Global Lead for Pollution Management and Circular Economy.
Lead Environmental Specialist Global Practice.
Lead Environmental Specialist Latin American Region.
Lead Environment Specialist South Asia Region.
Responsabilities
Thematic leader for analytical work. Participating in the development of mechanisms to promote the generation and dissemination of policy- enhancing environmental and economic knowledge.
Task managing development policy loans and investment projects on environment, water, energy, tourism, land management, health, and education and public administration.
2000 – 2002
Interamerican Development Bank
Natural Resources Management Specialist for Ecuador
Responsabilites
Task managing investment projects including:
Program of Rural Roads in Ecuador
Environmental Management Plan for Galapagos
Institutional Strengthening of the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador.
1999 – 2000
National Royalties Comission
Managing Director
Responsabilites
Managing Colombia´s National Royalties Fund.
Managing a US $ 500 million financial portfolio.
Supervision of an annual allocation of $ 735 million for infrastructure, mining, and environmental projects.
1992 – 2000
National University of Colombia
Professor
Responsabilities
Leading environmental policy research in cutting-edge sector and cross-sector studies
1994 – 1995
Office of the President Colombia National Planning Department
Director Environmental Policy Department
Responsibilities
Preparing legislative proposals submitted by the National Government to Congress to establish a Ministry of Environment and a National Environment System.
Developing and formulating environmental policies in pollution control and natural resources management in Colombia.
Coordinating the design of the environmental component of the National Development Plan 1994-1998.
Coordinating Colombian delegations to international and scientific forums and negotiation processes related to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (CSD).
Developing guidelines for the formulation of the Andean Action Plan for policies to mitigate climate change.
1987 – 1991
Ecopetrol- Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo
Director (Acting) of the Energy and Environmental Division
Responsibilities
Leading research, environment and energy to promote an innovative and relevant operational program. Leading the formulation of a sector program of analytical studies in environment and energy.
Supervision of projects in in areas involving: environmental impact assessments of oil exploration, production and transportation, electric transmission and design of solid waste landfills and wastewater treatment plants.
Designing and establishing the Environment and Energy Division of the Colombia Petroleum Institute, ECcopetrol, through the technical and administrative supervision.
1984 – 1986
Bogota River Basin Environmental Agency
Director Environmental Engineering Division
Responsabilities
Supervision pollution control and water quality laboratory groups.
Formulation and implementation of projects regarding environmental protection, wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
