Maria Soledad Jeria
Transportation Engineering graduate from Pontificia Universidad Catolica, MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management.
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Skills: | Engineering, English, Industrial Engineering, Languages, Spanish |
| Interested in: | Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | BHP Billiton |
| Position: | Senior Business Analyst |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Largest primary resource company, with annual revenues of $47.5 B.
• Developed long term strategic plan for Pinto Valley mine site. Analyzed different scenarios and formulated the final report for the Base Metal CEO. • Created and presented, to first line management, a cost model that simulated the mine extraction operation. |
| Employer: | SQM |
| Position: | Contract Leader |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Chilean mining company, producer of specialty fertilizers, iodine and lithium, with annual revenues of $1.1B.
• Led team managing the contracts of three exploration sites, worth $45M annually. • Worked with the regional government and the Ministry of Transportation to gain approval for the incorporation of a new mode of transportation for the country. • Customized IT control system for transportation contract, leading to an efficient dispatch tool, and an increase in the service level provided. • Negotiated existing contracts reporting annual savings of $300K. |
| Employer: | Citibank |
| Position: | Project Leader, Consumer Bank |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2005 |
| Description: | • Defined the procedures to launch co-branded credit card with a local retail store, increasing credit sales by 60%.
• Represented Citibank at the local Bank Superintendence, and implemented new credit regulations. |
| Employer: | LAN Airlines |
| Position: | Key Account Buyer; Control Management Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Leading South American passenger and cargo carrier, with annual revenues of $3.1B.
Key Account Buyer • Led team responsible of negotiation of airplane´s spare parts, with annual purchase expenditures of $35M. • Negotiated a three year contract with Boeing driving an estimated increase of $15M in LAN´s valuation which included securing $600K annual savings for the '05 - '07 periods and increasing credit line by 150%. • Teamed with Latin American airlines to transfer Airbus service hub, from Hamburg to Washington representing annual savings of $100K for LAN. • Selected to introduce LAN to the 3M South American Region Senior Vice President during his visit to Chile. Control Management Analyst • Developed operational cost fleet studies that impacted new aircraft purchase and current fleet reassignment. • Conducted maintenance cost studies to establish contract frame between LAN and its subsidiary LAN Peru. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Hobbies include skiing, diving, trekking (Machu Picchu, Chilean Patagonia) and backpacking (Eastern Island, Europe and Latin America). |
| Clubs: | • Chair of Judging for MIT Clean Energy Prize 2009.
• Member of Latin Business Club, speaker recruiter for XII Latin American Conference. • Created a case for a mandatory first year MBA course at MIT Sloan. • Active member of Management Consulting and General Management Club. |
| Memberships: | Member of the National Synchronized Swimming Team, 1991.
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Diana Huidobro
Civil Industrial Engineer graduate from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, currently pursuing MBA degree at MIT Sloan School of Management.