Interviews Tradinter – Guayaquil, Ecuador
Interview with
Ms. Gabriela Vásquez Projects & Sales
First of all Gabriela, tell us why you are in shipping and logistics? What made you choose this kind of career, and how do you like it? Since I was a little kid, my father used to go to work some weekends, so he usually took me with him to the office or to the port of Guayaquil. He started in this industry when he was 24 years old, so I got to learn a lot from him. I also remember traveling on a container’s vessel from Guayaquil to Miami when I was 12 years old. It was a great experience. When I graduated from high school, I started working in the sales department of his shipping agency, Tradinter. I took a break to go to college and university in Florida, United States, and when I came back, I started working at Tradinter again. Shipping/ Logistics is a very interesting industry because you get to deal with people from all over the world. Understanding different cultures and behaviors makes me grow as a person. It is also a business full of detail in which you get to learn something new every day. 286