Profile

PhD researcher in environmental & energy economics and innovation management, working at the intersection of climate/energy policy, international trade, land-use change, and technological change, with a strong quantitative toolkit (CGE/GTAP, econometrics, optimization, network analysis).

Current position

  • Lecturer & Researcher (ATER) — Université Évry–Paris-Saclay, Évry (France), 2025–present
    Teaching: Microeconomics, Econometrics, Statistics.
    Research: (i) induced technological change in EU ETS phases 1–2; (ii) global value chains / value-added trade analysis in CGE models.

Professional experience (selected)

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (Marie Curie / APOGEEBIO) — Institut Mines-Télécom Business School (IMT-BS), Évry (France), 2023–2025
    Projects: feasibility of EU biofuel targets (spatially explicit optimization); biofuels in net-zero pathways to 2050 and land-use implications; value-added trade/GVC analysis in CGE models.
    Outputs: 1 journal publication; 3 international conference presentations.

  • Consultant (remote) — Center for Tropical Agricultural Research and Development, 2022–2025
    Work: fossil-fuel subsidy phase-out impacts in Latin America; economic/financial analysis of mitigation and adaptation projects; climate finance training program for Central America.

  • PhD Researcher (Korean Government Scholarship Program) — Seoul National University, Seoul (Republic of Korea), 2018–2023
    Topics: land-use change & carbon sequestration; non-tariff measures (AVEs); renewable energy policies in CGE frameworks; growth/innovation; climate governance and carbon markets/ETS.

  • Researcher — Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Seoul (Republic of Korea), 2019
    Work: energy storage & smart grids in Latin America; input–output analysis of employment impacts of renewable energy projects in SE Asia.

  • Executive Analyst (Energy Dept.) — Latin America Development Bank (CAF), Caracas (Venezuela), 2014–2017
    Managed energy infrastructure project cycles (solar PV, wind, biomass, hydro); participated in approval committees; performed economic/environmental assessments.

  • Researcher (grant) — Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brasília (Brazil), 2012–2014
    Work: economic impacts of trade integration/FTAs (MERCOSUR); sectoral policy planning and coordination across agencies.

  • Lecturer — Alejandro Humboldt University, Caracas (Venezuela), 2012–2013
    Course: International Economics.

Education

  • PhD — Technology Management, Economics and Policy — Seoul National University, 2024
  • Diploma — Project Management — Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, 2015
  • MSc — International Political Economy — Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 2012
  • BSc — International Relation and Economics — Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2009

Expertise

  • Fields: environmental & energy economics; sustainable development; program evaluation; growth & development; innovation management; financial analysis; international relations.
  • Methods: statistical analysis; econometrics; integrated assessment; optimization; CGE (GTAP/GAMS); network analysis; input–output analysis; productivity/efficiency (SFA, DEA).
  • Software: Python, R, GAMS, QGIS, Matlab, NetLogo, Stata.

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Portuguese; working knowledge of Korean.

Certifications (selected)

  • PMI — Project Management Professional (PMP) (2015)
  • SDG Academy (SDSN) — Measuring Sustainable Development (2021)
  • Duke University — Electric Industry Operations and Market (2021)
  • UN CC:Learn — Sustainable Finance (2020)
  • IELTS English C1 (2021); TOPIK (Korean) intermediate (2018); CELPE-BRAS Portuguese intermediate-advanced (2011)