Laura Varela Fallas

International Business Manager and CEO

San José, Costa Rica

Work Experience

Construcciones Generales Amiral S.A.

Project Director

Primarily responsible for strategic planning, oversight and co-ordination of activities relating to acquisition and development of land, buildings, corporate entities, and functional components related to Real Estate and Development projects in Costa Rica.

Mrs. Varela Fallas bears ultimate responsibility to ensure that land assets are free and clear from competing title claims and that necessary permits have been issued for a given proposed usage. Her role demands acute planning and coordination skills so as to warrant the transformation of projects into functioning premises. Mrs. Varela Fallas thus needs to bring together in a same effort infrastructure engineers; architects and designers and make sure that their efforts fit the master development plan within the selected time frame and the planned use of resources as to protect profitability.
April 2011 - January 2016 Costa Rica

UPS United Parcel Service

HR Manager

Reporting to Regional Director. Mrs. Varela Fallas was entrusted with brand protection responsibilities entailing the continuing oversight of quality standards and effective service that define UPS in the logistics space.

Day to day tasks involved planning, implementing and ongoing refinement and assessment of employee relations. Human resource policies needed also to comply with company standards and laws and regulations in each jurisdiction being overseen by Mrs. Varela Fallas.

Key projects included establishing ongoing recruiting guidelines and skill testing parameters. Yet another responsibility was to provide managers with the tools to better access talented resources; support skill development and apply in fair and just fashion disciplinary measures. This responsibility was discharged through coaching and guidance.

Mrs. Varela Fallas represented UPS in national chambers and trade associations while attending specialized courses to keep herself abreast of changes in human resources legislation and regulations in each jurisdiction she over sought. She also represented the company at labor arbitrages and any legal proceedings touching upon labor and human resource development issues.
February 2008 - September 2011 Costa Rica

Florblanca Hotel

HR Manager

Created the department of human resources. Mrs. Varela Fallas developed the set of procedures that would preside the hiring, management, training, and dismissal of human
Financial responsibilities included managing accounts receivable and payable along the payroll activities resorting to Quicken software.
Mrs. Varela Fallas was also assigned the responsibility of planning coordinating and executing wedding receptions both for nationals as well as for foreigners that increasingly chose Costa Rica as wedding destination. Her perfectionist approach to these activities earned her the responsibility of becoming the manager for any special event that had the hotel as a site.
February 2006 - February 2008 Costa Rica

Verat, ICúbica, OPP, V-Shapes LATAM, 5Dimes

CEO

An accomplished international business manager with ample experience in logistics and Tech enabled entertainment and hospitality services. Mrs. Varela masters the operational value chain through her experience in analyzing projects, planning their execution, and overseeing the deployment tasks.

With top English fluency Mrs. Varela Fallas enjoys special communication talents which she deploys seamlessly in a fast-paced, challenging bilingual business environment. She holds a BA in Business Administration from the Costa Rican University.
2016 - Present San José, Costa Rica

Education

Costa Rican University

BACHELOR

February 2002 - December 2005 San José, Costa Rica

Languages

Español (Native),
Ingles (Fluent),

Courses and Workshops

United Parcel Service
Americas Region – Human Resources Workshop (November 2010)
Americas Region – Enterprise Management Orientation (September 2010)

Workshop Creative Seminars
Labor Legislation (November 2007)