Experience

  1. Staff Engineer

    Shannon and Wilson Inc

    Responsibilities include:

    • Contribute to the development of research tools for LiDAR change detection using ICP registration and M3C2 algorithms, and InSAR using Dolphin and PyGMTSAR, aimed at enhancing business opportunities in remote sensing.
  2. Research Assistant and Scientist

    University of Washington

    Responsibilities include:

    • Investigate the geospatial relationships between earthquake-induced landslides and their reactivations, manipulating geospatial data types, both rasters (GeoTIFF: satellite imagery and lidar) and vectors (GeoJSON, geopackage, shapefile).
  3. Monitoring Analyst

    Hexagon Geospatial

    Responsibilities include:

    • Perform InSAR and geospatial data analysis and real-time geotechnical monitoring of pit slopes and tailing dams using ground-based interferometric radars, robotic total stations, and GNSS, while providing technical support and delivering daily, weekly, and monthly reports on unstable areas for decision-making.
  4. Geological Engineer

    South32

    Responsibilities include:

    • Manage and perform data entry of GIS databases for mineral resource estimation and decision-making, while planning and supervising drilling campaigns.
  5. Research Assistant and Scientist

    Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Responsibilities include:

    • Conduct photointerpretation, geotechnical mapping, and statistical modeling validation for landslide, debris flow, and flood hazard studies in Aburrá Valley, while proposing an early warning system for flash flows using RTI methodology.

Education

  1. MSc Civil Engineering

    University of Washington

    GPA: 3.86/4.0

    Courses included:

    • Advanced Geomatics and Remote Sensing
    • Geospatial Data Analysis
    • Engineering Computing

    Thesis on Calibration of Physic-Based Model for Earthquake-induced Landslides Hazards using geospatial technologies. Supervised by Prof. Joseph Wartman.

  2. BSc Geological Engineering

    Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    GPA: 4.2/5

    Courses included:

    • Introduction to Programming and Algorithms
    • Remote Sensing
    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
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Awards & Certifications
CEE Departmental Graduate Fellowship
University of Washington ∙ August 2023

This fellowship award at the University of Washington underscores my expertise in geospatial data analysis, InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) techniques, and coding proficiency. My demonstrated skills in harnessing geospatial data and employing advanced remote sensing technologies like InSAR and LiDAR highlight my commitment to advancing knowledge in earth sciences and spatial analysis.

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Radar Monitoring
University of Arizona ∙ December 2020

Learned:

  • Ground-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
  • Ground-based Real Aperture Radar (RAR) • Satellite-based InSAR.
  • Capabilities/limitations • Data interpretation • Real-world examples and case studies.
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