Maria Cespedes

907-***-****

**** * ******, *********, **

abi1dr@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Experience as a Financial Assistant, preparing budgets, forecasts, revenue

tracking; overseeing billing, pricing & accounts payable personnel.

Experience as Human Resources Administrator: in charge of hiring,

recruiting, benefits, personnel record keeping and other office duties.

Experience as a Purchasing Agent: in charge of purchasing large amounts of

food and paper supplies worth $130,000 + per month, to provide the airlines

with the best possible service.

Experience as Administrative Assistant for Catholic Social Services,

Refugee Assistant and Immigration Program: in charge of organizing and

planning Community-Based Interpreters training.

Experience as Administrative Assistant in an Interpreters office.

Experience as Spanish tutor at the University of Alaska, Anchorage and as

private tutor.

Fluent in English and Spanish. Excellent writing, reading, and translation

skills in English and Spanish. Proven track record of confidentiality,

self-motivation, and positive handling of frequently changing schedule and

deadlines. Highly proficient in MS Excel,MS Word, Word Perfect, MS

Windows, Corel Photo House, QuickBooks and other software.

Professional Experience

Financial Assistant Full Time

LSG Sky Chefs, Finance Department

4370 W Old Int'l Airport Road,

Anchorage, AK 10/2009-Present

. In charge of revenue tracking & reporting.

. Data gathering and input of forecasts (3+9, 6+6 & 9+3) and annual

budgets

. Overseeing billing department, creating & implementing billing

processes for over 23different airlines.

. Overseeing accounts payable department, creating & implementing

accounts payable processes for over 20 different vendors.

. Overseeing pricing department, developing new menus to improve food

cost & labor savings within the company, as well as offering the best

possible food quality to our customers.

HR Administrator Full Time

LSG Sky Chefs, Human Resources Department

4370 W Old Int'l Airport Road,

Anchorage, AK 09/2008-10/2009

. In charge of recruiting process, hiring, training and counseling.

. Handling safety programs within the company.

. Benefits implementation as well as day to day troubleshooting employee

queries.

. Meeting with union representatives, applying corporative policies.

. Payroll specialist.

. Organizing company gatherings & events; Christmas parties, summer

picnics, employee appreciation days, etc

Company Buyer Full Time

LSG Sky Chefs, Purchasing Department

4370 W Old Int'l Airport Road,

Anchorage, AK 01/2006-09/2008

. In charge of making inventories, purchasing food and paper supplies

for daily flight usage.

. Handling & supervising personnel in storeroom/warehouse.

. Meeting daily deadlines and establishing good relationships with

vendors as well as customers.

Administrative Assistant Part Time

Catholic Social Services

3710 E. 20th Ave.

Anchorage, AK 02/2008-06/2008

. Coordinating with instructors to create new trainings for

Interpreters.

. Advertising, planning & other logistics required for Interpreter

trainings.

. Following up with students to complete their requirements in order to

obtain a certificate.

. Maintaining a database with all our customers' information, and an

Interpreter Referral List available to the public.

Spanish Tutor Part-Time

University of Alaska, Languages Department

Anchorage, AK 09/2005-12/2005

06/2007-09/2007

* Tutoring students, helping with assignments.

* Translating documents for students, facilitating their understanding

about Spanish.

Administrative Assistant/Interpreter

Sindy Donahue Translation & Interpreting Services

Anchorage, AK 01/2005-06/2005

* Basic office duties, working with QuickBooks, filing, setting up

interviews.

* Receptionist, answering the phones, in Spanish and English, and

providing information to the customer.

* Translating documents.

Education

* University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska. Business Management Student.

2005-present.

* Nine Star, Anchorage, Alaska. ESL Classes. Go Beyond ESL Level. 01/05-

06/05

* University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. Completed one of seven

years in the career of Justice. 02/2004 - 12/2004

* Puriscal High School, San Jose, Costa Rica. High School Diploma. 1998-

2003.

Licenses & Certificates

. Notary Public for the State of Alaska.

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