Jefferson Gómez
Research Team Leader at CIAT
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Top SchoolJefferson Gómez is a research team leader with over a decade of experience designing and implementing expert systems that blend GIS, spatial analysis, hydrological modeling, and data science to support water resource planning and smarter agricultural soil management. Based in Cali, Colombia, he has progressed through roles at CIAT from research assistant to leading multidisciplinary teams that build decision-support tools operating at scales from farms to continents. His background combines an MSc in Geospatial Technologies, data science training with honors, and hands-on SWAT model training experience across Latin America, reflecting deep technical and pedagogical strengths. Known for turning conceptual approaches into practical systems, he often bridges research and operational use-cases that improve fertilization efficiency and landscape-scale water decisions. An uncommon strength is his sustained role as both trainer and thesis supervisor, which amplifies his impact by developing local capacity alongside technical solutions.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
GIS Expert, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Outstanding, GIS Expert, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Outstanding at Universidad de HuelvaMSc. in Geospatial Technologies, Tecnologías Geospaciales, http://mastergeotech.info/, MSc. in Geospatial Technologies, Tecnologías Geospaciales, http://mastergeotech.info/ at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterTopographic Engineer, Geomatics and Surveying Engineering, 4.53/5.0, Topographic Engineer, Geomatics and Surveying Engineering, 4.53/5.0 at Universidad del Valle (CO)Research Fellowship, Research in hydrological modeling and agriculture, Research Fellowship, Research in hydrological modeling and agriculture at The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship ProgramData Scientist with Honors, Data Science, 375 hours in total, Data Scientist with Honors, Data Science, 375 hours in total at Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Colombia and Correlation One
Spanish, EnglishGithub contributions (5)
jevago262000/NSGA-II_Python_for_SWAT-modified
May 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
jevago262000/PhD_1-Water_Balance
Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:135 pushes in 7 months
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