Education
Master of Environmental Science and Management (Energy & Climate Specialization)
University of California, Santa Barbara | June 2024
Licenciatura in Anthropology B.Sc & M.Sc Equivalent (Archaeology Specialization)
Universidad Nacional de La Plata | April 2019
Skills
Data Programming, Management & Processing
Python, Google Colab, VS Code, Jupyter Lab, R, RStudio, Git, GitHub, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, OpenRefine
Data Automation & Integration
API Requests, ArcGIS Notebook, Google Cloud Scheduler, Google Apps Scripts
Remote Sensing & Geospatial Analysis
Google Earth Engine, Rasterio, Rioxarray, Whitebox Tools, GeoPandas, Xarray
GUI-based: ArcGIS Map/Pro/Online, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, QGIS, SAGA, GRASS
Data Visualization
Leafmap, MapLibre, GEE Map, Voilà, Solara, Shiny app/dashboard, ggplot, Leaflet, Quarto, RMarkown, CSS, HTML, Javascript, Tableau
GUI-based: Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; ArcGIS Experience Builder, Dashboard, and StoryMaps
Policy & Communication
Technical reporting/writing, policy analysis, grant writing, budgeting, public presentation, stakeholder engagement
Languages
Spanish (native), English (fluent), Portuguese (professional working proficiency), Italian (limited working proficiency)
Experience
Director of Spatial Analytics – Collective Energy Company
Part-Time Remote (06/23-present)
- Assess the feasibility of implementing solar photovoltaic (PV) & battery storage microgrid systems across +16,000 U.S. and Puerto Rico community health centers to enhance resilience in disadvantaged communities.
- Develop, maintain, and coordinate the development of 6 interactive prefeasibility dashboard desktop and mobile maps to support project feasibility, stakeholder engagement, and live data visualization and monitoring.
Founder & Principal Investigator – Astro Consultants
Project Based & Remote (04/19-present)
- Authored and co-authored 30 Cultural Resource 40-page reports in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements for infrastructure projects across Santa Barbara City and County.
- Led the design and management of +150 cultural resource projects across southern and central California overseeing field surveys, testing, monitoring, archival research, data management, and GIS mapping.
- Develop custom interactive dashboard maps, featuring energy infrastructure, solar PV power potential analysis, and automated project tracking.
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer – Sunstone Energy Company
Part-Time Remote (4/23–5/25)
- Assessed site feasibility for solar PV & battery microgrid systems aimed at providing clean, affordable, and resilient energy to +700,000 homes and businesses in rural, remote, and indigenous communities of USA.
- Developed 2 comprehensive and interactive solar power feasibility dashboard maps using LiDAR data and deep-learning models to support high-resolution solar radiation modeling.
- Secured a $10,000 research grant from the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) to advance deep-learning solar resource modeling and microgrid feasibility analysis.
Spatial Data Analyst Intern – Collective Energy Company
Part-Time Remote (06/23-09/23)
- Applied GIS analysis to evaluate health centers and other critical nonprofit facilities, assessing: (1) site feasibility for solar + battery storage, (2) risk of prolonged outages from wildfire, PSPS events, and other hazards, and (3) community social vulnerability to prioritize sites for resilience investments.