International Executive Assistant

Marcelo RODRIGUEZ

EMPLOYMENT:

June **** - Present Washington, DC, USA

Institute of International Finance. Librarian and Executive Assistant to the Director of the Regulatory Affairs Department. Administrative Tasks, Events Coordination, Facilitation, Technical Cooperation among governments, and private companies, Research in issues such as Banking and Regulatory Reform country-wise and regionally, liquidity, private sector development. Librarian duties include acquisition, budget management, cataloguing, distribution, information technology, statistical websites and subscriptions.

June 2005 – June 2007 Washington, DC, USA

Japan International Cooperation Agency. Program Officer in charge of policy coordination efforts and grant assistance with the World Bank and UN agencies (UNDP and OCHA). Public Relations, Translation, Research, Facilitation, Administration, Report Writing. Grant Cycle Process: Pre-identification study; terms of reference negotiation, feasibility study, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; and best-practices learned; comprehensive liaison tasks between field offices, headquarters and development partners and recipients authorities. Supervisor: Atsushi Uchida, *******.******@****.**.**; 202-***-****

EDUCATION:

August 1998 – May 2002 San Juan, PR, USA

Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Magna cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. GIS, Urban Geography, Cultural Geography and Development Geography. 130 credits earned.

COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION:

August 2000 – August 2001 Lausanne, Switzerland

Exchange Program ISEP with the University of Lausanne in Geography, History, Sociology, French.

July 1996 – August 1996 Tampa, Florida, USA

American Society and Culture Program, University of South Florida.

INTERNSHIP/TRAINEESHIP PROGRAMS:

May 2004 – July 2004 Geneva, Switzerland

Project Assistant, Web-site maintenance, database management, office management, draft of reports and studies, extensive research, non-proliferation, disarmament. Geneva Forum, A Joint Initiative of: Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva; United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) ; Programme for Strategic and International Security Studies, Institut Universitaire des Hautes Etudes Internationales. HYPERLINK "http://www.geneva-forum.org" www.geneva-forum.org Supervisor: Patrick McCarthy, Executive Director, Geneva Forum ; Pavillon Rigot, Avenue de la Paix 11a, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland ; Tel (004*-**-***-**** ; ********@***.*****.**

August 2003 – December 2003 Geneva, Switzerland

Planning and Logistics Officer. Electronic Media Forum (WEMF) and European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Administration, Supervisor, Database Manager, Website Assistant, Translation (English, Spanish, and French), Lobbying, Extensive Research, Latin American Liaison Officer, Planning Officer, Conceptualization, Logistics during the UN World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). Supervisor: Elina Salo, Project Co-ordinator, World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF); European Broadcasting Union Building, Ancienne Route 17 A, CP 45, 1218 Geneva, Switzerland ; Tel : (004*-**-***-****; *********.**********@*****.***; *******@**************.***

April 2003 – June 2003 Seoul, South Korea

Amnesty International, Seoul Chapter. Part-time International Liaison Officer, Proofreading, Events Logistics, Research, International Marketing, Human Right, Public Relations.

July 2002 – December 2002 Cape Town, South Africa

Southern Hemisphere Consultants. Administrative Assistant, Coordination of Events, Logistics, Research, Facilitation, International Marketing, Proposal Writing, IT Development, Peace Education, Extensive Database Coordinator, Participation in the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD or Earth Summit). Supervisor: Dena Lomofsky, Managing Director, Southern Hemisphere ; PO Box 3260 Cape Town 8000 South Africa ; (002*-**-***-**-** ; ****@*****************.**.**

April 2002 – June 2002 San Juan, PR, USA

Southern Hemisphere Consultants. International Marketing, Coordination of Events, Logistics, Research, Administrative Tasks in General.

LANGUAGE EDUCATION:

January 2008 - Present Washington, DC, USA

The Middle East Institute. Hebrew Classes.

January 2006 – December 2006 Washington, DC, USA

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Graduate School. Basic and Intermediate Japanese.

March 2004 – May 2004 Berlin, Germany

Carl Duisberg Centrum (CDC). Intensive Basic German Private Classes.

July 1997 – August 1997 Paris, France

Intensive French Language and Civilisation Program, Alliance Française, Centre de Loisirs et d’Enseignement de Français.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

Fluent Speaker with Advanced Knowledge (writing, speaking, reading and listening) in English, French and Spanish. Basic knowledge in German. Currently learning Hebrew and Japanese.

Volunteer Work as Public Information Assistant at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Administrative and Computer skills: Windows, Apple, Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet in general, GIS Programs; Website Skills with HTML code, Wb design Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Database Management in Access and Excel.

Open-minded spirit and easily adaptable to challenging circumstances.

Experienced working within an international and multicultural environment; cross-cultural communication skills.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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