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• He served as the Secretary of Commerce for the State
of New Jersey, where he was responsible for planning and implementing
business climate and organizational reforms that dramatically
improved the state’s economy. After government service,
he became the Vice-President of Marketing for a Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol
(VoIP) company and the President of a biotechnology start-up.
• He subsequently joined the global commercial
real estate company, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., as Director
of Technology Enterprise Group, specializing in developing
and implementing comprehensive real estate services for government,
private and public scientific research organizations and corporations.
He currently serves as the firm’s Executive Managing
Director and is responsible for managing the firm’s
New Jersey operations.
• Medina is also a member of the following
organizations:
 New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties –
New Jersey
CoreNet
– New Jersey
Rutgers
University School of Business – Advisory Board
Board
of Trustees – Urban Land Institute, New Jersey District
Council
Board
of Trustees - Biotechnology Council of New Jersey
Board
of Trustees – Puerto Rico Science Research and Technology
Trust
Board
of Trustees – Independent College Fund of New Jersey
Chairman
Capital Committee - Cathedral Soup Kitchen
Board
of Trustees – New Jersey Health care Quality Institute
• Other professional achievements include:
The President
of Brazil conferred upon Gil the Rank of Commander in the
Order of Cruzeiro do Sul. This is the highest honor bestowed
on foreign nationals by the Republic of Brazil in recognition
of valuable services rendered to the Republic and its citizens.
Elected
Delegate-at-Large to the 1996 and 2000 Republican National
Conventions.
Co-Chairman
of the New Jersey State Republican Committee.
Served
on numerous blue ribbon boards and commissions including a
three-year term as a City Councilman in the City of Camden,
New Jersey.
Served
on the Informal Experts Group on IP Telephony of the International
Telecommunication Union's World Policy Forum on IP Telephony.
He was the presenter at the Policy Forum.
Resource
person for the ITU, the Federal Communications Commission
and the US Department of State on telecommunications policy.
In 2003
he received at the Biotechnology Council of New Jersey a Distinguished
Service Award.
Received
awards from various important trade associations including:
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (State Executive of
the Year); the National Association of Industrial and Commercial
Properties (Industry Service Award); and Hispanic Business
Magazine 100 most influential Hispanics.
In 2004
he was appointed to the Small Business Administration’s
National Advisory Council by SBA’s Administrator
Was appointed
by former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell (subsequently Chairman
of the Democratic National Committee and now Governor of Pennsylvania)
to serve on several blue ribbon boards in Philadelphia.
Advisor
to state governments on economic development policy: New Jersey,
New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania.
Media:
Served as regular guest for over a decade on Inside Story,
a political talk show on ABC’s Philadelphia affiliate.
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