Summary
Gustavo Vargas is an MBA-trained project manager and biologist with 11 years of cross-sector experience spanning economic development, environmental management, and the mining and energy industries. He has led project design, monitoring, evaluation, and financial risk assessments for both the private sector and the U.S. Government, including a decade-long role at USAID advising on complex environmental programs. Skilled in GIS, database management and IT, he blends field research and technical analysis with corporate HSEQ and sustainability practice. His work has bridged diplomacy and science—designing environmental management plans and coordinating multi-agency responses to high-profile eradication and conservation programs. Gustavo also teaches applied economics and development finance, reflecting a rare mix of academic rigor and hands-on operational delivery. Resourceful, analytical and proactive, he consistently turns technical evidence into pragmatic policy and project decisions.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Diplomado Sistemas Integrados de Gestión de Calidad (HSEQ: ISO 9.000 ISO 14.000 OSHAS 18.000) Auditing, Diplomado Sistemas Integrados de Gestión de Calidad (HSEQ: ISO 9.000 ISO 14.000 OSHAS 18.000) Auditing at ICONTEC
Course on Environmental Health Science and Technology in Diplomatic Settings, Course on Environmental Health Science and Technology in Diplomatic Settings at George Shultz School - US Foreing Service Institute
Universidad de los Andes
Enterprise Blockchain Professional Information Technology, Enterprise Blockchain Professional Information Technology at 101 Blockchains
PMP Exam Prep Project Management, PMP Exam Prep Project Management at Management Concepts
Master of Global Administration Business/Managerial Economics, Master of Global Administration Business/Managerial Economics at UMECIT
Numbers for Nature: Economics & Finance for Environmental Leadership certificate Applied Economics; environmental economics, Numbers for Nature: Economics & Finance for Environmental Leadership certificate Applied Economics; environmental economics at Conservation Strategy Fund
Master of Business Administration - MBA Project Management, Master of Business Administration - MBA Project Management at Instituto Europeo de Posgrado - IEP
Leading Economic Growth - Executive Education Growth Economics, Leading Economic Growth - Executive Education Growth Economics at Harvard University
English