Biologist with 12 years of experience in forensic genetics applied to kinship analysis and the identification of missing persons. His professional experience includes the processing of various types of biological samples, the generation and interpretation of DNA profiles, and the preparation of forensic reports in accordance with quality standards such as ISO/IEC 17025. He has also participated in proficiency testing, method validation, and quality management and assurance activities.
He currently works at Colombia’s National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, where he serves as National Administrator of the Missing Persons DNA Database. In this role, he uses specialized software tools to manage and analyze DNA matches between relatives of missing persons and unidentified human remains. His work contributes to the development of identification hypotheses, supports the teams responsible for identification processes, and helps provide answers to searching families. In addition, he implements technical and administrative management strategies to optimize the Database’s operations and ensure timely responses to the authorities responsible for the search and identification of missing persons.
