70´s - 80´s
Early Life
I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Before I turned one, my family and I moved to London, UK. Growing up there, I had the chance to live in a multicultural environment and speak two different languages daily.
About Gabriela
When someone asks me:
Gaby, what do you do for a living? Who are you? How do you identify yourself?
I say immediately:
“I am a Scientist and a Writer; I am a Traveler… an Explorer”. No doubt about it.
Then I pause, and I add:
“I am a storyteller, a baker, a singer, a painter, a mentor, an engineer, a mom…a woman, a person”.
Here is my Story
This is the story of my career path and how I became the person I am today. From growing up in a multicultural environment to transitioning into green energy, my journey has been one of passion, growth, and innovation. Join me as I share the experiences and milestones that have shaped my life.
- 90´s
Education and Early Career
After returning to Venezuela, I attended school and later studied Geological Engineering at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV). My career began in the oil and gas industry, where I gained valuable experience. During these years I developed the passion for drawing, which was, and still is, an important part of my life.
- 00´s
New Beginnings and Research on Climate Change
My curiosity and determination to study climate change and global warming led me to pursue studies, research, and work in past shallow-water marine systems at the University of Potsdam in Germany. There, I successfully earned the academic title of Dr. rer. nat. (Doktor der Wissenschaften). During these years I worked as a Field Geologist, and nature, gave me the opportunity to keep drawing many faces of life.
- 10´s
Career Transformation and Professional Excellence
During this phase of my life, I realized that a puzzle piece was missing: The knowledge about climate change mitigation and adaptation processes and strategies.
I had the chance to work on an EU Commission project for the development of earth-based sustainable materials, worked at the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences for developing a successful hypothesis about the generation of greenhouse gases and feedback that amplified climate warming forcings, and joined TU Berlin
where I earned an MBA in Energy Management and had the chance to study and work on Energy Storage. - 20´s
Science to Inspire, Mentoring and Gratitude
“Changed to Keep Changing”
This is my motto here.Over the last 30 years, I have excelled in the energy business, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Now, Science to Inspire allows me to share gratitude and my experience. I have been fortunate: I am immensely grateful to have a supportive family! I cherish my friends, who are part of my extended family, and I am thankful to all outstanding and capable students and colleagues, who I met during many work/life experiences. Thanks! - The Future
Transformative STEM and Novelist
One thing that I am certain of is that we are not exempt of change. What unite us: curiosity. Science is curiosity. And we can be transformative.
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