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Felipe Villaveces

Project Management & Market Intelligence Professional

Dynamic, persistent, goal-oriented, business professional with experience in the fields of e-commerce, logistics and project management. With my knowledge and skills, I have supported the international expansion and the assessment of growth opportunities of several companies while delivering high-quality projects and innovative solutions.

Through committed leadership and effective communication, I create a positive impact on every project.

Some facts

people in the biggest team I have led

countries I have travelled to

new partners I enrolled in my last project

Resume

My bio

Resume

02.2020 - Current - Project Manager – Process Excellence

Berlin, Germany

Led projects with a wide range of internal (Retail Operations, Category Management, Logistics) and external (Suppliers) stakeholders and worked closely with Controlling to ensure that all project assumptions deliver on business KPIs
Created a Knowledge Base for the Business Unit to improve production flows, promote internal communication and decrease onboarding and training costs
Took ownership for different process improvement opportunities within the Studios to ensure optimization of cost and productivity

11.2019 - 02.2020 - Project Manager – Banking PMO

Berlin, Germany

Organised and conducted Agile workshops for performance management purposes inside the Banking Operations and Customer Experience departments
Developed a Business Case on lapsed financial active users and streamed the results into actionable projects in collaboration with the Growth, Product & Tech and Banking Operations teams
Worked on achieving Operational Excellence for newly implemented CS teams by focusing on clear cross-divisional communication channels, reporting and processes

09.2017 - 06.2019 - Project Management Specialist

Berlin, Germany

Developed and optimized cross-functional projects and processes involving several departments including Operations, Finance, Sales and Engineering
Created an end-to-end process that facilitated the integration of more than 300 new partners into the business
Engaged in managerial responsibilities such as team trainings, project leading, mentoring of interns, recruiting panels and external client visits

04.2016 - 09.2017 - Logistics Performance Analyst

Berlin, Germany

Managed the operational activities of 10 European carriers and supported the operational roll-out process of new logistic partners
Developed the internal reporting system, monthly KPIs and Dashboards of the logistics team
Collaborated in the elaboration of quarterly forecasts for the network growth and created financial ad-hoc reports based on real costs and scenarios

11.2015 - 03.2016 - Business Development Trainee

Miami, United States

Conducted a market analysis and created benchmarking reports to give insights and recommendations to the founder
Provided support on ad-hoc projects related to recruiting, marketing and sales

07.2014 - 07.2015 - Business Research Analyst

Cologne, Germany

Analyzed, prepared and evaluated market data from different industries worldwide (focus on E-commerce, Medical, Retail and Automotive)
Created business profiles of branches and companies in 4 different languages and conducted interviews with field experts
Selected as team lead for several projects in charge of 3 people

09.2013 - 02.2014 - International Product Management Intern

Bonn, Germany

Developed an independent market study (including Trends, Market Data, Competitors and Country visits) on 12 European countries
Collaborated on the Strategic Marketing plans with focus on E-commerce and Direct Marketing

11.2012 - 08.2013 - International Media – Student Assistant

Cologne, Germany

Analysed the brand perception of several German companies in the Spanish and Italian markets
Supported the data quality control and market research activities
Provided assistance on international television projects

Studies

Background

Studies

The Start-Up Class Program

Solved a challenge applying Design Thinking, Lean/Agile Business Dev. & User-Centric Innovation
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Berlin School of Economics & Law
Berlin, Germany

2019

Sustainable Entrepreneurship

New Venture Creation Program supported by the CfE@VU NL
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Int'l Summer School
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019

Master of Science (M.Sc.) – International Business

Major in E-Business Innovation & International Marketing
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Friedrich-Alexander Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg
Nuremberg, Germany

2011 - 2014

Master of Arts (M.A.) – Digital Marketing

Guest Student on specialization courses of Digital Marketing and Customer Psychology
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University of Cologne
Cologne, Germany

2012 - 2013

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) – Business Admin.

Major in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
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Pontifical Xavierian University
Bogota, Colombia

2007 - 2011

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) – Int’l Business

Exchange Semester with focus on International Mgmt. and Global Corporations
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WFI Ingolstadt School of Management
Ingolstadt, Germany

2010

Higher School Degree – Bachillerato

Graduated with Honours and Elected student representative for the entire school
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Saint Viator School
Bogota, Colombia

1996 - 2006

Special Projects

* Master Thesis in Strategic Segmentation and Dynamic Personalization: “How to effectively deliver personalized content through the optimization of mobile and online channels” – In cooperation with Adidas AG.

* Bachelor Thesis – Creation of my Own Business Plan: “How to create a consulting firm that profits from an innovative model of green recycling processes”.

* AIESEC International – Team Lead & Projects Coordinator: As responsible of the International Exchanges team, I developed new international partnerships, executed internal logistic projects and organized an international conference of 5 days for 300 attendees.

* Personal Engagement – TV Presenter of the weekly news for the in-house television channel and Speaker at several Art and Philosophy inter-school events.

Skills

Attainments

Skills

Analytics

Office Pack - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote

90%

Business Intelligence - Power BI, Tableau, G-Analytics

70%

Project Mgmt. - Agile, Asana, Trello, Zoho Projects

80%

Creative

Multimedia Editing - Final Cut Pro, Audition, Photoshop

65%

Web Development - Dreamweaver, WordPress, Joomla

75%

Programming - HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP

20%

Languages

Testimonials

TeamWork

Testimonials

Carmen Morar

Felipe uses his well-founded professional knowledge optimally and always works very diligently, independently and in a structured way. It comes naturally to him to integrate himself into the team in a very short time because of his willingness to help others and his charisma. Furthermore, he is team oriented, possesses outstanding manners and shows a great deal of proactiveness.

Former Sr. Manager

Irina Neuhaus

With an outstanding performance, he managed all matters carefully, very quickly, and with high-art concentration. Particularly noteworthy is his good ability to always find right and effective solutions. Felipe’s achievements have met our high expectations and always in the best possible way.

Former Director

Juan Pablo Llanes

Felipe demonstrated a good work ethic and outstanding leadership skills. He was successfully able to accomplish each given goal and got the remarkable opportunity to represent us in various events in the UK and Germany.

Former Team Lead

Laura Hansen

Felipe showed a high degree of commitment and flexibility. Working with him was very pleasant because of his team-oriented way of working and trustworthiness. We benefited from his ability to quickly learn complex topics and his language skills. His behavior towards clients, superiors and colleagues was always perfect.

Former Colleague