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Overview

  • 21 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Spanish; learning English, French
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Working, swimming, studying, travelling, reading, listeni...
  • MSc. Industrial Engineer
  • From Pereira
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To contribute in the field of social and economic development and poverty reduction in the context of my country.

ABOUT ME

I would say that I'm easy going, and that I'm able to see the best side of each person. So, those things allow me to learn from people around me. I prefer to believe, that I also have many things to bring.
I consider friendship as something important, so I try to keep those people that I appreciate beside me.
I would also say that I tend to be a perfectionist. This is not something that I really feel proud of, but in the end, it has brought me where I have wanted to be.
Some other adjectives that could descrive myself could be honest, open-minded, fighter and a wrestler.
I enjoy doing competitive finswimming. I have practised it for almost 12 years, representing Risaralda and Cundinamarca in national competitions.
I studied Industrial Engineer and I made my Master in Economic and Financial Administration. Both of them at the Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira.
Through my professional career, I have always tend to lead or work in groups focused in strategic planning and poverty reduction topics, and also, formulating national investment projects (in sectors like communication, electricity, education and so on).

PHILOSOPHY

"Live and let live"

Interests

meeting new people, doing sports -specially finswimming- music, cultures, dansing, reading, theatre, learning about social and economic development...

  • dancing
  • education
  • reading
  • music
  • sports
  • wrestling
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The big fish, Forest Gump, Life is Beautiful, 50 first dates, UP and comedy-adventure movies in general.

Music: Trova Cubana and rock are my favourites. But I enjoy all kind of music.

Books: Del Amor y Otros Demonios by Gabriel Garcia Márquez; Le Perfume, histpire d´un meurtrier by Patrick Suskind, A Little History of the World by Ernst Gombrich.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driving from Pereira to Armenia, Colombia to pick up a little kid hahahahhh. I know it doesn't sound "amazing" but there is all a story behind it...and the way it can change a person´s way of seeing and living life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would say that I'm a good salsa dancer :) Are you interested? I could also teach swimming, spanish and driving a car in Colombia hahaahah. No really!! forget the last one.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ecuador, France, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, United Kingdom

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