Education
Georgetown University '16
B.S. in Business Administration
Finance & Accounting
Experienced Sr. Project Manager with a proven track record in leading complex, high-impact initiatives across diverse sectors. Managed a $10M annual budget REDD+ project, ensuring alignment with the Project Description Document and strict adherence to VCS and CCB standards. Partnered with Fortune 500 companies and NGOs to drive revenue growth, simultaneously managing multiple clients. Skilled in cross-functional team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and public speaking, effectively communicating with both indigenous communities and C-suite executives. Seeking a project management role that fosters innovation, growth, and operational excellence.
Skills
Storytelling through Data Visualization
Project Budget Variance Modeling
Agile Methodology
Interests
Economic Development & Sustainability
Storytelling through social media
Personal Finance Education
Experience
September 2023 - Present
Sr. Project Manager
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Prepared and executed a $10M annual budget across 7 departments, optimizing resource allocation (15% cost savings) and conducting MoM financial analysis to provide strategic insights, ensuring alignment of departmental objectives, directly influencing project priorities, short-term operational efficiency, and long-term strategic planning.
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Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration between a 46-person team across 7 departments (including Forestry, Social, Marketing, Communications, and General Admin) to ensure compliance with REDD+, VCS-CCB standards, driving successful implementation of project requirements for a 187,916-hectare carbon credit initiative.
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Improved project efficiency by 20% through the development and execution of the project’s risk management framework and Agile framework implementation for effective cross-functional collaboration, proactively identifying high-risk areas and implementing mitigation strategies.
June 2022 - May 2023
Engagement Manager
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Partner with Fortune 500 and NGO clients to achieve revenue-growth objectives through Strategy Development, Activation, and Execution with focus on understanding root challenges by conducting internal and external stakeholder surveys/interviews
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Manage the engagement teams on 2-3 simultaneous client projects ensuring timely delivery and maintaining regular communication with sponsors
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Achieve significant social media growth of 40% within the first 6 months as Scrum Coach of internal Digital Marketing, utilizing a comprehensive LinkedIn and outreach strategy.
Co-Founder
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Spearheaded all operations of a 55-minute documentary including the interviewing, recruiting, and management of 7 team members in video production, video editing, law, social media community engagement, local event planning, and graphic design and animation
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The documentary was completed in December 2021 and is currently being distributed nationally in Paraguay. More HERE.
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Managed scope, schedule, processes, and quality control to ensure work was delivered on time, within budget, and of high quality
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Fundraised, budgeted, and managed a $100,000 documentary including proposal writing and pitch creation, financial planning, forecasting, fund allocation, accounting, payment execution and billing/invoicing
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Led all content management on Instagram and Facebook (@rostrosdelrio) garnering 18,800 followers and reaching 78,300 accounts with over 295,000 impressions in the last 2 months leading up to our local Paraguayan release
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Co-Producer, Writer, Narrator, Interviewer of a nationally recognized documentary in the local indigenous language, Guaraní, about climate adaptation and mitigation in rural Paraguay connecting 8 international and local institutions
Mar 2020 - Aug 2022
Feb 2018 - March 2020
World Wildlife Fund
Consultant
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Planned, budgeted, fundraised ($30,000), and executed a 6-month, 1,300km river expedition as part of a joint-regional WWF initiative (PACHA) to strengthen civil society organizations to influence public policies in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay directed at ensuring the conservation of environmental services, such as water, food security, and resilience to climate change
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Deliverables for WWF-PY included research, 100 IG posts @rostrosdelrio, 6 environmental education workshops, and a set of still images and testimonials
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Conducted 44 interviews and surveys using WWF's Climate Crowd Methodology to collect data on climate impacts to communities, analyze the data, present the data back to the communities, and work with them to develop, fund and implement on-the-ground solutions that help people and nature adapt to a changing climate
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Researched, developed, and led 60+ trilingual recorded interviews in Guaraní, Spanish, and English to gather insights on cultural, environmental, and idiomatic relationships between local Paraguayans and their environment, which were later used in Rostros del Río the documentary
Feb 2017 - Apr 2019
Peace Corps Paraguay
Economic Development Specialist
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Facilitated Paraguay Emprende, a 3-month, 100 hour entrepreneurship course prioritizing market analysis, product analysis, break-even analysis, marginal utility, the 4P’s of marketing, SWOT analysis, and others
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My student won over $5,000 in seed capital for her photography business, Mandu'a Fotografía, with which she purchased a new lens, a tripod, and camera flash
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Coached bi-weekly capacity building sessions for 3 predominantly women-led commissions on negotiation, leadership, and teamwork which directly led to the fundraising and execution of department-wide events and activities
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The president of our commission was later voted by the community as counsellor to the town mayor, with testimonials by community members that her leadership in the commission demonstrated her capacity as public figure.
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Conducted a 3-month Community Asset Analysis in rural Paraguay by interviewing 50+ inhabitants to develop 12 community-driven projects focusing on business development, workforce development, and entrepreneurship in partnership with the local institutions
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Founded and coordinated Comisión Fútbol of 20+ members facilitating fundraising efforts to purchase equipment and organize 10+ local events with nearby communities for the growth and development of youth in leadership and teamwork