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The Global Women's Institute (GWI)Consultant
Dec. 2022• Owned the end-to-end product lifecycle of digital learning and reporting tools — from concept and user research to launch, iteration, and impact tracking.
• Defined product roadmaps and prioritised features based on stakeholder feedback, data insights, and user experience goals.
• Acted as the bridge between senior leadership, partners, and delivery teams to align technical solutions with strategic objectives and customer needs.
• Developed internal products such as a CRM and workflow automation system, improving visibility, collaboration, and reporting efficiency.
• Launched and scaled customer-facing products, including a self-paced course platform, analytics dashboards, and multilingual versions (English → French / Spanish).
• Introduced agile methodologies and sprint-based planning to enhance team velocity, cross-functional communication, and delivery predictability.
Gavi, the Vaccine AllianceGender Policy
May. 2022 - Oct. 2022Geneva, Switzerland● Partnership portfolio management for the Alliance for Gender Equality and Immunisation Coordination Group. (UNICEF, WHO, The World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, etc.)
● Administrative and technical assistance to the Gender Technical Working Group.
● Research and write case studies on good practices of gender mainstreaming in Gavi to incorporate into routine immunisation.
● Organize Gavi Talks on demand, communities, and gender.
● Support knowledge management and capacity-building initiatives with Alliance partners and at the programmatic level and supports cross-team communication at the secretariat level.
MedsBagBusiness Development Specialist
Sep. 2021 - Jan. 2022• Assessed the company's portfolio to develop a business strategy within the European market. • Found ways to expand the products and services offered to consumers using software such as aiQualifier, GetProspect, and other CRMs.
Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation (SIGHT)Network Development Specialist
Jul. 2021 - Jul. 2022Stockholm Metropolitan Area• Boosted international relations and cooperation by innovating partnership portfolio management with a digital approach. Grew network by 20%.
• Author monthly newsletters, maintain and manage the mailing list, and assist the general secretariat.
• Successfully proposed and implemented an AOP themed on climate change and technology.
• Developed and implemented a monitoring and reporting framework. • Organized seminars and events, including Global Health Night and SIGHT Award 2021 (500+ participants).
IEEE Women in Engineering President
May. 2021 - May. 2022HondurasIEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a global network of IEEE members and volunteers dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists, and inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests in a career in engineering and science. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
IEEE Women in EngineeringPresident
May. 2021 - May. 2022HondurasIEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a global network of IEEE members and volunteers dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists, and inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests in a career in engineering and science. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
PolygeiaTraining Officer and Researcher
Nov. 2020 - Jan. 2022Stockholm Metropolitan AreaPolygeia is a UK-based non-partisan organization designed to empower students and graduates to research and write policy on global health issues. • Scheduled and delivered training sessions for editors and researchers from the Stockholm Branch.
• Build a team of mentors for the ongoing research projects. • As a researcher, I participated in a project mapping menstrual health-friendly policies around the world and classifying them by region.
Universidad Tecnológica CentroamericanaUndergraduate Thesis Technical Advisor
Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2020Supervisor for biomedical engineering undergraduate thesis reports. Submitting a thesis report is part of the process and requirements established for UNITEC undergraduate students prior to obtaining their bachelor's degree. The student(s) work with a supervisor chosen by them and this individual provides guidance and support throughout the course of the research. The research is accomplished in 10 weeks, students attend weekly meetings with their supervisor that last about 1.5 hours.
FreelanceProfessional Speaker
Jan. 201745+ conferences throughout Latin America and Sweden as a guest speaker in the following topics:
• Women empowerment
• Girls in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math)
• Leadership and social entrepreneurship
• Future of healthcare
• Planetary health
• Implementation of emerging technologies.
Guala Co-Founder & Executive Director
Jul. 2016 - Aug. 2020HondurasCentral America. A non-profit organization that creates and donates 3d printed prosthetics for the upper limb to victims of violence and returned migrants.
● Management of the organization and development of governance framework.
● Tailored end-to-end business model to scaling operations, codesigned innovation strategy focused on adjacent and disruptive innovation.
● Representative of Guala in national and international competitions and conferences.
● Developed partnerships from scratch with 27 research institutes, hospitals, NGOs, start-ups, and government agencies across US, LatAm and Europe.
● Partnership portfolio management resulted in founding members of the Inter-Agency Health and Migration Committee of Central America led by IOM.
● Authored, executed, and reported 17+ successful funding grant submissions.
GualaCo-Founder & Executive Director
Jul. 2016 - Aug. 2020HondurasCentral America. A non-profit organization that creates and donates 3d printed prosthetics for the upper limb to victims of violence and returned migrants.
● Management of the organization and development of governance framework.
● Tailored end-to-end business model to scaling operations, codesigned innovation strategy focused on adjacent and disruptive innovation.
● Representative of Guala in national and international competitions and conferences.
● Developed partnerships from scratch with 27 research institutes, hospitals, NGOs, start-ups, and government agencies across US, LatAm and Europe.
● Partnership portfolio management resulted in founding members of the Inter-Agency Health and Migration Committee of Central America led by IOM.
● Authored, executed, and reported 17+ successful funding grant submissions.
Fundación Amigos del Hospital MaríaBiomedical Engineer
May. 2014 - Aug. 2020● Design, supervision, and execution of maintenance programmes.
● Health technology assessments (value proposition) of 15+ multimillion procurement processes.
● Elaboration of operational frameworks and manuals, support digital transformation of the Engineering Department.
● Supervised a team of 25 technicians and engineering interns.
● Co-authored sustainability strategy to transition to Global Green and Healthy Hospitals.
• Conducted research and nurtured product innovation by developing new medical tools alongside biomedical engineering students, nurses, and doctors.
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + BarServer
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2014Tegucigalpa• Customer service and stock management.
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