Maria Alejandra Gutierrez Vilchez

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Expansion Coordinator

Boundless Life

Nov 2024 - Current (7 months)

Supporting the Real Estate, Development, and Project Management teams in driving the company's global expansion. I conduct in-depth market research and analysis to identify new location opportunities, assess real estate data, and provide strategic recommendations. I also support financial modeling and forecasting, help evaluate new property prospects, and track key KPIs to inform decision-making. My work directly contributes to successfully identifying, onboarding, and transitioning new properties into Boundless Life's portfolio.

Global Pre Opening & Product Coordinator

Selina

Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 (7 months)

Managed the Pre-Opening HUB, ensuring effective communication within the pre-opening team, and supporting Selina's pre-opening projects through robust administration and logistics coordination. On the Product side, contributed to defining and maintaining product standards across all locations, conducting brand audits, collaborating with internal teams to align on product guidelines. Analyzed industry trends to enhance product offerings, monitoring performance metrics, and developing comprehensive product-related materials to support the global product strategy.

Regional Pre Opening/Development Coordinator

Selina

Jan 2023 - Feb 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Coordinated Pre-Opening operations across Selina's expansion, ensuring efficient management of information, project progress, and logistics. On the Development side, leaded asset improvement projects across various hotels in Latin America. My responsibilities included adhering to project budgets, overseeing the approval process, and coordinating efforts between the design, brand, development, and operations teams. I also managed the procurement of necessary materials by handling purchase orders and ensured smooth financial operations by collaborating with the finance teams in each country to coordinate payments.

Regional Operations Coordinator

Selina

Dec 2019 - Jan 2023 (3 years 2 months)

Ensured smooth daily operations and offering extensive administrative support. This included managing stakeholder relations, overseeing the F&B partnerships approval process, and assisting in project management by assigning tasks, tracking progress, and resolving issues. Additionally, successfully leaded strategic procurement initiatives, overseeing significant purchasing activities across multiple hotels in the region.

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Growth Manager

Latam- Selina

Jun 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years 7 months)

Contributed significantly to achieving Regional Growth Goals by supporting in signing, opening, and ensuring revenue and spending control. Additionally, provided crucial support to the VP in budget management and meticulously managed the lifecycle of new properties, overseeing their approval and execution processes from Pre-IC through IC, Kick-Off, and Project Approval stages.

Real Estate Coordinator

Selina

Jun 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 1 month)

Orchestrated and led a high-performing team responsible for successfully closing transactions, enabling Selina to achieve an impressive portfolio of 28 properties and 2371 beds across Latin America, by the end of 2017 Drafted and meticulously prepared crucial documents, including letters of intent (LOI), lease/purchase agreements, disclosure statements/amendments, andjoint venture agreements, ensuring legal and operational compliance

Development Assistant

Selina

May 2015 - Jun 2016 (1 year 2 months)

Collaborated closely with the Head of Development in overseeing the end-to-end project lifecycle, encompassing evaluation, design, permitting, procurement, logistics, and construction of Selina's 2nd and 3rd founding properties in Panama I took charge of the structural calculations and created the plans for the Selina Bocas Hotel. Additionally, I was responsible for preparing the first drafts of potential hotels that were being considered for conversion into Selina properties.

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Architectural drafter

Dekel Holdings

May 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 1 month)

Developed and submitted architectural and structural plans to management, adhering to the specific design requirements of Casco Antiguo, Panama. Additionally, as a Plumbing Engineer, I designed the water supply systems, drainage, and waste management for Casa St George Building, the first project of Dekel in Casco Antiguo..

Maria Alejandra Gutierrez Vilchez

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