María Angelica Medina Abondano

After more than two years of leading the internal communication strategy for the Spanish-speaking countries in South America, I expanded my field of action to manage the company's external communication in the region, with a priority focus on positioning the C-Level Schneider Electric regional as Thought Leaders in the media. Countries such as Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, both nationally and in business and specialized circles. I am responsible for the management with the communications and public relations agencies of the Spanish-speaking countries where together we create opportunities for the exposure of our Schneider Electric brand in media and events of sectorial entities, as well as meetings with strategic stakeholders for the company. I also advise Country Presidents in their positioning strategy in Social Media. Reporting to the Corporate Communication Manager for South America and Marketing Director for South America, as well as indirectly to CEOs in the Spanish-speaking countries of the zone.

Advice on the re-implementation and restructuring of the organization's internal communications. Drafting and design of internal communications of the Firm. Reporting of internal events of Baker & McKenzie Colombia. Support to the Human Resources and Marketing areas in the implementation of their actions towards internal audiences.

Account Executive inhouse en Baker & McKenzie - Internal Communications.

Gestión de prensa, relaciones públicas y comunicaciones de clientes tales como: Panaca Región Cafetera, PasaLaPagina.com, Banco Caja Social, Hotel Las Américas Cartagena, Coca-­Cola (Agua Manantial), Faber-­Castell Colombia y la Feria de Moda Ibaguñe Maquila y Moda-­ Ibagué, Colombia. • Asesoría y apoyo en el Plan de Comunicaciones Internas del Senado de la República de Colombia del año 2015. • Apoyo logístico en los diferentes eventos que lleva a cabo la Agencia. • Elaboración de propuestas para nuevos posibles clientes-­ gestión comercial. • Publicaciones de noticias en importantes medios de comunicación: radio, prensa, televisión y portales de internet a nivel nacional y regional. • Implementación de documentos correspondientes a la asesoría desarrollada

I directed and coordinated the "Tu Super Model" contest and its awards ceremony held within the framework of ColombiaModa, the most important fashion event in the country. • Complete management of the Personal Marketing and Intimate Forms media plan, which includes: Print media (Vea magazine, Cast, TV Noverlas magazine, InFashion, Viva Colombia, Tú Magazine), Billboards, free press, mentions and commercial sections on television ( Caracol Televisión, Canal Uno, City TV). And Press management for the artists represented by the company.

Cencosud, Chilean multinational with different business units, mostly in retail. In 2012, Carrefour Colombia supermarkets acquired what are currently Jumbo and Metro. Responsibilities: - Write, design and send internal communications to employees. - Coordination of events sponsored by the company (Bogotá Half Marathon, Feria de las Flores -Medellín) - Update of different databases of the Communications Department. - Sending promotions from Stores to collaborators. -Deapratamento billing process month by month. - Redaction and assembly of the weekly Newsletter (Illustrator design program) Cenconoticias. - Interviews with managers and executives of the organization to carry out the Profile section for the Newsletter. - Management for a time the company's social network Facebook (former Carrefour brand) - External communication. - Quotation of internal promotional material for employees (pens and notebooks). -Weekly update of the billboards of the Administrative Office. - CD database of external media monitoring. - Quotes for events. Achievements: -I made a diagnosis of how the company's social networks were being managed, presenting them with possible changes and solutions to the problems presented by digital tools. (Twitter and Facebook). The presentation was exposed to Chilean managers. - Sponsorship of the Bogotá Half Marathon and Feria de las Flores (Medellín).

El Colegio Gimnasio Tundama -ASPAEN- es una Institución Educativa que en sus 50 años se ha dedicado a formar a la mujer con valores éticos, religiosos y morales. Responsabilidades:  Responsable de crear y plantear los contenidos estratégicos que publicaron en la nueva página web del Colegio.  Organicé las diferentes actividades académicas y lúdicas para la celebración de los 50 años de la Institución.  Difundí en un programa radial -Radio Nacional- la celebración de los 50 años del Gimnasio Tundama.  Realicé material impreso -brochure- para dar a conocer el portafolio de servicios de la Institución Educativa.  Apoyé y colaboré en el desarrollo de un nuevo proyecto académico enviado al Instituto Europeo de Cooperación y Desarrollo.  Realicé una salida académica a las instalaciones de RTVC donde las estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de tener un acercamiento al mundo de las comunicaciones.  Coticé productos como: esféros, agendas, separadores de libros, calendarios, etc.  Diseñé una estrategia de comunicación -Kits de Solidarida- los cuales se pusieron a la venta en "El Banquete Solidaridad Tundama" generándole ingresos extras al Colegio.