Nastasha Velasco

Nastasha Velasco Berlin, Germany • --• tothinnovations.com www.linkedin.com/in/nastasha-velasco-rodriguez/ Insights & Business Innovation Professional Accomplished and focused leader with hands-on experience developing, implementing, and overseeing strategic planning processes and research of various organisations. Adept at establishing and prioritising business objectives to promote growth opportunities for the companies. Demonstrated ability in identifying training needs and leading sessions to enhance skills of staff members. Proficient in operating MS Office Suite, SPSS, STATA, R, Tableau and Python. Articulate and refined communicator with native command over Spanish, fluency in English, and intermediate knowledge of French and German. Proven expertise in: • • • • • • • • Business Improvement Strategic Management Research & Development Strategic Communication Process Development Change Management & Innovation Tools Data Analysis & Business Analytics Staff Leadership & Mentoring PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Thot Innovation OÜ – Tallinn, Estonia Freelancer, August 2018 to Present Oversee Organisational strategic intelligence operations, network and community building, and technology generation for entrepreneurs. Founded Thoth Innovation. Developing Thoth services and products for social, political, and commercial entrepreneurs. Attracting and managing talent for the development of projects and services. Negotiating contracts and managing the finances. Designing and implementing the marketing strategies for the promotion of the product and services. Key Contributions: ▪ Achieved partnership and contract with enpact as Business Representative for the development and management of entrepreneurship projects in Latin America, generation of new products and services, and research for brand positioning in the region. Startup Meter by Enpact E.V. – Berlin, Germany Strategy & Operations Manager, 2018 Rationalised the structure of community and partnership management, and designed Latin American network. Directed the development and implementation of the strategic matrix and balance scorecard within the organisation. Streamlined evaluation of Start-up Meter business development and innovation through processes and metrics development. Controlled 15 team members to deal with customer relationship management, research development, and deliver assessment services. Conducted research to ensure the accurateness of entrepreneurs and start-ups data across Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Built and fostered strong relationship with start-ups and potential partners in ecosystems of interest. Created and introduced Start-up Meter Podcast to promote Start-up Ecosystems development. Collected requirements by marketing analysis to innovate products and services. Key Contributions: ▪ Collaborated with more than 400 entrepreneurs to finalise Start-up Meter survey process for Latin America. ▪ Designed Start-up Meter Consulting Framework as well as bank of friendly policies for Start-up Ecosystem development. Developed the business model for Start-up Meter transition. ▪ Provided leadership role for creation of project proposal of enpact e.V. Hub in Venezuela, Mexico and Ecuador. El Hatillo Local Government – Caracas, Venezuela Director of Strategic Planning & Budget, 2016 Supported 32 local agencies of government by developing, monitoring and evaluating their strategic planning and budget. Utilised strong relationship with local legislative council, State council, local planning council, National Assembly, Vicepresidency, and Ministry of Finance to achieve strategic organisational objectives. Managed the execution of the …continued… Nastasha Velasco • Page 2 transparency strategy with Transparency International and the United Kingdom embassy in El Hatillo. Devised and deployed results-driven advocacy strategies in an efficient manner. Directed, motivated, and supervised high-performance team. Key Contributions: ▪ Improved participatory budget processes by rationalising the structure participatory budget process. ▪ Led 13 communities’ project development and budget funding in a professional manner. ▪ Prepared two local budget of worth $4M with impact in 150.000 people as well as directed the strategic advice of local budget management. ▪ Spearheaded lean management reforms of the strategic planning and budget office. Co-ordinator of Strategic Planning & Transparency, 2015 to 2016 Planned and allocated budget for 32 local agencies in 2015 as well as devised and implemented institutional strategies. Managed the strategic planning process of international transparency and the UK embassy in Venezuela. Prepared and provided quarter revenues and expenses statistics of the local government to Central Bank of Venezuela. Formulated and evaluated local units’ processes and systems to enhance efficiency as well as deliver trainings for staff skills to achieve desire goals. Prepared salary calculations for the Human Talent compensation strategies. Key Contributions: ▪ Designed and introduced first local online platform for participatory budget, public contracts, and accountability in Venezuela as per requirements. ▪ Collaborated with 13 communities to distribute $4M in public investment. El Hatillo Local Government – Caracas, Venezuela Chief Executive & Temporary Finance Director, 2014 to 2015 Created and implemented first financial PEARL indicators for credit unions within Venezuela to achieve desired goals. Spearheaded operations of institutional reforms for SUDECA such as planning strategies of infrastructure, updating and improving value chain, establishing image and partnerships with key stakeholders, designing databases, and negotiating as well as resolving conflicts with credit unions. Delivered exceptional support to superintendent and multi-disciplined team of directors of the organisation. Key Contributions: ▪ Enabled SUDECA to be the first organisation to execute European Common Assessment Framework 2013. ▪ Directed team of eight directors to achieve and maintain high-performance and efficiency. Additional experience as Research Assistant (2018) at Hertie School of Governance and Bertelsmann Foundation joint project, as Professor of Political Economy and Public Management -) at School of Economics and School of Administration, as Professor of Economics -) at School of Political and Administrative Sciences, as Founder of Brainy Consulting at Brainy Consulting, as Project Co-ordinator (2013) at Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and FUNDESMU, as Consultant -) at Consultores Venezolanos de Opinión Pública & América Consultores EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS Master in Public Policy, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany, 2018 Master in Business Management, UNIMET, Caracas, Venezuela, 2016 Master in Public Management, IESA, Caracas, Venezuela, 2015 Bachelor’s in political & Administrative Sciences, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 2012 Bachelor in Economics, Catholic University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 2010 BP Trend Certificate on Process Management (2013) | Total Quality Consultant Certificate (2013) | Project Management Professional (Present) | IE´s Business School Marketing Strategy Specialisation (2018) | ESSEC Strategic Business Analytics Specialization (Present) Awards Young Leader for Young Leaders Club in Finance, 2017 | Winner of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Scholarship for Latin America, 2013 | Female Founder Scholarship by eLab CIEE, 2018 | Bertelsmann Data Science Challenge Scholarship, 2018