Joseph Berger

Joseph Berger

Tour Operator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Guia de Turismo

  • Education

    • Colegio Internacional del Caribe

      2004 - 2011
      High School Diploma Business, Science and English

      Actividades y grupos:Debate Club

    • Academia Bilingüe Árabe Panameña

      1996 - 2004
      Elementary School
    • Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua

      2021 - 2025
      Bachelor's degree International Business
  • Experience

    • Gold Coast Travels and Expeditions Panama

      Jul 2005 - now
      Tour Operator

      Gold Coast Travels & Expeditions is a family-run tour operation where I take on various roles as needed, including asset maintenance, tour guiding, and operational setup. Currently, I serve as the Business Development Manager, focusing on creating and innovating tours. Having grown up in Panama's tourism industry, I’ve worked with numerous companies like Aventuras 2000, GAPA Travels, and Panama Travel Experts. Despite collaborating with these prestigious firms, my roots and passion remain with my family business, where I began my guiding career. Mostrar menos

    • Hutchison Ports PPC

      Nov 2007 - Mar 2009
      Staff

      Back when Pier 6 was a Cruise terminal. My responsibilities ranged from setting up the facilities for the cruise ship's arrival at the pier, once the passengers would start disembarking, we were in charge of selling off-shore tour packages available during their time in Panama.

    • Shipsagent Group

      Jun 2011 - Jan 2012
      Boarding Officer

      Maritime Industry. This job involved working with vessels arriving to the Port of Colon. Very dynamic job,working in both an office environment to maintain correspondence with the owners of their vesselmovements, and working in the shipping environment attending the captain with the paperwork referent local activities, such as docking and fueling operations, canal transits, restocking supply, transferring crew members

    • Aventuras 2000

      Nov 2013 - now
      Tour Guide

      For the last decade, I have seasonally worked with Aventuras2000 as a Tour Guide for cruiseships arriving to the port of Colon, ranging from Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, TUI, Viking and MSC. My areas of expertise include historical, cultural and ecological tours in the province of Colon.

    • Sitel Group

      Jul 2014 - Jan 2014
      Sales Agent

      Sitel is company dedicated to outsourcing services as a call center. The project I was working for isoutsourced by a company called TXU, this an electricity retail provider in Texas. More specifically, Iworked in the Sales Department attending incoming calls requesting electricity services for theirhomes.

    • Luna's Castle

      Sept 2015 - Feb 2016
      Receptionist

      At this Hostel I worked as a receptionist dealing mostly with a backpackers travelling through Panama.This included taking care of check ins and check outs, resolving problems throughout the day, answering questions and giving out information on things to do in Panama.

    • Kartoonland

      Nov 2016 - now
      Business Development Manager

      As the founder of Kartoonland, Joseph Berger leads a vibrant community dedicated to creating unforgettable events and parties. Kartoonland offers a unique blend of entertainment, including DJ services, sound equipment rentals, and merchandise sales. With a focus on quality, creativity, and community engagement, Joseph has transformed Kartoonland into a recognized brand in the event industry, known for its energetic gatherings and strong ties to local culture.

    • RJ's 2002 Restaurant and Catering

      Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
      Cook

      Started off washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen. Moved my way over to prepping and when the original cook quit, I moved up to cooking breakfast shift and by the end of my time there I was working Lunch and dinner shift. Located in a golf community in Florida, we also catered to the different heritage clubs with the according cuisines for the germán heritage club, the Irish heritage club and so forth.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Primeros Auxilios Básico

      SINAPROC
      Oct 2019
    • Guia General Autorizado

      Autoridad de Turismo de Panama
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Foundations of Project Management

      Google
      Jun 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Trello for Beginners

      Coursera
      May 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Emprendimiento Virtual

      Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano
      Jun 2021