Skills

General — Policy Analysis, Strategic Planning, Statistics, Management, Writing, Teaching, Public Speaking

Technical — Machine Learning, Causal Inference, R, Python, SQL, JavaScript, PostGIS, QGIS, ArcGIS

Language — English (Native), Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (Proficient)

Experience

Independent Consultant

Remote | 2018 - present

• Reti: founded startup advising adaptive planning and real options analysis
• InspiritAI: taught applied machine learning, including NLP, Object Detection, algorithmic bias
• IADB: built a web app for visualizing crowd-sourced traffic data across 10 cities in Latin America
• World Bank: generated transit data and led accessibility analysis in Cartagena, Colombia

ITF/OECD — Policy Analyst and Modeler

Remote | 2020

• Co-authored report for European Commission on decarbonizing transport
• Presented findings as panelist in public webinar
• Led data analysis for freight and inter-city passenger sectors
• Wrote policy briefs for 7 decarbonization strategies

Mayor’s Office — Mobility Advisor

Bogotá, Colombia | 2016 - 2017

• Led $45M expansion of TransMilenio transit system with a novel diagnostic framework
• Automated generation of standardized transit data (GTFS) for formal and informal system
• Developed HyperionTransit, open-source software for transit planning and capacity analysis

Steer Group — Consultant

Boston, USA | 2013 - 2016

• Led and supported demand forecasting, discrete choice modeling
• 5 high-speed rail corridors, 2 ferry systems, 2 toll bridges, and 2 managed lanes across the U.S.
• Conducted economic impact analyses and hazard mitigation studies for NYC resilience projects

LOGIT Consultoria — Transportation Planner

São Paulo, Brazil | 2012 - 2013

• Created strategic plan to make 9-tower mixed-use development carbon neutral
• Supported demand model development in BuenosAires,Argentina,andVitoria,Brazil

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, USA | 2017 - 2020

• Master of Science in Transportation and Master of City Planning
• Research Assistant under Professor P. Christopher Zegras
• Coauthored publication: Scaling Up Innovative Participatory Design for Public Transportation Planning: Lessons from Experiments in the Global South
• Thesis: Winning the Housing Lottery in Rio de Janeiro: Curse or Cure?

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, USA | 2007 - 2011

• B.S. in Civil Engineering and City & Regional Planning
• Engineering G.P.A. 4.0, Total G.P.A. 3.9
• Magna Cum Laude, 8 Dean’s List Awards
• Co-founder of Cornell University Sustainable Design
• Led 105 students and local contractors in the construction of a school in South Africa

International School of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland | 2005 - 2007

• International Baccalaureate, Final Grade 40 / 42
• Extracurriculars: jazz piano, percussion, rugby, Student League of Nations

Recognition

• Best Poster at Transportation Research Board - 2020
• Presenter at Transportation Research Board for Evaluating Worksite Commuting Efficiency — 2016
• Engineering News Record Best Project for Schoolhouse South Africa — 2013
• Architizer A+ Popular Choice Award for Schoolhouse South Africa — 2013
• Oikos Student Leadership Award for Schoolhouse South Africa — 2011
• 2 Bartels Award Grants for Research in Mexico City and Schoolhouse South Africa — 2010, 2011
• Honorable Mention, Gertrude Spencer Portfolio Award in Writing — 2008
• 8 Dean’s List Awards 2007 - 2011
• College of Engineering Global Fellow — 2011