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Valentina Cabrales

@valentinacabrales

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Civil and Environmental Engineer specializing in hydrology and road drainage design.

Colombia

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What I'm looking for

I seek hydrology, water resources or geotechnical roles in consulting or research where I can apply climate-informed modelling, design drainage systems, and grow within collaborative teams focused on practical solutions.

I am a Civil and Environmental Engineer with a Master’s in Civil Engineering from Universidad de los Andes, bilingual and focused on hydrology and geotechnics.

I have conducted hydrological analysis for a >180 kilometer road project in Peru, delineating drainage basins in QGIS and performing flood frequency analysis to inform hydraulic structure proposals and designs using CIVIL 3D and Excel.

As a teaching assistant I developed original lectures and taught hydrology tools such as ArcGIS, Excel and HYFRAN to over 200 undergraduate engineering students, and I managed field activities including visits to weather stations and river flow measurements.

My master’s thesis assessed landslide probability using CMIP6-based climate simulations, a Matlab weather generator and TOPMODEL; I bring strong analytical thinking, practical problem solving and teamwork to consulting and research projects.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Junior Engineer

Current

IDOM

Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Conducted hydrological analysis for a >180 km road project in Peru, delineating drainage basins and performing flood-frequency analysis for multiple return periods. Proposed and designed surface, cross- and longitudinal road drainage structures using QGIS, Civil 3D and Excel, aligning designs with local hydrological conditions.

Hydrology Analysis QGIS Flood Frequency Analysis Civil 3D Excel

Teaching Assistant

Universidad de los Andes

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)

Developed and delivered hydrology lectures and labs to over 200 undergraduate engineering students, teaching ArcGIS, HYFRAN and Excel. Graded assignments and managed field activities including weather-station visits and river flow measurements.

hydrology ArcGIS HYFRAN Excel Flood Frequency Analysis Teaching

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universidad de los Andes

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering

2022 - 2023

Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a thesis assessing landslide probability using CMIP6 climate simulations and TOPMODEL to evaluate water-table impacts.

Universidad de los Andes

Minor in Social Psychology, Social Psychology

2020 - 2021

Completed a Minor in Social Psychology.

Universidad de los Andes

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering

2018 - 2021

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering; undergraduate thesis analyzed particle shape and size effects on granular column collapse and runout distance variation.

Universidad de los Andes

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering

2017 - 2021

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering with emphasis in Geotechnics; thesis developed an MCDM-based methodology for selecting regional wastewater treatment technologies and applied ArcGIS for plant siting.