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Paraguay

Mariano Roque Alonso, Central, Py

Mariano Roque Alonso, Central, Py

Mariano Roque Alonso, Central, Py

Working for a large family owned Agriculture company in Paraguay, South America, I came into the Australian market to conduct extensive research into agriculture, land types, rules, regulations, cattle farming practices, and weather patterns to identify potential best practice locations (way to market) and investment opportunities for large scale vertical integrated cattle operations. Role responsibilities included:► Interaction with Australian government agencies (Federal and State), commercial real estate agents/firms► Stakeholder engagement and networking - local Queensland farmers and financial institutions► Preparation of an extensive report for head office, offering several investment opportunities based on information gained from research and analysisInvolvement in overall company strategy and decision making ► Attended Board meetings► Participated in annual strategy and planning, and regular business reviews► Special project management - to increase company profitability► Financial modelling to predict project outcomesHighlights:● Introduced remote Australian-developed sensing technology to Noroda SA in South America to improve pasture management and significantly increase grass cover to facilitate superior carrying capacity per hectare● Introduced drone technology to Noroda SA to supervise water points and dramatically reduce costs on weed mangement, with less involvement of vehicles (which further reduced fuel and employee load)

Mariano Roque Alonso, Central, Py

In this role, I managed a range of company operational activities with responsibility across human resources, strategic financial planning, quality control and sales management. Role responsibilities:► Company financial strategy including negotiation of company bank long/short-term loans and repayment timeframes► High level strategic planning ► Oversight of accounting, financial reporting, analysis procedures ► Team leadership, management, induction, training, mentoring (accounting team)► Leadership and support of company infrastructure and growth investment strategies► Complex project management to increase company profitability ► Financial modelling to predict project and initiative outcomes► Development and expansion of company’s client base and management portfolio► Budget management► Stakeholder engagement and negotiation - with banks, internal and external stakeholders, existing customers and future prospects► Human resources - including recruitment, training, induction, and negotiation of work contracts.► Organisational design and structure - wrote position descriptions and specifications and Highlights:● Successful negotiation of a significant contracted price increase (above CPI) by trading off premiumisation and seasonal offerings by executing comprehensive plans to capitalise on stronger market offerings through provision of cattle in winter - when demand was high but supply was low● Comprehensive financial analysis to identify largest cost centres and ● Planning and process mapping exercise to identify efficiency, profit and other improvement areas. Testament to this was the successful negotiation for a fleet deal with National Toyota to ensure fixed price servicing, fleet purchase rates, national roadside assist, agreed buyback pricing, rebates per new vehicle leased, and a sign on bonus. This drove a 14% decrease in total car pool cost centre, and increased operational efficiencies by 80% (due to minimal vehicle mechanical issues)

Darra, Queensland, Au

In this role, I work as part of the management team reporting to the Owner/CEO with responsibility for strategic planning and day to day commercial operational management. Role responsibilities include:► Team leadership and management ► Management decision making► Day to day operational management► Organisational strategy and protocols► Financial management - budgeting, forecasting, cost reduction strategies, and cash flow mangement► Information technology► Human resources► Corporate governance► Records management► Special project management► Business process improvement► Business efficiency and effectiveness strategies► Stakeholder engagement and negotiation► Customer service ► Customer retention ► Customer attraction ► Issue resolution► Recruitment, training, induction, and on boarding - new team membersHighlights:● Evaluation and mangement for the implementation of a new ERP (Netsuite) solution which replaced three disparate IT systems. Drove significant organisational wide process improvements and efficiency across workflows and tasks within Finance, HR, and IT - also facilitated smooth business expansion and growth● Significantly reduced customer contact/responsiveness to achieve better / faster customer service● Managed evaluation and introduction of a new CRM system (Netsuite) which improved existing customer interaction and relationship management processes and provided improved ability to attract new customers● Defined new role descriptions, clarified job functions, and designed a new organisational structure – improved efficiency of various processes as well as increasing employee engagement and morale

Brisbane, Queensland, Au

In this role, I worked as a consultant in Agribusiness at this leading Queensland university - assisting with Tutorials and in teaching students how to build and operate drones. I also advised on the limitless possibilities of remote sensing technologies within the agricultural sector.Role responsibilities included:►Leadership of the building, installation, programming and testing of IoT technologies at a property scale.►Utilisation of drones to improve agriculture management and gather more precise information on land condition to drive better decision making around paddock capacity, weed management, and early disease identification.►Utilisation of ArcGIS to analyse information and research gathered from in field research regarding the effects of weather and climate on farming production management, specifically for cattle farming►Data analysis to verify outcome received by drones linked to the network of on-ground sensors

Master Of International Economics And Finance

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Management) (Bba)