–American Development Bank in Brazil (BR -D1004)

Santiago, Región Metropolitana De Santiago, Chile

Wrote and presented an analysis-diagnosis of the current financial situation of the national public system of Protected Areas in Chile for the UNDP-GEF Project “Creation of an Integral System of Protected Areas for Chile”- Developed a proposal of improvement for the budgetary management

Viña Del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile

- Taught courses in “Formulation and Evaluation of Agricultural Projects”, “Cattle Production”, and “Animal Production”- Supported faculty goals and activities- Advised four students in their graduation projects

Viña Del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile

Research Project UVM - Angloamerican “Application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in communities near cordillera del Melon, Chile"- Surveyed primary and secondary information of the current situation of small cattle farmers in the commune of Nogales, Chile.- Wrote an analysis of technical needs and gaps in technology- Trained 30 small farmers in Good.

Phd Student, Food Business And Development

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Conservation

Honors: Awarded with the Neale Silva Scholarship for Chilean Students in UW-Madison.

Professional Development Seminar (Pds) On Managing Ecosystems Services From Tropical Forests, Ecology, Public Policies, Ecosystem Services, Economy

Offered by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), Canada’s University of Alberta, Tropy–Dry, and the United.

Master Of Science - Ms, Agricultural Economics

Thesis: “Impact evaluation of protected areas on poverty in the VII, VIII, IX, XIV and X regions of Chile”. Honors: Awarded “Best graduate.

Viii Environmental And Resource Economics Training Course: “Valuation And Household Surveys”

Offered by the Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba, Costa Rica.

2011, Cattle Management Diploma

Certificate in cattle and sheep management. Focused on building capacities to create budgets, and design feeding plans and health.

2011, Bovine Medicine Diploma

Certificate in productive bovine medicine. Lectures and practical work on diseases in cattle and in treatment, prevention, nutritional and.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Veterinary Medicine

Majored in Veterinary Medicine with the highest honors (suma cum laude) Honors: Awarded with an Academic Excellence Scholarship for the.