Education

• USGBC

  LEED Green Associate

  
  
  

• University of Miami

  Empowering Capable Climate Change Communicators Certificate

  Climate Change Science and Policy
  - 12 hours training program on the science of Climate Change and how to educate adults and children about the issue. - Hosted by the CLEO Institute (cleoinstitute.org) and the Dpt of Geological Science (UM)
  

• University of Miami

  Sustainability Manager

  
  Supervise, coordinate and promote Sustainability initiatives on UM campuses.
  

• Florida International University

  Master's degree

  Environmental Studies
  Since 2009, after my Solar Energy training with Conergy, a German PV distributor, I started to realize that the key to Distributed PV systems growth was in the financial sector. That’s how the PACE program, started by Renewable Funding in California the year before, called my attention. I was so amazed by this simple idea (to finance retrofits through opt in assessments on property taxes), that I decided to focus my research on it. I analyzed the different policies supporting the "Renewable Energy / Energy Efficiency for the residential sector in Miami Dade". My objective was to make the case for the implementation of a PACE program in what was known as the "Clean Energy Green Corridor". This policy is being implemented today by a group of municipalities of South Miami Dade.
  

• Magna Cum Laude

  
  
  

• Florida International University

  Visiting Lecturer

  
  - In charge of 3 classes (1001 and 4000 levels) per semester, 2 of which were taught by poly com (“Introduction to Environmental Science”, “Global Environment and Society”, “Energy Flow in Natural and Man Made Systems” and “US Environmental Policy”) - Interim Undergraduate Students Adviser for the Biscayne Bay Campus - Interim Outreach Coordinator for the Earth and Environment Dpt at the Biscayne Bay Campus
  

• Florida International University

  Adjunct Professor

  
  - Teaching 2 classes: "Environmental Science and Sustainability" and "US Environmental Policy", the latter being taught on both campuses by poly com.