Juan Angel
@juanangel
Legal and regulatory advisor at ANLA, advising on environmental licensing, Escazú Agreement implementation, and AI governance policy.
What I'm looking for
I currently advise within Colombia’s national environmental licensing authority (ANLA) in Bogotá. I co-authored institutional guidelines on environmental compensatory measures for environmental sanctioning processes and lead Escazú Agreement implementation within the Legal Advisory Office.
I also compile and analyze digital data on active environmental sanctioning processes, including non-compliance rates with ordered compensation plans, to support regulatory decision-making. Before ANLA, I advised from Australia on environmental and agroindustrial regulatory materials, contracts, governance, documentation, and legal risk.
From Green Shepherd Australia, I co-founded and led compliance, managing importation and distribution of Schedule 8 products through an online, platform-based model with a clean compliance record and no TGA sanctions. I evaluated product documentation, certificates of analysis, regulatory requirements, and supplier claims for consistency, accuracy, and risk.
Alongside that, I’m expanding into AI governance and policy through completed coursework and certifications, mapping EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and ISO/IEC 42001 into compliance-aware AI data evaluation for LLM response evaluation and Spanish/English labeling and quality review, including audio transcription/diarization QA.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Legal Advisor
ANLA (National Environmental Licensing Authority)
Jan 2026 - Present (7 months)
Co-authored institutional guidelines on environmental compensatory measures and leads Escazú Agreement implementation.
Co-Founder and Head of Compliance
Green Shepherd Australia
Jan 2021 - Dec 2025 (4 years 11 months)
Managed importation and distribution of Schedule 8 products with a clean compliance record.
Legal and Regulatory Advisor
Agrangel SAS and D3una SAS
Jan 2018 - Dec 2025 (7 years 11 months)
Reviewed legal, technical, and policy materials related to environmental and agroindustrial regulatory processes.
Venue Co-Owner and Operations Manager
Vamos Melbourne
Jan 2014 - Dec 2022 (8 years 11 months)
Co-owned and operated a hospitality venue, leading teams and managing liquor licensing and compliance.
Spanish and English Language Instructor
Communication and Phonetics Trainer
Jan 2014 - Dec 2022 (8 years 11 months)
Delivered Spanish and English pronunciation, phonetics, and communication training to adult learners and corporate clients.
Legal Professional and Judicial Clerk
Consejo Superior de la Judicatura and private legal clients
Jan 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 11 months)
Performed legal research, drafting, file review, and document analysis in judicial and private client contexts.
Freelance Spanish-English Translator and Quality Reviewer
Carsales.com scholarship program
Translated and quality-reviewed terms and conditions and related application documents into Spanish for a corporate scholarship program.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Queensland University of Technology
Master of Creative Industries, Creative Industries
Master of Creative Industries degree from Queensland University of Technology.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bachelor of Laws, Law
Bachelor of Laws degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Diploma, Cultural Studies
Diploma in Cultural Studies from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Berklee Online
Diploma, Music
Diploma in Music from Berklee Online.
Conservatorio Fernando Sor
Music and Audio
Music and Audio studies at Conservatorio Fernando Sor.
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