Pilar Carvajal Application PackagePILAR B. CARVAJAL
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Innovation Senior Management (Miami Beach, FL) March 2016-Present
Founder, CEO
• Owner/operator of middle market senior living communities in Florida
Mia Senior Living Solutions (Miami Beach, FL) Aug. 2001 – Nov. 2016
Owner, COO
• Operator of affordable senior living communities nationwide. Company created new housing models for the elder market.
Established and managed the first public housing assisted living facility in the nation.
IBM Global Mergers & Acquisitions (New York, NY) Aug. 2000 – Aug. 2001
Senior Consultant/Americas M&A Practice Fast Track Program
• Developed, implemented, and institutionalized new processes, assets, tools, and methodology for the new offering
• Led an internal executive awareness program to heighten awareness of IBM M&A offering and generate d new channels
• Developed and executed marketing collateral, business development opportunities, and client pitches
• Participated on collaborative global initiatives across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
• Designed the global M&A Methodology training course. Coordinated and facilitated global leadership meetings
• Created a weekly article of interest alerting the business developers to current trends, deals, industry news, and competition
Accenture (New York, NY/Washington DC) Jan. 97 - Aug. 2000
Consultant/Organization & Human Performance Competency Group
• Built personal and professional relationships with clients. Understood the client’s business issues suitably to offer added value.
• Developed a tiered help desk for a telecommunications client. Redesigned the existing help desk organization and work proces s.
• Designed, developed and enhanced Accenture staffing processes. Designed jobs, roles and teams to support the new staffing
process. Developed a hiring process for a new telecommunications organization that included competency modeling, hiring and
management of external search firms, creation of interview guides, identification, scr eening and interviewing of candidates.
• Coordinated and facilitated focus groups sessions designed to meet the specific goals of sponsorship for new organization .
• Managed an IT communications strategy project as a result of a merger of two global pharmaceutical companies.
• Designed and created six business training modules for a small telecommunications client and global pharmaceuticals company.
NYK Bulkship (USA) (New York, NY) Nov. 95 - Dec 96
Marketing Analyst/Quality Specialist
• Prepared analysis used in the formulation of the company strategy in the Latin American trade route.
• Developed an approach of process continuous improvement to achieve Ford Q1 Award for Quality and ISO 9000 certification.
Boehringer Mannheim Pharmaceuticals (Miami, FL) Sept. 92 - Sept. 94
Marketing Representative in Greater Miami Area
• Established personal credibility with clients and delivered relevant product knowledge in Spanish, English and French.
• Planned and coordinated own work effort to exceed sales targets to bec ome top salesperson in the S. Florida Region.
• Developed and implemented approaches to maintain a targeted list of physicians and hospitals that generated high profits.
VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE:
Florida Assisted Living Association (FALA) Board of Directors (Tallahassee, FL) 2016-Present
City of Miami Beach Affordable Housing Committee Member (Miami Beach, FL) 2016-Present
Miami-Dade Beacon Council Small Business Committee Member (Miami, FL) 2017-Present
Miami Chamber of Commerce Health Care Committee Member (Miami, FL) 2016-2018
Friends of North Beach Elementary Board Member (Miami Beach, FL) 2012-2017
Town of Surfside Parks & Recreation Board Chairperson (Surfside, FL) 2010 - 2011
Smith College (Northampton, MA)
Class Vice-President (Elected). Organized tenth year alumnae reunion. Five-year position. 1997 - 2002
Miami Club President (Elected). Provided leadership to officers/ members. 2003 - 2011
Junior League Member (Miami, FL) 2003-2009
SPEAKER ENGAGEMENTS:
Senior Living 100 2020
Health TEC 2019
Florida Assisted Living Association (FALA) Annual Conference 2017 & 2018
Leading Age Florida Annual Conference 2017
EDUCATION:
Entrepreneur Organization (EO) Accelerator (Miami, FL) 2020
Endeavor Start-Up (Miami, FL) 2019
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program Alumni (Miami, FL) 2016
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Graduate (Miami, FL) 2005-2006
London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK) Master of Science (merit graduate) 1994 - 1995
Smith College (Northampton, MA) Bachelor of Arts 1990 - 1992
Miami-Dade Community College (Miami, FL) Associate of Arts (full scholarship) 1988 - 1990