Gilberto Tapia CPA, MBA

Licensed Irrigator *****

*** * **** **** * Apt #13105

San Antonio, TX 78232

Phone: 210-***-****

E-mail: c4w1h3@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience.

June 2008 - Present

Nature Designs Landscape and Irrigation, LLC. San Antonio, TX

Residential and Commercial Landscape and Irrigation

General Manager

Responsibilities:

In charge of all the design and sales of the company.

Responsible for all the logistics from start to finish of all the projects sold. Purchase of all materials needed for the installs as well as quality control.

July 2007- May 2008

Phoenix Irrigation and Landscaping. San Antonio, TX

Residential and Commercial Landscaping and Irrigation

Residential Production Manager/Commercial Superintendent

Responsibilities:

Residential Production Manager of 3 crews, landscape and irrigation, quality control of all installs. Scheduling the crews and purchasing all materials needed for the installs.

Commercial Superintendent in charge of local and out of town jobs, supervision of multiple assigned crews, dealing with General Contractors and purchasing agent for all material needed for the installation of muti million dollar projects.

Safety Instructor to all crews to meet all OSHA mandatory requirements

July-2004-July 2007

Wilcox and Associates, Inc. San Antonio, TX

Residential Landscaping and Irrigation Installation.

HR and Production Manager

Responsibilities:

Head of Human Resources department. Primarily in dealing with initial hiring and dismissal of employees.

Mediator of all employee complaints and responsible for all personnel files including write-ups and random drug testing

Set up of all operating and deactivation of cellular phones

Negotiation of all Insurance policies (Worker’s Comp, General Liability, Auto and Property);

Production Manager and Supervisor for 5 residential irrigation crews consisting of 20 to 25 laborers, making sure that they had all the materials needed to perform their jobs as well as quality control

January 2004-July 2004

Mike Hollaway Custom Homes. San Antonio, TX.

Custom Home Builder.

International Sales Manager.

Responsibilities:

Design and implementation of a Marketing Strategy to bring customers from Mexico, specifically Monterrey and Mexico City for new construction Contracts.

Provide customer service throughout the construction process as well as keep homeowners posted with all their change orders and construction process.

August 2001-March 2003

Gamma Steel, Inc. San Antonio, TX.

Steel Importer to the U.S. from Mexico, Brazil and Russia.

Mid Management Finance Department

Responsibilities:

Supervision and control of all the accounts payable and receivable both in Mexico and the United States.

Liaison between Mexico clients and Mexican Banks for the sole purpose of establishing letters of credit with Gamma Steel as the Beneficiary.

Responsible for collection of all these letters of credit.

Managed a $3 million line of credit with RZB Bank in New York City, established exclusively for payment to the international suppliers from Mexico, Brazil and Russia.

Established a support system for inventory control for cargo received in vessels and the issuance of all Bills of Lading for each port of entry in compliance with US Custom Laws.

Responsible for compiling all record keeping for the generation of month financial statements in coordination with the CPA firm Sol-Schwartz and Associates.

January 2000-December 2000

Confecciones Marber, S.A. de C.V. San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Clothing Manufacturer

Professional Accounting Practice

Responsibilities

General assistance to the employees as well as production costs supervisor for the company.

December 1997-December 1999

Zapaterias El Zapatazzo, S.A. de C.V. San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Retail Shoe stores.

General Manager.

Responsibilities

Implementation of a centralized computerized software for all 6 stores as well as in the general warehouse. The implementation of this software helped to lower the storage cost by19% and helped the owners to maintain a closer control of the entire inventory. It also reduced the cost of over purchasing and helped me to purchase the right products at the right moment.

In charge of the purchase of merchandise for the 6 shoe stores as well as all accounts payable.

Responsible for the daily opening and closing of all 6 stores.

Supervision and control of all the sales, bank accounts and 40 employees

Skills and Languages:

Licensed Irrigator in the State of Texas. (LI 0016118)

Bilingual: English and Spanish

Computer Literacy: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Internet Explorer), QuickBooks.

Excellent Managerial and Organizational Skills.

Academic :

MBA, Major on International Business

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX. USA

Graduation Date: December 2003

3.53 GPA

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi.

San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. MEXICO

Graduation Date: February 2000

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