Maité Duquela Sánchez
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC)
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics | 2016 – 2019
• GPA: 3.73/4.0
• Thesis: Theoretical & Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Economic Growth and
the Environment.
o This study performs a theoretical and empirical analysis of the relationship between
economic growth and environmental quality, with a special focus on air pollution through
greenhouse gas emissions, which are the major contributors to anthropogenic climate
change and, specifically, global warming.
Babeque High School
HS Diploma | 2011 – 2016
• Awarded with the Maximum Honor: Babeque for Excellence & Valedictorian | 2016
• School Excellence Merit Honor |-
• Medal of Honor for Leadership & Argumentation | 2016
• Medal of Honor for the Environmental Committee | 2016
Work Experience
Research Project, Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC)
Research Assistant | April 2019 – Present
• Research Project on the socio-economic vulnerability to climate risk in the Dominican Republic,
conducted by the Research Professor Eng. Rosaura Pimentel, through the Vice-Rectory of
Research & Linkage.
• Data collection and analysis, qualitative research on methodologies for the economic measurement
of the effects of climate change on the agricultural and water sectors.
MSMEs Observatory, Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC)
Research Assistant | February 2019 – Present
• Public-Academic Alliance supported by the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC),
through the Vice-Rectory of Research & Linkage and the School of Economics & Business, in
association with the Vice-Ministry of Promotion of MSMEs of the Ministry of Industry,
Commerce & MSMEs (MICM).
• Research and data analysis for the generation of statistical studies on the micro, small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs) of the Dominican Republic.
• Assistance with the administrative and financial management of the Observatory.
Export & Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD)
Analyst I, Investment Promotion Management | February 2018 – February 2019
• Research and data analysis for the development of promotion strategies for Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI).
• Analysis of team productivity data and goal indicators.
• Services to foreign clients in the process of developing investment projects in the country and to
national clients in applying for projects seeking investment.
• Creation and edition of attractive PowerPoint Presentations for clients and events.
• Creation of the first Investment Projects Portfolio of the CEI-RD.
Internships
Climate Change & Resilience Observatory, Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC)
Research & Organization Assistant | July 2017 – February 2018
• Climate Information Project coordinated by the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC)
and supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
• Assistance in logistics of promotional events aimed at university students.
• Research assistance for the creation of the first Climate Information Library of the Dominican
Republic.
National Institute of Migration (INM)
Research Assistant | August – November 2016
• Assistance to the Department of Research & Migration Studies (DIEM) in the development of
research projects, data collection and analysis.
• Review and editing of written documents.
• Creation of the internship program.
• Creation of a database of research institutions and research programs in Latin America.
Language Proficiency and Specialized Programs
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Spanish: Native
English: Bilingual Proficiency
French: Basic
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel): Advanced
R, STATA, Eviews & MATLAB: Basic-Intermediate
Relevant Academic Achievements
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Certificate of Participation in the Livelihoods & Economic Inclusion Training | 2019
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Cato University in Mexico | 2018
Selected among more than 300 young candidates from all over Latin America to participate in
this intensive academic program from May 31st to June 2nd organized by the Cato Institute, a
public policy research organization.
Diploma in Data Analysis with SQL & R | 2018
Escuela de Negocios de las Américas [Business School of the Americas]
Diploma in Probability & Mathematical Statistics | 2018
Escuela de Negocios de las Américas [Business School of the Americas]
Diploma in Migration & Governance | 2016
National Institute of Migration (INM) and the Center for Research & Teaching in Economics
of Mexico (CIDE)
Extracurricular Activities
Environmental Student Group: Ecological INTEC
• President | 2018 – 2019
• Student Representative in the Environmental & Sustainability Committee | 2017 – 2019
• Active Member | 2016 – 2018
Economics Students Committee (CODEECO)
• President | 2018 – 2019
• Financial Coordinator | 2017 – 2018
Publications & Acknowledgements
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Duquela, M. (2019). Perspectivas económicas ante cuestiones ambientales: Planificación y Libre
Mercado [Economic Perspectives on Environmental Issues: Planning & Free Market]. Ciencia,
Economía y Negocios, 2(2), 11-20. https://doi.org/-/ceyn.2018.v2i2.pp11-20
Duquela, M. (September, 2018). La Economía del Cambio Climático [The Economics of Climate
Change]. La Colmena. Available in: https://colmena.intec.edu.do/2018/09/la-economia-delcambio-climatico/
Matos, C. & Abreu, C. (Eds.). (2019). En Primera Persona: Maité Duquela [In First Person: Maité
Duquela]. La Colmena, 9(1), 5. Available in: https://issuu.com/intecrd/docs/la_colmena_no.32
References
Vladimir Pimentel
Director of Special Projects & International
Business at Khoury Industrial, SRL
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Eng. Rosaura Pimentel
Researcher & Master’s Professor in Sanitary and
Environmental Engineering at INTEC
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