Natalia Bermudez

Experience

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  Local Office of Preparedness and Disaster Response, Dosquebradas, Colombia.

  May 2009 - Dec 2009

  Research Assistant

  • Identified risk evaluation housing units in eleven boroughs for flooding and mass movement hazards, population 191.073.• Observed and assessed natural degradation, reviewed historical disasters and identified land use conflicts; prepared environmental diagnosis reports.• Created survey approved by the Executive Director. Identified population with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds: gender, age, and education.• Explained the survey purpose and scheduled appointments by phone. Administered survey and collected data during home visit, listened to concerns, answered questions, clarified possible misunderstandings, and built connections with families and communities.• Co-created database, input findings, and concise reports. Systematized quantitative and qualitative information, organized data collection, compiled data in graphs, tables and charts, archived primary source documents.• Analyzed and consolidated results in conjunction with team members. Identified 4599 at risk units, prepared final report and recommendations. Uploaded final Report at: Preventionweb.net.• Co-presented findings to: General Director of Risk Management Office, Risaralda Environmental Protection Authority. Show less

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  Constru Casa Guatemala

  May 2017 - Nov 2017

  Principal Researcher

  • Conducted an in-depth study about the long-term effects for a Non-profit organization. Identification of housing and social programmatic impacts on beneficiary families and communities regarding improvements on well-being conditions and community development.• Designed a research plan, identified specific aims, theoretical premises, methodological design, research indicators, population, and strategies for data analysis. • Participated and contributed to group discussions and problem-solving initiatives. Summarized deliberations, and created internal reports. Analyzed and consolidated results in conjunction with team members.• Identified recommendation on policies and procedures base on research findings. Designed an action work plan and described programmatic improvements. • Summarized project results, prepared concise report in English for presentation to staff, in public meetings, to donors, and external audiences Show less

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  NYC Department of Education

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Geographic Information Systems Analyst

  Project: Update the inventory of the Department of Education (DOE) facilities that are inside of MS4 permit areas in the city of New York City• Identified and corroborated the location of public schools built under the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) in New York City and nearby state water bodies with direct stormwater overland flow from Schools• Maintained and updated geo database of DOE facilities falling within MS4 permits including thematic layers, characterization of data elements, attributes, feature table, and metadata• Researched and collected data from public and internal sources. Designed a methodology that suits the requirements of the internship. Applied and integrated different geoprocessing tools available in ArcGIS to consolidate results• Updated and georeferenced new and uncounted DOE facilities in New York Cities within MS4 permits adding new result to the DOE’s facilities geo database and working folder used by the Division of School Facilities• Requested water and sewer records per new facilities identified by the inventory to the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operation, Department of Environmental Protection• Corroborate findings by reviewing city site plans and sewer records; identified discharge points and drainage areas in facilities • Designed and elaborated MS4 map layout and poster following cartographic principals and visualizing results in a simple manner; presented and handled updates of the new school identified by the inventory to staff members and supervisor • Created a written report offering an overview of the school’s operations subject to the MS4 permits inside of the Division Show less

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  The Center of International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University

  Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  Research Assistant

  • Collecting Flood Vulnerability data using mechanical Turking process, based on building footprint and Google Street View Imagery• Digitizing of building footprints and other attributes from high-resolution imagery obtained from multiple sources, using available cloud-based software and data platforms• Cleaning, validating, and performing other quality control on the newly created and existing imaginary data using Geographic Information System (GIS) approaches• Integrating the data with other relevant data on elevation, land use, flood and landslide hazard, and other environmental and socioeconomic characteristics• Providing appropriate metadata and documentation for the data produced, including any problems or errors encountered• Conducting selected case studies in Mocoa, Colombia in areas of interest to demonstrate the utility of the data in research and applications, assess data uncertainties and limitations, and identify gaps and possible areas of improvement• Contributing to the research process on creating a global flood vulnerability layer. Show less

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  May 2022 - now

  Associate