CEO - Cross-Cultural, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Expert

• Nov 2010 - Present

Every day Shirley inspires people to enjoy and learn from daily interactions in diverse contexts by:- Assessing and diagnosing cultural and diversity and inclusion challenges faced by individuals and teams in organizations- Advising and training global managers to lead successfully multicultural teams- Developing inclusive leadership skills- Raising awareness about unconscious bias and developing skills to manage them- Facilitating the co-creation of a culture of inclusion in diverse teams and organizations- Developing programs to enhance gender equity in organizations- Designing powerful, inspirational, interactive and skill building talks, sessions and workshops about inclusion and diversity- Enabling collaboration, trust and productivity in diverse global virtual teams - Preparing expats to work effectively in other cultures and make the most out of their experience- Sharing insights, stories and ideas about diversity and inclusion at www.icebergci.com/blog/- Collaborating with associations and NGO's to promote intercultural understanding (i.e. Acnur) Since 2009 Iceberg Inteligencia Cultural has been a leading firm in Latin America managing diversity in organizations and developing intercultural skills to work globally.

Professor of Cross-Cultural Management - Global & Executive MBA

• May 2016 - Aug 2022

Shirley engages her MBA students in meaningful e-learning experiences while developing their global mindset and cultural intelligence for global positions. She is responsible for:- The program structure and design with interactive contents focused on e-learning methods- Designing and delivering of webinar sessions- Monitoring and evaluating the proposed activities (i.e. discussions, application exercises, case studies and evaluation tests).- Tutoring and managing students from different cultures and located in different countriesThe Online Business School (OBS) was founded by Grupo Planeta under the auspices of two partners: La Universitat de Barcelona (the main public university of both Catalonia and Spain with its more than 560 years of history), and the EAE Business School (the second most reputed business school in Spain in 2014 MERCO Ranking).

Intercultural Expat Trainer

• Sep 2016 - 2019

Co-founder & Former President

• 2012 - 2019

Fundada en 1974, SIETAR, por sus siglas en inglés, significa Sociedad para la educación, entrenamiento e investigación Intercultural (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research). Hoy, SIETAR es una red de profesionales nacionales y regionales con más de 5000 miembros con un interés y una pasión para el ámbito intercultural en todo el mundo. En Argentina, nace como el primer SIETAR en Latinoamérica, gracias al impulso de un grupo culturalmente diverso de profesionales interculturales.

Intercultural Expat Trainer

• Jun 2014 - Dec 2018

Shirley brings her personal experiences and stories as expat and international worker and country specific knowledge, to help expatriates take out the most of their experience abroad. She is responsible for:- Preparing and adapting each intercultural training program to the participant's specific needs, interest and position level- Delivering high quality and skill building sessions on how to work effectively in the host country- Ensuring participants commit to an action plan for a successful professional assigment

Pricing Transfer Analyst

• Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

- Analyzing financial statements and assessing risks related to international customer’s business- Determining the price transfer range according to the OECD principles and the Colombian law - Analyzing financial statements and assessing risks related to international customer’s business- Determining the price transfer range according to the OECD principles and the Colombian law

Junior consultant - Center for Innovation and Business Development (CIDEM)

• Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

Counseling and coaching the director of a small Colombian company in order to provide him with skills and knowledge to execute a successfull exportation process. Counseling and coaching the director of a small Colombian company in order to provide him with skills and knowledge to execute a successfull exportation process.