
Abigail Carr
@abigailcarr
I connect Québec manufacturers with Midwest automotive and industrial partners.
What I'm looking for
At the Québec Government Office in Chicago, I help innovative Québec companies grow across ground transport, advanced manufacturing, aluminum, batteries, and materials. I also help American OEMs understand Québec expertise and local supply-chain opportunities.
Previously at Business France, I connected French automotive companies with North American decision-makers, delivered market analysis, and organized trade missions and events. My experience also includes motorsport marketing, digital content, and French-English communication.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Transport and Advanced Manufacturing Officer
Québec Government Office in Chicago
Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 7 months)
Facilitates growth of Québec's innovative companies in ground transport, advanced manufacturing, and aluminum industries. Provides personalized services for American OEMs to understand Québec's expertise and local supply opportunities.
Transport and Advanced Manufacturing Officer/Attachée Commerciale Transport et M
Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 7 months)
As an Attachée Commerciale / Economic Affairs Attachée, I help facilitate the growth of Québec's most innovative companies in ground transport, advanced manufacturing (automotive parts, materials, batteries, and more), and aluminum industries.
Looking to locally source a part of your supply chain? We provide personnalized services for American OEMs to better understand Quebec's expertise and where
- Connect French automotive companies with North American decision-makers to form partnerships and JVs
- Conduct market research, market studies and analysis in the Automotive / Motorsport / Commercial Vehicle industries for French companies in order to target the correct market and partnerships
- Organize trade missions, seminars, and events involving French companies' presence at North American
- Conduct market research in the motorsport sector (European circuit and rally)
- Manage digital marketing and create new, creative content
- Analyze networks to best optimize reach and effect of marketing materials
- Communicate with media and press offices on behalf of team
- Design content using Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc.)
- Served as liaison for anglophone dri
- Assisted new graduate international students in starting their lives in the United States in the American Cultural English program at Miami University
- Tutored in English
- Animated weekly meetings and round tables to discuss cultural issues
- Taught a total of 4 French grammar classes while studying for Masters
• Analyzed client need on a case-by-case basis
• Spearheaded new changes to education program
• Translated for meetings about immigration law and services
• Assisted in translation of Spanish and French for refugees
• Taught English to multiple nationalities, organized lessons and materials
• Analyzed multiple hospital organization strategies and structures
• Facilitated human resource tasks for human resource officers
• Assisted in organization of employee recognition and appreciation events
• Studied turnover rate issues
- Manage Tea Hive and a C-Store
- Delegate all student employees
- Solve and predict all potential issues
- Train new employees
- Provide excellent costumer service
- Met weekly with multi-ethnic students
- Helped adjust newly arrived international students to American, college life
- Provided educational and practical support
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professional French Masters, Business
2017 - 2019
Professional French Masters Program focuses on building international business and management skills taught entirely in French.
Miami University
French, Literature and Language
2012 - 2016
Miami University
International Studies, Global Cultural Relations
2012 - 2016
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