Staff
SISTME® is a working team conceived to develop activities of design, monitoring, evaluation and management of development projects. It is specially oriented to technically assist project executing agencies and multilateral organizations. SISTME®’s areas of expertise are innovation, ICTs, tourism, local development, poverty reduction and gender, and business development (competitiveness, cluster development, export promotion, family businesses and corporate governance).
Martín Dellavedova – Founder and Strategic Director
- Master in Project Formulation and Evaluation – National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Master in Project Management with Orientation in Innovation, Technology and Sustainability in Tourism – Inter-American Development Bank.
- Diploma in Development Policies – University of Ferrara, Italy.
- Civil Engineer – National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Consultant with more than 25 years of experience in design, management and evaluation of projects for multilateral organizations.
- Specialized in private sector development, focusing on value chain and cluster development, sustainable tourism, climate change, ICTs and regional economic development.
- Consultant for different multilateral organizations (IDB, CAF, UNDP, MIF, WB, International Youth Foundation (IYF), etc.) and bilateral institutions (AECID, CIDA, DANIDA, NORAD and Swiss Cooperation) in more than 30 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
- Responsible for more than sixty (60) evaluations of international cooperation projects.
- Responsible for sixteen (16) baseline, midline and endline studies of projects financed by multilateral agencies.
- More than 15 years of experience working with peasant associations, producers’ cooperatives and indigenous communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Coordinator of projects financed by the World Bank in Argentina and South Africa.
- Coordinator of projects financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Argentina and Dominican Republic.
- Languages: Spanish – English – Portuguese – Italian – French – Spanish.
Eric Müller – Evaluation Expert
- Master’s Degree in Public Economics and Social and Regional Economic Policies – National University of Córdoba, Argentina
- Economist – National University of Córdoba, Argentina
- Relevant experience in evaluation of development cooperation programs and projects in Latin America, financed by organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and International Cooperation Agencies (COSUDE, DANIDA, NORAD and AECID).
- Extensive knowledge in monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects, particularly in the application of statistical techniques and methodologies for the collection of quantitative and qualitative data.
- Languages: Spanish – English
Gerardo Heckmann – Statistical Expert
- D. in Economics – National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Master in Economics and Business Administration – University of Navarra, Spain.
- Degree in Economics – National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Extensive knowledge of statistics, quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods.
- Member of the Institute of Statistics and Demography of the National University of Córdoba (UNC).
- Undergraduate and graduate university professor in Statistical Inference and Market Research.
- Extensive experience in data analysis with statistical software such as SPSS and Spadn.
- Surveys with online tools: Survey Monkey, Google Forms, Sawtooth Soft.
- Active member of the Scale network of the Center for Logistics and Transportation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
- Director of the Master in Business Management at the National University of Córdoba, with strong connections in the business and entrepreneurial field.
- Languages: Spanish – English – German
María Cecilia Lazarte – Gender Expert
- Master in Urban Planning and Development. University College of London, England
- Degree in Political Science. Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina
- Diploma in International Development Cooperation. Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Chile), Catholic University (Argentina), ITESO (Mexico).
- Postgraduate degree in Economics. University of London, England
- Gender expert with more than 15 years of experience working in organizational change processes for inclusion through the implementation of strategic planning tools and management of development projects.
- Advice on public policy design, research, and training.
- Experience in the design of innovative tools and approaches to incorporate a gender perspective into business models.
- Expert in measuring and addressing gender gaps in the private sector and implementing strategies to increase women’s participation and profitability in a market context.
- Consultant for UN Women, IDB, UNIFEM, UNICEF, international NGOs and governments.
- Gender and business expert at Value for Women.
Andrés Matta – Expert in Social Network Analysis
- D. in Economics – National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- A. in Philosophy – National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Researcher in Local Economic Development (LED), employment policies and economic sociology at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the National University of Córdoba.
- Applied research: design of data collection tools.
- Expert in qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Expert in Social Network Analysis (SNA) (UCINET; Pajek, Visone, etc.) and multivariate statistical analysis (SPSS, SPAD, STATA).
- Consultant for the International Labor Organization (ILO), International Youth Foundation, Italian Cooperation, Brot für die Welt and local, regional and national governments.
- Languages: Spanish – English
Micaela Toledo – Economist
- Economist – National University of Córdoba, Argentina
- Project Evaluation
- Specific experience in climate change projects (REDD+) and entrepreneurship.
- Languages: Spanish – English
Matías Luraschi – Economist
- Economist – National University of Córdoba, Argentina
- Project Evaluation
- Financial Analysis
- Execution of Baselines
- Specific experience in climate change and indigenous people’s projects.
- Languages: Spanish – English – Italian – German – Dutch
Evelyn Botasso- Economist
- Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Development – Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Argentina Office
- Economist – National University of Córdoba, Argentina
- Project Evaluation
- Financial Analysis
- Execution of Baselines
- Specific experience in climate change projects.
- Languages: Spanish – English
ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS
Mauricio Avila Vidarre – Bolivia
- Master in Planning and Strategic Management of Projects and Business, MBA Agribusiness, Simón Patiño University, Bolivia.
- Diploma in Participatory Structuring of Associative Productive Development Projects and Planning and Strategic Management of Small and Medium Enterprises, Simón Patiño University, Bolivia
- Diploma in Training in Rural Business Development Services, Universidad Privada Boliviana, Bolivia.
- Diploma in Preparation, Administration and Evaluation of Private Projects, University of Chile, Chile.
- Diploma in Higher Education, Andragogy, UNIVALLE, Bolivia.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Technical University of Oruro, Bolivia.
- Extensive experience in projects aimed at supporting rural producers (families, associations) with funding from multilateral and bilateral agencies, prioritizing the empowerment of women with emphasis on agribusiness and tourism.
- Experience in evaluation and formulation of projects and business plans, oriented to market systems.
- Languages: Spanish – English – Portuguese
Carlos Andrade Moreno – Ecuador
- Master in Business Administration. International University of La Rioja, Spain
- Diploma in Territorial Development with Cultural Identity. PUCP – RIMISP, Ecuador.
- Engineer in Ecotourism. Polytechnic School of Chimborazo, Ecuador.
- UNDP consultant in development of microenterprises, suppliers and associative businesses.
- Experience in development projects executed by international organizations and companies (AECID, CARANA Ecuador and GIZ).
- Extensive experience in providing technical assistance to the productive development departments of the Autonomous Decentralized Provincial Governments.
- Expert in identification and analysis of sectors and productive chains.
- Manager of the Tourism Network of the Provincial Governments of Ecuador.
- Author of the publication “Dialogue and territorial interaction”.
- Co-author of the manual “Toolbox for territorial tourism management”.
- Experience in geographic information management and business intelligence platforms.
- Languages: Spanish – English
Paola Vaccotti – Paraguay
- PhD Candidate in Social Sciences – University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina.
- Master in International Cooperation and Territorial and Local Development – Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
- Master’s Degree in Public Policy Evaluation – Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, Spain
- Master’s Degree in Government and Public Management – Universidad Americana de Asunción, Paraguay
- Master’s Degree in Social Sciences – FLACSO, Paraguay
- Lawyer – Catholic University “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”, Paraguay
- Specializations and courses in Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Panama and Paraguay on public policy, lobbying and public policy advocacy, human development, project cycle management and rights approach (gender, children).
- Former UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs, Organized Crime and Corruption) Thematic Specialist in Governance and Justice.
- Consultant for different international organizations: ECLAC, UNDP, IOM, IDB, IEO, UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO/ILO, PAHO-WHO and AECID.
- Publications on South-South cooperation, public policies, youth, education, measurement of the quality of laws, legislative advocacy, lobbying, decent work, human trafficking, sexual violence in children and collaborations in numerous articles and materials.
- Former member of the Board of Directors of the International Network for the Evaluation of Public Policy (RIEPP) from 2016 to 2018.
- Member of the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE).
Miguel Angel Jerez Pereira – Bolivia
- Environmental Engineer-Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno-Bolivia
- Diploma in Geographic Information Systems-Universidad Autónoma Gabriel RenéMoreno-Bolivia.
- Course on Formulation of bankable projects on forests, biodiversity and ecosystems forthe implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in Latin America-INCAE Business School, Euroclima+, EF, GIZ-Bolivia.
- Coordinator of monitoring and evaluation of the Bolivian Platform for Action on ClimateChange.
- Relevant experience of more than 5 years working with NGOsas environ mental technician, design and monitoring of programs and projects related to climate change inrural contexts and with indigenous communities.
- Vast knowledge in the use of technical tools such as Arcgis, Erdas img, Qgis, Google EarthPro and Google Earth Engine.
- Languages: Spanish and English
Juan Pintos Sumi – Paraguay
- Environmental Engineer-National University of Asuncion, Paraguay.
- PM4R Project Management Associate (PMA)-Inter-American Development Bank.
- Vast knowledge in REDD+ mechanisms.
- Expert with more than 8 years in sustainable tourism projects, development of scriptsand interpretive trails focused on nature tourism, community, rural, ranch and Wildlife Protected Areas.
- Relevant experience working with public institutions in Paraguay, working as Technicianin Environmental Monitoring and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in theSecretariat of Environment; and as Socio-environmental Technician and variouspositions of leadership in the National Secretariat of Tourism.
- Active memberof the volunteer team of AsuLab (Asunción Open Laboratory).Coordinator of the Public Relations and Negotiations Area for the implementation ofpilot projects of the CHA Plan, in conjunction with the Cultural Citadel Project and the National Secretariat of Culture.
- Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Guarani
Natividad Pantaleón – Dominican Republic
- D. in Ecology, Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration. University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
- Master in Natural Resources Management. Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University, Dominican Rep.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Business Administration. O&M University, Dominican Republic
- Co-author of Climate Change Training Manuals for MSMEs.
- Facilitator of Climate Change Workshops for MSMEs.
- Consultant for FAO, UNCC, IDB, UNDP, Save the Children, The Nature Conservancy and USAID.
- Languages: Spanish – English – French – Portuguese – Spanish
Gloria Núñez Altamirano – Peru
- Master in Industrial and Organizational Psychology – UNIFE, Peru
- Master in Strategic Development with Social Inclusion – Centro de Altos Estudios Nacionales, Peru.
- Coordinator of Red CEFE Peru and liaison with CEFE International (Competency based Economies through Formation of Enterprise).
- Extensive experience in facilitation of participatory training and technical assistance processes.
- Experience in design and implementation of capacity development programs with didactic materials based on the competency approach, andragogy and gender.
- Experience with a diversity of actors of the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, companies, MSME associations, cooperatives and representatives of the Education, Production, Labor and Employment promotion, Women and vulnerable populations sectors.
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams, with a systemic, inclusive and intercultural approach, with tolerance for diversity, results-oriented and focused on the well-being of people.
Federico Morales – El Salvador
- Industrial Engineer. Technological University of El Salvador.
- Master in Strategic Management. Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, USA
- Postgraduate degree in Statistics for Market Research. José Simeón Cañas University of El Salvador.
- Expert in quantitative (univariate and multivariate) and qualitative studies in the Central American region.
- Consultant for the IDB and the Salvadoran Fund for Preinvestment Studies (FOSEP).
- General Manager of multinational companies such as Bayer Laboratories, Kimberly Clark and Unilever in Central America, Colombia and Bolivia.
- Languages: Spanish – English -Portuguese
Luis Alberto Morán – Panama
- Master in Economics and Public Policy- Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez- Chile.
- B.A. in Economics- Universidad Nacional de Panamá.
- Diploma in Project Management- University of Louisville.
- Expert with more than 10 years of experience in private sector development projects related to financial services, agriculture, health, ICTs and local economic development.
- He has served as Coordinator of the Institutional Strengthening Project for the Small and Medium Enterprise Authority (AMPYME), promoted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
- Relevant experience working with public institutions in Panama, serving as economic advisor and senior economist in various departments of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
- Undergraduate and graduate professor at Universidad Santa María La Antigua (USMA).
- Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese.