Diana Paola Maldonado Cabrera
Quito
Summary
Senior-level consultant with extensive experience and a proven readiness for high-impact advisory roles. Dynamic, resourceful, and detail-oriented professional with a strong sense of initiative. Skilled in effective communication across diverse cultural backgrounds.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
International Higher Education Senior Advisor
Viajes Y Viajes Estudios En El Exterior
01.2024 - Current
- Mentored and trained junior advisors, promoting professional development and enhancing overall team performance in Higher Education program sales.
- Provided ongoing training on institutions affiliated with educational groups, including INTO, Navitas, StudyGroup, SHORELIGHT, and MAS Education, among others.
- Maintained an extensive professional network and leveraged connections to secure new business partnerships with higher education institutions abroad.
Coordinator of Higher Education
Viajes Y Viajes Estudios En El Exterior
07.2019 - 12.2023
- Increased team efficiency through regular training sessions, resulting in higher sales of higher education programs.
- Organized workshops and seminars to enhance students' understanding of career opportunities related to their fields of study in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Germany, France, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Assisted students throughout the application process, including gathering required documents, completing forms, and ensuring program deadlines were met.
- Provided guidance on the college admissions process and scholarship requirements.
- Assisted in preparing statements of purpose for university admissions and visa applications.
- Organized and led pre-departure orientations to prepare students for their international experiences.
- Provided ongoing support to students while abroad, addressing academic, logistical, and personal challenges, and connecting them with resources within the host institution and local community.
Academic Student Advisor
Viajes Y Viajes Estudios En El Exterior
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Advising and helping students to choose programs that align with their academic goals, interests, and career aspirations in various study abroad destinations.
- Assisted students in exploring major options based on personal interests, goals, strengths, and skills.
- Consistently maintained updated knowledge about industry trends within fields related to specific majors so as provide accurate information during advising sessions.
- Advised on higher education programs such as certificates, diplomas, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including master's programs.
International Relations Analyst
OSGAMED - Equipos Médicos
02.2014 - 05.2017
- Responsible for establishing and managing partnerships with key partners, such as DYNATRONICS (U.S.A.), FISIOLINE (ITALY), and ITO (JAPAN), securing exclusive representation agreements, that remain in place today.
Analyst of Foreign Trade
Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio e Industria de Quito
11.2010 - 01.2014
- Prepared business information, commercial opportunities, and export proposals between Ecuador and Spain.
- Provided commercial advice for establishing businesses in Ecuador.
- Coordinated business meetings during Trade Missions with Ecuadorian and Spanish entrepreneurs.
- Managed, administered, and updated a program linking all Spanish Chambers of Commerce abroad.
Sales Representative
American Retail Experts, Inc.
07.2010 - 10.2010
- Sales Representative of products for hair care under the brands of Herstyler and Bellezza.
Executive Assistant
Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio e Industria de Quito
06.2006 - 07.2010
- Provided support to the Executive Director in activities related to this area.
- Regularly updated the institution’s database.
- Developed work agendas to facilitate contact between Ecuadorian and Spanish entrepreneurs.
- Coordinated and assisted with courses, seminars, and conferences in collaboration with authorities from different institutions, addressing issues related to trade and investment.
- Assisted in exhibitions and business fairs in which the institution participated.
- Prepared information for monthly Board of Directors meetings, as well as for the Annual General Assembly of Members.
- Compiled business information to respond to inquiries regarding commercial opportunities.
- Advised to members and users in general about the requirements in order to obtain the visas to enter the Schengen territory.
- Elaboration of information to send members the preferential rates that the institution had with hotels, travel agencies, insurance companies and airlines.
Education
Commercial Engineering - International Business
Universidad Del Pacífico
QuitoEnglish Language
EF International School
Bournemouth11.2008
High School Diploma -
Colegio Experimental "24 De Mayo"
Quito07-2006
Skills
- MS Windows
- Mac OS
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
Certification
- Mandarin Chinese - SIYUAN ACADEMIA DE LENGUA CHINA - Certificate in Intermediate Chinese
- English - EF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, UK - Certificate in Upper Intermediate Level
Languages
Spanish: Mother Tongue
English: Advanced
Mandarin Chinese: Intermediate
Timeline
International Higher Education Senior Advisor
Viajes Y Viajes Estudios En El Exterior
01.2024 - Current
Coordinator of Higher Education
Viajes Y Viajes Estudios En El Exterior
07.2019 - 12.2023
Academic Student Advisor
Viajes Y Viajes Estudios En El Exterior
07.2017 - 06.2019
International Relations Analyst
OSGAMED - Equipos Médicos
02.2014 - 05.2017
Analyst of Foreign Trade
Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio e Industria de Quito
11.2010 - 01.2014
Sales Representative
American Retail Experts, Inc.
07.2010 - 10.2010
Executive Assistant
Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio e Industria de Quito
06.2006 - 07.2010
Commercial Engineering - International Business
Universidad Del Pacífico
English Language
EF International School
High School Diploma -
Colegio Experimental "24 De Mayo"
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