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Description

Bilingual architect-urban planner (French-Spanish), I support sustainable city stakeholders (consulting firms, governments, development banks, academia) in their complex projects between France and Latin America.

Areas of intervention:

1. Management & Coordination of studies and projects (diagnostics, urban projects, scientific publications).

2. Facilitation & Fieldwork (intermediary role, organizing visits, workshops, seminars).

3. Strategic Support & Tenders (technical assistance for cross-border project development).

4. Specialized Translation & Interpretation (French/Spanish - Mexico).

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Conversational
English
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires
International Eco-District Consultant
PUBLIC SECTOR
September 2021 - Today (4 years and 9 months)
Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico
Owner's representative support for eco-district projects in Latin America, linked to various decentralized cooperation projects, particularly between Mexico and France (Campeche and La Rochelle, Mérida and Nice) and between Colombia and France (Cali and Miramas).
Coordination of fieldwork, exchanges, and workshops between French experts and Mexican partners: scientific coordination, interpretation, cultural mediation, analysis of technical documents and legal frameworks, production of reports in French and Spanish.
Partners: State of Campeche and La Rochelle Urban Community / City of Cali and Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis / Cities of Mérida and Nice / City of Bogota.
Spatial Planning Sustainable Development Owner's Representative Support International Cooperation Co-construction
IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Research Assistant
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
November 2022 - June 2024 (1 year and 7 months)
Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico
IRD representation for Mexico, Cuba, and Central America.
Production of three case studies in Mexico of deteriorated social housing neighborhoods where renovation actions have been undertaken (in Mexicali, Tlajomulco, and Zumpango). As part of a cooperation project between Chile and Mexico addressing this issue.
Areas of intervention: coordination of studies with associated universities, fieldwork, remote thematic meetings between Chile and Mexico, interviews with local stakeholders (administrations, residents, and resident groups).
Partners: Mexican Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU) / Chilean Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MINVU) / UAM Azcapotzalco University / Colegio Mexiquense.
Urban Planning Spatial Planning International Cooperation Social Housing Citizen Participation
ONU-HABITAT
Consultant for Housing and Population Resettlement Policies
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
November 2019 - June 2021 (1 year and 7 months)
Campeche, Mexico
Coordination of the population resettlement program in Campeche as part of the new railway line project in southeastern Mexico (Mayan Train): owner's representative support for housing construction, urban studies, population census, participatory approach.
Partner: Mexican federal fund for tourism development (FONATUR).
Urban Planning Spatial Planning Citizen Participation Collective Housing

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Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
National Superior School of Architecture of Paris-La Villette
2011
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
Master 1, Architecture
Technical University of Lisbon
2010
Master 1 , Architecture