Carla Rivera Email & Phone Number

United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Slalom is a business and technology consulting firm that designs and builds strategies and systems to help our clients solve some of their most complex and interesting business challenges. We put people first. Every individual who joins us becomes part of our fabric, weaving their talents and perspective to the greater whole of who we are. Of all the things that make Slalom unique, our people are at the top of the list, we put people first. They’re seasoned consultants with deep expertise in their chosen fields who genuinely care about making a difference in our clients’ businesses, and the communities they live in. And there’s something else—they smile. One of our clients once said that he can recognize Slalom consultants because they’re the ones in the room who are smiling. As we’ve grown to 3,000+ local consultants with a national network in 15 offices across the US with 1 in London, we’ve kept our focus on enabling our people to do exactly that. We consistently earn recognition from "Best Places To Work" and Local Business Journals as well as Glassdoor and other employee-driven surveys. We have been awarded "United States Partner of the Year" and "Online Services Partner of the Year" by Microsoft as well as one of the "Top 10 Best Firms to Work For" by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit www.slalom.com.

San Francisco Bay Area

Companies in virtually every sector are taking steps to grow their global market position in today's economically integrated ecosystem. Organizations across the globe have devoted valuable staff hours trying to unravel the complexities of Latin America expansion but do not have the resources to sustain this effort for long periods of time. Having accurate information and the right network is essential,mitigating these difficulties and leveraging the benefits.Link Abroad supports US enterprise's expansion into Latin American markets through an effective multinational and multicultural local business network.Our Solutions1. Partner Identification2. Negotiation and Partner Selection3. Transition and Implementation Strategy4. Investment ServicesOur ApproachUnderstanding the context that is driving the wiliness to pursue on Latin American Markets is crucial to provide the best customized approach for your business. At Link Abroad we don't believe that cookie-cutter solutions necessarily apply for all. Hence,our process will intend to fully comprehend and aligned your expectations, identify your needs and prioritize objectives. Contact us today!www.link-abroad.comcarla.rivera@link-abroad.com

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Created and managed Regional Key Accounts Program (Top 100 Global Accounts : All Fortune 500) for Mexico and Central America. Aligned regional resources (commercial and operational) to global strategies to achieve overall business growth. • Grew sales revenue by 17% in 2012 through strategic sales efforts a. Increased gross revenue contribution from Top 100 Global Account by 99.2% by leveraging existing relationships and supporting global strategy while ensuring appropriate resource allocation. b. Identified and developed relationships with key decision makers representing potential business for more than one region reducing overall sales cost. • Developed Regional Key Account Program Guidelines structuring cross- function and multi-region communication processes and clearly identifying performance indicators which assured sales, account management and operations resources where efficiently used.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Queretaro, México

Querétaro Area, Mexico

Querétaro Area, Mexico

Coordinated all Inbound and Outbound International Logistics Operations for Kellogg Company. Responsible of managing on-time delivery for the three manufacturing plants based at Mexico as well as order fulfillment for global based clients.• Generated a 15% transportation cost reduction by executing a RFP process followed by vendors development in multiple lanes and transportation chains. • Appointed as Mexico’s representative for the Global Procurement Ocean and Air RFP processes. • Awarded “Best Logistics Performance 2006” for impeccable execution while importing two production lines and Kellogg’s First LATAM Food Lab.

Brisbane, Australia

Developed Marketing Plan for the Australian Microelectronic Center foreseeing international investment in current companies being gestated in the center.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Project Management

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), International Business/Trade/Commerce, 93/100. Graduated With Honors

• Student Merit Recognition Generation 2005. Maximum recognition given by the Institution to one student per generation of all the areas.

Specialization In International Business & E-Commerce, 6.5/7

Specialization in International Business & E-Commerce

Specialization In International Finance And Marketing, 90/100