Juan Carlos Solano Email & Phone Number

Miami, Fl, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Support security management operations in Francophone Africa and Haiti, coordinating with project teams, field staff, and external partners to enhance security practices and ensure regional compliance.• Monitor and assess security trends specific to Francophone Africa and Haiti, providing timely updates and insights to project leadership on emerging risks and assisting in emergency response.• Conduct technical reviews for security assessments, mitigation plans, and safety protocols tailored to the unique challenges in Subsaharan Africa and the Caribbean.• Deliver safety and security trainings and pre-departure briefings for regional staff, ensuring readiness and alignment with security standards across Francophone West and Central Africa and Haiti.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Managing and coordinating research projects including conducting detailed investigative research, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, translating information to English, drawing conclusions, and writing briefing reports inclusive of findings and recommendations.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Generated inputs to prepare the first publication of the Inter-American Community of CrimeObservatories.• Organized the Experience and Innovation Exchange Session Cycles while documenting andsystematizing discoveries reported by the participating observatories.• Created a map with presentation sheets of the region's emergency and security systems.• Contributed to the definition of a series of crime indicators and the functioning of the criminal justice system for the Inter-American Security Observatory.• Created a database on producing and publishing entities for homicide rates for all Latin American and Caribbean states.• Presented and disseminated Document of Experiences No. 3 of the Emergency and Security Services platform.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Delivered comprehensive geopolitical analyses on petrostates’ oil and gas-related developments toJapanese companies and governmental organizations.• Monitored legislative activities in the Senate and the House of Representatives related to keyadversaries such as Iran, China, Venezuela, and Russia and prepared in-depth assessments on thepotential impact of proposed bills on clients' assets.

Chișinău, Moldova

The Information and Documentation Center on NATO in Moldova is a noncommercial, autonomous organization set up in 2006 as a part of the 2006-2009 Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) between Moldova and NATO. The IDC on NATO’s mission is to promote the Euro-Atlantic values and principles in Moldova, advocate for a closer cooperation with NATO, support the governmental institutions in the security sector reform, foster the strategic communication within the security and defense sectors, raise awareness on security and defense issues, inform the society about the multiple aspects of security, and advance the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Moldova.EXPLAINERSNATO Summits through history2022 Madrid NATO Summit"How do neutral states cooperate with NATO?""Why do countries want to become NATO members?"What are the 2022 Strategic Concept and NATO 2030?"EVENTS"Moldova's path towards EU candidate status: key challenges and priorities""NGOs / CSOs Skills Enhancement in the context of Moldova's Europeanization process""Practices for countering disinformation in NATO states: Lessons for the Republic of Moldova" (event hosted by the Embassies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Moldova)FINAL PAPERCo-authored "Disinformation in Moldova" with Elena Marzac, published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Tokyo, Japan

• Penetrated and secured logistics contracts with over fifteen key accounts in the FMCG (Nestle,Unilever), Flavors & Fragrances (Givaudan, Dow Chemicals), and luxury cars (Aston Martin)industries, overseeing door-to-door transport and customs brokerage from Europe into Japan.• Cultivated relationships with 10 new companies, driving the activation and development of 7 businessacquisitions across 2 new industries.• Championed innovative and high-value shipping solutions from Europe to Asian markets, bolsteringthe company's image in Japan and securing last-mile service nominations (customs brokerage anddelivery) locally, resulting in a significant increase in annual revenue.

Tokyo, Japan

• Facilitated ANA TC's seamless integration into the global market by forging partnerships withinternational airlines operating in Narita and Haneda airports.• Expanded market share by promoting and selling premium Japanese-manufactured products suchas C-PET containers, wooden chopsticks, wines, blankets, and more to European and Asianairlines serving Japan.• Pioneered the Business Development Team within the Inflight Products & Service Department ofANA Trading Company, resulting in two successful Thai Airways and Singapore Airlinesnominations and marking the team's inaugural business success.

Tokyo, Japan

• In-depth analysis of Japan’s tropical fruit market (passion fruit, golden berry, papaya, dragon fruit, etc.) showing production, consumption, imports and phytosanitary measures for its commercialisation as an import from Colombia.• Research on Australia’s flower market (imports, production and consumption) in order to increase imports of roses, dahlias and chrysanthemums from Colombia.• Market analysis on Israel’s meat industry in the framework of the FTA between Israel and Colombia. Kosher consumption laws and certificates. Phytosanitary measures for importing fresh produce into Israel. Slaughterhouses hygiene requirements and consumptions tendencies. • Tendency reports on tourism for China, Korea and Japan and Colombia’s image as a touristic destination in these countries.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

・ Reach out high school and undergraduate students in Colombia and inform them about studying opportunities in Japan through scholarships offered by the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT).・ Decentralizing the advising service from Bogota and reaching out to other major cities in the country in order to make information accesible to all and get more applications from excellent students all over Colombia.・ Lead conferences in various venues in different cities in the country to raise awareness of Japan as a studying destination and reinforcing ties between the Embassy and the different universities and schools.

Master Of Arts In Security Studies, International Relations And National Security Studies

COURSEWORK: International Relations Theories Grand Strategy and Military Operations Writing for Security Professionals Artificial.

Bachelor’S Degree, Education, Linguistics

English, French, Translation, Spanish as a Foreign Language and International Relations