Business Development Front Desk

JAIME IGNACIO TORRES

301-***-**** **.******@**.*** Washington, DC

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Strong Communicator Results Driven Team Player Proactive Adaptable Resilient EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Assist in the fiduciary management of grant and co-financing resources, ensuring resources are allocated, managed, and reported according to the legal administration agreement with donors

• Prepare reports and briefings for management and donors regarding corresponding funds

• Organized and executed international conferences, involving national and international stakeholders, throughout the Americas and Europe

• Managed public management seminars designed for policy experts to share best practices and build South-South cooperation

• Spearheaded the annual “Managing for Development Results” Competition, attracting over 300 proposals from 19 regional countries

• Collaborated with public servants on Finance and Budget evaluations to identify weak areas and arrange on-the-field workshops

• Drafted program reports detailing activities, explaining mobilization of resources, describing structural organization, and evaluating results

• Coordinated document production, conducted research and prepared matter material for 2 high-profile financial cases at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP’s Investigations, Government Enforcement and White-Collar Criminal Defense Practice

• Drafted annual H1B Visa petitions for primary client at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

• Analyzed market regulatory requirements and prepared memoranda to assist in understanding foreign business environments

• Identified procurement opportunities and analyzed reports from multilateral organizations, donors, and agencies to assist in locating prospective contractors to execute development projects

• Represented the corporation at annual events and created knowledge and policy reports on the current economic and social climate

• Managed and arranged appointments, meetings, and conferences, including booking conference rooms, creating agendas, and organizing travel arrangements

• Guided 10 companies through Business Development Certification programs, including the first Minority/Women-Owned Business in Maryland, allowing them to procure multi-level government contracts

• Studied and compared best practices to enhance cities’ economic development through Private-Public-Partnerships, and drafted memoranda for the Firm’s team working with local government

• Implemented protocols and practices to maintain efficiency and organization at the front desk SKILLS

Languages : Native English and Spanish speaker. Basic French and German knowledge Research : Literature reviews, methodologies, case studies, policy recommendations Analysis : Descriptive statistics, variable correlation tests, regressions University of Maryland, School of Public Policy

Master of Public Policy: International Development College Park, MD

2014

Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne

Certificate of French Language and Culture

Paris, France

2012

University of Maryland

Bachelor of Science: Agriculture and Resource Economics College Park, MD

2009

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