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Ana Maria FeijooAM

Ana Maria Feijoo

GIS (Geomatics- Geospatial Data) Expert

€700/day
Leiden, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ana Maria

More than 10 years experience leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. Defining strategies and solutions in a really friendly and effective way.
Engaging new stakeholders, public and private companies achieving goals for innovative projects.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Dutch

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Naturalis Biodiversity Center
    Project Officer GIS Expert
    March 2023 - Today (3 years and 3 months)
    Leiden, Netherlands
    Lead stakeholder engagement and biodiversity monitoring for the MAMBO project, involving 60+ institutions. Working with a multidisciplinary team to support companies such as KPMG, banks, and financial institutions in assessing biodiversity impacts and dependencies. Co-develop open-source tools and geodatabases aligned with CSRD-ESRS E4 in the THRIVE methodology. Translate complex ecological data (Researchers) into clear insights for companies, policymakers, and municipalities. Promote internal collaboration through knowledge exchange, capacity-building, and strategic coordination. Design and maintain a comprehensive biodiversity geodatabase and develop methodologies for measuring biodiversity across industries. Implement open-source QGIS & ArcGIS (ArcGIS Pro, Online, Dashboards, others) tools for data visualization, metadata collection, and geospatial analysis, ensuring results are clear and actionable. Produce maps, dashboards, and reports that enable decision makers in companies and municipalities to identify priority actions for biodiversity protection, restoration, and risk management. Facilitate knowledge transfer by translating complex ecological research into practical GIS outputs for diverse stakeholders.
    QGIS ArcGIS Data visualisation Stakeholder Engagement Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Department| Local Government of Cuenca,
    Head of Monitoring & Event Coordination
    January 2015 - January 2021 (6 years)
    Ecuador
    Led integrated DRR strategies aligned with the Sendai Framework, SDGs, and national climate policy. Directed environmental projects on watershed protection, forest conservation, and land-use planning. Built partnerships with UN agencies, NGOs, and governments to drive risk and biodiversity initiatives. Conducted vulnerability assessments and promoted ecosystem awareness through outreach and engagement. Generate geospatial data for decision makers and create valuable insights with GIS Tools (ESRI Package / OpenSource). Managed GIS databases, automation processes, and mapping for risk monitoring and policy decision-making. Produced protocols, manuals, and automated workflows for emergency response and risk reduction. Supervised team delivering geospatial products for national and local emergency committees. Designed and implemented GIS-based projects on watershed protection, land use planning, and disaster resilience.
    Team Leadership Stakeholder Engagement Coaching Communication strategy Confidential information
  • Citizen Security Council,
    Risk Management Consultant
    January 2014 - January 2015 (1 year)
    Cuenca, Ecuador
    Design and implement the console in the SIS ECU911 for Disaster Risk Reduction. Design a proposal for the creation of the Risk Management Department, to link with the SIS Ecu911 and create historical statistics and geospatial data for the decision and policy makers. Developed GIS-based policy proposals and geospatial tools for disaster prevention. Implemented cartography mapping and geodatabase structures for resilience planning. Incorporate the needs of GIS Tools such as QGIS & ArcGIS.

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Education

  • Master in Geomatics
    University of Azuay
    2015
    Master in Geomatics
  • Systems Engineering
    University of Azuay
    2009
    Systems Engineering

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