Tatiana Alarcon

Tatiana Belén Alarcón Santillán | Urb. Urabá, calle principal casa #120, depto.202 | Email: -| Phone number:-/- Education London School of Economics and Political Science Master of Public Administration - Field of study: Public and Social Policy 2014 - 2016 Merit Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México (ITESM-CEM- Bachelor of International Relations 91.56 % - Academic Excellence Scholarship Program: Awarded to the top 100 Latin-American (nonMexican) students - Recognition for academic excellence 2010. - Dissertation: 10,000 words investigating the effects of Ecuadorean migration on the welfare of children - Study abroad : Macquarie University, Sydney Australia. (2011) Policy and Research Experience Capstone Project (LSE) – UNICEF Data analyst- project “Living with granny” September 2015- June 2016 • The key objectives of the project were to identify a) to what extent ‘living with elderly’ is becoming a reality in developing countries, and b) to identify implications for children and child-sensitive social policies. • Created a database of 50 developing countries, which included household composition, household characteristics and social status. • Conducted a regression analysis, in order to find the relationship between coresidence and the well-being of children. With our results we developed policy recommendations to improve the welfare of children. UNDP México Project/Research Assistant – Sustainable Development area June 2013- July 2014 • Supported the implementation of administrative and financial mechanisms to ensure transparent, fair and timely management of resources within UNDP framework. • Evaluated policies concerning international development and climate change in Mexico to feed into a larger UNDP publication. • Helped with the production of reports and substantive documents for UNDP. •Planned the opening of the first factory free from HCFC-141 (1,1-Dichloro-1fluoroethane) in Mexico (Guadalajara). Sky Power Regional Manager´s Assistant (internship) Jan. 2013- June 2013 •Analyzed regulatory framework and draft solar energy market reports in Mexico. •Created and maintain databases with business leads and other renewable energy developers operating in Mexico. Tatiana Belén Alarcón Santillán | Urb. Urabá, calle principal casa #120, depto.202 | Email: -| Phone number:-/- • Detected and investigated possible business development leads. • Liaised with public officials from Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), and Canadian federal and provincial agencies. • Attended meetings and conferences which regional manager is unable to assist, and report on developments and contacts. Editorial “Decir” April- December 2012 Research Assistant •Researched and analyzed federal legislators’ non-official relationships and their influence on eventual legislation votes. •Generated and maintained databases which contained the officials’ academic and professional background (i.e. party affiliation, prior political experience, academic background, etc.) •Made use of primary sources (newspapers printed and online versions, official websites etc.) and secondary sources (blogs, pictures, editorial notes etc.) to investigate the lives of the federal legislators. Co-curricular activities-courses, conferences etc. IDess Prepanet: As part of my social service I was appointed the tutoring of 8 to 12 students and was responsible for monitoring their performance, reviewing tasks and activities related to Mexican History and Basic Economics. I reported to the subject coordinator regarding weekly student performance. The total number of time dedicated to tutoring was 320 hours, 100 additional hours than the mandatory 220 hours. Orientación y Prevención: As part of my social service I was appointed by my teammates as the leader of the exposition “Doparium”. The exposition gathered medical experts who presented the dangers of excessive drug and alcohol use. My main task was to contact the medical experts, arrange logistics for the presentation and design flyers for the event. The 5day exposition received about 3000 students from ITESM-CEM. Student Association AIRE: Logistics Staff member of the AMEI (Mexican Association for International Studies) Congress in San Luis Potosí. IT Skills •Competent at use of all Microsoft Office packages. •Experienced user of Stata and SPSS Languages Spanish (100%): Native Speaker English (100%): Bilingual French (60%): Intermediate References •Available on request