Carolina Guevara de Callejas
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Luis Fernando Martinez
Carolina is a dynamic leader with strong sound judgement and command skills. She values employees and their ideas, embracing change and looking forward to provide solutions. Her project management skills allowed her to lead critical initiatives and lead through ambiguity.
Claudia Marina Vanegas
Strong professional with a wide range of expertise in finance and procurement.
Luis Fernando Martinez
Carolina is a dynamic leader with strong sound judgement and command skills. She values employees and their ideas, embracing change and looking forward to provide solutions. Her project management skills allowed her to lead critical initiatives and lead through ambiguity.
Claudia Marina Vanegas
Strong professional with a wide range of expertise in finance and procurement.
Luis Fernando Martinez
Carolina is a dynamic leader with strong sound judgement and command skills. She values employees and their ideas, embracing change and looking forward to provide solutions. Her project management skills allowed her to lead critical initiatives and lead through ambiguity.
Claudia Marina Vanegas
Strong professional with a wide range of expertise in finance and procurement.
Luis Fernando Martinez
Carolina is a dynamic leader with strong sound judgement and command skills. She values employees and their ideas, embracing change and looking forward to provide solutions. Her project management skills allowed her to lead critical initiatives and lead through ambiguity.
Claudia Marina Vanegas
Strong professional with a wide range of expertise in finance and procurement.
Experience
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AirPak
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Finance Manager
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Aug 2021 - Present
Remittances, epayment, financial services Remittances, epayment, financial services
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Independent Consultant
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Jan 2018 - Jul 2021
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Convergys
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United States
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Procurement Manager
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Apr 2012 - Dec 2017
Implemented Procurement etool in 4 different countries. Partnered with Accounting to develop a P2P process across Latin America with necessary control points. Responsible to procure goods and services for $100M annually. Responsible for contract negotiation. Responsible of process and policy adherence and standardization. Worked directly with internal customers and vendors to achieve best products and services with given budget. Achieved 5% cost reduction year over year, by using Sigma Six tools to analyze and implement new processes. Responsible to maintain contract depository tool up to date and re negotiate expired contracts. Show less
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Stream Global Services
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United States
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Outsourcing/Offshoring
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700 & Above Employee
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Carrier Services Manager
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Apr 2010 - Mar 2012
Developed new process to automate all telecom invoices. Researched and updated all telecom circuits inventory across the globe. Supported Chief Information Officer with all telecom maps in order to change platform. Reduced late fees on invoices from 25% to 0%, representing $1M in cost avoidance OPEX. Responsible for contract negotiation with most important carriers in US and Latin America. Reduced and controlled telecom costs by 8% by decreasing amount of carriers used and standardizing technology. Implemented new telecom cost distribution across company. Developed a financial model to establish telecom costs to different clients depending on bandwidth usage. Responsible for invoicing telecom cost directly to clients. Assisted the Accounting department to book necessary monthly provisions for telecom expense. Developed and maintain telecom invoice database to track historic cost and use it for costing and forecasting objectives. Show less
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Dell Technologies
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Consultant
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Mar 2005 - Feb 2010
Responsible for Financial consolidation at the site level, including operations and support units. Developed financial ratios to measure non revenue business, such as Technical Support. Responsible for new projects financial evaluation. Responsible for budget consolidation and tracking. Budgeted active and proposed projects by accurately determining costs, margins and risk factors. Led monthly meetings with directors to analyze spending and provide financial recommendations. Monitored and analyzed financial, statistical and operational data trends. Created and maintained precise and accurate models, charts and reports. Partnered with various business partners to evaluate financial impact on Sigma Six initiatives. Member of transition team during and after buy out. Show less
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United Airlines
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial and administrative manager
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Aug 2002 - Dec 2004
Managed a $12M annual budget. Analyzed budgets, financial reports and projections for accurate reporting of financial standing. Provide macro economic ratios to establish baseline for budgeting purposes. Proposed and achieved cost savings by controlling give away tickets based on rate of return. Created strategies to increase client revenue and reduce client spending. Supervised accounts receivables and accounts payables clerks, team of five. Decreased accounts receivables timing by 50%, by tracking and collecting debit memos to travel agencies. Compiled financial reports pertaining to cash receipts, expenditures and profit and loss. Partnered with representatives of other airlines to get government approval to implement e-ticketing in country. Responsible for HR duties: recruiting, benefits and policy adherence. Show less
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Telefónica
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Spain
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Consultant
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Sep 1999 - Aug 2000
Developed forecasting tools and dashboards to analyze revenue variance, business pipeline and industry trends. Led monthly meetings with directors to analyze spending and provide financial recommendations. Monitored and analyzed financial, statistical and operational data trends. Created and maintained precise and accurate models, charts and reports. Created quarterly earning presentations and monthly investor presentations. Collected, maintained and updated information for financial institutions that formed a syndicated loan. Presented oral and written reports on general economic trends, individual corporations and the entire industry. Show less
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TACA
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El Salvador
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Airlines and Aviation
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400 - 500 Employee
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Commercial Controller
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May 1998 - Apr 1999
Oversaw daily financial functions, including accounting, project evaluation, and financial reporting. Worked with executives to create annual budget and tracked actual expenses against projected expenses. Partnered with Commercial division to drive savings. Achieved 1% reduction on sales commissions, traducing on a OPEX reduction of 5% company wide. Published metrics and KPIs to be incorporated into the monthly financials and scorecards. Provided timely actuals, forecast and budget data for the Commercial division. Partnered with Accounting team to achieve more reliable reports in terms of accounting provisions and cost allocation. Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations to senior management. Show less
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Education
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Texas A&M University
Master of Science (MS), Finance, General -
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Economics -
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering