Professional profile
Business administrator with a master's degree in law (recognized in Colombia) and master's studies in labor policies and globalization at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht (HWR) Berlin. Experience leading agendas for monitoring public human rights policy, strengthening territorial social policy, wage negotiation and institutional development.
Institutional experience as a senior official at Colombia's Ministry of Labor and as an adviser to the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, the Bogotá City Council, the Rodrigo Lara Bonilla Judicial School, UNDP and OCHA, within the Information Management and Analysis Unit (UMAIC) serving the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Colombia.
Specialist in the design and technical delivery of international cooperation programs (USAID, ILO, FNV Netherlands) focused on monitoring public policy on labor rights and on collective bargaining, mediation and consensus-building mechanisms. Corporate adviser to the Corporate Social Responsibility management of the oil and gas operator Parex Resources.
Education
- Master's in Labour Policies and GlobalisationHochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht (HWR) Berlin · Universität Kassel. Recognized in Colombia as a Master of Laws.
- Business AdministrationUniversidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia.
- Regional development and youth participationHistadrut International Institute, MASHAV International Cooperation Center, Kfar Saba (Israel).
Experience and achievements
2026
Partner
Rubiano WW Solutions Colombia SAS
Consulting firm for companies and institutions in human resources, individual and collective labor relations, mediation, crisis management and labor litigation.
2026
Coordinator, Ministry of Labor subgroup
Labor sector government transition team 2026
Coordination of the Ministry of Labor subgroup within the sector's transition team.
2026
Strategic adviser on public-sector collective bargaining
José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden
Strategic, technical and regulatory guidance for the negotiation of the union's list of demands (Decree 243 of 2024 and Decree 1083 of 2015), as lead negotiator through to the signing of the collective agreement.
2025
External consultant on internet platform regulation
UIAF, on behalf of Fenalweb
Analysis of the content-production economy on online platforms and an institutional model for supervision, inspection and control; follow-up on the adaptation of an international economic activity code recognized by DANE.
2023 – 2025
Institutional relations coordinator
Fenalweb, National Federation of E-Commerce through the Webcam System
Case-law analysis (ruling T-109/2021), focus groups with content creators, institutions, media and legislators, and drafting of a regulatory framework.
2023 – 2024
Social Dialogue and Stakeholder Environment Specialist
MSD Consulting SAS, on behalf of Parex Resources
Monitoring of the operating environment in Magdalena Medio, Casanare, Arauca, Meta, Huila and Tolima with an early-warning model; relations with the ministries of Labor, Mines and Energy, and Interior, and with unions, community and trade organizations.
2023
Adviser to the Director on public-employee collective bargaining
Rodrigo Lara Bonilla Judicial School
Technical and administrative guidance for the judiciary's negotiating team under ILO Conventions 151 and 154 and Decree 1072 of 2015.
2022 – 2023
Social Dialogue and Stakeholder Environment Specialist
MT WT&C Enterprise SAS, on behalf of Parex Resources
Management of the operating environment in six regions through early warnings and handling of high-conflict situations with unions, trade and community organizations.
2020 – 2022
Director of Fundamental Rights and Acting Technical Secretary of the Permanent Commission for the Coordination of Wage and Labor Policies
Ministry of Labor of Colombia
Leadership of social dialogue, negotiation of the National State Agreement and the Territorial Hydrocarbons Strategy; reactivation of the Departmental Subcommissions in all 32 departments.
2017 – 2019
Technical Secretary of the Permanent Commission for the Coordination of Wage and Labor Policies
Ministry of Labor of Colombia
Coordination of the labor and wage agenda with employers (ANDI, SAC, ACOPI, Asobancaria, Fenalco), workers (CTC, CGT, CUT, CPC, CDP) and government; mediation within the Special Commission for the Handling of Conflicts before the ILO.
2017 – 2018
Legal representative
iMMAP Colombia
Administrative and accounting oversight, international fundraising strategy and relations with UN System agencies.
2016 – 2018
Analysis Coordinator
UMAIC, Office of the UN Resident Coordinator
Monitoring of the humanitarian situation in Colombia, leadership of analysts in the Local Coordination Teams and management of the UN System response platforms.
2013 – 2016
International consultant, coordinator of the Country Programme Technical Secretariat
FNV Mondiaal (Netherlands)
Technical follow-up of FNV's cooperation program in Colombia with trade union confederations, global union federations and support centers.
2014 – 2015
Public policy expert consultant
MSD Consulting SAS · Bogotá Water Utility
Reference model on decent work: minimum-standard indicators and improvement plans.
2012 – 2013
Adviser on human rights and public finance
Bogotá City Council
Draft agreements on victims of the armed conflict and gender policy, the report for creating the District Secretariat for Women, and inputs for political oversight debates.
2012
External consultant
CODHES · ISCOD-UGT · AECID
Assessment of violence against trade unionism in Colombia.
2011 – 2012
Lecturer
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Faculty of Law
The ILO supervisory system and inter-American complaint mechanisms.
2011
Consultant
USAID Public Policy Program (AECOM)
Regional forums for the National Plan for Comprehensive Victim Care and Reparation and inputs for the regulation of Law 1448 of 2011.
2009 – 2011
Project Officer, Labor Rights and Freedom of Association
USAID Human Rights Program (MSD Colombia)
Human rights cooperation portfolio, communication strategies for freedom of association and the report on killings of trade unionists before the ILO in Geneva.
2010
Lecturer in International Labour Standards
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Master of Laws
International labour standards and ILO information systems.
2008 – 2009
Youth public policy monitoring officer
City of Bogotá, IDPAC
Monitoring of the district youth policy and of local and district development plans.
2008
External collaborator, Fundamental Rights at Work
International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Andean Countries
Report on the social and labor situation of young people in Colombia and a comparative regional assessment.
Publications and research
- "Sindicalismo es democracia": public policy elements for the individual, collective and political reparation of the victimization of the Colombian trade union movement. CODHES · ISCOD-UGT · AECID.
- National situation of young workers in Colombia. Employability and institutional responses. Input paper for ILO-ACTRAV, 2005–2006.
- Booklet "Tiempo para ser felices". ILO/IPEC-CUT, Bogotá, 2002.
- Booklet "¡Pa'l que no debe trabajar! y ¡Pa'l que quiere trabajar!": trade union advocacy manual for eradicating the worst forms of child labor, 2007.
- Technical support for the book "El movimiento obrero en las Américas y su lucha contra el trabajo infantil". ILO-IPEC, 2007.
- Comparative study "Dialogue between Colombia and South Africa: similarities, differences and implications". Berlin, 2008.
Further training
- Diploma in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Bogotá, 2010.
- German language course, basic level. Universität Kassel, 2007.
- Employment and labor market policies with a focus on skills development. ILO International Training Centre, Turin and Salzburg, 2006.
- Advanced course in regional development and youth participation. Histadrut International Institute, MASHAV, Israel, 2005.
- Diploma in Democracy and Citizen Participation. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, 2003.
- Leadership Training School. AECI, Embassy of Spain, Bogotá, 2002–2003.
- Diploma in Community Management and Social Management. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, 2000.
Languages
- Spanishnative
- Englishreading, writing and speaking
- Portuguesebasic comprehension