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J-PAL is a network of 136 affiliated professors from over forty universities including MIT, Harvard, Tufts, and London School of Economics. J-PAL’s mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is backed by scientific evidence; they do this through research, policy outreach, and education. Contributed to a 6 person team that led the development of the organization’s first diploma program, which includes more than 60 hours of in person training Assisted in test creation process as well as evaluated and corrected student's homework and tests Identified and extracted critical information from research papers and current affairs in order to develop training material for the diploma program Adapted information into formats appropriate for the educational environment such as PowerPoint presentations

SMC Consulting builds strategic bridges between vendors such as Broan, Masterlock, Fluidmaster, and retailers such as Homecenter Sodimac, Maestro, and Kiwi. It acts as a local branch for foreign vendors by supervising their day to day operations, creating new sales and cross-merchandising opportunities, and guaranteeing their market positioning as leaders in best quality products. Re-designed annual and monthly sales report to allow for easier and more effective analysis of the company’s sales and positioning performance; new report design was adopted and implemented across all clients and countries Identified capability needs for a new Operations Manager Role by building a case that recommend the role be filled by an individual with advanced skills in Information Technology; recommendation was approved by CEO Co-lead the search for and analyzed first stage interviews in the recruitment process for the Operations Manager Role

Universidad de Chile's School of Business and Economics was accredited in 2015 by the AASCSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). In 2015 it was ranked as the third best Business School in Latin America by the Business Schools Ranking of Eduniversal. Built a Microsoft Excel based data set to support a metrics driven analysis of the Natural Resources Curse, presented findings to a professor advisory board, whom subsequently leveraged findings in their research Identified and studied relevant economic publishing’s regarding the Natural Resources Curse in order to complement the data sets being analyzed Taught supplemental Microeconomics classes to second year pre-graduates with the objective of reviewing and further explaining concepts taught by the professor Corrected Microeconomics exams and provided students with performance feedback

* Taught mathematics to kids ages eight to eleven * Developed exercises and examples to support the development of mathematics skills * Monitored individual children’s performance in order to adapt lessons to their evolving needs

Sumindu, S.A. cuts and distributes high quality steel as well as stainless and non-ferrous alloys to satisfy industrial demand in Venezuela. Sumindu operates under the quality standards COVENIN ISO 9001:2008. They use cutting edge technology to adapt the materials to the customer’s needs and they deliver across the country. Organized and uploaded accounting information into the company’s system after completing a rigorous data cleansing effort Supported petty cash management by verifying invoices and receipts

Major in Economics from School of Business and Economics Minor in Business from School of Business and Economics Minor in Engineering from School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Areas of focus included: microeconomics, macroeconomics, business structures, and excel based data analysis. Activities and Societies: Ecology and student garden club coordinator, swim team athlete.