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Chihuahua, Mexico

Chihuahua Area, Mexico

Teach masters and undergraduate classes, environmental economics, environmental education, natural resources managementSupervise graduate and undergraduate studentsCoordinate and undertake research on social and economic valuation of ecosystem services (4 projects)

Vienna, Austria

Conducted a regional assessment on forest education for Latin America and the Caribbean. 1. Established an inventory of ongoing activities, key actors, objectives, gaps and achievements in the three levels of forest education.2. Identified and assessment of existing approaches and potential new options for activities in the three levels of forestry education, highlighting the benefits and trade-offs of different types of interventions and their effectiveness in addressing gaps in forest education.

Bogota,D.C., Capital District, Colombia

Evaluated forest governance workshops in ColombiaPrepared and published a scientific paper

Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

Conducted research on community forest managementSupervised graduate studentsTaught graduate classes

Brownsville, Texas, United States

Supervised 23 employeesOversaw the operations of the CenterResponsible for accounting and budgeting of the clinicDesigned an environmental impact assessment to identify current environmental risk and recommend best practices to reduce the Center’s environmental risks and financial costsDeveloped and implement environmental strategies and sustainable action plans using best science and technology availableLead the implementation of environmental policies and practicesPrepared and implemented protocols for accreditation

Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

Conducted research on forest managementInterviewed international students to create a webpage of their profileAssisted international scholars and students with activities related to academia and campus lifeCooperated with all the activities related to current study abroad programs in the agricultural collegePresented seminars for international studentsCreated a database with all the study abroad program in agriculture for the Southern Land Grant InstitutionsTranslated English documents into Spanish or vice-versaParticipated and collaborated in activities involving the international agricultural office Designed surveys and interviewed forest’s owners in regard to forest managementAnalyzed qualitative data from interviews using content analysis Used Q-methodology to systematically identify perceptions of forest owners’ toward forest managementExamined the process of analysis and deliberation leading to changes in preferences with regard to indicators for sustainable forest managementServed as data processor using PQ-method to support a national water project survey Acted as a researcher for the project SustaplexElaborated a systematic literature review of the concepts of socio-ecological systems, Panarchy, deliberative democracy, and system theory to understand their contribution to sustainability Elaborated in-depth review of the literature related to quality of life and sustainabilityCreated a database on sustainability research and theoryDescribed the structure, behavior, and performance of timber market Analyzed time series data using SAS to estimate the production function for the timber market in ColombiaUsed Lerner Index to estimate the market imperfections for timber from South Pacific of Colombia. Familiarity with demand function, cost function, profit maximization, and conjectural elasticity

Vienna, Austria

Elaborated a detail analysis of the text of the Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and all the decision taken by the Conference of the Parties since 1995 to 2007 to obtain a depth assessment of information related to adaptation of forest to climate change in the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Evaluated the extent and application of IUFRO Guidelines for Working at the Interface of Forest Science and Forest PolicyPerformed web editing services, and edited the language of IUFRO publications

Bogota, Colombia

Compiled and reviewed large time series data related to the forestry sector of the CountryDesigned surveys and prioritized data to collect for further statistical analysisPrepared, coordinated, and delivered workshops for 37 government forestry entities around the country Collaborated with computer scientists in the phases of analysis, design, architecture, and proof of the software, familiarity with ORACLEPrepared and analyzed statistical data base for costumers and government entitiesReviewed and supervised two undergraduate thesis sponsored by the projectPrepared progress report for project’s sponsor and government organizationActed in absence of Forestry CoordinatorElaborated Colombia’s Annual Statistical Forestry Questionnaire to ITTO and FAOAssisted the coordinator of the project Conservation and Management for the Multiple Used and Development of the Mangroves in Colombia in organizing the project and prepared progress reportsResponsible for accounting and budgeting of the project Served as a liaison for professionals working in the field and professionals at headquartersContributed with the preparation of six technical reports related to mangrovesAssisted with compilation of the book “Diagnóstico y Manejo de los Manglares del Caribe Colombiano” Sánchez Heliodoro et al. (1996)Registered more than 500 references into the mangrove data based to create the first mangrove library in the country

Msc., Forest Management/ Forest Economics

Activities and Societies: Thesis: Estimation of Imperfection in the Market Timber Products from South Pacific Coast of Colombia

Ph.D, Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Dissertation: The Role of Analysis and Deliberation in Changing Community Preferences for Strategies.

Summer Course, Forest Governance

Certification, Natural Resources Management

Bs, Forestry Engineering

Activities and Societies: Thesis Title: Management Plan of the Projected Protecting Forestry Reserve Area of Saboya, Colombia