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Utah - Life Elevated
Guadalupe Melendez de EscalanteGuadalupe Melendez de Escalante
Mexico City, Mexico

Trade Representative Since:
1992

Areas of Expertise:

  • International Trade
  • Medical Equipment
  • Information Technology
  • Mining
  • Agribusiness
  • Oil and Gas

Education:

  • B.A. English Literature, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Meixco
  • Continuing Education in Foreign Trade, Mexican Economy, Business Language in Mexico, ESL, Contemporary American Theater

Professional Experience:

  • President and CEO, International Services, USA
  • Trade Aide, U.S. Embassy in Mexico City
  • Certified Translator, Superior Court of Justice
  • Owner of a translation company

Languages Spoken:

  • Spanish
  • English

Group Affiliations:

  • Association of U.S. State Representative Offices in Mexico (ASOM)
  • Professional Association of Court Interpreters
  • Association of University Professors at UNAM
  • Women's Rotary Club

Industries in MEXICO of interest to Utah companies:

  • Biomedical technology
  • Health related equipment and services
  • Digital learning
  • Digital medicine
  • Education
  • Environmental sciences and pollution control
  • HDTV
  • High tech equipment and scientific instruments
  • Information Technology
  • Maquila (in-bond manufacturing)
  • Natural resources and earth sciences
  • Outsourcing
  • Renewable energy
  • Solid waste management
  • Water management and treatment

Recent Services Have Included:

  • 3 governor-led Utah! Trade Missions to Mexico (Bangerter 1, Leavitt 2)
  • 2 governor-led Mexico missions to Utah (Gov. Barrario of Chihuahua and Gov. Aleman of Veracruz)
  • Assisted several Mexican companies get established in Utah

Utah Companies That Have Requested Assistance:

  • Hallen Technologies
  • DPA
  • JLB, Inc.
  • IMSI Group
  • Overstock.com
  • Sprinkler World
  • Mossback, LLC
  • Stephen's International
  • E. Excel International
  • BYU MBA group
  • Campbell Scientific, Inc.
  • Imotics
  • C.R. England
  • Young's Machine Company
  • Nature's Passion
  • Nomen Global
  • Scenic Route Paper Co.
  • Q Comm
  • Roberts and Schaefer
  • Gift in a Balloon
  • WaterLog
  • Sparkling Yogurt Globalization Group, Inc.
  • CCI Concrete
  • Kirton McConkie Law
  • Envirocare
  • Power Innovations
  • BYU Technology Transfer
  • White Sands
  • Westminster College (Internships)

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