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PEDRO ROSALES
International Affairs
Geneva
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate for entry-level job in International Organizations, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong cross-cultural communication skills and intercultural competence. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of stakeholder engagement and results-based management.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
University Professor
University Alejandro de Humboldt
Caracas
01.2006 - 12.2014
- Experienced and accomplished professor with eight years of teaching, research, and service in Economics and International Politics. Passionate about trade and development, with a proven track record of tutoring and mentoring.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Developed diversified course curriculum to meet regulatory standards and support learning objectives.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills, resulting in clear subject matter discussion with students.
- Researched and selected course texts and supplemental learning materials.
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions, and projects into lessons.
Fact Checker (remote)
Caracas Chronicles
Barcelona
01.2017 - 02.2020
- Fact checker for political and economic news and intelligence sources for online Venezuelan news outlets
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Provide Assessment for editorial and investigative reports of international and geopolitical matters affecting Venezuela and the region and go over each story meticulously to confirm all the facts contained within it
- Main duties include confirming details, correcting copy, confirm historical information, confirm data, and confirm identities.
Political Specialist
United States Embassy
Caracas
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Locally Engaged Staff (LES) for Political Section: Gathering and analyzing Intelligence data for Situational Reports (SITREPs) and Analytical Daily Roundups
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis and reporting.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
- Fact Checking and collaborative drafting and peer review of written Congressional mandated reports such as Report on Human Rights Practices, Trafficking in Persons Report, Worst Forms of Child Labor Report, and others
- Weekly briefings for strategic assessments with Political Head of Section and monthly briefings with Embassy’s Head of Mission
- Drafting Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) political cables, assistance to Foreign Service Officers (FSOs), data recompilation on interest subjects, developing contacts and human intelligence (HUMINT) for the Mission
- Public Affairs Engagements and liaison with non-governmental NGO representatives
- Cross collaboration with other sections such as Public Affairs, Economic Section, and US Agency for International Development (USAID).
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
Adviser
Universitary Cooperation and International Friendship Foundation
Caracas
01.2004 - 01.2017
- Designed activities for student’s participation in international Model United Nations conferences such as Harvard –WorldMUN, which was awarded with several “Diplomacy Awards” over the years
- Taught classes and presented self-help or information sessions on subjects related to international relations and diplomacy.
- Debate Coach and Judge: trainer for the student’s debate program and lecturer judge in international debate workshops and competitions.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Developed and implemented individualized academic plans for students.
- Developed and implemented student guidance plans to foster academic success.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
Day Trader
Asset Capital Management
Caracas
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Managing and trading stocks at New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
- Assessed hourly market conditions to look for hedge and arbitrage opportunities.
- Discussed trading strategies with portfolio managers to highlight current market sentiment, price points of resistance and support and liquidity characteristics of positions.
Administrative Assistant
AMH de Venezuela
Caracas
01.2000 - 01.2004
- Office management for the CEO of A medical software company.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Sorted and distributed office mail and recorded incoming shipments for corporate records.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
Education
Master of Arts - International Trade And Development
Central University of Venezuela (UCV)
Caracas, Venezuela 04.2003 - 04.2005
BBA - International Studies
Central University of Venezuela (UCV)
Caracas, Venezuela 04.1996 - 04.2000
Skills
International Politics instruction
undefinedSoftware
Web browsing and email management
Data management (spreadsheets and databases)
Social media proficiency
Collaboration tools (Zoom, MS Teams, Slack, Asana, Trello)
Cybersecurity awareness
Interests
Rugby
Board Games
Music
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The opposite of a true statement is a false statement, but the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
Niels Bohr
Timeline
Fact Checker (remote)
Caracas Chronicles
01.2017 - 02.2020
Political Specialist
United States Embassy
01.2014 - 01.2017
University Professor
University Alejandro de Humboldt
01.2006 - 12.2014
Adviser
Universitary Cooperation and International Friendship Foundation
01.2004 - 01.2017
Day Trader
Asset Capital Management
01.2004 - 01.2005
Master of Arts - International Trade And Development
Central University of Venezuela (UCV)
04.2003 - 04.2005
Administrative Assistant
AMH de Venezuela
01.2000 - 01.2004
BBA - International Studies
Central University of Venezuela (UCV)
04.1996 - 04.2000
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