Paz De Torres

El Españoleto, 3, patio 5. 28010 Madrid. España -- PAZ DE TORRES SUMMARY Following +20 years as a professional and executive within multinational and national organizations, both in business and non-profit sectors, I am currently fully dedicated to the translation and language industry, leveraging from my professional background and my language skills (English, French and Catalan). Over the last 5 years, I have accomplished several trainings on niche techniques and specialized knowledge in the sector. My curriculum displays key professional and academic areas of interest, in particular: o Compliance, transparency, integrity and institutional governance o Management, business operations, quality and continuous improvement o International organizations, global health, environment and science o Law, International and EU Law, global contract negotiations o Institutions, systemic thinking, continuous improvement and cybernetics o Technology and digital business; technology for education o International economy, democracy and globalization o Management, leading multicultural teams and projects PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CURRENTLY SINCE MARCH 2016 – MADRID Freelance translator, proof-reader and style editor: https://comoelagua.net/ SINCE SEPTEMBER 2012 – MADRID Freelance consultant in Integrity, Compliance, Transparency, Governance and Institutional Credibility - Achievements: Innovative methodology for analysis of credibility and integrity in public organizations. The ONT case. Action plan implemented on institutional credibility and transparency for NIMD Colombia. - Publication: «Cómo fortalecer la credibilidad de las organizaciones públicas. El ejemplo de la ONT y los modelos de gestión de integridad», Transparency International Spain. https://bit.ly/2AfsWjd Asociación por la Calidad y Cultura Democráticas / Co-founder, VP - Major responsibilities: Implementation of innovative transparency methodology in Colombian organizations. Institutional thinking insertion in the intellectual capital of the Association - Publications: 1. «Nuevas fuentes de credibilidad» (co-author) https://bit.ly/2XLiKZ5; 2. «Corruption as a symptom» https://bit.ly/2yVycFF ; 3. «Una vindicación de la acción política» https://amzn.to/2DJEhYr (collaboration) FEB 2015 – MAR 2016 MADRID Fundación Francisco Luzón / Managing Director - Main responsibilities: Institutional architecture for ALS disease community; institutional relationships; implementation of the operational team and programs. - Major achievements: National Strategy Program launch (+30 political and civil bodies engaged); new collaboration models and partnership agreements with the 17 territorial health authorities; webbased mapping tool for ALS research resources in Spain - Publication: «La ELA: Una realidad ignorada» https://bit.ly/3gnkPC1 1 NOV 2004 – 2008 LA CORUÑA Fundación Amancio Ortega / Strategy Chief Officer - Main responsibilities: Outreach program strategy and activities for community building in education by harnessing the potential of technologies. Institutional relations for community building with key stakeholders: education centres, alumni, parents and education authorities. Development of international partners for the Centre - Major achievements: Launch of the Centre for Community Development and Technology; implementation of the operational team, activities and programs - Publication: Co-author «Entre la educación pública y la sociedad del conocimiento» https://bit.ly/2BcEC49 JULY 1996 – 2004 AMSTERDAM / SAN JOSE (CALIFORNIA) / LONDON Cisco Systems / EMEA Operations Manager / EMEA Channel Manager - Main responsibilities: Starting-up of EMEA operations headquarters; multicultural team management; EMEA contract negotiations and business development with global partners. - Major achievements: Partners satisfaction increase (70%) providing new services and teams; key cross-functional projects delivery success 100% (Y2K, channel processes); 25 secured business partners to reach 200M$ goal. OCTOBER 1995 – JUNY 1996 AMSTERDAM Nu Skin / EMEA Legal Assistant to Director - Main responsibilities: Liabilities contracts drafting. Interaction and outsource of external legal counsel in liability causes and related issues. Develop and manage legal requirements for marketing and call centre activities. SEPT 1992 – JULY 1994 BRUSSELS European Parliament, Brussels / Legal Assistant - Main responsibilities: research and draft of technical papers for parliamentary commissions (on economic and legal EU issues); agenda management; press articles and communication materials ACADEMIC EDUCATION - Professional Translation // Phraseology (FR and ENG) Proofreading and style editing Cálamo y Cran // Trágora Expert Program Compliance, Transparency and Governance Transparency International España Studies for the Spanish Diplomatic School Derecho, Economía, Relaciones Internacionales, Historia 2007 General Management Program IESE Business School – University of Navarra - – 2018 - – 1992 1986 – 1991 Senior Management Program Instituto de Empresa Master in EU Law and International Relations Université Libre de Bruxelles Certificat d’études juridiques Université Robert Schumann Law Degree Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Madrid Madrid Madrid Madrid Madrid Brussels Strasbourg Barcelona ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE o o o Council of Europe Internship (competition award) (Strasbourg, 1988) EU Commission Internship (Brussels, 1992) World Bank Internship (Washington D.C., 1991) 2