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Marcela Melo, EA to MEA MD of Engines, NRP & BD

Marcela Melo

EA to MEA MD of Engines, NRP & BD·Cummins Middle East, FZE

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Project Management & Organisation

Work experience

Total years of experience: 29 years, 9 months

EA to MEA MD of Engines, NRP & BD

July 2019 - April 2022

Cummins Middle East, FZE

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2019 - April 2022

• Complex agenda management. Virtual meetings for senior participants located globally. International travel & visa arrangements. Events, guests management.
• Support and point of contact for Senior Executives at colleagues located internationally.
• Administration duties (Expenses, PO´s, invoices, controlling, HR)
• Research on ad hoc topics. Elaborating creative communications and presentations with MS tools
• Office manager and FM Team member. Contracts renewal, Site plan arrangements, catering, soft services, suppliers
• Hands-on approach on any project as needed
• Active member of internal voluntary group aimed to create awareness and provide opportunities to PwD
• VP Communications of Cummins Toastmasters Club
Company industry:
Energy & Renewables
Job role:
Secretarial

Executive Assistant to Regional MD MENA & Business Support

September 2018 - March 2019

CBRE GWS

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2018 - March 2019

• Complex diary management-MD. International communications & trips.
• Expenses, authorizations, follow up on projects and actively cooperating to tasks completion and outstanding matters.
• Presentations, word, excel documents
• External/internal main point of contact.
• Assisting country managers,
• Follow up on payments, POs, deliveries
• Assisting in IFM tender submissions/coordinating site visits
• HR Support: on boarding set ups, interview arrangements, annual leave control, announcements, • • Taking accountability of further tasks as per business needs
Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Administration

EA to the Group Director of Real Estate // CEO AF Engineering // HR Dtor

February 2017 - June 2018

Al Futtaim Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2017 - June 2018

• Main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Complex diary management. Communications. International trips.
• Expenses. Authorisations.
• Gathering and providing background information. Reports, updates.
• Preparing and ensuring that all necessary documents are available.
• Follow up of pending issues of the team, actively cooperating.
• Ensure that the Group and Team deadlines are met.
• Creating a filing system. Documents controller.
• Assisting HHRR, Mktg and Leasing dpts.
Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Secretarial

Executive Personal Assistant

March 2016 - December 2016

Eulen Services, LLC

Doha, Qatar

March 2016 - December 2016

Executive Assistant to Partner & CEO.

Managing agenda, organizing meetings, trips, dealing with customers and suppliers. Main point of contact for stakeholders.
Seeking, preparing and submitting tenders.
Marketing, office management, petty cash.
Assisting HR and Technical departments.
Any other tasks as needed.
Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Secretarial

Operations Mgr/Administration & Logistics

March 2014 - October 2015

EZ Foods

Dominican Republic

March 2014 - October 2015

• Operations Mgr. Problems solving.
• Monitoring and controlling stock (in & out).
• Monitoring and processing the orders in a timely manner.
• Responsible of programming the deliveries and ensuring that customer last minute orders were always taken into account.
• Support to the Sales Dpt. executing the sales strategy, finding alternative solutions for emergencies.
• Main point of contact for customers
• Dealing with logistics, taking and processing orders, monitoring prices, invoices and deliveries, customer service.
• Liaising closely with internal and external departments
Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Administration

Executive Assistant to the Head of Global Investments

September 2006 - March 2013

BBVA Bank

Spain

September 2006 - March 2013

Managing agendas, worldwide travels, arranging meetings, controlling expenses and invoices, organising events, dealing with the team needs, owning contact with suppliers and international cooperators, office supplies. Also assisting the European Chief Investment Officer and his team.
Company industry:
Economics & Financial Consulting
Job role:
Secretarial

Executive Assistant to the GM, CM and Fleet MD

June 2003 - September 2006

BMW Financial Services

Spain

June 2003 - September 2006

Executive Assistant duties, as well as support to all the commercial line in their travels and expenses. Events organiser. Dealing with employees' BMW cars requests and follow up for manufacturing and delivery, in addition to insurance and administrative requirements.
Company industry:
Economics & Financial Consulting
Job role:
Administration

PA to the Ass Dtor and Supported Hsg Assistant

August 1999 - April 2003

The Housing Corporation

United Kingdom

August 1999 - April 2003

Part of gov. DETR (Dept of Environment, Transport and Regions).
Civil servant of the UK Government. Duties focused in processing and analysing financial documents, budgets and proofs of completion. Authorizing the payments as grants. Dealing with builders, social landlords and social schemes developers, as well as ONGs.
Resolving and following up any unforeseen circumstances that may occur after the grants were approved. Supervision of 5.000 projects all over the UK, coordination with the rest of the team. Promoted to PA to the Assistant Director of Investment, maintaining the duties of Supported Housing Assistant.
Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Administration

Customer service

September 1998 - August 1999

Cafe Blanca,London

United Kingdom

September 1998 - August 1999

Customer services, reservations, training new staff.
Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Administrative

October 1990 - September 1998

Manufacturas Akront, S.A.

Spain

October 1990 - September 1998

International manufacture and sale of motorcycle spoked rims.
Family owner company. Coordinating the orders to the delivery. Following up on production, packing list and invoice, logistics (trucks, export documents), dealing with key customers as companies as Cagiva, Aprilia, BMW, KTM, Yamaha.
Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Administration

Education

Nebrija University

June 2021

June 2021

Master's degree, Project Management & Organisation

Spain

Official European Master Degree in Project Management

Burgos University

May 2020

May 2020

Bachelor's degree, Tourism Degree

Spain

Tourism & Hospitality Management Degree.

UNED (Spanish National Distance University)

December 2015

December 2015

Bachelor's degree, Business & Finance Management (ongoing)

Spain

European Degree in Business and Finance, almost finished.
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Westminster-Kingsway College BTEC Course

July 2001

July 2001

Higher diploma, Administration and Business

United Kingdom

Marketing analysis, accountancy, law, marketing, business Start-up.
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Skills

Business Travel
Expert
Business Travel
Expert
Schedule Planning
Expert
Schedule Planning
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
Working Under Pressure
Expert
Working Under Pressure
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
DELIVERY
Expert
DELIVERY
Expert
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Expert
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Expert
FINAL
Expert
FINAL
Expert
FINANCIAL
Expert
FINANCIAL
Expert
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Expert
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Expert
LOGISTICS
Expert
LOGISTICS
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Events Organisation
Expert
Events Organisation
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
Working Under Pressure
Expert
Working Under Pressure
Expert
Workload Management
Expert
Workload Management
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Spanish
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Prize, Artisteer, IT applications
Nov 2015
Training
Proficiency in English
Westminster University
Jan 2002

Hobbies

  • Music
    Play piano and other instruments. Singing as a part of the crowd in a Choir. Listen to music bands in live.
  • Motorcycles
    Motorcycle rider. Traveling around. Discovering the world.
  • Libraries
    Reading and studying in a quiet and elegant library.