NORELA BERRIO T.
Manhattan, New York 10023
Mobile: 917-***-****
E-mail: ***************@*******.***
Please accept this letter and resume in consideration for the above-referenced position.
In response to your search for a Legal Support, I bring over 8 years of extensive experience in
areas of Laws, Finance and Business Administration, as well as Information Technology and
Human Resources. I am currently seeking a challenging and rewarding position where I can
continue to contribute to office efficiently and productivity.
My leadership style is direct and decisive, yet flexible in responding to constantly changing
demands. I work well in high pressure and demanding positions with my objective always
focused on creating synergy active leadership in several professional organizations.
Finally, my solid personal work ethic enables me to stay punctual, focused, organized, reliable,
and able to handle whatever task come my way.
My key areas of expertise relevant to this position include:
Communication (Bilingual : English/Spanish Fluent)
Building high-performance technology organization is my expertise.
Highly organized with the ability to set priorities.
Excellent analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Extensive qualifications in customer relationship management, communications, and
negotiations.
My skills and experience will make a valuable contribution to your legal department. I guarantee
that the combination of my solid management skills will add value to your operation.
Sincerely,
Norela Berrio T
PROFESSIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFILE
Licensed attorney and IT Solutions in corporate, and commercial law in a global market (Colombia, Panama, Ecua dor, Peru,
Canada and USA) since 2001, with over 10 years, a unique combination of high tech training and experience international
business and transactional legal experience in more than 5 countries. A persuasive individual possessing strong negotiating
skills, oral and written communication skills, and IT (Information System and Technologies) experience.
An articulate, focused professional who has a proven history of gathering and analyzing information and then using the result s of
that analysis to make effective decisions and find innovative solutions to legal and IT (Information System and Technologies )
problems.
Persuasive, educated and skilled advisor with outstanding communication, client service and relationship management skills.
EDUCATION/TRAINNING
Juris Doctor – Lawyer: Spanish
Simón Bolívar University.
Colombia, Barranquilla.
BS IT Computer Science.
Politécnico C. University.
Colombia, Barranquilla.
CORE EXECUTIVE COMPETENCIES
Management.
Cost Reduction.
Portfolio Analysis.
Time Management.
Efficiency Improvement.
Negotiations / Problem Resolutions.
Corporate Recordkeeping
Productivity Improvement.
Research & Strategic Analysis.
Financial Analysis and Budget Administration.
IT Project Administration System and Technology design, development and implementation.
Innovative IT Professional with experience in diverse business en vironments.
I am convinced that my skills can contribute to your ongoing business success.
PROFESSIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFILE
Laws
More than 8 years of extensive experience researching, analyzing, and interpreting cases
Highly organized with excellent time management skills and ability to balance demands of heavy caseload.
Interview witnesses and prepared them for trial.
Interview potential clients to evaluated cases and conduct client.
Creative Problem Solving.
Client Advisory Services.
Reviewed police reports.
Research, Analytical, and Quantitative Skills
More than 8 years experience.
Adept in reviewing, analyzing and synthesizing financial data as well as viewing challenges from different perspectives to ar rive
at creative solutions.
Business Administration - Financial skills and Experience
More than 8 years of international experience in a corporate environment as a financial advisor along with a solid background in
financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, negotiating, and business/financial planning.
IT Information System and Technologies Experience
More than 8 years building high-performance technology organization is my expertise.
My entire career has focused on IT Consultant of advance technology software, hardware an d solutions. I am extremely well
versed in the applications of Technology, an am able to quickly and accurately identify customer needs and respond with the
appropriate technology solutions. This extensive knowledge has been vital to my success in this ar ea.
PROFESSIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE
2001 - 2003 City Panama, Panama
PANAMA LEGAL AFFAIS CORPORATION
Associated Attorney - Immigration Advisor - Financial Advisor
IT Solutions.
2003 – 2005 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EXPEDIA LAW CENTRE
Associated Attorney - IT Solutions.
2004 – TO DATE New York, New York
LANGUAGE INTERACTION
Associated Attorney - Immigration Advisor - Financial Advisor
Export and Import issues - IT Solutions.
Highlights
Uphold the ethical standards of the legal and IT profession.
Detail-oriented with excellent research, investigative, and reporting skills.
Independent judgment and decision making abilities and a high level of confidentiality.
Proven ability to solve problems in a methodical and practical way.
Exceptional knowledge administrative procedures.
Extensive experience IT Technical Support.
High quality personalized legal services.
Legal practice immigration law.
Taking of decision and Conflict resolution.
Develop marketing strategy.
Able to communicate clearly and concisely with people of diverse background and levels of authority.
Located highly competent and persuasive experts in the required field.
Import and Export issues.
Human Resource issues.
Focus on improving environmental management performance, risk and liability management and competitiveness, helping
to deliver savings and efficiencies in time, cost and resources.
Self-motivated and proven ability to work well as part of team.
PROFESSIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE
1997 – 2004 Barranquilla, Colombia.
TRANS ESPECIAL LTDA
IT Analyst Information Technology.
Responsible for the strategic development and implementation of cost-effective training and support solutions that are
designed to provide improved productivity, streamlined op erations, and faster access to critical information.
Provide comprehensive system support, configuration, maintenance, and training
Assembled and installed a wide array of computer systems, workstations, and peripheral hardware.
Ability to anticipate problems, resolve issues and take decisive action.
1998 – 2000 Barranquilla, Colombia.
PCNET – CELL
IT Manager Analyst Information Technology.
Solutions-focused, team oriented Senior Technical Support Analyst with broad-based experience and hands-on skill in the
successful implementation of highly effective helpdesk operations and the cost -effective management of innovative
customer and technical support strategies. Proven ability to successfully analyze an or ganization's critical support
requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative solutions for increasing reliability
and improving productivity. A broad understanding of computer hardware and software, including instal lation,
configuration, management, troubleshooting, and support.
1999 – 2001 Barranquilla, Colombia.
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
IT Network Administrator
Analyze logs to improve system and network performance, isolate and detect failures, and identify security vulnerabilities or
malicious activity
Design and implement solutions to optimize operations; rapidly respond to failure or degradation of service, and
service/system instability
Implement and help mature system engineering and maintenance practices
Lead and assist in troubleshooting problems for security systems, assist other teams in troubleshooting
Provide a senior engineering perspective in solution, system, network, and process design and implementation
Apply patches and updates to equipment, including build custom Linux kernels
Generate reports demonstrating efficacy and/or trends
Stay abreast of current security trends and research and test new security tools.
1999 – 2001 Bogota, Colombia.
INDUCILEMAN GROUP
Strategic IT Solutions
Effectively plan, install, configure and optimize the IT infrastructure to consistently achieve high availability and
performance.
Proven ability to create and deliver solutions tied to business growth, organizational development and
systems/network optimization. Skilled problem identifier and troubleshooter comfortable managing systems, projects and
teams in a range of IT environments.
Optimized system availability (averaging 99.9% uptime) and equipped company with scalable systems to support fast
business growth.
Resolved production problems with plant floor manufacturing by performing root -cause analysis of work flow issues.
Utilized techniques work flow analysis, quality assurance, and change management.
2001 – 2004 City Panama, Panama.
PANAMA LEGAL AFFAIS CORPORATION
International Lawyer - IT Analyst Information Technology.
Legal practice immigration law.
Import and Export issues.
Human Resource issues.
Focus on improving environmental management performance, risk and liability management and competitiveness, helping
to deliver savings and efficiencies in time, cost and resources.
Rectified many issues by instituting best practices in system log analysis, backups, network operating center security, user
account/permissions management and systems/software auditing.
2001 Miami, Florida.
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOOKS
DISTRILIBROS
Manager - IT Project Manager.
Focus on improving environmental management performance, risk and liability management and competitiveness, helping
to deliver savings and efficiencies in time, cost and resources
Designed software solutions driving continuous improvement to processes, systems, work flow and customer
responsiveness.
Automated processes to resolve business challenges.
Reduced budget while increasing service levels and improving product stability.
Analyzed product portfolio data to identify areas for improvement and implementing the improvements. Contributed to an
innovative solution that resolved problematic and compatibility issues without compromising release readiness, budget or
deadline.
Located highly competent and persuasive experts in the required field .
2001 Quito, Ecuador.
RADIOCOM
IT Project Manager.
Focus on improving environmental management performance, risk and liability management and competitiveness, helping
to deliver savings and efficiencies in time, cost and resources.
Proposed IT implementation projects.
Designed software solutions driving continuous improvement to processes, systems, work flow and customer
responsiveness.
Automated processes to resolve business challenges.
Located highly competent and persuasive experts in the required field .
Analyzed product portfolio data to identify areas for improvement and implementing the improve ments. Contributed to an
innovative solution that resolved problematic and compatibility issues without compromising release readiness, budget or
deadline.
2003 – 2004 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EXPEDIA LAW CENTRE
International Lawyer, IT Analyst Information Technology.
Legal practice immigration law.
Proposed IT implementation projects.
Design: Expert-level experience in the entire design process from conception to implementation .
2004 – TO DATE New York, New York
LANGUAGE INTERACTION
International Lawyer - Financial Advisor Intern
IT Analyst Information Technology.
Legal practice immigration law.
Business Development
Operations Managment.
Project Management.
Marketing/Advertising.
Strategic Planning.
Finance/Accounting.
Data Management and Decision Support System.
IT Project Administration System that automated time, labor and other costs as they related to programs, project and plans.
The system greatly reduced manual documentation, saved administrative cost and improved the timeliness of project
reporting.
Developing and analyzing ideas by conducting research and brainstorming to ensure design outcomes meet specific
objectives.
Communicated corporate identity through design of logo and collateral.
Strong conceptual skills and the ability to quickly develop creative solutions to visual communications problems.
Design: Expert-level experience in the entire design process from conception to implementation
SELECTIVE ARCHIVEMENTS
Catalyst for driving strategic and tactical process improvements and creating business infrastructure.
Detail-oriented, with demonstrated problem-solving abilities. Excellent organizational and follow-up skills. Extremely
dependable in completing projects accurately and on time. Competent with computer applications.
Analyzed product portfolio data to identify areas for improvement and implementing the improvements. Contributed to an
innovative solution that resolved problematic and compatibility issues without compromising release readiness, budget or
deadline.
Located highly competent and persuasive experts in the required field .
Avoided potential problems with subcontractors caused by slow payment. Built good vendor relations for future projects.
Demonstrated exceptional ability to significantly raise the level of professionalism in accounting department.
Developed method for allocation of administrative overhead to all construction project cost throughout the year.
Coordinated audits with internal/external audits and regulatory agencies. Compiled financial data for audit ors. Prepared
internal audit reports.
Developed IT Vision.