REBECA KIGUEL LEVY

Address: Domingo Bondi 930 Apt. 72, Las Condes. Santiago, Chile

Mobile: 56 9 2336931

Home: 56 2 4182665

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Academic Background

  • Post Graduation: Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Adolfo Ibañez University, 2003-2004.
  • Universidad de California, Los Angeles (UCLA), International Management Seminar: New skills for the Global General Manager (The Global Economy and Trade for Chile; The Role of the New Global Manager; IT Evolution; Efficient Decision Making for Managers; Structural Impacts of the TLC; Information Driven Marketing; Aligning the Organization and Human Capital to Strategy, Strategic Market Segmentation; Financial Strategies for Value Creation; Conflict Management & Building Consensus) 2004.
  • Postgraduate Course in Macro Organizational Behavior, PontificalCatholicUniversity of Chile, Santiago, 1987.
  • Psychologist. Graduated with Maximum Distinction. Degree from the PontificalCatholicUniversity of Chile, 1980.

Main Qualifications:

  • Extensive experience with domestic and international private companies. Specialized in Human Resources Management (Recruitment and Retention, Performance Management, Development of Human Resources Policies, Compensation and Benefits, Training and Development).
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Strong leadership skills and ability for teamwork. Ability to manage changing environments and to establish close relationships and collaboration, fostering credibility in different groups. Abilities to achieve results through optimal detection of problems and proposing of innovative solutions with focus on customers.
  • Additional experience as Human Resources Consultant: Recruitment consultant for large domestic and international firms; Specialized in Human Resource Management and issues associated with Family Owned Businesses; Provided services relating to the assessment and improvement of Organizational Structures; Design and implementation of training courses to develop leadership and team work skills.
  • Management skills: experience with multidisciplinary teams. Independent and proactive, strategic vision, management and directive experience in Human Resources, Consultancy and People Development, project management skills, problem analysis and development of alternatives for improvement. Dynamism, energy and flexibility.

Professional background:

INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATION (CHILE) (May 2009 to present)

Founded in 1978, InterSystems Corporation is a US$264,000,000 privately-held software company with offices in 21 countries and corporate headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We provide the premier platform for connected healthcare, and our innovative products are widely used in other industries that demand the highest software performance and reliability.

Current Position: Human Resources Manager for Chile and Brazil

Report to Headquarters in USA.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Alignment with Global policies and strategies.
  • HR Processes: Labor Contracts, Talent Management Programs, Performance Management Programs, Training and Development, Compensation, benefits and Incentive programs, Salary and Bonuses Policies. Also, I have to manage the relationship with the outsourcing companies for payroll and insurances, International Assignees, Performance Appraisal, management and improvement systems, Employee services and counseling, safety, welfare, wellness and health.
  • Communications: Enhancement of effectiveness of Internal Communications Program.

CLARIANT COLORQUIMICA (CHILE) LTDA. (August 2006 to May 2009).

Clariant is a global leader in the field of specialty chemicals. Clariant is represented on five continents by more than 100 Group companies. Headquartered in Muttenz near Basel, Switzerland, Clariant generated sales of more than CHF 8.5 billion in 2007.

Position: Human Resources Manager for Chile and Perú

Report to Human Resources Regional Director for Latinoamerica, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Participate as a Member of Country Management Comittee.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Alignment with Global and Regional policies and strategies.
  • HR Processes: Recruiting and staffing, Talent Management Programs, Performance Management Programs, Training and Development, Employee relations, Compensation, benefits and Incentive programs, Salary and Bonuses Policies Manage the relationship with the outsourcing company for payroll, International Assignees, Performance Appraisal, management and improvement systems, Employee services and counseling, safety, welfare, wellness and health.
  • Communications: Management of Corporate Communication. Enhancement of effectiveness of Internal Communications Program and implementation of an internal Company Newsletter.
  • Employee Relations: Enforcement of the new legal labor regulations, Relation and Negociation with Unions and Representative to the Labour Inspection.

LIBERAL/FREE EXERCISE OF THE PROFESSION(1985 -2006)

Position: Human Resources Consultant(Independent work and working with other Consulting firms too).

Main Responsibilities:

  • Recruitment consultant for large domestic and international firms.
  • Specialized in Human Resource Management and issues associated with Family Owned Businesses.
  • Provided services relating to the assessment and improvement of Organizational Structures.
  • Design and implementation of training courses to develop leadership and team work skills.

UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS (October 1998 - December 2003).

Universidad De Las Américas is a member of Laureate International Universities Partnership, which operates 6 Central Houses in Chile with over 17,000 students.

Position: Head of the Psychology Faculty

Main Responsibilities:

All administrative decisions related with budgets and management of the Faculty.Supervise over 120 academics and 18 professionals. Design and implement Psychology academic program and curriculum. Design and implement a marketing program that increased enrollment from 150 to 2,500 students within a four year period. Participate as a Member of the Academic Council of the University.

ESTABLECIMIENTOS LA POLAR (January - December 1996).

La Polar is a large Retail Business with 30 stores throughout the country, annual sales of USD $150 millions, employing more than 6500 people.

Position:Human Resources Manager (Project)

Main Responsabilities:

Provide advice in Human Resources Management. Assessment of the existing organizational structure, proposed reorganization, recruitment and selection of personnel, compensation and benefits, labor relation and collective bargaining strategy, training of staff at new branches.

FUCHS Y ASOCIADOS (April 1992 - December 1993)

Consultants in Management, Organisations and Human Resources.

Position:Consultant

Main Responsabilities:

•Consulting Manager in the Area of Recruitment and Selection of Personnel.

•Implemented many re-organisation projects.

•Provided training services to commercial, industrial and service companies.

BANK SUD AMERICANO(Scotiabank today)(From June 1988 to February 1992)

Position:Head of Recruitment and Development of Human Resources

Main Responsabilities:

• Recruitment, selection, new staff orientation, staff training and career development.

• Design and implementation of Human ResourcesPolicies and Projects such as programs of quality, supervision, leadership, labor relations, and performance and productivity evaluation.

• Design and implemented the Training Institute of the Bank.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Valparaiso (2002)

Mental Health Diploma Program

Taught a "Labor Mental Health" Course.

Universidad Gabriela Mistral (1990 – 1997)

Commercial Engineering and Extension and Special Programs Area.

Taught Social Psychology, Topics of Labor Relations and Family Businesses Courses, as well as a number of Courses in the area of Extension.

Languages:

  • English Advanced, spoken and written.
  • Hebrew – Basic (studying since 2008)

Courses:

  • Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, “Negociation based on Relationships”, January/August 2008.
  • Universidad Gabriela Mistral, "Internationalization of the Family Owned Companies", Santiago - Chile, 1997.
  • "19° World Conference of Training: Quality of Labor Life ", Buenos Aires - Argentina, 1990.
  • PontificalCatholicUniversity of Chile, "Total Quality and Administration of Resources Humans ", Santiago - Chile, 1990.
  • C y S Consulting, "Management of Training in the Company", Santiago - Chile, 1989.
  • University Diego Portales, "Communication for the Organizational Development: Strategies of Public Relations", Santiago - Chile, 1988.

Guest Lecturer:

  • Represented Chile and presented at the "Third Latin American Congress of Psychotherapy" and the "First Ecuatorian Congress of Psychotherapy ", Quito - Ecuador, 2001.

Awards:

  • Recipient of an Award from the College of Psychologists in recognition of academic excellence, 1980.

Other:

  • Guest Psychologist for Television and Radio shows, various newspaper and magazine interviews.
  • Author of a number of articles and papers published in specialized Medical Magazines.
  • Active member in Fundación Paz Ciudadana (Drug Prevention)
  • Member of Alumni Association of PontificalCatholicUniversity of Chile.