# Ana Reis Ana Reis is a remote worker on Himalayas, Regulatory Affairs Adviser at United Nations Development Programme, based in Canada. Source: https://himalayas.app/@anareis2 ```text Applied researcher in regulatory quality and public policy who developed Brazil’s national reference standard for Regulatory Impact Assessment. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | Canada | | Authorized to work in | Canada | | Salary expectations | 87k+ CAD | | Job categories | Applied Researcher, Regulatory Advisor, Researcher, Policy Analyst, Impact Assessment Consultant, Project Manager | | Skills | Applied Research, Quantitative Research, Mixed Methods Research, Regulatory Change Assessments, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Impact Assessments, Decision Analysis, Multi Criteria Decision Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, Machine Learning, Predictive modelling, Risk Analysis, Research Design | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/anacbreis | ## About ```text At UNDP, I led a regulatory quality workstream with federal, state and municipal regulators, assessing recommendations across 12 agencies and translating findings into agency-specific action plans. I also helped develop and validate practical regulatory tools with each agency’s technical team. At GIZ / INMETRO, I led development of decision-analysis guidelines for Regulatory Impact Assessment that the Brazilian federal government adopted as its national reference standard. I’ve also led comparative impact analysis for MERCOSUR and advised ANA on complex regulatory decisions. At the University of Brasília, I managed a portfolio of 80+ concurrent R&D and partnership initiatives while teaching decision support and operational research. My research includes 50+ peer-reviewed publications, and at the University of Ottawa I developed a decision-support tool for assessing regulatory quality under partial information. ``` ## Experience ### Regulatory Affairs Adviser United Nations Development Programme. Jan 2026 - Oct 2026 ```text Led the workstream on regulatory quality and institutional strengthening, planning, implementing and tracking deliverables with federal, state and municipal regulators. Assessed implementation of strategic recommendations across 12 agencies and translated findings into agency-specific action plans. ``` Skills: Regulatory-Change-Assessments, Risk-Oversight, Stakeholder-Engagement, Project-Management, Policy-Analysis, Briefings, Knowledge-transfer ### Part-Time Professor & Postdoctoral Researcher [University of Ottawa](https://himalayas.app/companies/university-of-ottawa). Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 ```text Developed a decision-support tool for assessing regulatory quality under partial information. Led a bibliometric review of 100+ peer-reviewed works and taught Operations Management to 70+ students per term. ``` Skills: Regulatory-Quality, Decision-Analysis, Bibliometric-Review, Operations-Management, Teaching ### Full Professor & Deputy Director University of Brasília. Jan 2013 - Dec 2025 ```text Managed a portfolio of 80+ concurrent R&D and partnership initiatives with industry and government partners. Taught Decision Support, Process Analysis & Improvement, Risk Analysis and Operational Research to 350+ students per year and authored 50+ peer-reviewed publications. ``` Skills: R&D-Management, Partnership-Management, Teaching, Decision-Analysis, Risk-Analysis, Operational-Research, Data-Analysis ### Regulatory Affairs & Impact Assessment Consultant Consulting Mandates. Jan 2017 - Dec 2023 ```text Delivered project-based advisory mandates for public institutions in Brazil and South America, including developing INMETRO's decision-analysis guidelines for Regulatory Impact Assessment and leading a cross-national comparative impact analysis for MERCOSUR. ``` Skills: Regulatory-Change-Assessments, Decision-Analysis, Training, Comparative-Analysis, Stakeholder-Facilitation ### Process Optimization Specialist & Project Manager Brazilian Army. Jan 2014 - Dec 2020 ```text Built and managed project budgets, led multidisciplinary defence project teams of 30+ people, and recruited and hired 80+ staff. Redesigned workflows to improve efficiency and was awarded the Brazilian Army Medal of Merit. ``` Skills: Project-Management, Budget-Management, Team-Leadership, Process-Optimization, Workflow-Redesign ### Project Planning Specialist Brazilian Ministry of Defence. Jan 2014 - Dec 2015 ```text Specialized in project planning at the National Cyber Defence School. ``` ### Associate Professor, Operations & Production Federal University of Bahia. Jan 2010 - Dec 2013 ```text Taught operations and production courses as an associate professor. ``` ### Special Adviser to the President Traffic Department of Pernambuco. Jan 2000 - Dec 2006 ```text Served as special adviser to the president and member of the Standing Procurement Committee and Public Auction Committee. ``` ## Education ### University of Ottawa Postdoctoral Research, Regulatory Quality. 2023 - 2025 ```text Postdoctoral research in regulatory quality, including development of a decision-support tool and a bibliometric review of regulatory decision frameworks. ``` ### Federal University of Pernambuco Ph.D., Industrial Engineering ```text Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco. ``` ### Federal University of Pernambuco M.Sc., Industrial Engineering ```text M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco. ``` ### University of Pernambuco B.Sc., Electronic Engineering ```text B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pernambuco. ``` ## Tech stack - SAS - Microsoft Excel - Stata - Power BI - Microsoft 365 To contact Ana, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [George Stoica](https://himalayas.app/@georgestoica): Researcher, European Space Agency - [Connie Delisle](https://himalayas.app/@conniedelisle): Investigative Analyst, Storyline LLC - [Juan Sanchez](https://himalayas.app/@jms1): Manager, Infrastructure Advisory, EY Parthenon (Ernst & Young) - [Karim Souidi](https://himalayas.app/@karimsouidi1): Senior Methodologist, Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario - [Leonel Ordoñez](https://himalayas.app/@leonelordoez): Economist / Data Analyst, Atlantic Economic Council - [Karima SELMANI BOUAYOUNE](https://himalayas.app/@karimaselmanibouayou): Lecturer, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi - [Evelyn Asiedu](https://himalayas.app/@evelynasiedu): AI Model Training & Evaluation, Mercor - [Marc- Antoine](https://himalayas.app/@marc-antoine): Crime and Data Analysis Consultant, International Centre for the Prevention of Crime - [Oreva Olakpe](https://himalayas.app/@orevaolakpe): Senior Research Associate, Toronto Metropolitan University - [Alejandro Vega](https://himalayas.app/@alejandrovega): Research Professional – Geospatial Analysis & Climate Change Adaptation, Valorēs