Maria Paula Neira

Data Analyst-Architect

Empresarios por la Educación

Oct 2022 - Current (2 years 10 months)

My job is to keep the two information and visuailization systems of the Foundation updated: the Information System for Initiatives and Programs in Education and the Observatory for Educational Management. I use microdata from public and private sources, maintain permanent communication with information providers, and generate reports, policy notes, and presentations on education. I automated updating the first information system, which has two ways of inputting information using python. Also, I build and manage PowerBi Dashboards using DAX

Data Analyst

Prosperidad Social

Feb 2022 - Oct 2022 (9 months)

I successfully took ownership and updated a pyspark code to calculate the figure of monetary poverty year in a row, a consultant project from the BID. I used the Great Household Survey (GEIH) and the database for public goods allocation (SISBEN VI) to conduct focalization and desition making processes. In addition, I automated and presented a monthly analysis of the data available in the National Statistics Department regarding inflation and microbusiness

Research Assistant

Fedesarrollo

Sep 2021 - Nov 2021 (3 months)

I supported a project led by the UK-PACT to reform the Land Management Plan law. Specifically, I was part of a work team and prepared presentations, reports, and documents using georeferenced, official, and qualitative information about the Central Western Metropolitan Area of Colombia

Consultant

Universidad de los Andes

Aug 2021 - Mar 2022 (8 months)

I was part of two consulting projects with the World Bank and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The first project consisted of the study of three agricultural chains, and the second was the analysis of public policy instruments of the sector, productivity factors, and expenditure efficiency issues. My job was to research data from multiple sources, identify trends, discuss the findings with the senior consultants, deliver written products and presentations on the subjects of each consulting project, and present the final reports to the WB

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Research Assistant

Center for Development Studies - Universidad de los Andes

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 (1 year)

At the Center for Development Studies (CEDE), I worked on two documents for the Gender-Hub of the London School of Economics on the gender agenda in the world and the history of women in Colombia on issues of politics, labor market, care economy, and education. The Faculty of Economics has already published the first document as CEDE Document. The second paper was published in the Gender, Justice, and Security Hub of the UK Research and Innovation Body. For both projects, I worked with the CEDE and World Bank electoral databases and required programming skills

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