Gabriel Mesquida

Current
  • Programme manager at Aena, Spanish Airports - Barcelona’s Plan Executive Office
  • Senior Consultant at Advanced Logistics Group
Past
  • Founding partner and Managing Director at Globalcom / Commfactory
  • Researcher at IESE Business School
Education
  • Henley Management College
  • Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
  • Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
  • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Connections
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Industry
Airlines/Aviation
Websites

Gabriel Mesquida’s Summary

Engineer and economist, consultant and manager in a thriving environment: the airline and aviation sector, working in a huge project: the enlargement of Barcelona's Airport. Focused on a wide variety of subjects and always willing to learn new things.

Gabriel Mesquida’s Specialties:

Project management, airport operations, digital economics, human resources management, supply chain management, information systems (the whole value chain), teamwork and consulting, thinking out of the box...


Gabriel Mesquida’s Experience

  • Programme manager

    Aena, Spanish Airports - Barcelona’s Plan Executive Office

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)

    2001Present (7 years)

    Barcelona’s Plan Executive Office is in charge of Barcelona’s Airport enlargement. From planning and conceiving the projects, preparing the requirements for the public tendering process and then controling the project execution to delivery. The project budget is approximately €3 billion. I am in the IT, Communications and Security area.
    We build baggage handling systems, beacon control systems, new control systems for five power plants and their integration, car-park control systems, inspection machines and systems, multipurpose communication networks, telephony, video surveillance systems, perimeter control systems, emergency systems, audiometers, atmospheric control systems, fire control systems, sound systems, installations control systems, hydrologic systems, new data centres and server farms, passenger information systems, common use terminal systems, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) systems and airport management and operations.

  • Senior Consultant

    Advanced Logistics Group

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

    2000Present (8 years)

    Senior consultant in transportation, tolling systems, supply chain and logistics projects.

  • Founding partner and Managing Director

    Globalcom / Commfactory

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    19952000 (5 years)

    Proprietary product creation activities, online advertising and marketing, planning and development, equipment co-ordination, strategic alliances, digital policy definition for Retevisión, Microsoft, Microsoft Network, Wanadoo, Gremi d’Editors de Catalunya, Planeta, Destino, Edhasa, Blume, Retevisión, Pulso Ediciones, Agencia EFE, Icon Medialab, bCentral, Ya.com, CCOO, TiscaliNet, CECA, Terra-Lycos, Boenet, MediaPark, Monster, AdLink... Managing a team of 20 people.

  • Researcher

    IESE Business School

    (Privately Held; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

    20002000 (less than a year)

    Researcher, supply chain management. Market studies for International Center for Logistics Research IESE-Mecalux Initiative.


Gabriel Mesquida’s Education

  • Henley Management College

    MBA, 20072010 (expected)

  • Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

    Bachelor, Business Administration and Management, 20052007

    Graduated with honours. Specialty in Financial Markets.

  • Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

    Degree, Business Science, 20032005

    Graduated with honours. Specialty in Operations.

  • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    Engineering (MSc & Hon.), Telecommunications, 19901995


Additional Information

Gabriel Mesquida’s Websites:

Gabriel Mesquida’s Interests:

Guest teacher at various Spanish institutions, Regular collaborations with the Institute of Continuing Education (Pompeu Fabra University – Barcelona). Organisation and participation in several programmes: information systems design & management, project management, groupware and collaboration tools, knowledge management, supply chain management, networking...

Gabriel Mesquida’s Groups:

  •    Executive Suite member
  • Forbes.com Entrepreneurs member
  •    Henley Management College member
  •    Indra Alumni member
  •    Apple Professional member
  •    The Economist member
  •    Aviation Network member
  •    Spanish Connection member
  •    Project Management Institute Group member
  •    Aviation and Aerospace Professional Networking member
  •    Airport Professionals member
  •    Telecom BCN member

Gabriel Mesquida’s Honors:

CIRIT award for research and innovation (Catalan Government)
High school special award for outstanding proficiency (Spanish Government)
Pre University course special award for outstanding proficiency


Gabriel Mesquida’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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