Christina Garcia

After excelling in the International Business Unit, I was promoted to technical Climate Change Consultant where my responsibilities include: •Circular & Blue Economy framework and project pipeline development. •Emission reduction & financial incentive payment calculation for EU-ETS projects. • Global climate change adaptation strategy elaboration. •Research, development and revision of publications, one which was presented at the COP 23. •Project coordination.

•Bid proposal development for multilateral and private bid tenders for organizations including Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Green Climate Fund (GCF), World Bank (WB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) among others. •Co-authored the technical and financial proposal for the firm's first GCF winning bid. •Completed an average of 5 proposals a month, increasing productivity by 40%.

Summer internship at the environmental consulting and engineering firm. Participated in environmental assessments and regulatory guidance under state and local regulations. Responsibilities and tasks included: • Subsurface and field investigations • Preparation of documents for Phase I environmental site assessments and investigations • Soil and groundwater sampling • Groundwater flow modeling • AutoCAD • Land surveying

•Environmental engineering courses: EU Directive environmental regulations & legal responsibility; atmospheric, water, soil & groundwater contamination; waste management; environmental impact assessment; & energy. •Business management courses: finance, marketing, accounting, & lean startup.

• Study abroad program for 1 year. • Completed all courses in Spanish. • Studied general course work such as European history as well as more complex subjects like climate change, water managment and economy, and environmental impact assessment.

• Bachelor's Degree in Environment Studies and Spanish. • Received private academic based scholarships from 2011-2013. • Studied abroad in Seville, Spain at the University of Pablo de Olavide to study Environmental Science for 1 year.