Juan Carlos Parada

Juan Carlos Parada Jaiquel is the deputy chief of the party for the USAID Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Activity in Colombia. He is an industrial engineer with a master’s degree in business administration – MBA and PMP certification issued by the PMI. Juan Carlos has more than 18 years of professional experience in recognized public, private and international cooperation organizations focused on operations management and management of investment projects in different economic sectors (Infrastructure, international development, finance, science and technology, and consulting, among others).

Juan Carlos is an expert in business strategy and development and in managing projects and multisectoral programs. He has solid knowledge and experience in generating and improving processes for project management, strategic planning, management indicators and priority setting, monitoring and evaluation, contractual and budget management, spending management, analysis of financial information and generation of reports.

He is a visionary leader with exceptional skills for the management and loyalty of high-performance teams and a strategist focused on the attainment and achievement of objectives, with agility for risk assessment, good decision making and problem-solving. Juan Carlos has excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with government counterparts, private sector executives, and local and international organizations. Spanish is his native tongue, and he speaks fluent English.