1. Strong theoretical foundation and practical experience in transportation engineering: freight transportation modeling and economics, transportation planning, and sustainable transportation systems.
2. Research experience as Research Associate on freight transportation engineering, acquired through research projects with the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations’ Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems; and the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
3. Teaching experience as Associate Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin, Assistant Professor at the Universidad de Antioquia in Colombia, and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
4. Recipient of multiple academic distinctions and honors.