Carolina Betancur Brown
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Profile - Self motivated and proactive business professional with over nine
years working in fast-paced and deadline-driven international environment
that requires both teamwork and strong inter-personal skills to handle
multiple demands efficiently, promptly and courteously.
Experience
Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., 2005 - 2012
Portfolio Management Unit (PMU): Loan Support and Compliance Officer
Responsible for the compliance of 13 projects and supported the Unit Chief
and 21 Portfolio Management Officers with the administration of the overall
portfolio.
. Logged and tracked project documentation and covenant compliance for
infrastructure, financial markets loans and guarantees.
. Interacted with Borrowers and Participant Banks and internal
departments such as Finance, Legal, Risk Management, Environmental and
Social.
. Entered project disbursements and other information into a Loan
Management System (LMS).
. Gathered, reviewed, verified and organized project-related information
for reporting, meetings and presentations.
. Maintained PMU's project mailbox and distribute incoming correspondence
to the responsible officer
. Processed all portfolio memos, waivers and amendments after approvals.
. Processed the unit's project balance confirmation requests from Borrowers
and external Auditors.
. Prepared travel arrangements and expense reports for all project
supervision missions.
. Conducted transfer meetings from Operations to Portfolio Management.
. Created and maintain organizational charts and confidential files.
. Converted over 20 projects from manual monitoring tracking spreadsheets
to a new electronic- -system.
. Liaised and interacted with candidates for PMU staff and consulting
positions, in conjunction with HR.
Kelly services, Washington, D.C., 2002-2005
Secretarial services
Inter American Development Bank (2004-2005):
Provided logistical and administrative support as a Project/Administrative
and Executive Assistant in the following offices: Private Sector
Department, Region 3/Country Division 6, Executive Director's Office for
Colombia and Peru; Executive Director's office for Belgium, Germany,
Israel, Italy, The Netherlands and Switzerland; Executive Director's
office for Croatia, Japan, Portugal, Slovenia and United Kingdom; Legal
Department and the Health Unit.
. Performed special projects as requested, such as creating spreadsheets,
identifying clauses in financing documentation, and collating
department-wide information.
. Follow up with Borrowers and third parties regarding document
requirements.
. Performed research for specific countries and sectors, using the IDB
intranet and Bloomberg.
. Assembled and consolidated documentation for meeting, seminars,
presentations, and reports.
. Prepared, processed and distributed reports, documents and PowerPoint
presentations related to various projects.
. Scheduled meetings, presentations and video/phone conferences and
maintained agendas.
. Prepared and processed administrative forms including attendance records
and leave requests.
. Arranged meetings, prepared agendas and conferences for the Bank's
executive directors, U.S and international authorities.
. Scheduled medical appointments and helped with the annual Health fare.
IMF and World Bank Group (2002-2004):
Executive Director's Office for Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea Bissau,
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Togo (IMF).
. Assisted the Executive Director and his Assistants with publication of
a book and with all office administrative tasks.
Executive Director's Office for Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
and Uruguay (IMF).
. Assisted the Executive Director and his Assistant with the coordination
of his agenda and organization of the office files.
Department of Transportation (World Bank Group).
. Performed duties of Office Assistant, ordered office supplies and
assisted manager with various projects and requests.
Travel Department (World Bank Group).
. Worked as SAP Approval Assistant and Receptionist; assisted Bank
employees with SAP approval, country clearance and various travel
requirements / phone inquiries.
US Airways, Washington, D.C., 2000- 2001
Position: Administration Representative
. Assisted employees with Customer Service and Human Resources inquiries.
. Controlled and maintained all employee personal records and
information.
. Provided support to all Station Managers and their departments.
. Prepared daily reports for managers on duty and processed their daily
overtime coverage.
. Verified and assisted with the bi-weekly payroll.
. Contributed towards the organization of all monthly events such as
meetings, seminars and training sessions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Fashion and Retail Management (expected 2014) Art
Institute of Washington, Washington D.C. Expected (2014).
Bachelor of Science in International Business (2009), with honors. Strayer
University, Washington D.C.
Associate in Arts in Business Administration (2007). Strayer University,
Washington D.C.
Languages
Fluent in English and Spanish; Intermediate in Portuguese.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office; LMS; Track It System (Compliance tracking System);
Concur; PeopleSoft; IDBDOCS; Bloomberg; Human Resources Personnel and
Attendance Software; Lotus Notes; Sabre and GPMS (travel software).