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Adrian Hernandez-del-Valle

Econometrician · Independent researcher · Founder of Windrose

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Adrian Hernandez del Valle - Econometrician · Independent researcher · Founder of Windrose

Professional Summary

Econometrician and independent researcher with 20+ peer-reviewed publications and SNI Level 1 status. Founder of Windrose, the independent audit of Canada’s precipitation monitoring infrastructure. PhD in Economic Sciences (IPN), MA in Statistics (Columbia), MSc AI (UPC Barcelona). Trilingual: English, Spanish, French. Based in Montreal.

Skills

Education

MAY 2020 TO MAY 2021

Master of Artificial Intelligence/OBS Business School and Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain/ apostilled

AUGUST 2006 TO MAY 2007

Master of Arts in Statistics / Columbia University, USA/ apostilled

AUGUST 2001 TO JUNE 2004

Ph.D. in Economics / School of Economics/Instituto politecnico nacional, Mexico/ Validated by WES

OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Master of Business Administration / Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa – IPADE, Mexico

AUGUST 1999 TO JUNE 2O01

Masters of Science in Economics – Specialization in Financial Economics / School of Economics /Instituto politecnico nacional, Mexico

Work Experience

FROM NOVEMBER 2025 – TO PRESENT

  • Launched the first independent station-level reliability assessment of Environment and Climate
  • Change Canada’s precipitation monitoring network (April 2026)
  • Audited 8,374 stations across 12 provinces and territories using methodology specified by the office of Minister Julie Dabrusin
  • Publishing commercial reports for actuarial firms, crop insurers, engineering consultancies, and provincial agencies
  • Findings: 81.2% of stations decommissioned; 1 in 4 active stations with transmission issues; average data quality 52.95%
  • windrose.news

FROM MAY 2023 – TO PRESENT

  • Lead advanced courses in econometrics and machine learning for 35+ PhD and MSc students
  • Developed and deployed production-ready GenAI solutions:
    • RAG-based mathematical system using FAISS, Python, and AWS
    • Multi-agent content generation platform with GPT-4 and DALL-E 3
    • Advanced NLP systems for translation (75% efficiency improvement)
    • Technologies used: Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch), AWS, OpenAI APIs, FAISS, Streamlit
  • Published 4 technical articles on ML applications in industrial settings

FROM MARCH 2021 – TO MAY 2023

This company provides consulting services in artificial and business intelligence. 

  • Architected and deployed NLP projects, improving efficiency and accuracy by 25%
  • Engineered a system using Transformers and Siamese Neural Networks, ensuring 100% adherence to call scripts for pollsters and bank call centers
  • Developed algorithms to identify non-compliant phone operators, eliminating fraudulent activities and generating significant cost savings
  • Implemented advanced named entity recognition techniques for critical information extraction
  • Led cross-functional teams across multiple industries, driving innovation in forecasting strategies

JANUARY 2018 – TO FEBRUARY 2021

ESTA International is an organization with a vast number of international clients across the globe. They select top performing professionals to service government agencies, research and development institutions and transmission/distribution utilities. The Independent Market Monitor provided surveillance of the Mexican Electricity Wholesale Market (MEM) ensuring affordable electricity prices to customers.
  • Spearheaded data science techniques implementation, revolutionizing big data problem-solving in the Mexican Electricity Wholesale Market (MEM)
  • Engineered anomaly detection algorithms, significantly improving forecast accuracy and market predictions
  • Pioneered Local Marginal Price (LMP) and demand forecasting models, enhancing market surveillance capabilities
  • Authored comprehensive reports for the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), influencing positive regulatory changes
  • Orchestrated a team of 36 professionals, achieving unparalleled market surveillance efficiency and substantial cost savings

Adrian Hernandez
del-Valle

Econometrician · Independent researcher

Econometrician & independent researcher

Core Competencies

Education

MAY 2020 TO MAY 2021

Master of Artificial Intelligence/OBS Business School and Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain/ apostilled

AUGUST 2006 TO MAY 2007

Master of Arts in Statistics / Columbia University, USA/ apostilled

AUGUST 2001 TO JUNE 2004

Ph.D. in Economics / School of Economics/Instituto politecnico nacional, Mexico/ Validated by WES

OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

Master of Business Administration / Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa – IPADE, Mexico

AUGUST 1999 TO JUNE 2O01

Masters of Science in Economics – Specialization in Financial Economics / School of Economics/Instituto politecnico nacional, Mexico

AUGUST 2001 – TO PRESENT

Professor | School of economics of the Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico

Instruct Master’s and PhD students in advanced econometrics, Python programming, machine learning, deep learning, and data science

August 2008 – June 2011

Delivered acclaimed econometrics courses, earning recognition for teaching excellence

January 2008 – June 2008
Lecturer | Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA

Taught comprehensive courses on the political economy of Latin America

  • Windrose: Independent reliability assessment of Canada’s precipitation monitoring network (2026)
  • Canadian Agricultural Insurance Research: Conformalized Quantile Regression framework for agricultural commodity risk (RA-CQR/PI-PAVaR)
  • Structural Break Analysis of U.S./Americas Grain Commodity Markets: PELT changepoint detection and multicausality voting frameworks
  • Trutina (in development): AI-powered academic journal recommender using five-agent adversarial debate architecture