Researcher/Project Coordinator

Rocio Vera Llanos

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CAREER PROFILE

Professional in Economics and International Business with over nine (9) years of Analysis, Research

and Project Coordination experience seeking to contribute skills in a Research/Analyst position.

Professional expertise includes collecting, interpreting and analyzing large volumes of data from

diverse nature, economic modelling and forecasting, writing proposals and reports, and database

management. In addition, Internet research experience exploring for plagiarism. Recognized for

creativity, proactivity, time management, interdisciplinary problem solving, and critical-thinking

skills.

EDUCATION

Universiteit Utrecht (the Netherlands - Europe) Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

Master of Science (MSc.) in Economics and Social Sciences

Coursework: Quantitative Methods, Policy Competition in an International World.

Honors: Winner of ‘Colombia Colfuturo Scholarship Program for Academic Excellence’

Icesi University (Cali - Colombia)

Diploma in Social Management Sep 2007 - Dec 2007

Bachelor of Economics and International Business Aug 1998 - Aug 2003

Coursework: Business, Financial Accounting and Management, Marketing Fundamentals,

International Marketing, International Economics, Econometrics, Micro and Macroeconomic

Theory I and II

Honors: Dean’s List and Merit Scholarship

SKILLS

Computer: Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access),

use of both MS Windows and Mac OS, statistical analysis software (Stata and SPSS)

Languages: Fluent in written and spoken Spanish

Quantitative Analysis: Mathematics Economy, Time Series Analysis I and II (Econometrics)

CERTIFICATON / ACTIVITIES

Certification, IRS, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), NY Dec 2013

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Research Center in Economics and Finance -CIENFI- (Icesi University, Cali, Colombia)

1. Project – Partnership with the Public Health Secretariat:

“Health of Children - Past, Present and Future in Santiago de Cali”

Researcher - Project Coordinator June 2011 - March 2012

Created an authentic

publication by compiling and describing the implementation process of programs (40 years), their

positive impact on public health, and its success as a role model for other cities.

Transformed technical

concepts and personal experiences by using a language comprehensible for the general public.

Executed the project

on time by strategically scheduling and delegating each of the activities.

Accomplished

excellent results by recruiting, mentoring and motivating four (4) research assistants.

Generated ideas by

recommending future actions (indicators, interventions, partnerships, etc.) for the improvement

and continuation of programs.

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Rocio Vera Llanos

(347) 605 - 9466 • *****.*****@*****.***

3650 N 56th Ave, Apt 510, Hollywood, FL 33021

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continuation)

2. Project – Partnership with International Finance Corporation (IFC):

“Implementing a Municipal Balanced Scorecard in Colombia, 2008”, Best Practices Report

Project Coordinator – Research Analyst Aug 2007 - May 2008

Evaluated the

performance of Public Administration by constructing tax key metrics and a national report.

Coordinated the survey process of collecting tax data and business reports.

Adapted and implemented best practices in compliance with

international regulations.

Resolved problems of data availability and accuracy by

applying a new indirect method.

3. Project - Scholarship ‘Young Researchers Scholarship, COLCIENCIAS, Colombia’:

“Estimating a General Equilibrium Model for Valle del Cauca”

Young Researcher Jan 2004 - Feb 2005

Achieved the regional

availability of an innovative database for the use of economic impact analysis by constructing a

Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for the city of Santiago de Cali.

Analyzed and conducted estimates of how the local economy

could react due to changes in policy, technology or other external factors by means of forecasting.

Calculated the Leontief Inverse Matrix and interpreted its

coefficients.

4. Projects - Awarded (Public Bidding) with Administrative

Department of City Planning:

“Descriptive View of the Comunas of the City of Cali”

Researcher March 2007 - Nov 2007

Improved the availability of regional detailed and

supplementary data for the use of policymakers, business analysts and investors by collecting,

interpreting and analyzing demographic and socio-economic data of 22 Comunas (group of

neighborhoods).

“Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP), New Measurement Tool for Cali’s Economy”

Project Coordinator - Research Analyst Oct 2004 - May 2006

Contributed to the calculation of the city’s Quarterly GDP, an indicator that added value to the

effectiveness of local planning activity by determining conjunctural fluctuations.

Produced significant data with higher frequency (quarters) to measure and study the short-run

economic dynamic of the region.

Achieved performance analysis of five (5) economic activities.

Computed changes in demand and the effects of inter-regional trade by means of Input-Output

analysis.

Measured the economic impact of different events and identified potential clusters.

“City of Cali’s Local Economic Accounts: a Decade of the Local Economy 1990-2001”

Internship (Oct 2002 – Aug 2003) and Project Coordinator (Sep 2003 – Jan 2004)

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Participated in the construction of a planning tool (Input-Output Matrix) for the understanding of

macroeconomic variables that influence the economic growth of the city.

Managed the implementation process of a vital source of information for the decision-making

process of public and private institutions, universities, NGO’s and government.

Participated in the calculation of Cali’s Annual GDP, compose of sixty -60- economic

activities.

Contributed to the local implementation of the System of National Accounts (SNA,

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/nationalaccount/sna.asp)

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