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Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Home is Puerto Rico was established to serve as a bridge between the local community and those who have chosen the Island to make it their home or start their business. It is a community of individuals, professionals and businesspeople where they can connect and are willing to create, with other likeminded people, the place they call home a better place. Our focus is to: Promote understanding through education; Encourage respect and embrace diversity; Shape the ecosystem and serve as a liaison; Inspire people to discover PR and Serve as a voice to influence in issues that affects our community.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

• Provide consulting services in the areas of business development and marketing. Assist and advice business and individuals to do business and or/relocate to Puerto Rico. • Liaison between clients and the Government, businesses, academia, professional associations, and NGO’s. • Previous clients: A Law Firm, a Washington Lobbyist, an Engineering Firm, and a Biomedical company.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Manage the daily operations of the RBI, an Economic Development Administration (EDA) i6 grantee.• Build corporate, government and community relationship by engaging with industry leaders, academic leaders, local politicians and community leaders.• In charge of the organization, coordination & promotion of resiliency courses, seminars and events (online and presencial) for businesses and support practitioners.• Organized over 40 Resiliency events.• Evaluate opportunities for partnerships, sponsorships and advertising with local industry leaders and media outlets and partnered with over 35 professional and higher education organizations. • Impacted over 4,300 people and businesses with our services through trainings, research opportunities, events, webinars, technical support, mentoring, and business concept reviews.• Participated in over 360 outreach events.• Developed research opportunities for the academia. • Increase awareness of our program, and services through planning, meetings, gatherings, media interviews, social media, press releases, one pagers and other marketing tools. • Provided support to businesses and served as liaison for NGO’s as a result of the January earthquakes.• In charge of the GRILLO PR project to create a network of earthquake sensors in the Island, in order to create a future Early Earthquake Warning System (EWS) in the Caribbean.

Office Of Disaster Assistance, Wisconsin And Puerto Rico

• Promoted, informed and marketed the SBA Disaster Loan Program available to, homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations when a disaster occurs. • Coordinated meetings and met with government officials and private sector’s high-level management.• Researched, identified, and contacted media stations, NGO’s, and large companies located in a disaster area to assist in the efforts to inform about the Disaster Loan Program available. • Informed news media, charities, NGOs, and government agencies about the Disaster Loan Program using press releases and articles, flyers, brochures, and fact sheets about the Disaster Loan Program.• Participated in interviews, press conferences and media tours including radio, newspapers, and Facebook lives.• Monitored and gave follow up to newspaper, radio, television, and internet coverage of the disaster program.• Gave presentations in coordination with private entities, NGOs, state, and federal agencies to inform about the Disaster Loan Program, such as Town Hall meetings and Rotary’s monthly meetings. • Created daily reports of activities using the SBA CRM database.

Puerto Rico

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Provided advice and created a network of contacts and partnerships in the public and private sector to facilitate the development and expansion of industries and businesses.• Initiated special projects to undertake marketing, business development and promotional activities.• Liaised with other government agencies to deliver and enhance services to the business community.• Responsible for the direct management of existing customers and prospects to attract, retain and develop businesses. • Assumed the role of intermediary for all internal and inter-agency processes to meet customer service needs.• Represented and acted as spokesperson on behalf of the Secretary in the following boards: Comisión de Desarrollo Cooperativo (CDCOOP); Vieques Task Force; SBTDC, Consejo Asesor pare el Desarrolllo de Comunidades Especiales and other activities as assigned.

Humacao Campus

* In charge of the International Business Internship course offered to senior students. * Help students find a work place related to international business to gain experience.

Business School - Upr Rio Piedras

*Successfully implemented a startup operation to serve the School of Business Alumni to develop and strengthen their connection and support with their Alma Mater. *Established the “Grupo los 100 de la FAE”, a group of companies that supports the Business School financially and with other resources *Successfully develop and organize strategic monthly luncheon meetings to integrate the academia and the business community*Plan, market, manage and coordinate on - and off-campus programs and events in order to forge stronger ties between alumni*Recruite, manage and support alumni volunteer leaders*Identify potential speakers*Coordinate communications efforts including press reelases, electronic mail, and web postings *Identify, cultivate, meet and solicit donors and prospects to secure gifts and build alumni giving*Design alumni outreach efforts designed to create awareness, involvement and support for School of Business*Oversees services for alumni. Build and maintain alumni mailing lists.

School Of Business Admisnitration, Upr Rio Piedras

• Key player to establish the Business Community and Alumni Relations Office to fulfill the outreach and community engagement efforts standards, to achieve the accreditation of the AACSB.• Established, developed and nurture long term relationships and served as liaison to external stakeholders including government agencies, business associations, private sector, NGO’s, and alumni.• Established the AFAE (Alumni Facultad Administracion de Empresas) Alumni Association.• Developed and cultivated relationships with prospects and successfully identified donors to build alumni and corporate giving.• Established a corporate sponsorship program named "Los 100 de la FAE". • Raised over $400,000 in external financial resources to support the Business School initiatives.• Identified and organized an External Advisory Board for the Business School, maintained close communication and coordinated all activities and meetings related to the Board.• Planned, created, implemented, organized and marketed numerous, creative and innovative activities for students, alumni and corporations, including conferences, seminars, alumni monthly luncheons, plant tours, job fairs, mock interviews, distinguish alumni awards, meet-ups, graduation events, university anniversary and campus orientation activities and successfully closed the bridge between the Business School and the external community.• Regularly wrote press releases and other communications efforts including electronic mail, and social media, to keep stakeholders aware of new programs, activities and services offered. • In charge of the Business School recruiting office ENLACE. Organized job fairs and internship opportunities.• Acted as spokesperson to the Business School and represented the Dean at business events.• Served as Master Ceremony at activities in the UPR and other professional associations.

• Key player in the implementation and early development of the Council.• Managed daily operations, customer services and corporate relationships.• Responsible for the oversight of profit & loss, budget, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and collections. • Prepared, developed and coordinated marketing strategies, marketing materials and presentations to promote PREC products and services to prospects and identified sponsorship opportunities.• Coordinated international business seminars with PROMOEXPORT, business associations & government agencies. • Wrote press releases, articles, and publications on a regular basis to keep stakeholders aware of new programs, activities and services offered. • Acted as spokesperson for the organization. • Increased the number of members by 100% in less than a year.• Promoted Puerto Rico as candidate city for the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) Secretariat.

* Assisted clients to do business in Latin America and Spain utilizing the network of the Bank* Coordinator of La Banca del Empresario Industrial, an alliance with the Puerto Rico Manufacturer´ s Association*Successfully negotiated sponsorships to professional associations that saved the Bank over $25,000 a year* Promoted products and services of the International Division* Created an e-mail mailing list with over 100 persons interested in international trade and kept them aware of international opportunities, news and seminars.

San Juan, Pr

*Key player in the start up of the 1st International Business Center of the Island *Esablished strategic alliances with government, professional associations & consulates*Assisted local & foreign import/export companies*Responsible for the formulation of strategies, marketing, promotion & PR*Successfully coordinated & supervised over 50 seminars, workshops, & round tables *In charge of budget, daily operational activities & supervision of staff*Successfully created brochures, newspaper articles, ads, flyers, posters & a quarterly newsletter*Regularly wrote press releases to keep community aware of new programs, activities & services offered*Identified international business professionals to create an advisory board*Coordinated monthly advisory board meetings & effectively developed communication channels with them *Created a mailing list of over 1000 persons interested in international trade activities* Liasion between academia, governmet & private sector

* Collaborated in the design, planning coordination and accomplishment of marketing and promotion plans, seminars, marketing research and promotion activities * Assisted marketing officer located at other campuses in activities related to marketing research and promotion strategies planning. * Prepared and gave marketing and marketing research seminars. * Represented the University in conventions related to the educational field. * Promoted the academic programs at high schools throughout the Island

Summer internship Office of Universities and Science Education , Washington

Marketing Department

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Sumer InternshipOffice of the Inspector General* Chosen among more than one hundred students from Puerto Rico and the Mainland * The only UPR graduate to be accepted to the program

Mba, Global Management

Bba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: AIESEC, American Marketing Association, Association of Collegiate EntrepreneursMagna Cum Laude

High School, General

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society