ROCIO ACEVEDOExecutive Assistant, Coach, Travel Blogger

Lourdes de Montes de Oca, Cell 8836-2051/ rocioacevedo73@gmail.com

Qualifications Summary

Dedicated, self-directed and outstanding Executive Assistant who offers significant experience in supporting key positions requiring effective secretarial, executive and administrative abilities, among others.

Proven interpersonal, communication and multitasking skills, with experience especially working at an Executive Management level.

Well-organized and proactive, who provides timely, efficient and executive support to the CEO, Chairman of the Board, Vice Presidents, and Top Management Executives.

Professional Experience

Coaching, Travel Blogger, Consultant for Trippy - Bogota, Colombia, Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

Executive Assistant, June 6-December 6, 2015 - CEO Universidad Latina/Laureate, San Pedro Montes de Oca

Provide administrative support to the CEO, Controller, Regional Controller of Laureate International

Coordinate meetings and business lunch for the CEO, Controller and Regional Controller

Coordinate travel flights and hotel reservations for the CEO, Controller and Regional Controller

Follow up and filing of all contracts for both Universidad Latina and Laureate.

Safekeeping of petty cash

Executive Assistant, October 2013-July 2014 – CEO Grupo Cuestamoras, Forum 1, Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Provide administrative support to the CEO and to the Secretary of the Board of Grupo Cuestamoras.

Coordinate the logistics for the quarterly Board meetings; including the travel logistic of some members of the board, and the coordination of every day’s activities such as: lunch, dinner and cocktail for the Board.

Coordinate inside weekly meetings such as Business lunch for the Chairman of the Board, Executive Committees, One on Ones, among others.

Coordinate travel flights and hotel reservations for the CEO. Safekeeping of Petty Cash($1,000)

Executive Assistant, 1995 – June, 2012 - Management Office, Chiquita Brands, Forum 1, Santa Ana, Costa Rica.

Provide administrative and business support to the Vice President of Allocation, Shipping, Liner and GWF as well as the Vice President of Purchased Fruit for North America and the Vice President of Strategic Sourcing Fruit based in Florida. It included the coordination of local and abroad meetings (United States), travel and logistic coordination of top level customers from Europe, Asia and the United States.

Provide administrative support to the Director of Human Resources, Finance Director, Allocation/Shipping Director, among others.

Update VPs’ calendars, agendas and weekly conference calls as well as planning and scheduling several meetings, seminars, cocktails, dinners for the Top Management Executives. Coordinate the logistics and worldwide travels of the Vice Presidents, HR Director, Allocation Director, among others.

Coordinate the logistics agenda of Chiquita’s WW and top customers as well as the trip logistics for the CEO and Board of Directors based in Cincinnati Headquarters (presently in North Carolina).

Translation of confidential documents from English to Spanish and vice versa.

Administrative Assistant, 1984-1995 / Controller and General Manager of Compañía Bananera Atlántica Ltda, a Subsidiary of Chiquita Brands

Provide administrative support to the Controller, Accounting Department, Financial Analysis Department and to the General Manager in the absence of his Assistant, i.e. Financial Reports, Accounting Monthly Closing, Annual Budget reports, among others.

Provide administrative support in absence of the Assistant of the Vice President.

Provide administrative support to the Cobal’s General Manager with the joint venture process and the banana farms purchase in Sarapiqui for about a year.

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Education & Training

Online Personal Coaching, Corporate Image. MMK Coaching, El Arte de Conocerte – 2015

Protocol and Ethics– Flora Munoz Mass, Isabel Campabadal & Miguel Casafont, 1995-2000

Universidad Internacional de las Americas – English Translation / (to be concluded) - 1996-1997-2016

Centro de Estudios del Istmo and American Business Academy – 1982-1984

Saint Mary College – Raleigh, North Carolina – English courses -1979-1981

Time Management – 1995

Word, Excel and Power Point – 1984-2012

Alliance Francaise – Levels 1-5, 1974-1978, Paris 1978

Extracurricular activities:

Travel blogger: "De Placeres y mas..." (www.quepoa.blogspot.com) - 2012 - to date

Costa Rican Ambassador and Writer for the Community of Travelers Trippy - Code # - 2013 - to date

-Owner of El Divan online boutique