Bio

I am a specialist with over 15 years of experience in energy and mining projects. I have been a leader of projects that seek to decarbonize fossil fuel-intensive production processes, reduce the environmental and social impact of their operations, and generate new business with a circular economy approach throughout the supply chain.I have coordinated the generation and implementation of five concessional energy loans, for a total amount of USD 250 million equivalent to 22 operations

Highest Level of Education

Master's Degree

Current Job/Study field

Government and public administration

Nationality

Chile Flag Chile

Current employer

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CORFO) - CHILEAN GOVERNMENT

Work experience

  • Investment Committee Member
    OMNISCIENT - Freelance From March 2026 to Present

    Omniscient is a platform designed to digitize and automate key manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain processes. Our software allows connecting equipment, reducing inefficiencies, and making strategic decisions in real time, with a single source of truth.

  • Lecturer
    DUOC-UC - Part-time From March 2025 to March 2026

    Entrepreneurship, Circular Economy and Sustainability and Management Control.

  • International Advisory Board Member
    CACTUS PROJECT - Freelance From June 2024 to December 2025

    CACTUS is a 2-year research and innovation project funded by the European Commission through the European Research Executive Agency (REA).

  • Advisory Board Member
    WARP - Freelance From August 2024 to Present

    WARP is a company that produces an innovative biosynthetic material made from recovered plastic waste. Thanks to this technology and manufacturing process, this material is highly resistant, making it robust and easy to handle, ideal for use in a wide range of projects.

  • Technology Programs Specialist
    DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CORFO) - CHILEAN GOVERNMENT - Full-time From March 2019 to Present

    Coordinate, supervise, monitor, manage and coordinate a Portfolio of Technological Programs equivalent to $30,000 million, linked to the bifacial photovoltaic solar industry, hydrogen (generation and use), secondary mining (extraction of valuable elements from tailings and online monitoring of tailings), artificial intelligence in ports (logistics) and sustainable construction, which implied indirect supervision of at least 15 people.

  • Senior Executive - Investment and Financing Division
    DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CORFO) - CHILEAN GOVERNMENT - Full-time From July 2007 to March 2019

    Plan, manage, execute, and coordinate sovereign credits granted by the German Development Bank KfW for the financing of renewable energy generation and energy efficiency projects (PV and CSP) equivalent to MM€ 210.rnCoordinate, advise and supervise resource allocation and execution actions with structured financing management with local banks, which implied an indirect supervision of at least 10 people, for operations up to MMUSD 15.rn

Education

  • MASTER TECHNOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez From May 2023 to May 2024
  • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
    Universidad de Santiago de Chile From March 1994 to October 1999

Executive Education

  • BABSON BUILD ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM
    Babson College Issued July 2024
  • PM4R PROFESSIONAL
    AcademiaBID Issued June 2024
  • Certificate Introduction to Behavioral Science in Public Policy
    The World Bank Group Institute for Economic Development Issued February 2025
  • From Idea to Startup
    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Issued January 2026

Area of expertise

Climate policy Energy policy Institutional/public affairs Portfolio management

Languages

  • Latin American Spanish
  • English

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