Victor Ramos

Experience

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  Vector Marketing

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  Sales Representative

  • Job training involved learning the basics of marketing and strategies for effectively selling merchandise• Top 10 in the office for merchandise sold during the first 10 days of work• Daily interaction with customers• Over $6000 of career sales

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  Andy Frain Services

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

  Event Ambassador

  • Provided guidance for event attendees, players, and media• Assisted in maintaining the integrity of security checkpoints• Verified attendees credentials to enter secure areas

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  Peintres Étudiants

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Residential Painter

  • Worked as part of a team that completed contracted jobs for residences • On-site manager for select jobs: ensured jobs were completed to satisfaction and on time

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  Town of Hampstead

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

  Researcher

  • Worked as part of a team to perform an environmental assessment of the town, using Siemens Green Cities Index as a framework• Worked with clients, as well as other parties to gather data for the evaluation• Prepared a research paper outlining the research process, conclusions and recommendations

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  McGill University

  Mar 2013 - Mar 2013

  Researcher

  • Worked as part of a team to investigate the effects of coastal zone management policies at Worthing Beach.• Investigated economic, political, and ecosystem impacts in the area• Conducted a survey of local businesses, tourists, and locals.

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  Conservation International

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Intern
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  Conservation International

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Intern
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  Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy

  Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Consultant

  Worked as part of a capstone team to conduct an organizational assessment, and provide recommendations for income portfolio diversification.

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  District Department of the Environment

  Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Consultant

  Worked as part of a team to analyze the current policy instruments and incentives in place within Washington D.C. to incentivize green roofing; conducted a comparative case study analysis of policies and incentives in other North American cities; and provided a set of key recommendations the DDOE could implement to strengthen their Green Roofing incentive program.

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  Conservation International

  Jan 2015 - now

  - Developed a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and list of tools/methodologies that could be used to evaluate partnership effectiveness using “passive” techniques- Manage monitoring and evaluation efforts for the Conservation Finance division, including creating frameworks and metrics for measuring impact; Streamlining data management and collection; generating reports for donors/stakeholders as needed; providing data for communication purposes- Provided geo-spatial support to the Moor Center for Science and the institution as needed, including training on ArcGIS and related tools- Created and managed CI's institutional project database, and Protected Areas database- CI representative to the Conservation Measures Partnership Show less Built and managed a institution-wide database that links programmatic, financial and spatial information with thematic indicators.Managed the process for collecting and analyzing Protected Area Management Effectiveness Data.Managed a spatial database of Protected Areas where CI works now, and in the past.Conducted site visits to review and assess project progress against work plan and outlined deliverables.Represented CI at the Conservation Measures Partnership.Built and maintained several internal websites.Managed a $45k project to innovate data collection technologies in partnership with two field offices.Produced maps as requested for field offices. Show less

  • Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Forest Positive Partnership

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Ocean M&E and GIS Manager, Blue Nature Alliance

    Sept 2020 - Jul 2023

  • International Projects Manager, Ocean Health Index

    May 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation

    Jul 2018 - May 2019

  • Global Program Support, Analyst

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2018
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  Blue Nature Alliance

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2023

  Monitoring and Evaluation Lead