Paul Patron

CONTACT

24 Alameda House

patron.paul@gmail.com

Red Sands Road

www.paulpatron.com

Gibraltar

+34 63364 554 5

WORK EXPERIENCE
CRCC Asia (Shanghai)

June 2015 September 2015

Program Coordinator
Temporary position for peak summer months.
Customer relationship managment (CRM) - Managing the customer needs of international students
conducting internships in China and Chinese companies hosting them
Business development and marketing - Managing company digital marketing material.
Finance & Business Course - Designing a China Business and Finance Course for a new internship
programme of the same name.

Financial Services Commission (Gibraltar)

May 2014 March 2015

Regulatory Officer
Insurance Supervision - Responsible of the regulatory supervision of Insurance companies, intermediaries
and managers in the areas of authorisations, conduct of business, and prudential requirements.
Conduct Of Business Supervision - Responsible for conduct of business supervision for e-money firms, MiFID
and funds using a newly implemented risk based approach.
Policy - Part of the 'Solvency II' implementation project which aimed to implement the EU directive's
requirements so that both regulator and firms are supervisory ready.

U.S. House of Representatives

(Washington D.C.)

Sep 2013 Dec 2013

Public Policy Intern

Intern in the office of Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District.
Contact - Responsibilities involved being the first point of contact for constituents concerns on a variety
of policy issues.
Policy Hearings - Attended congressional hearings around Capitol Hill on behalf of the Congressman on a
variety of policy issues including business issues, international development, national security, and
foreign policy.

Triay Stagnetto Neish (Gibraltar)

Feb 2013 Jun 2013

Lawyer
Litigation - Brought in to assist in the preparation for a multi-million pound construction litigation.
Disclosure - Main remit was in the stage of disclosure of documents and the analysing of those
documents in preparation of witness statements.
Research & Translation - Undertook extensive research in the field of construction law and also used my
language skills in translation of legal documents.

Brothersoft.com & 1mobile.com (Beijing)

Jun 2012 Jul 2012

Business Development Intern

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Communications - Founded the Social Media pages for the Games division of the site.
Analytics - Used analytics tools to examine trends in consumer data and designed strategies to target
higher rates of click throughs to advertising on the site.
Digital Marketing - Learned the business of online marketing and the variables involved in marketing
online products and services.

Vamed Healthcare Co. China (Beijing)

May 2012 Jun 2012

Marketing Intern
Design - Worked directly under marketing director and assisted in the redesign the company's brochure
and at public and private entities in China's healthcare system.
Market Research - Produced a report on the competition providing healthcare in all of China's provinces.
Events - Worked in preparation for the company's exhibit for the Green Hospitals Expo in Guangzhou.

EDUCATION
The Washington Center For Internships
and Academic Seminars (Washington DC)

Sep 2013 Dec 2013

Postgraduate Professional Development Program

Scholarship from the Government of Gibraltar on the 'Washington Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Initiative'.
Received college credited class on Entrepreneurship from Professor Johnetta Hardy of University of
Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Comprehensive course on Entrepreneurship including the formulating of individual business plans for
startup ideas.
The Washington Center's general programming included extensive seminars on leadership,
professional development and civic engagement.

University of the West of England (Bristol)

Sep 2010 Jun 2012

Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)

Postgraduate Professional Training for Barristers (Law School).
Undertook advocacy training in Civil and Criminal litigation.
Also received extensive training in Alternate Dispute Resolution, negotiation and mediation.
Specialisation in International Trade and European Competition Law.
Called to the Bar of England and Wales in November 2012 by the The Honourable Society of Middle
Temple.

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

(Madrid)

Sep 2008 Aug 2009

Erasmus Exchange Programme

Part of the pan-European Erasmus exchange program.
Embarked on a year long study of Spanish Law at the Facultad de Derecho at Universidad Complutense
de Madrid.
As part of my studies, in an international environment I undertook modules in History of Law, Public
International Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Constitutional Law.

University of Kent (Canterbury)

Sep 2006 Jun 2010

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Qualifying law degree including all qualifying law modules Criminal Law, Property Law, Equity & Trusts, Tort
Law, Contract Law and European Union Law.
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Electives in Advanced Spanish and Philosophy of Law.

Part of the Temple Society which catered to aspiring barristers.

LANGUAGES
English - Native proficiency.
Spanish - Full billingual proficiency.
French - Working proficiency.
Italian - Working proficiency.

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