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I'm Fabian, and Cuenca, Ecuador is where my story begins. The lush landscapes of my hometown have instilled in me a deep appreciation for nature's wonders. I find my truest self while trekking along rugged trails and practicing sport climbing. From the beauty of the intricacies of natural systems behavior, I am passionate about exploring and preserving it all.

Education

  • 2024 PhD student at University of Florida. Gainesville-USA. Deparment of Geological Sciences. Field: Hydrogeology. Topics: Karst water flow, Water travel time data, Multi-scale Graph-based Model.

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  • 2023   MSc. University of Cuenca, Master on Hydrology with mention on ecohydrology. Cuenca-Ecuador. Thesis: “Transit time distributions on pan-tropical catchments guided by isotopes"  Study Cathments from Australia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Modules: Environmental Engineering, Hydraulics, Environmental modelling, Hydrology, Geology, Ecology, Hydro-physics modeling, programming, conservative tracers. *President of the cohort 2022/2023.

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  • 2020   BSc. Civil Engineer-program accredited by ABET. Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ESPOL. Guayaquil- Ecuador. Thesis: “Prediseño de soluciones eco-ingenieriles para mitigar inundaciones en la parroquia Febres Cordero” based on a SWMM model, measures to increase resilience. Modules: Environmental Engineering, Hydraulics, Highways Design, Hydrology, Mathematical Analysis, Geology, geotechnics, Physics, Soil Mechanics, Statistics, Structural Design, Budget Management, Hydro-physics modeling, programming, Calculus

Grants

  • 2024 Grinter Fellowship. Founded by the University of Florida Graduate School. Awarded as one of the top and truly exceptional Ph.D. prospective students to University of Florida.

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  • 2023 Opportunity Founds, Cohort-2024. Support to highly academically qualified students to cover expenses of applying to and/or beginning studies at accredited U.S. higher education institutions. U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsor. EducationUSA.

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  • 2021 MSc. Fellowship. Funded by the University of Cuenca, and the Department of Water Resource and Environmental Science (iDRHICA). MSc program of hydrology. Cuenca-Ecu. Grant of 80% of total cost of the program.

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  • 2011 English Access Micro scholarship program, “ACCESS". U.S Embassy sponsor, Abraham Lincoln Center, Department of State EEUU, Cuenca-Ecu. Full grant awarded (2 years). Level B2-C1.

Experience

  • 2023- Present UTPL. Project: Flooding perceptions- Implications and Perspectives on Social, Environmental and Economic  Aspects. A study Covering the Entire Country of Ecuador, including Galápagos Islands.

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  • 2021/2023  iDRHICA, IAEA RP. Project: Pan-Tropical transit time modelling based on stable isotopes, precipitation, streamflow and temperature time series analyzed from Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Australian catchments with RStudio. Supervisor: Christian Birkel. Modeler and research student.

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  • 2021/2022  Consultancy. Project: Plan de restauración en ecosistemas de montaña en Cañar, incluyendo rentención de agua y captura de carbono. Project funded by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)-Alemania y EP-Cuenca. Component  1:  ”Zonificación y caracterización de la degradación de 550 ha de un ecosistema de páramo alto andino”. Component 2: “Determinación de stocks de  carbono (SOC) y descripción de propiedades hidro físicas del suelo (550 ha en el páramo alto andino)”. Junior engineer.

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  • 2020 Consultancy, INV Metals. , Project: Soil classification in a Páramo region at  southern Ecuador with remote sensing and methods for automatic classification (Random Forest) using QGis, R, and Python. Assistant engineer.

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  • 2019/ 2020   Centro de Agua y Desarrollo Sustentable CADS-ESPOL. Project “Mejora de la Resiliencia a las inundaciones en el delta de la ciudad de Guayaquil- parroquia Febres Cordero”. Precipitation and sea level time series analyzed from meteorological stations with daily high temporal resolution (5 min). Supervisor: Mijail Arias., modeler.

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  • 2019 Cullen Grummitt & Roe (CGR). Project: The Posorja Multipurpose Terminal. Control Department. Witnessing site works and inspections for activities such as concreting, earthworks, and steel structure fabrication. Preparing daily reports and organizing various QA/QC documents. Internship.

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  • 2018 CONSULSUA S.A. Department of civil engineering and port-Guayaquil. Drawing, georeferencing and management of digital information on AutoCAD and ArcGIS. Internship.

Skills

Expertise

  • Hydrological Modeling

  • Water resourse engineering

  • Hydrological processes

  • Spatio-Temporal dynamics of water resources

  • Tracer-assisted hydrology

  • Ecohydrology

  • Hydrogeomorphology

Software

  • Hydrology/Hydraulic design and management: EPANET EPA, SWMM.

  • Geographical Information System (GIS). QGis, ArcGIS.

  • Programming: R,Python, MATLAB.

  • Design and budgets: AutoCAD CIVIL 3D, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Sap2000, Etaps, Microsoft Project.

Lenguage

  • Spanish: Native

  • English: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking.

  • Mandarin: Basic

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