Diego Fernando Restrepo Zambrano

Diego Fernando Restrepo Zambrano

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Water and Urban Sustainability Consultant
Bogota D.C., Colombia

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  • Conservation International
    Water Sciences and Urban Sustainability Consultant
    Conservation International
    Jul 2022 - Current (3 years)
    - Developing a concept note to be presented to the Green Climate Fund. Adaptation to climate change in the urban area of Bogotá, in the framework of the project
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    Water-Energy-Food NEXUS Consultant
    K-water (Korea Water Resources Corporation)
    Dec 2021 - Apr 2022 (5 months)
    - Coordinate and develop an analysis of the status and circumstance of Water-Energy-food (WEF) NEXUS in Colombia. Analysis of the legal and institutional framework of Water, Food, and Energy
  • Conservation International
    Water Resources Specialist
    Conservation International
    Feb 2020 - Feb 2022 (2 years 1 month)
    - Coordinate technical activities on water resources management in the Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero-Guacheneque-Cerros Orientales conservation corridor, to lead the structuring of the green - grey infrastructure strategy.
  • Conservation International
    Water Resources Consultant
    Conservation International
    Jul 2019 - Dec 2019 (6 months)
    Water Professional Consultant for the PRODECO project, "Neutral Carbon Strategy". Bringing support for the development of a strategy of "payment for environmental services" in la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Defining the green infrastructure strategy for the definition of sustainable nature-based areas, in order to guarantee water availability in the catchments related to the Arhuacos indigenous community protected area.
  • Conservation International
    Water Resources Consultant
    Conservation International
    Aug 2018 - Jun 2019 (11 months)
    Water Professional for the Bogota Water Conservation Corridor project, applying the methodology of the "Freshwater Health Index" in the Bogotá basin and other catchments that are part of the water supply system of the city of Bogotá. Leading the green infrastructure strategy for the conservation corridor, aiming to develop nature-based solutions in order to guarantee water availability in the city of Bogotá and the region.
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    Hydroinformatic Engineer
    Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca
    May 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 3 months)
    Hydroinformatics Engineer for the Natural Resources Department, supporting the operation and development of the Modelling Platform of the Bogotá River Basin "BOCHICA", that integrates all the models developed for the Bogotá River, hydrological, hydraulic, water quality, ground water and reservoirs models.
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    Hydraulic and Flood Risk Management Engineer
    Universidad Nacional del Colombia
    Apr 2017 - Dec 2017 (9 months)
    Hydraulic and Flood Risk Managment Engineer for the project "Research project for the flood risk delimitation of the rivers Mulato, El Hacha, and Yahuarcaca in the urban areas of the municipalities of Mocoa, Florencia, Leticia, Departments of Putumayo, Caqueta and The Amazon.
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    Hydrologist
    Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
    Jun 2015 - Mar 2016 (10 months)
    Hydrologist Consultant for the project; "Wetlands and Paramos Delimitation". Defining and developing the hydrologic criteria and methodologies to be implemented on the national wetland classification. Under the scope of the contract between "Fondo de Adaptación" and the Research Institute of Biological Resources "Alexander Von Humboldt".
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    Hydroinformatics Specialist
    Nippon Koei LAC - INAR
    Feb 2015 - Feb 2017 (2 years 1 month)
    Hydroinformatics Specialist Consultant for the project: "Integrated Water Resources Management Plan for the Bogotá River Basin". Participating in the development of a modelling platform that integrates hydraulic models (HEC-RAS), Water Quality Model (Mathlab), Hydrology Models (HEC-HMS), Groundwater Models (MODFLOW) and GIS, for decision making within the scope of the management of water resources in the Bogota River basin.
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    CO-Founder, General Manager
    CONSULAGUA S.A.S
    Jan 2015 - Current (10 years 6 months)
  • IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
    Msc Flood Risk Management Student
    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
    Sep 2012 - Sep 2014 (2 years 1 month)
    Erasmus Mundus Programme at, TU Dresden, Delft IHE, Barcelona TECH, University of Ljubljana Thesis: "A Methodology for 1D/2D Urban Flood Risk Modelling using Open Source Software: A Case Study of Marbella, Spain. "
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    Aqueduct team coordinator
    Consorcio Consultoría Norte
    Jan 2012 - Jul 2012 (7 months)
    Coordinator of the aqueduct team for the development of the aqueduct and sewer pipe line networks master plans in the Provincial Department of Norte de Santander.
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    Design Engineer
    IEH Grucon S.A.
    Nov 2010 - Jan 2012 (1 year 3 months)
    Design Engineer and coordinator of the aqueduct team for the development of the aqueduct and sewer pipe line networks master plans in the Provincial Department of Cundinamarca.
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    Support Engineer
    IEH Grucon S.A.
    Mar 2010 - Oct 2010 (8 months)
    Support Engineer for the contract "Development of the studies and design of the pumping station, conduction pipe lines, water treatment plant, and aqueduct pipe line networks for the San Andrés de Tumaco Municipality, Provincial Department of Nariño.
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  • Coursera
    Studying Cities: Social Science Methods for Urban Research
    Coursera
    Dec 2020
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    Master of Science (MSc), Urban Management and Development, Urban Sustainability, Environment and Climate Change
    IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year 1 month)
  • Coursera
    Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development
    Coursera
    Feb 2019 - Mar 2019 (2 months)
  • Universidad de los Andes
    Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
    Universidad de los Andes
    Sep 2018 - Oct 2018 (2 months)
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    Master of Science in Engineering
    Technische Universität Dresden
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years 1 month)
  • IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
    Master of Science
    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years 1 month)
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    Master of Science
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years 1 month)
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    Bachelor of Business Administration
    Universidad Politécnica Territorial del Táchira Región los Andes
    Jan 2004 - Jan 2009 (5 years 1 month)
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    A Classification System for Colombian Wetlands: an Essential Step Forward in Open Environmental Policy-Making
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    A Web-based Tool for Operational Decision Making and IWRM
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    Operationalizing Integrated Water Resource Management in Latin America: Insights from Application of the Freshwater Heal