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Mr. Roy RUIZ

Research Associate

Geology

Quick Info
Work Location

PO BOX 9000
Mayagüez PR 00681-9000
Puerto Rico

Nationality
United States of America
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Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
Highest Degree
BS
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Technical Advice & Consulting
Other
Subject Area
Emergency Management
Research Support Services
Activities
Tsunami Program coordinator at the Puerto Rico Seismic Network. Part of the TsunamiReady program coordinator team in Puerto Rico. Working with 46 TsunamiReady communitites in PR and more than 15 TR Supporters entities. Educational tools creation using GIS tecnnology such as The Puerto Rico Tsunami Map Tool. Social media risk communicator and media content creation for community tsunami preparedness ammong others.
Sea regions of study
Caribbean Sea
Skills
GIS technician, tsunami vulnerability assessment, coordinate tsunami preparedness initiative, education and outreach material creation (including audiovisuals and infographics for social media), maps creation, risk communication, educational workshops coordinator, tsunami evacuation drills coordination, pedestrian evacuation analysis, others.
Working language(s)
Spanish
English
Citation(s)
Social Media
Comment(s)
Another area of interest is GIS applied to water resources.
Created: 2019-03-19 | Last Updated: 2022-04-04


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