Edgar Ricardo Ardila Galeano

 

RICARDO ARDILA

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DEGREE with M.A.  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

He has great management skills, multi-talented, outstanding innovation capability, initiative, high ethical values and overall loyalty to the company.

Verifiable experience as a consultant in management, marketing, customer service, sales, strategic planning, formulation and evaluation of local and international projects, mainly banking, Insurance, Finance, Education, Gas, Construction, Real Estate, Tourism and International Organizations.

He has developed office of Vice President, Board Member, Company Manager, Marketing Manager, Business Director, International  Negociaciator, International Relations, Fundraising, Consulting and Coaching. 12 years’ experience

Also has been Professor of Management, Management, Finance, Strategic Planning, Project Development, International Marketing, International Business, experience in matters of Government and International Missions. 16 years’ experience

As personal strengths has high capacity for learning and leadership, highly adaptable to different organizational cultures, teamwork, resourcefulness to solve problems, make decisions and negotiations, analytical and strategic thinking to planning and business matters with international experience. Very good in communications and presentations at all levels and on media mass.

Bilingual in Spanish, English, some  French, hebrew.

High computer literacy: Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, explorer, moodle, e-learning, programming and business intelligence.

Exceptional leader goal-oriented, responsible, multicultural experienced, hard worker, Handling excellent work relations, high effectiveness.  Good listener trustworthy and versatile team player.

 

A R E A S   O F   P R O F E S S I O N A L  I N T E R E S T

International Representative and services,  Sales,  Customer service,  Project management PMI basis,  Marketing and Management Director Research, Unit Business and General Manager, Marketing and Sales management,  International relations,  Innovation Consultant and Professor,

High expertise on : Marketing Business and International Affairs, Consulting,   banking, investment, insurance, ngo´s, trade and investment, construction, import export, gas, hotel, hospitality,  entertainment,  e-comerce, , distance education,  e-learning,  Communications skills Coach, media mass communications. Also as part of  Board of directors and  Management. Trainer and Interpreter.    

EDUCATION

Doctoral studies Newst Trends on management, Salamanca University, Salamaca , Spain  

M.A.   International  Relations, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 1993.

B.A.   Business Administration,  Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 1991.

Technician: Information  Analyst , Business Inteligence and  Cobol Programmer, Vocational-coop  Ipsis Colombia 1983

P R O F E S S  I O N A L   E X P E R I E N C E

1. CONSULTANT TRAINER AND COACH 

2009-2010 Consultancy Center for International Business. Director Former 
 Santo Tomas University , mostly Projects for International banking, oil industries, agro industries .

2006-2008   Advisor Executive on marketing and logistics, Consultant and trainer . Colombia , Brazil Mexico.

Since 1983, Marketing, Management, Logistics, Business English, Project  Management &  entrepreneur.

2. DIRECTORY MEMBER

Grisales Investment: e-business operated Colombia, USA, Canada  in a complex  technology  environment delivering information services

Colombia Canada Club: The Canadian community in Colombia social life serving charities for Colombian Children, is a nonprofit organization for social and charities.

Aseguradora Grancolombiana, Insurance and Banking, and different organizations  under the umbrella, I was adjunct of Board Directors at different financial companies.    

3. MANAGEMENT
2014-   Mixnewscolombia,  Director 
2013-2014 CELAM , LATINAMERICAN BISHOPS COUNCIL. Cooperation and development Director . "22 countries and 27 agencies". 

2009-2012 Operating a land development Project in association.

2007-2008 Statetrust, Wealth Management, International Representative. Customer Representative for Investment Banking Mexico and Bogota

1.995-2001 Consultancy services for banking and gas developing companies.

1995-1999 General Manager Real Estate and Building firm: Comodín S.A.. Numerous Projects; return on investment 1.43 above than average.  

1990-1995 VicePresident: Aseguradora Grancolombiana S.A. changes: operations and business model including communications, Downsizing, Grading and contracts, this turn on an upgrade the performance over 35% in profits. Insurance and Personal Banking.

1990-1993 General Manager Banking: Grupo Grancolombiano: Autocredito S.A., successful totally re-structured, adding times value at stock shares.     

Personal Banking; I enjoyed  a strong board of directors for different companies under that umbrella. 

1987-1990 Financial And Administrative Director Javerianos Community Union bank: Fijar S.A.

Winner of the most relevant competition in financial and tech It at Javeriana University . This is a company  Mutual for graduate, professors, staff, and employees associated, with five business units: banking, commercial service, real state, travel agency, and construction.

1983-1989 Realtor and Consultant for Construction Firms: Planning, legal contracts & financial issues.

4. UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR  -  Adult Education.

 Faculty Dean , Chief of Financial and Marketing program, Consultant.

 since 1.995 at accredited Universities in Colombia:

El Rosario, Javeriana, Politecnico Grancolombiano and La Salle, 

Courses Taught   for the Business Faculty:            

 Marketing & Management, International Marketing, Customer service, Marketing and Social Management Projects, International business and politics, Project management PMI basis for PMP certificate, financial management, Logistics and economics.

*Also I taught different courses for Engineer, Industrial Design and Media Communications Faculties:  PMI Management, Planning & Project Management and several workshops at grad and postgraduate level. Course Tough for International Relations: Geo-economics, Fund raising, Corporate Culture. 

OTHER SKILLS

Hasbara, Public Diplomacy,  Darga  4

Strong Computer literacy, Information Analysis e-learning and moreover:  the highest management capabilities.

Teaching, coaching techniques and ethics for better results: mid level Managers and University professors. Math Teacher.  Alumm Rock Public Schools, San Jose CA, USA.  2001-2002 

I Attend several seminaries for Businessman, and University professors on Management in USA, Spain, Israel and Colombia.

Presenter and writer  on financial news: www.Dataifx.com and Economical Colombian newspaper  La Republica

I will highly appreciate if you make room in the agenda  for an opening opportunity exploration  regarding expectations and responsibilities in the  job,  

Thanks you for mail me to ardila7@gmail.com ; skype:  ardila777