Professional Skills
Ambitious hospitality personnel and amicable team-builder with
extensive experience in sales, promotions and marketing; good written
and oral communication skills; experience in legal research, and
knowledge of legal practices and procedures and investigative
procedures, using various industry specific software.
Computer Skills
Working knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Word, Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, Justor, and Heinonline.
Education
March 2012 - Private Investigation Diploma - City College, Fort Lauderdale,
FL
Coursework Completed
Criminal Investigations Surveillance Investigation
Asset Protection and Undercover Principles of Private Investigation
Investigations
Fraud Investigation Insurance Investigation
Personal Development Legal Investigations
Interviews and Statements
February 2010 - Paralegal Certificate - US Career Institute
Certified institution accredited with the Distance Education and Training
Council in Washington DC.
. Coursework Completed
. Personal Injury and Torts
. Marriage, Adoption, Divorce and Child Custody Law
. Legal Writing and Research
. Investigating a case
. Contracts
. Criminal and Civil Law
. Organizing evidence and research for trial
August 2008 - Bachelors of Law (LL.B) (Honors) - University of London
International
Studies
Core Subjects Completed
. Criminal Law
. Contract Law
. Land Law
. Law of Tort
. Family Law
. Law of Trusts
. English Legal System
. Public Administration Law
. Company Law
September 2003 - Bachelors of Science Nova South Eastern
University
November 1999 - Associates Business Administration Institute of
Management & Science
Work Experience
2011 - 2012 Dispute Resolution Analyst/Legal Liason/Credit Analyst
Trulite
Liason between Trulite, collection agencies and attorneys regarding
delinquent and litigated accounts in collections.
. Assit with collections on past due accounts for Trulite customers.
. Research accounts via skip trace and Experion.
. Billing procedures for invoices and lock box cash postings for
receivables.
2007 - 2009 Property Mgr/FD Mgr/Night Auditor Baymont Inn/Bellasonna
Inn
Managed daily property operation while maintaining full interaction with
management team.
. Supervised FD, Housekeeping staff to ensure company compliance and
customer satisfaction.
. Payroll preparation for distribution by verifying and maintaining
staff time records.
. Conducted daily audit preparation, activities reconciliation and
reporting.
1997 - 2006 Sales/Marketing/Management Desnoes & Geddes Group (Stripe
Ltd, Jamaica Beverage Company, Jamaica Citrus) and Digicel Jamaica
Successfully marketed, sold, and distributed products hotels and
restaurants in specified region and increased sales by 95% over five years.
. Successfully managed account receivables portfolios to reduce AR
balances by 48%.
. Maintained corporate customers' portfolios.
. Demonstrated strategic and analytical market surveys and reporting
while conducting route audits and new routes management.
. Efficient management and maintenance of merchandising portfolio.
. Mentored, motivated and directed staff, route salesmen and
merchandisers for 5 parishes, while successfully neutralizing
escalated situations.
. Demonstrated excellence in key corporate development and client
retention while focusing on new accounts creation.
. Full preparation and submission of timely weekly reports to general
manager.
. Contract negotiation to ensure company and customer profitability.
. Efficiently managed and executed administrative procedures and
policies for company personnel.
Experience - Community Related Volunteer Work
2011 -present Guardian Ad Litem 11th Judicial Circuit Miami, Florida
Case management for abused and neglected children in foster care.
2010 - present Secretary Jamaica United Relief Association (JURA)
South Florida Region
Maintain meeting records, managed and coordinated administrative
functions for non-profit organization. Participated in fundraising
events, and planning annual fundraising activities.
References Available Upon Request