Devtech Systems International Consulting, Washington, D.C., Consultant, November 2024 – present
Senior impact evaluation specialist. Review and make recommendations for impact evaluation of an early education program in Tanzania & Rwanda.
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America & Caribbean, Chile, Consultant, Jun–Oct 2012
Background research and co-author of regional report: “Adolescents: rights to education and future welfare” (original: “Adolescentes: derecho a la educación y al bienestar futuro”), March 2014. Download here.
The World Bank, Washington, D.C., Consultant, Dec 2011 – April 2012
Co-authored study “Education consequences of adolescent motherhood in Chile”. Background study for regional report “Teenage Pregnancy and Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean: On Early Child Bearing, Poverty and Economic Achievement”, 2012. Download here.
Inter-American Development Bank, Santiago, Chile, Consultant, October 2010 – November 2010
Designed randomized impact evaluation and proposed a monitoring system for the afterschool childcare program “4 a 7” implemented by Chile’s Ministry of Gender Equity.
The World Bank, Washington, D.C., Consultant, July 2006 – December 2006
Co-authored report “Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Nicaragua”. Estimated rates of trade protection for agricultural products and its impact on rural poverty. Download here.
The World Bank, Washington, D.C., Consultant, December 2002 – August 2003
Co-authored report “Shocks and Coffee: Lessons from Nicaragua” and article “The Coffee Crisis in Central America” on coffee sector households’ ability to cope with economic shocks. Download here.
The World Bank, Washington, D.C., Consultant, March 2001 – April 2002
Co-authored background paper on the effects of informal safety nets and climatic shocks on household welfare in Nicaragua.
The World Bank, Managua, Nicaragua, Consultant, June 1999 – June 2000
Authored three technical background papers for Nicaragua Poverty Assessment. Co-authored sections of the Poverty Assessment. Technical assistance to Nicaraguan Government’s National Statistical Institute.
Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., Consultant, March 1999 – June 1999
Carried out statistical analysis for 22 Latin American countries for the publication Social Protection for Equity and Growth. Contributed to the selection and design of relevant socio-economic indicators. Download here.
Central Bank of Nicaragua, Managua, Director of Open Market Operations, June 1995 – June 1996
Launched the Open Market Operations Department division of the Central Bank. Coordinated placement of Central Bank titles in the financial market. Directed research projects and statistical analysis by the division’s specialists
United Nations Development Program, Managua, Nicaragua, Consultant, October 1992 – June 1995
Coordinated preparation of official document presented by Nicaragua’s Government at its annual meeting with the International Donating Community. Provided technical support to monetary research division of the Central Bank.