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PROJECT & CLIMATE OFFICER
Professional Summary
Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing, and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Applying a creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Ability to predict project duration, meeting productivity, and schedule milestones. Mentoring, training, and empowering the team to excel in its performance.
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Work History
Project & Climate Officer, 07/2016 to 10/2018
Cisco Systems, Inc. – Tampa , FL
Cisco Systems, Inc. – Tampa , FL
- Lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Embassy's projects, overseeing a portfolio of more than £350,000 per year.
- Manage the complete project cycle according to methodologies, policies, and guidelines established by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London.
- Conduct due diligence for project partners and implementers to assess their suitability to spend UK's tax payer's money.
- Maintain accurate financial data, including project allocations, expenditures, and projections.
- Submit quarterly Country Program Reports (CPRs) to the relevant Program Team highlighting project achievements, risks, financial issues, and lessons learned.
- Ensure careful coordination with project implementers and stakeholders throughout the project design, tender, and implementation life cycle.
- Evaluate and monitor project impact during the project life cycle and post-implementation.
- Serve as a member of different program funding such as Panama and Regional Prosperity, Trade & Investment, Human Rights & Democracy, Drugs & Crime and Conflict Stability & Security Funds, which selects projects to be implemented and ensures they fit countries' Prosperity strategy and represent value for money.
- Build successful working relationships with cooperating country government entities, such as the Ministry of Environment, Panama Maritime Authority, The Canal Authority, and the Civil Aviation Authority to influence Panama's position on climate change negotiations.
- Member of Embassy's Learning and Development (L&D) Committee - Treasurer for L&D Budget worth £10-15K.
- Oversee GREAT Campaign Budget worth about £40K and Evaluation reports and lead on GREAT events to deliver Diplomacy through soft power. (For instance: Queen's Birthday Party (QBP)).
- Provide logistical support on high-level visits to the UK and the region to influence Britain's objectives and priorities.
- Made information about projects, corporate strategies, and upcoming projects available to stakeholders in the quarterly newsletter.
- Enforced alignment of project strategy with business objectives and made modifications to promote efficient project completion.
Product Cost Analyst, 07/2015 to 07/2016
Facebook – Forest City , NC
Facebook – Forest City , NC
- Execute product cost and cost center accounting tasks for Caterpillar plants utilizing the SAP solution as a part of the Mach 1 program.
- Participate in month-end closing activities including the preparation and review of Prepaid Insurance and Standard Hours journal entries for Caterpillar plants.
- Establish and maintain product cost specific material master data by the plant.
- Review scheduled costing runs, resolved costing grief, and create cost estimates.
- Assist with the annual Normals process and Standard Cost Revision process.
- Interact with the Peoria Area Product Cost Shared Services team and customers.
- Quickly respond to accounting requests and be able to identify and solve problems.
- Design and arrange Product Cost/Freight Forwarding Team Matrix Board results and meetings.
- Participate in updating Product Cost Desk Manuals for different processes to ease the training procedures for new hires.
Accounting Analyst, 09/2013 to 07/2015
Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A – City , STATE
Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A – City , STATE
- Provide analytical support and perform several general clerical tasks in accordance with standard accounting procedures and documentation.
- Review and consolidate statistical data, perform calculations and prepare reports reflecting totals and variances.
- Review invoices and Invoice Distribution Records (IDRs) to determine if Caterpillar's direct purchases are recorded into proper accounts.
- Make invoice corrections and adjustments when necessary in order to clear purchases grief.
- Analyze and prepare Grief Reports correcting all rejected codes on the Uncosted Grief files on a weekly basis.
- Analyze and prepare Control Total Reports in order to balance the General Ledger.
- Review accounting transactions reported by subsidiaries and prepare statements to reflect monthly financial condition.
- Provide general administrative support to Senior Staff Accountants in order to keep financial records up to date.
- Lead Inventory/Corporate offices team matrix board in order to keep tracking of monthly matrix results.
- Participate in Lean Six Sigma Project in order to improve daily direct purchases processes and tasks.
Financial Management Advisory Intern, 02/2013 to 04/2013
KPMG – City , STATE
KPMG – City , STATE
- Applied language skills by translating auditing contracts from Spanish to English and vice versa.
- Trusted to check documents such as bank statements, daily income, expired checks, among others.
- Learned to judge income vs Cash flows.
- Learned to prepare financial statements and accounting charts.
- Prepared Meeting Minutes on a daily basis.
- Developed and prepared accounting analysis in MS excel.
- Made and articulated persuasive and influential oral presentations regarding IFRS and charter accounts Learning & development.
Education
Team Building Activity - Building Resilience King's College: 2018
General Data Protection Regulation FCO London, Government Security Classifications FCO London, Americas Crisis Prep Exercise FCO London
University of Louisville - City, State
Diploma: Project Management, Project Directions & Agile MethodologyRamon Llull University (La Salle) - City, State
2017
Americas Emerging Leaders Programme British Consulate Rio de Janeiro, BR
Americas Emerging Leaders Programme British Consulate Rio de Janeiro, BR
Finance E-learning courses FCO Civil Service: 2016
City, State
Professional Masters of Business Administration (MBA): International Business & ManagementFlorida International University (FIU), College of Business - City, State
GPA: 3.82/ 4.00, Dean's List
GPA: 3.82/ 4.00, Dean's List
2015
Lean Six Sigma for Org. Improvement University of Louisville - City, State
DMAIC Green Belt Certification Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A., Project Officer Job-Shadowing The British Embassy
Lean Six Sigma for Org. Improvement University of Louisville - City, State
Bachelor of Science: Business Administration, General ManagementTowson University (TU) - City, State
GPA: 3.52/ 4.00, Dean's List
GPA: 3.52/ 4.00, Dean's List
Accomplishments
- Top Performer Award for August & October Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A. 2015
- Top Performer Award for May Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A. 2016
- Top Banana Award for Excellence & Agility The British Embassy
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School Attended
- University of Louisville
- Ramon Llull University (La Salle)
- Florida International University (FIU), College of Business
- Lean Six Sigma for Org. Improvement University of Louisville
- Towson University (TU)
Job Titles Held:
- Project & Climate Officer
- Product Cost Analyst
- Accounting Analyst
- Financial Management Advisory Intern
Degrees
- Team Building Activity - Building Resilience King's College : 2018
About Learning: Foundational Level FCO Civil Service : 2018
Diploma : Project Management, Project Directions & Agile Methodology
2017
Finance E-learning courses FCO Civil Service : 2016
Equality & Diversity: Essential FCO Civil Service : 2016
Health & Safety Awareness for Managers FCO Civil Service : 2016
Responsible for Information: General User FCO Civil Service : 2016
Intro to Budget Management Training FCO Civil Service : 2016
I-expenses Online Workshop FCO Civil Service : 2016
Purchase to Pay (P2P) Online Workshop FCO Civil Service : 2016
Requisitioning Process FCO Civil Service : 2016
FCO Programme Management Course British Consulate General : 2016
Professional Masters of Business Administration (MBA) : International Business & Management
2015
Bachelor of Science : Business Administration, General Management
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