MIQUEL ALABERN 
                                             miquelalabern at hotmail.com

                                              www.miquelalabern.com

PROFILE

Successful strategist, manager and impact player with broad experience in foreign industries and markets. Seeking a strategic and creative postion that will expand my managerial skills and responsabilities.


PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

May 2008-Current Position

Tourism of Catalonia. Barcelona. www.catalunyaturisme.com

Promotion Director

-Planning and coordination of all the promotional actions (tradeshows, famtrips, presstrips, workshops, presentations...) in foreign and local markets
-Coordination of  the network of  foreign offices located in London, Paris, Milan, Beijing, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Moscow, Madrid, Brussels.
-Development of marketing and commercial strategies for tourist related companies

April 2004- April 2008
COPCA - Consortium for the Commercial Promotion of Catalonia (Trade Promotion Organization with 38 offices in 31 countries). New York. www.copca.com

Director at COPCA-New York
-Marketing, commercialization and promotion of Catalan companies in the United States, including the following consulting services:
      -Finding distribution channels and representation
      -Organizing, monitoring and executing investment plans
      -Selecting qualified staff
      -Market studies
-Representative of the Government of Catalonia (“Generalitat de Catalunya”) in New York.
-Management of the office


February 2002/March 2004.
COPCA – Consortium for the Commercial Promotion of Catalonia (Trade Promotion Organization with 38 offices in 31 countries). Barcelona. www.copca.com

Head of the Department Internationalization and New Technologies

-Responsible to design the strategy towards internationalization of Catalan companies using new technologies.
-Member of the European Commission expert network: “E-business support network for SMEs”
-Executive of a company with 150 employees


March 2001/January 2002.
FCRI - Catalan Foundation for the Research and Innovation. Barcelona. www.fcri.es

Project Manager of European Projects
-Responsible to develop, execute and manage European Commission projects concerning Information and Communication Technologies.


June/December 2000.
Andersen Consulting / Accenture. Barcelona. www.accenture.es

Engineer Consultant
-Responsible for the development of a Logistic site for a multinational company (www.logismarket.com).


EDUCATION

May 2006. Executive Education: Building competitive advantage in the global market: USA & Spain.
-Harvard Business School. www.hbs.edu

2004-2006. Certificate in Business Management
-New York University (NYU). www.nyu.edu

2002-2003. Master in Internet Management
-Catalan Institute of Technology (ICT). www.ictonline.es

1995-2000. Industrial Engineering specializing in Management (High Honours)
-Polytechnic University of Catalonia-UPC (Centre: Barcelona Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering-ETSEIB). www.etseib.upc.es

1999-2000. Fifth course of Industrial Engineering (Management) and Final Year Project.
-University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom). www.abdn.ac.uk


LANGUAGES

-Spanish and Catalan: Native
-English: Fluent
-French: Written and conversational