I am a biologist and a scientific researcher in Marine Environmental Protection at the Pacific Oceanographic and Hydrographic Research Center of the General Maritime Directorate. I earned my professional degree and Master's from Universidad del Valle. I developed an interest in spatial analysis during my studies and pursued a technology specialization in Geographic Information Systems from the National Learning Service (SENA).
From my early career, I was drawn to the study of invertebrates (e.g., soil arthropods, canopy arthropods, and aquatic invertebrates), ecology, and conservation biology with a focus on spatial analysis. This led me to explore emerging geographic technologies such as GIS and geomatics. As a result, my undergraduate work centered on the distribution of dragonflies in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. I then continued to study the distribution patterns of soil arthropod biodiversity in my Master's thesis.
In the beginning of my career, I taught university courses and provided field biology consulting for various projects (e.g., Alexander von Humboldt Institute in Colombia and Ecuambiente in Ecuador). However, thanks to my expertise in geomatics, I transitioned to research at the General Maritime Directorate, where I support research in the field of oceanography 🌊.
This journey has honed my programming skills in languages such as R, 🐍, and ☕, with a focus on spatial data analysis and remote sensing of land and ocean observations.
Colombia