Simón Campos Prada
Civil Engineer
Bogotá
Summary
Civil Engineer from Colombia’s top university with valuable work background at Colombia’s development bank for the territories. Specialized in identifying, designing, and structuring financial products through interdisciplinary collaboration for strategic decision-making with real-world impact. Experiences developing institutional sustainability strategies and adopting national and international sustainability criteria to prevent greenwashing. Skilled in negotiating sustainability loan agreements with multilateral banks such as KfW, IDB, and CAF. Adept at supporting project formulation to secure technical and financial viability as well as alignment to the SGDs. Passionate for addressing sustainable development issues. With desire of becoming a team coordinator of diverse views through innovative design methodologies.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Product Development and Strategy Professional
Financiera De Desarrollo Territorial S.A.-FINDETER
06.2023 - Current
- Design, structure and implement financial products and services - credit and assistance
- Act as liaison for the Commercial Vice Presidency in negotiations with public and private entities for the development and modification of products
- Strengthened relations and acted as liaison with national ministries to expedite approval of projects' technical and financial viability, granting access to the organization's credit products
- Supported private and public entities in structuring projects to access credit and aligning to the SGD's
- Assisted ministries in studying and analyzing the impacts of projects
- Collaborated with multilateral banks to structure and implement financial and non-financial products in Colombia
- Understand the context through conducted research in economic, legal, and public policy studies, as well as official documents, to structure the creation of financial products
- Coordinated the organization's strategic alignment with the National Development Plan and the UN's SGD's
Product Development Analyst
Financiera De Desarrollo Territorial S.A.-FINDETER
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Support the coordination of the Strategic Plan with the sustainability criteria of the entity's products and services
- Support the structuring of new financial products
- Enhance the management's relation with public entities
- Provide operational support to the active credit products and new products
- Support, in coordination with the ministries, the emision of technical, legal and financial feasibility of projects subject to financing
Sales Manager
AgileCFO's
03.2021 - 01.2022
- Contact potential clients to offer accounting services
- Deep understanding of clients' needs to effectively engage in consultative selling
Education
Bachelor - Civil Engineering
University of The Andes
Bogotá 05.2001 -
Minor - Government
University of The Andes
Bogotá 05.2001 -
Skills
- Leadership implementing selection criteria for sustainable development projects
- Strategic decision-making with significant real-world impact lens
- Assertive negotiation
- Practical experience negotiationg with diverse organizations (eg public, private, ministries, development banks)
- Strong interpersonal skills to address issues with empathy and clarity
- Capacity to foster commitment and satisfaction among diverse stakeholders
- Active listening skills to effectively address problems
- Openness and empathy towards intercultural relationships, facilitating collaboration and mutual understanding
- Interdisciplinary and multicultural collaboration
- Team-oriented mindset understanding the need of broad perspectives and ideas
- Analytical and critical approach to problem-solving
- Effective communication and public speaking
Certification
Diploma in Cooperation, Project Management, and Development Financing | Universidad Externado de Colombia, School of Finance, Government, and International Relations
Intercultural Exchanges
Participated in cultural-highschool exchanges, immersing myself in new cultures, improving language skills and developing a broader understanding of the world:
- Hamburg, Germany: Sep 2015 – Jul 2016
- Carlisle AR, United States Jan 2015 – Jul 2015
Timeline
Product Development and Strategy Professional
Financiera De Desarrollo Territorial S.A.-FINDETER
06.2023 - Current
Diploma in Cooperation, Project Management, and Development Financing | Universidad Externado de Colombia, School of Finance, Government, and International Relations
05-2022
Product Development Analyst
Financiera De Desarrollo Territorial S.A.-FINDETER
01.2022 - 06.2023
Sales Manager
AgileCFO's
03.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor - Civil Engineering
University of The Andes
05.2001 -
Minor - Government
University of The Andes
05.2001 -
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