Gabriel Bedoya

About the Candidate

Profile Former lawyer with management/ business administration experience looking to transition to a career in a  law firm, where I can leverage my legal background to support organizational needs. Experience in preparation, and monitoring of contracts, covenants, and many types of legal documents. Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork skills. Experience in customer service, people management and leadership roles. Proficient in MS Suite. Professionally trained in the spirit of team-building with mentoring skills, and adept at deciding independently and responding to challenges in legal matters and costumer service. With insight to identify problems and present solutions and administrative capacity to design programs and ensure compliance.

Experience

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – FAMILY TABLE KITCHEN – September 2023 – Actually – Ottawa –  Administrative assistant in inventory management, preparation, production, packaging, counting and shipping of lunches and catering for construction companies, day cares, schools and clients in general. Management of databases, systems and in general everything related to the fulfillment of administrative and operational tasks

INTERPRETER SPANISH – ENGLISH – CISOC – September 2023 – Actually – Ottawa -Interpret Spanish English in interviews and appointments in person, virtual or telephone calls, from Spanish-speaking people in public entities in Ontario, legal establishments, private companies or organizations and medical appointments, among others. Compliance with established schedules and dates.

LAWYER- BEDOYA MUÑOZ Y ABOGADOS – PEREIRA, COLOMBIA- JUN. 2019-MAR. 2023 ‣ Planning and execution of legal strategy in the defence of over 90 clients in family and criminal cases, with favourable outcomes in 85% of the cases as the owner of a law firm. ‣ Theoretical and practical research to support the evidentiary material for hearings using Microsoft Office tools and digital platforms (Life Size, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.), as well as secure and confidential file management. ‣ Support and free counselling were provided to financially disadvantaged individuals in five family cases and ten criminal cases involving women victims of domestic violence and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

REGIONAL DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR- ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE FOR RISARALDA AND QUINDÍO, COLOMBIA — JUL. 2017- MAY 2019 ‣ Management of the process of modernizing files through the digitization of 50,000 records. Implementation of a virtual public complaints program to streamline the handling of their complaints. ‣ Recognized as a leader in customer service for improving the in-person assistance provided to over 200 individuals per day in the two provinces. Managed a team of 50 officers and achieved a 25% reduction in the workload of prosecutors.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SECTIONAL DIRECTOR- ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SANTANDER AND BOYACA, COLOMBIA — JUL. 2011-JUL. 2017 ‣ Highlighted as the top budget executor in the two provinces for achieving an execution rate of 90 to 95% and for enhancing infrastructure, technology, and the well-being of officials and the community. ‣ Implementation of the «Cámara Gesell,» a technology to facilitate the recording of interviews with minor victims of sexual abuse.Representation as a defence attorney on behalf of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the province of Boyacá against processes and lawsuits filed against it. ‣ Managed KPI tracking, internal control models and audits. Oversaw personnel responsible for accounting and treasury functions.

PROFESSOR AT «UNIVERSIDAD DE BOYACÁ» — JUL. 2014- JUN. 2017 Teaching subject: State Responsibility, State Contracting and General Constitutional Law POST-GRADUATE PROFESSOR AT «UNIVERSIDAD LA GRAN COLOMBIA» — 2014- 2017 Teaching Administrative Law and Criminal Law as well as holding the Chair position for State Responsibility and Domestic Violence. Deepening at both universities of skills as a tutor, guide, motivator, and active listener.

Education

Universidad La Gran Colombia, Armenia, Quindío — Specialization in Administrative Law, Dec. 2008
Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia — Law Degree, Nov. 2006

Skills

Adaptation capacity to new challenges with creativity and originality ‣ High sense of responsibility and punctual achievement of goals ‣ Outstanding emotional intelligence that provides excellent interpersonal relationships, empathy, synergy and a high sense of humour and superior listening skills ‣ Proactivity in solving problems ‣ Positive attitude towards adopting technological changes that enhance work productivity.