Clara Daldegan Balduino

Clara daldegan balduino

bookmark on deepenrich
location of Clara Daldegan BalduinoVleuten, Utrecht, Netherlands
Followers of Clara Daldegan Balduino148 followers
  • Timeline

  • About me

    Geotechnical Consultant

  • Education

    • Utrecht university

      2018 - 2020
      Master of science - ms water science and management, cum laude 8.31

      A two-year Master's program. It joins technical aspects of hydrology and water resources engineering with the more social aspects of sustainable development.Thesis topic: see Research Intern at KWRExample courses:• Transdisciplinary case study (research assignment about sustainability for a company in a multidisciplinary team)• Groundwater flow and transport theory

    • Universidade católica de brasília

      2008 - 2014
      Bachelor of science - bs environmental engineering

      Activities and Societies: Research and out reach projects linked to the soils laboratory at the university. A 5 year program completed in 6 years due to a gap year taken to live in Italy for a year. It covers the main study areas related to the Environment (water, soils, climate, ecology), the major human impacts (waste, environmental degradation, pollution), and how to solve these problems (environmental impact study techniques, environmental restoration, environmental policy). Thesis topic: comparison and validation of three methods to determine the matrix potential of a soil infiltration… Show more A 5 year program completed in 6 years due to a gap year taken to live in Italy for a year. It covers the main study areas related to the Environment (water, soils, climate, ecology), the major human impacts (waste, environmental degradation, pollution), and how to solve these problems (environmental impact study techniques, environmental restoration, environmental policy). Thesis topic: comparison and validation of three methods to determine the matrix potential of a soil infiltration model on Feralsol soil. Show less

  • Experience

    • Universidade católica de brasília

      Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
      Research intern

      - Researched the effects of urban and construction waste on soil structure in an unused, bare soil plot in a poor neighborhood in Brasilia.- Presented the results of the research at a mini symposium at the university.- Coordinated a team of students to prepare environmental education activities and give them to children at a childcare center.- Guided bachelor students in carrying out soil and geotechnical laboratory analyses.

    • Universidade católica de brasília

      Aug 2012 - Nov 2012
      Teaching assistant

      - Guided bachelor students in the Hydrology course.- Checked, gave feedback and issued grades for assignments and exams.

    • Instituto interamericano de cooperación para la agricultura (iica)

      Nov 2012 - Sept 2014

      - Gave weekly administrative support for our team’s projects.- Assisted in designing a project for the enhancement of our office’s sustainability (carbon neutralization through sustainable rural development). Prepared part of the grant proposal for this project at 2 different funding agencies.- Participated of multiple sustainability conferences to learn about projects in other organizations and enhance our team’s network. - Checked and corrected an English translation of a Portuguese written technical agricultural report.- Followed a workshop on how to write projects using Microsoft Project. Show less

      • Junior Consultant

        Aug 2014 - Sept 2014
      • Intern

        Nov 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Centro mariápolis ginetta

      Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
      Kitchen assistant and janitor

      Kitchen assistant and cleaner at a conference center.

    • Centro ave ceramica

      Apr 2015 - Nov 2016
      Assistant ceramics artisan

      Refining and adding texture to ceramic pieces.

    • Different households

      Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
      Housecleaner

      Cleaning homes of 5 different households.

    • Utrecht university

      Nov 2019 - Jan 2020
      Teaching assistant

      - Guided 60 master students in the Quantitative Water Management course (calculation of water quantity in different water management situations and modeling assignments).- Checked, gave feedback and issued grades for assignments and exams.

    • Kwr water research institute

      Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
      Research intern

      - Researched into the regional effects of locally applied Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) as a measure to prevent groundwater drought in the High Sandy Soils (thesis topic for my master's).- Groundwater model built in iMOD version 5.0 with MetaSWAP version 8.0.- Presented the results to my fellow team members and other interested professionals at KWR.- Followed "Data wrangling in R" workshop.

    • Van dijk geotechniek & milieu b.v.

      Nov 2020 - now

      To give consultancy regarding foundations, construction pit stability and geohydrological aspects of a construction project. The consultancy services at van Dijk are related to geotechnical and geohydrological issues. These include foundations, construction pit structures with sheet piling and underwater drainage, stability of dike bodies and prognosis of settlement with forced consolidation.

      • Geotechnical Engineer

        Dec 2022 - now
      • Junior Geotechnical Project Leader / Consultant

        Nov 2020 - Mar 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Neerslaginformatie voor berekenen wateroverlast

      Pao techniek en management (paotm)
      Jun 2023
    • Grondmechanica en funderingstechniek 1

      Pao techniek en management (paotm)
      Feb 2022
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Reference point youth educator Western Europe

      Issued by Teens4Unity - United World Project on Mar 2020
      Teens4Unity - United World ProjectAssociated with Clara Daldegan Balduino
    • Youth educator

      Issued by Teens4Unity - United World Project on Feb 2018
      Teens4Unity - United World ProjectAssociated with Clara Daldegan Balduino
    • Soil laboratory assistant

      Issued by Universidade Católica de Brasília on Apr 2010
      Universidade Católica de BrasíliaAssociated with Clara Daldegan Balduino