Board Member
mailto: marlond@bridgingLogPro.com Education
Graduated as International Trade Analyst by University “de la Empresa”, Uruguay; MBA in Logistics Systems
Management by UFPR (Federal University of Parana), Brazil and actually attend to MSc in International
Business for the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal.
Experience
21 years of experience in International Trade and Logistics, strong background in import/export departments
(commercial and operations) where I took care about the sales, purchases and movement of products. During
all these years I was involucrated directly in production areas such as plastics, furniture and wood/timber
Industries
Work in transportation and international business since 1997 I could accumulate a strong experience in
International Physical Distribution that is my major area of study and development today with special
emphasize on Natural Resources.
Work on wood industry since 2007, where I’m the actual Business Development Manager for an European
Company and Commercial Representative & Advisor for some companies in China and South America.
Lived in other countries in the past 10 years, I travel more than 10 times per year visiting production areas,
factories, customers in five continents. I have strong experience and empathy with Chinese, India and Arabic
cultures.
Director for large Consultancy Group of South America. Write articles about logistics and international trade affairs
Industries:
** Wood/Timber Industry
** Furniture
** Plastic
** Food
Specialties: Int’l Trade (Sales & Purchasing), Business Development and Commercialization
Specialist in Transport & International Physical Distribution.
Experience
Int’l Business Development Manager at GWP – Wood Products
July 2015 – Present
New Business Development in all continents, with emphasize in North/South America and Asia.
Production and Trading controller for new products in all wood industry spectrum, logistics and distribution
facilitator.
Director Board Consultative at a larger Consultancy group for South America
January 2012 – Present
Commercial Representative Company
Subsidiary of a larger Consultancy Group. (Consultancy & Advisory) and sole Representative
Advisory Board Member of: of a know LOGISTICS company in South America (since January-2011)
Logistics Department Manager at Global Forest Ltda