Mario A. Valverde

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acg23s@r.postjobfree.com

310-***-****

STRENGTHS & CORE COMPETENCIES

• Persuasive, solution-oriented communicator with highly effective motivational skills.

• Superior ability to assemble talented teams and devise effective recruiting strategies, coupled with strong

negotiation and problem-solving skills.

• Thorough understanding of the importance of accurate, detailed reports and plans, with a strong working

knowledge of business analysis techniques.

• Experienced in evaluating and creating budgets and profit & loss statements, with an exceptional

understanding of how to bring profitability and success to an organization.

EDUCATION:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Concentration: Finance/Accounting

IPSB, School of Massage, Los Angeles, California.

500+ hour Certification

Instructor of level 1 and 2 Massage and related courses

EXPERIENCE:

Everest College – Accounting, Bookkeeping and Tax Curriculum

Reseda, California. 2013-Oct 2014

• Interpret and deliver accounting curriculum (accounting, taxes, payroll)

• Manage class lectures, homework and daily objectives

• Prepare students for QuickBooks and Excel certification

• Mentor and tutor students in business soft skills

Green Financial Services - Tax Resolution, Accounting and Bookkeeping

Reseda, California. 2009-Present

• Accounting and start-up business consulting

• Tax resolutions, Tax Preparations and OICs – Weekly communication with IRS Departments to resolve or establish

IRS ruling or codes on tax disputes

• QuickBooks setup, maintenance and training(Pro, Enterprise & Online)

• Sales - Generation and closing of new clients, focus on Small Businesses that need accounting and consulting

work in both financial and marketing sales areas.

• Networking – leverage contacts through different groups to create leads and new clients

Classic Tile & Mosaic, Sr.Account Manager

Los Angeles, California. 2004-2008

• Sales, design and technical tile consulting

• Training of all new sales staff on products, technical specs and sales procedures

• Assisted founder in all aspects of running and growing business

• Helped design order and manage new product lines to market

• Focused on commercial and high end custom clients

• Increased personal sales from 65k to over 1 million

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• Integral in sales increase from 275k to over 10 million for company with sales plan I co-designed

Washington Mutual – HR manager, Staffing manager for IT division

Irvine, California. 2002-2004

• Managed all IT HR needs in Irvine campus, and coordinated all project and full time staffing

• Schedule and coordinate local job fairs at local WAMU facilities to attract high level candidates.

• Decreased turnover rate from 119% to 55% in 2000 for the Southeast region through the development and

implementation of retention plan designed to effectively teach managers how to deal with difficult employees and

curb unproductive behavior.

• Proactively promoted and superintended employee training to 92% completion of required training courses for all

Southeast region locations in 1999 to 2000.

• Aided in the implementation of a "New Hire" follow-up program to better retain new employees, and conducted

weekly follow-ups with field and site management to determine the effectiveness of recruiting and retention plans.

• Created opportunities for strategic alliances, collaborations, and partnerships with colleges, trade schools, and

technical schools, including presenting several expositions establishing a recognizable "employer of choice"

reputation for the company.

• Personally handled all Sr. Management and executive hires and on-boarding

Classic Tile & Mosaic, Account Manager

Los Angeles, California. 2001-2002

• Sales, design and technical tile consulting

• Helped Owner grow sales and build more extensive product line

Covansys, Regional HR Manager

Los Angeles, California. January 1999- April 2001

• Managed all HR needs for SW Region of Covansys

• Increased main branch staff by from staff of 9 to 274

• Managed all staffing needs including HR staff of 5

Compucom Systems, Inc., HR Manager/ Sr.Technical Recruiter

Los Angeles, California. February 1998-January 1999

• Screening and qualifying of IT candidates for hire

• Training and development of staff to meet vendor and client requirements

• Advisory role in areas of Management and Human Resources

COMPUTER: PC / Macintosh – Highly proficient on both platforms

QuickBooks Professional and Online(Intuit Certified)

Microsoft Office 2010( Excel certified)

Video Editing Software(FCP and Adobe Premiere)

Adobe Suite, WordPress, Social Media Platforms( ie:FaceBook, etc.)

MailChimp, Constant Contact, SalesForce

INTERESTS

AND SKILLS: Running, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Yoga, Kundalini, Tai Chi,

TRX Suspension, RIP & Sculptworks Training Instructor, Photography

Fluent in Spanish as secondary language

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