Maria Lujan Bessio

Maria Lujan Bessio

Executive bilingual Assistant Spanish-English - Projects/new processes Implementations/startups
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Age:
51 years old
Location:
General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Experience:
20 years
Maria Lujan Bessio Married, 3 children, 42 years old-Tierra del Fuego 527, General Pacheco Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina  -/ - Generalist Senior Profile with experience in several areas such as Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Institutional Affairs and HR at multinational companies, mainly in the Oil & Gas industry. Regional processes and projects implementations (Latin America) reporting to Headquarter in USA. Experience in Matrix Reporting and multicultural teams coordination. Negotiating skills, effective communication skills and ability to proceed proactively to solve issues under pressure environments. Bilingual in English and Intermediate in Portuguese. Native Spanish. WORK EXPERIENCE 05/2016 – Current job LOGINTER S.A. Executive Assistant to President, VP, and Directors of Loginter holding companies as Loginter, Servimagnus Salvamentos y Montajes, Servimagnus Servicios de Dragado. Formal notes writing to Government organisms in Spanicha and in English. Translations Spanish-English-Spanish. Company events organization presenting event communication ideas to board of Directors and organization of event in charge of budgets, services contracts, etc for training, meetings, seminars, exhibitions, end of year party. Marketing issues coordination and follow up as graphic media advertising, ads, desing. Meetings agenda, travels organization, travel related corporate rates contract negotiation Administrative assistant tasks for all Board needs. Assistant to Commercial and HHRR teams with specific needs. Expenses reports Information consolidation and offer presentations preparation to tenders. 09/2015 – 11/2015 GIACOMINI LAINOAMERICA S.A. – Assistant to Managing Director (temporary position for a specific project) Assistant to Managing Director of Latin America Region Responsible for headcount research processes of all company areas Responsible for reports information consolidation, preparation and translation to headquarter in Italy Marketing needs design and purchasing Direct contact with clients in Latin America Trainings organization and coordination for clients, architects and technicians in Latin America Events organization and coordination as annual event of products presentation at Italy Embassy in Argentina for 400 clients From 02/2007 to O8/2015BAKER HUGHES ARGENTINA covering the following positions: 10/2011 – 08/2015Baker Hughes Argentina SRL – EFO (Enterprise Finance Organization) – Latin America Regional Travel & Entertainment Cards Coordinator – Latin America Region Reporting to Program Global Manager in USA Responsible for: Programs training to card users and finance Cards Program Admin and Coordination in 10 countries of the region delivering support in 3 Languages simultaneously – English, Spanish and Portuguese Program reporting to Finance and HR. Contact with local Banks in each country and International Bank in USA Banks control and service monitoring Cards cycles invoicing reporting and payment monitoring of all countries Collaboration with Global Coordinator for Program Implementations SAP posting issues analysis and reporting Process and employees cases follow up according to BHI policies Support services to employees and area teams Information update and filing Cards delivery to employees in the region Analysis skills to solve cases verifying information in several systems simultaneously Regional communication needs reports to US Translations of major issues and cases to English for USA team analysis and support Continuous support to Finance of Program functionality 10/09 – 10/2011Baker Hughes Argentina SRL – BHBSS – Strategic Sourcing - Latin America Regional AER and Travel & Entertainment Cards Administrator – Latin America Region Reporting to Strategic Sourcing Regional Manager. Functional Reporting to Programs Global Managers in USA Responsible of position detailed above adding the following: Collaboration with Regional Area Coordinator in the implementation of both programs in all countries within the region Regional AER Program administration and Service Support delivery Program reports to Finance and HR. Area announcements translations of news, policies and processes AER Tool training courses delivery for users and Finance team (conference call and media training and in site training) 02/09 – 10/2009Baker Hughes Argentina SRL – Hughes Christensen Division (HCC) – South Cone District Marketing/Sales Services Coordinator / Assistant to Regional Managers (South Cone District) Reporting to District Sales & Marketing Manager, HCC Product Line Manager and District Controller HCC Product Line Information consolidation and reporting of: Rig Counts activity, Monthly Sales, Market Share, Revenue, Wells and Meters drilling activity, HS&E compliance reports for clients audits In charge of Neuquén’s Drills Repair plant non-productive purchases HCC merchandising design and purchase for clients gifts, exhibitions, industry events, etc. HCC LAO events, trainings and exhibitions organization HCC graphic design for media ads in industry websites and publications Technical and commercial information consolidation and preparation for tender offers Clients POs certification process for wells in Argentina Insurance guarantee and Bank guarantee issuing procedure and follow up for tender offers and contracts Preparation and translation of commercial presentations to clients and HCC regional presentations to HQ in USA 02/07 -02/09Baker Hughes Argentina SRL – Hughes Christensen Division – Latin America Region Latin America Marketing Coordinator, Training Center Coordinator & Learnlink Administrator. Reporting to HCC LAO VP, LAO Controller and LAO HR Manager Consolidation and preparation of regional monthly Rig Count Reports to USA Responsible for start-up and coordination of HCC LAO Training Center – 2 sessions per year of 6 months each with classroom and drilling training at wells TQM trainer for LA region – Total Quality Manager Course – Certified as Trainer by Mike Gentry – Global TQM Director in USA Learnlink admin for LA reporting to USA Local and regional events, trainings and exhibitions coordination HCC merchandising design and purchase of clients gifts, exhibitions, industry events HCC graphic design for media ads in industry websites and publications Baker Hughes’ Direct site Admin for LAO reporting to US HR Regional Communications and Announcements writing and translations Regional Plan Information consolidation and presentations preparation Collaboration with HR in executives hiring and relocation processes 08/06 -02/07Pioneer Productions (P. Productions S.A) Films Production Services Company for International Ads Head of Office Operations & Marketing Coordinator Reporting to Partners Responsible for: Office Administration issues as Contracts, suppliers, staff hiring processes, office maintenance, corporate material and merchandising design and purchase, website update, media publications in Europe and USA websites and magazines, events organization and coordination Reels preparation for institutional demos with spots of ads produced by the company Marketing trips organization to USA and Europe 09/02 – 07/06C.A.L.S.A. (Cia. Argentina de Levaduras S.A.I.C.). an ABF - Associated British Foods Group Company Management Team Assistant Assistant to Manager Director and Managers of HR, Supply Chain, Purchase, Marketing and Sales, Finance and Admin, Plant Production and Logistics Reports preparation and translations to HQ in UK Management budget monitoring Internal and External Communication events organization and coordination Simultaneous and Consecutive translations in meetings, trainings and events Corporate services negotiation and contracts: Travel agencies, Airlines agreements, Mobile service Companies Corporate Mobile lines invoice audit and control Collaboration with HR hiring process coordination for managers’ positions within LAO region Support to HR Manager with Labor Unions issues within the region 07/98 – 09/02Pan American Energy LLC (British Petroleum & Bridas Oil & Gas Company) Bilingual Techincal Assistant to VP of Finance and Planning 04/96 - 06/98 - San Francisco College (English Institute) English Language Teacher to Primary School children Individual and group classes to secondary students at home 01/96 - 03/96Bridas S.A.P.I.C. (Oil and Gas Company, currently Pan American Energy) Bilingual Secretary to Exploration Manager and Tax Manager (Temporary positions to cover maternity leaves) 12/94 - 10/95Le Pera & Lessa Lawyers (Legal Consulting) Bilingual Secretary to Senior Partners 12/93 - 11/94Mediplast S.A. Admin assistant to CEO EDUCATION University:Literary-Technical-Scientific Translation to English Instituto de Enseñanza Superior en Lenguas Vivas J. R. Fernández Status: Incomplete at 2002 – 50% approved Psychology Universidad de Buenos Aires Status: Incomplete at 1996 – 3 years approved (50%) College:National Actress Degree IPRA - Instituto Privado de Formación Integral del Actor “Roberto Arlt” Status: Complete - Graduated in 1997 Other:Introductory Course to Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting from Spanish to English – (Lucille Barnes’s Academy – 2001 & 2002) High School an Primary School:Villa Devoto School (English Bilingual Education) Languages:Native Spanish - Bilingual English - Intermediate Portuguese IT:Microsoft Office, SAP, LABS, Acrobat, E-Bussiness, Concur Admin, Citimanagers, Internet Certifications/Courses/Trainings: Total Quality Management Trainer - TQM (Baker Hughes - HCC) – Certified by TQM Director in USA Events Organization and Coordination broad experience Business Protocol Knowledge and Tools Reach For the Sky Certification – Finance Course for Non-finance staff - Baker Hughes 2007 Legal Compliance – July 2007 HCC Latin America Operations Quarter Management Team Award & Recognition for a successful SPEED Latin America Operations Training Center start-up, coordination and implementation. Apr., 2007. Coordinating 7 schools of 6 months each from Apr. 2007 to Feb. 2009. Silver Award for company events organization – given by BHI Corporate Latin America Training & Development Manager - Dec. 2007. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES (Please, see recommendations at my Linked-in profile) BAKER HUGHES Guillermo- Former HCC Regional VP - LAO (direct reporting) Cristina Zecchin (functional- Former HCC Regional HR Manager – LAO Current HR Manager at SULLAIR S.A. Marjorie Pérez (functional-Former HCC Regional Manager Victor Ruggirello (direct-Former HCC Regional Controller – Current BHI South Cone District Controller Christian Nino (direct-BHI Strategic Sourcing Regional Manager CALSA Alejandro Murillo- Former Plant and Logistics Manager PAN AMERICAN ENERGY LLC Francisco Romano (direct reporting at Le Pera y Lessa)- Former Legal Manager at Pan American Energy Current Legal Manager at Chevron-Texaco
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