White-hat political hacking

Strategic auditfor organisations that cannot afford surprises

In my experience, most institutional failures have a prior signal. I rarely find that the problem is a lack of information; more often, it is the absence of structured analysis, trained capacity, and early-warning systems. Let me help you close those gaps and build the architecture to achieve better results.

Geopolitical Risk Intelligence Gaps Policy Blind Spots Institutional Vulnerabilities Analytical Capacity Strategic Preparedness
Where the vulnerabilities live

Intervention Areas

I work across five structural domains where institutions, organisations, and teams most often face undetected blind spots, insufficient analytical capacity, or misaligned strategy.

Geopolitical Risk Diagnosis

  • Context & threat mapping
  • Scenario construction
  • Early-warning indicators
  • Regional security exposure
  • Strategic risk assessment

Intelligence Architecture Audit

  • OSINT gap identification
  • Monitoring system design
  • Actor & influence mapping
  • Analytical product quality
  • Intelligence cycle review

Policy & Governance Vulnerability

  • Political risk exposure
  • Governance fragility analysis
  • Institutional blind spots
  • Policy coherence review
  • Programme outcome evaluation

Operational & Social Project Audit

  • Project design review
  • M&E system gaps
  • Cooperation programme risk
  • Vulnerable population exposure
  • Impact measurement design

Analytical Capacity Gap Assessment

  • Team analytical skill audit
  • Research methodology gaps
  • Intelligence training needs
  • Policy analysis capacity
  • Knowledge transfer programmes
Intervention modes
Diagnostic & Advisory
Intelligence Research
Capacity Building
Project Design & M&E
Policy & Academic Work
Strategic gap assessment

Is your organisation suffering from a strategic gap?

I find that most institutions operate with at least one critical blind spot and rarely recognise it before disruption arrives. I use the eight dimensions below to map the most common structural gaps. Hover or click any axis to see whether it applies to you, then request a diagnostic to find out where you actually stand.

The audit methodology

How the Work Gets Done

I use a structured, intelligence-informed process in every engagement to find the root cause of institutional exposure, not just its visible symptoms. Click any phase to expand it.

Diagnostic framework

Vulnerability Diagnostic Matrix

I assess organisations across thirteen structural dimensions. Each bar represents the typical coverage gap I find in initial audits: it is not a personal score, but a baseline problem your institution may share.

Gap DimensionDomainTypical CoverageLevel
Capacity building

Training & Teaching

I deliver courses, workshops, and specialised programmes to universities, armed forces, civil society organisations, and private-sector teams. My goal is always the same: to leave you with transferable methods that remain in-house after the engagement ends.

Evidence of impact

Track Record

I have delivered work across governments, armed forces, civil society, international organisations, and academic institutions.

400+
Families reached in humanitarian operations · COVID-19 response & Esmeraldas earthquake 2025
10+
Strategic partners across NGOs, government, and universities · QUID & ESPE projects
56+
Radio & TV interviews + 35 media citations · Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina & beyond
Verified qualifications

Credentials

My academic training, intelligence specialisation, and project-management certification apply directly to the work I describe on this page.

Academic formation
MSc Public Policy & Human Development — Double degree Maastricht University / UNU-MERIT · Regional Integration & Multilevel Governance · GPA 3.7/4.0 · 2018–2019
BA Political Science & International Relations Universidad de las Américas (UDLA) · Top Graduate of the class · GPA 4.0/4.0 · 2011–2016
International Diploma: Geopolitics of Organised Crime & Violence in Latin America Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE · 160h · Feb–Apr 2025
Advanced Course: Regional Integration & Governance in Latin America Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar – Germánico Salgado Chair · 120h · Apr–Jul 2016
Intelligence & security
STRATINT — Intelligence Generation at the Strategic Level (10th ed.) Campus Internacional para la Seguridad y la Defensa (CISDE), Seville / DNI Colombia · 200h · Nov 2021 – Jan 2022
Strategies and Methodologies in the Geopolitical Field CIES Ecuador / National Directorate of Intelligence of Colombia · 30h · Dec 2021
Foresight and Strategic Analysis, Level 1 LISA Institute, Madrid · 50h · Nov 2021
Seminar: IHL & Human Rights in Armed Conflicts and Contemporary Violence Inter-American Defense Board – Casa del Soldado, Washington D.C. · 5h · Oct 2025
Project management & leadership
PM4R Expert — Professional, Agile & Leadership Inter-American Development Bank · AcademiaBID · Oct 2023
Expert in International Cooperation Doinglobal · Oct 2023
Leadership School Programme — 240 hours Fundación FIDAL / Hanns Seidel Stiftung / Universidad Técnica del Norte · Jun–Nov 2022
Anti-Corruption School, 3rd Edition — 40 hours PUCE / Embassy of Canada in Ecuador / Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo · 2020
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Identify your structural gaps.

I begin every engagement with a diagnostic. In our first conversation, I focus on where your organisation is exposed, not on selling you a package.

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