Conrado Ruiz

Conrado Ruiz

Event Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Economist - Consultant & Project Manager - Business Developer & Account Manager - International Bidding Specialist

  • Education

    • Universidad de Zaragoza

      1994 - 2000
      Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (with a Specialization in International Economics)

      Activities and Societies: Students Representative Council Member

    • ESSCA

      2001 - 2001
      Postgraduate Degree in European Business

      Full-tuition Scholarship awarded by the European Union "Socrates-Erasmus" programme Program taught in English, with French language classes, located in Angers & Paris (France)

    • 北京大学

      2011 - 2012
      “Asia-Pacific” Scholarship II: training program in Chinese Economy, Culture & Language

      Full-tuition Scholarship awarded by the ICO Foundation (a Spanish state-owned foundation)Program taught in English, with Chinese language classes, located in Beijing (China)

    • University of International Business and Economics

      2010 - 2011
      “Asia-Pacific” Scholarship I: training program in Chinese Economy, Culture and Language

      Full-tuition Scholarship awarded by the ICO Foundation (a Spanish state-owned foundation)Program taught in English, with Chinese language classes, located in Beijing (China)

  • Experience

    • Orixin

      Sept 2001 - Dec 2005
      Event Manager

      ✔️ Key accomplishment:• Set up a new business line: customer loyalty building programs (highly customized events), resulting in the #1 source of revenue within the marketing departmentOrixin: a training & marketing consultancy service company

    • Zaragoza Logistics Platform

      Jan 2006 - Sept 2008
      Project Manager

      ✔️ Key accomplishment:• Managed 3 projects, to provide value-added services, beyond the supply chain & transportation scopes (e.g., security), to the companies physically located in the logistics platform Zaragoza Logistics Platform: Europe’s largest multimodal logistics platform

    • Prointec

      May 2009 - Aug 2010
      Project Manager

      ✔️ Key accomplishment:• Managed 3 projects, in the Xinjiang, Henan and Hebei Chinese provinces, to promote the multimodal logistics platform⑴ concept, resulting in the #1 business line within the Regional Office⑴ Multimodal logistics platform: a defined area that incorporates supply chain, means of transportation and value-added servicesProintec Group: a leading multinational company in consulting & engineering services

    • Master D

      Dec 2012 - Jul 2014
      Business Development Manager

      ✔️ Key accomplishment (Business Development related):• Restructured the portfolio of training services. Designed then executed the transition route map✔️ Key accomplishment (Account Management related):• Created then implemented a new student management / CRM system ✔️ Key accomplishments (Training related):• Conducted 1800+ hours of B2C training (mainly of Spanish language & culture)• Developed a 24-unit practical introduction to the Spanish language (“100 sentences in Spanish”)Master.D Group: a leading multinational company in educational and e-learning services Show less

    • Ojos - Education Consultancy Service Company

      Jul 2014 - Jun 2019
      Business Development Manager

      ✔️ Key accomplishments (Business Development related):• Established the Spanish language department from scratch, with special focus on:- curriculum (created a foundational 7-program portfolio)- marketing materials (i.e., logo, flyers, brochures & presentations)- recruitment, training & coordination of teachers (a 4 to 8-member team)- face-to-face & online teaching lines, business-to-consumer (B2C) & business-to-business (B2B)- the opening of the 1st training center in a coworking space, leading to a 55% reduction on rent• Achieved a “Working Capital Turnover” ratio greater than 1/3 once completed the 1st year in business• Set up collaboration agreements to teach Spanish language & Hispanic culture with 4 Primary Schools in Beijing✔️ Key accomplishments (Training related):• Conducted 2450+ hours of B2C training (mainly of Spanish language & culture)• Created 140+ audio files & weekly newsletters, aiming to: further engage the students with their training, help them improve their listening comprehension skill & review key grammatical points + vocabulary Ojos: an education consultancy service company Show less

    • Instituto Cervantes

      Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
      Associate Professor

      ✔️ Key accomplishments:• Conducted 642 hours of training (Spanish language & culture)• Assisted in 4 rounds of DELE official exams as well as in the promotion of cultural events (“Día E”, art expos & film festivals)Cervantes Institute: the world's leading organization in promoting the Spanish language

    • NTT DATA Europe & Latam

      Jul 2019 - Mar 2023
      International Bidding Specialist

      ✔️ Key accomplishments (beyond the duties and responsibilities of the position):• Created an onboarding process and training program in basic corporate tools for new Project members• Set up and consolidated a partnership with another company of the Group, assisting in the implementation of an important EU project in Spain (F4E, Fusion for Energy)• Established, trained, and managed a 3-person back-office✔️ Main duties and responsibilities of the position:• Optimized the preparation of bids / commercial offers, from initiation to contract award / signature, for 3 major International Public Sector clients (EU, UN and NATO), focusing on:- Analyze, identify and obtain the necessary documentation and information for each case, related to: professional profiles / employees, projects and administrative documentation- Anticipate potential risks as well as provide solutions, with a methodical and rigorous approach to quality and continuous process improvement- Provide additional value-added services, with a special focus on training and translationNTT DATA: a multinational IT and strategy / business consulting firm Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Official DELE examiner certification (B1 & B2 levels)

      Instituto Cervantes
      Jan 2016
    • Official DELE examiner certification (C1 & C2 levels)

      Instituto Cervantes
      Jan 2016
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Conrado Ruiz
      “Asia-Pacific” Scholarship II ICO Foundation 2011
    • Awarded to Conrado Ruiz
      “Asia-Pacific” Scholarship I ICO Foundation 2010 The "Asia-Pacific" Scholarship aimed: • to enhance economic, cultural and social ties between Spain and China• by providing training intakes in Chinese Economy, Culture and Language to qualified professionals The ICO Foundation is a Spanish non-profit state-owned foundation (within the institutional framework of the Official Credit Institute of Spain).
    • Awarded to Conrado Ruiz
      AEBS Scholarship The European Union "Socrates-Erasmus" programme 2000 The European Union “Socrates-Erasmus” programme aimed:• to strengthen the European Union dimension of higher education • by promoting and financing the mobility and exchange of University students