Selected work with international organizations, governments, and private-sector partners — where science, policy, and practice meet.
PROJECTS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION · 2024
Kenya–Uruguay Learning Visit
Specialized Consultant · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation & Gatsby Africa
Designed and delivered a learning visit for Kenyan government and private-sector leaders to study Uruguay's journey to a competitive, low-emission, traceable livestock sector. Organized the Uruguay agenda, moderated workshops in Kenya, and identified transferable lessons that catalyzed concrete action by Kenyan stakeholders.
Uruguay · Kenya
SELECTED WORK
TOOLS & METHODS · 2011
Carbon Footprint of Uruguay's Milk — Primary Phase
National Consultant · UNDP (with MGAP, INIA, FAGRO, LATU)
Produced one of Uruguay's first carbon-footprint estimates for the dairy chain, calculating first estimates per litre of milk at the primary phase and contributing to the national methodology.
Uruguay
DOCTORAL RESEARCH · 2021
Diagnosing and Solving High Phosphorus Levels in Soils Receiving Dairy Factory Wastewater
Doctoral Researcher · Lincoln University, in partnership with Fonterra
Applied doctoral research for Fonterra, New Zealand's largest dairy processor, diagnosing why phosphorus levels were building up in soils receiving dairy-factory wastewater and testing practical solutions. Combined soil sampling, laboratory analysis, and an incubation experiment to identify cost-effective ways to reduce the risk of water contamination.
New Zealand
Uruguayan Observatory of Sustainable Livestock Production Systems
Uruguayan Observatory of Sustainable Livestock Production Systems
Interinstitutional Coordinator - INIA & Gates Foundation
Uruguay ↔ Sub-Saharan Africa
2025-2026
Coordinate a South–South cooperation platform sharing Uruguay's experience in sustainable livestock with Sub-Saharan African countries. Lead the partnership between INIA and the Gates Foundation, defining priority countries and focus areas (animal health, reproductive biotechnology, sustainability, digital decision tools), organizing technical exchanges between regions, and producing progress and final reports.
Interinstitutional Coordinator - INIA & Gates Foundation
Uruguay ↔ Sub-Saharan Africa
2025-2026
Coordinate a South–South cooperation platform sharing Uruguay's experience in sustainable livestock with Sub-Saharan African countries. Lead the partnership between INIA and the Gates Foundation, defining priority countries and focus areas (animal health, reproductive biotechnology, sustainability, digital decision tools), organizing technical exchanges between regions, and producing progress and final reports.
Kenya–Uruguay Learning Visit
Kenya–Uruguay Learning Visit
Specialized Consultant - Gatsby Africa & Gates Foundation
Uruguay · Kenya
2024
Designed and delivered a learning visit for Kenyan government and private-sector leaders to study Uruguay's journey to a competitive, low-emission, traceable livestock sector. Organized the Uruguay agenda, moderated workshops in Kenya before and after the visit, and identified transferable lessons for the Kenyan context — catalyzing concrete actions by Kenyan stakeholders.
Specialized Consultant - Gatsby Africa & Gates Foundation
Uruguay · Kenya
2024
Designed and delivered a learning visit for Kenyan government and private-sector leaders to study Uruguay's journey to a competitive, low-emission, traceable livestock sector. Organized the Uruguay agenda, moderated workshops in Kenya before and after the visit, and identified transferable lessons for the Kenyan context — catalyzing concrete actions by Kenyan stakeholders.
Enabling Environment to Strengthen Climate Ambition — Methane Mitigation
Enabling Environment to Strengthen Climate Ambition — Methane Mitigation
Livestock & Climate Change Specialist (methane) - FAO (Rome)
Costa Rica · Kenya
2022 - 2023
Supported a global FAO initiative helping low- and middle-income countries integrate methane assessment and mitigation into national climate policy. Organized workshops in Kenya and Costa Rica, supported the development of a course on climate-change adaptation, and helped deliver a webinar on carbon sequestration — strengthening technical and institutional capacity in the livestock sector.
Livestock & Climate Change Specialist (methane) - FAO (Rome)
Costa Rica · Kenya
2022 - 2023
Supported a global FAO initiative helping low- and middle-income countries integrate methane assessment and mitigation into national climate policy. Organized workshops in Kenya and Costa Rica, supported the development of a course on climate-change adaptation, and helped deliver a webinar on carbon sequestration — strengthening technical and institutional capacity in the livestock sector.