I am an observational astronomer who studies galaxies and their evolution through cosmic time. My main interests are star formation and its self regulation, galaxy scale outflows, the astrophysics of starbursts, and the structure and composition of the interstellar medium in galaxies (particularly its colder phases). I am a multi-wavelength observer who uses imaging and spectroscopy from interferometers and space telescopes, but my favorite part of the spectrum is from the mid-infrared to millimeter and centimeter waves. I have a background in electrical engineering and instrumentation, and as chair of several committees have helped define the upgrade plan for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA 2030) and the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA). I was born and raised in Uruguay, where I received my undergraduate degree from the Universidad de la República, obtained my PhD from Boston University and was a postdoc and staff researcher at the University of California at Berkeley before coming to Maryland.