About me

 

Currently, Executive Director at South Lighthouse, with experience in managing global teams, and a background in project strategy, visual design, and account management that inform my mindful but competitive approach. I see myself as a person fueled by a passion for understanding the nuances of cross-cultural project developments.

I also consider myself a “forever student”, eager to both build on academic foundations in project management, staying in tune with the latest strategies through continued coursework and professional development, implementing strategic project methods, and ensuring a work-life balance. I firmly believe mindfulness in the workplace is key to success, out through my interests in playing the violin, architecture, and interior design.

Other subjects that I am passionate about are:

  • Traveling.
  • Community events.
  • Charity event.
  • Pet care.
  • Playing the violin.
  • The opportunities are endless! 🙂

Projects

FADe Project

The Fake Antenna Detection Project is aimed to develop the strategy proposed by the project SEAGLASS at the University of Washington, to detect the use of IMSI-Catchers with a standardized methodology within three cities in Latin America, to develop its promotion, technical tools, and data obtained with local allies. I feel utterly content with the results of this project. I’ve been able to develop my skills as a project manager and not only monitor, follow-up regarding scope, timing, and costs but also resolve problems, improve operations, and provide support among the stakeholders. Manage quality assurance programs, including on-site evaluations, internal audits, and stakeholder surveys.

South Lighthouse

South Lighthouse is an organization founded in 2018, aimed at designing, monitoring, controlling, consulting, and training projects oriented to the research and development of technologies. Our goal is to develop projects of interest in Latin America, and we are currently focusing on those related to user surveillance and mapping of abusive technological practices. In this case, my responsibilities revolve around managing remote projects, monitoring, follow-up, and developing human management techniques.

SDA Manual

This manual seeks to complement the work initiated by the community of facilitators in securing within civil society, making available to the beneficiary organizations themselves a set of activities that allow generating organizational security policies in harmony with the real needs of each, adaptable to change and lasting over time. This is a practical manual written to be used by information security facilitators who wish to complement their training and/or accompaniment work in civil society organizations. However, anyone, not directly related to information security, can be applied but yet interested in the subject. As an external consultant, my responsibilities gravitated around, making this a project feasible in terms of timing and cost-effectiveness. I also directed the edition, graphic designing, and translating the EN/ES versions of the manual.

Architecture

During five years of my life, I dedicated myself entirely to be part of the development of architectural and big-scale construction projects. Most of my work can be seen here!

Collaborations

 

Since 2019 this organization trough some of their projects aims to train security auditors to assist organizations at risk in Latin America. As a logistic coordinator, my responsibilities are oriented toward reporting debriefs to founders, managing the most suitable location for any event, book international travel arrangements for individuals, including scheduling flights and ground transportation, and handling any other related budgetary tasks.

Currently based in Santiago de Chile, Andres is an architect with a Masters in Project Management. Andres is the lead of FADe Project and Cofounder of South Lighthouse, an organization that specializes in planning, consulting, training, monitoring and overseeing projects oriented to the development of technologies in the service of human rights, security and privacy.