Claudia has a Bachelor’s in Business Management and an MBA in International Business, both from Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Chile. She is passionate about building links and relationships among stakeholders from organisations who operate internationally, and about providing a high level of service and support to customers, colleagues and partners. She joined JKTech in Santiago, Chile in 2013 as Office Manager, when the company started its commercial operations in the region. Under this role she was responsible for managing the overall operations for the company, including accounting, finance, treasury, business development support, customer and supplier relationships, trainings, seminars and workshops, and logistic for projects in Chile and South America. She was also involved in the process of establishing the SMI-ICE-Chile office during its first 2 years of operations. Prior to joining JKTech, she worked in a consulting company helping Australian companies from diverse industries who wanted to expand their market, explore new opportunities and promote their capabilities in Chile.

She currently works a Project Administrator for SMI-ICE-Chile, focused on providing continuity to JKTech projects after the company was integrated into SMI, as well as building a greater local market for technology and capacity transfer between The University of Queensland and Chile.