Rene Ramon Baez
Union, New Jersey 07083
March 30, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to you in response to a Staffing Coordinator/Recruiter
position.
By way of introduction, I am a licensed Teacher of New Jersey since
2003 and I am looking for a career change and a new opportunity. I am a
candidate with many years of Finance, Education, Sales, Customer Service,
Sales Support and Operations experience. I am seeking a career change
opportunity where I can contribute to helping others improve their life by
assisting them in fulfill their employment and career needs. I am extremely
motivated to help others. I am enthusiastic, highly organized, self-
motivated and self disciplined. I can function independently, but do enjoy
and value working with a team. I possess excellent written and oral
communication skills and I love a fast-paced work environment.
I believe I would be a great candidate for your recruiting company because
I have an excellent background as a coordinator. In addition, my teaching
experience and skills are transferable, and a large part of being a teacher
is being highly organized, extremely dependable, responsible,
compassionate, and motivated to making things happen for others.
I would love an opportunity to speak with you about this industry and
see how I can be an asset to your company. I am available for an interview
at your convenience. I can be contacted by telephone or e-mail as listed
above. I will follow-up with a telephone call or e-mail within the week to
be certain that you have received my resume.
Thank you for your consideration and courtesy.
Sincerely,
Rene R. Baez
RENE RAMON BAEZ
568 Winchester Ave, Union New Jersey 07083 ********@***.*** (908) 377-
4746
EDUCATION: KEAN UNIVERSITY - Union, New Jersey
Major: History Secondary Education
Minor: Psychology
Graduation: May 8, 2003
Social Studies Education K-12 Certification, New
Jersey Dept. of Education
Meets requirements for Highly Qualified Teacher status
Honors List Certificate for Academic Performance from
2001 through 2003
WORK
EXPERIENCE: PATERSON CHARTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Paterson, New Jersey
High School Social Studies Teacher
(September 2008-June 2009)
. Devised and implemented lesson plans in all content
areas in compliance with State of New Jersey Core
Curriculum Standard and the No Child Left Behind Act
. Structured and presented everyday lessons targeting
prior content knowledge and followed up with homework
assignments to help stimulate and reinforce content
material
. Created comprehensive lessons in US History 2, World
Geography and African American History focusing on
aspects such as knowledge, skills and value
. Implemented teaching techniques such as cooperative
learning, critical thinking exercises and individual
projects
. Employed effective classroom management techniques,
including a rewards system, to promote student self-
esteem and personal growth, while maintaining an orderly
classroom environment
. Devised, administered homework and standard examinations
(i.e. multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blanks),
as well as alternative assessments (rubrics and
performance assessments)
. Aided students in the preparation of the HSPA
examination for eleventh grade students
. Attended several after-school meetings and programs to
assist, develop and promote student and school
activities
. Participated and helped organize teacher/student
activities, such as the annual Teacher/Student
basketball game
. Communicated with parents by telephone and at in person
meetings, to provide status reports and encourage
involvement in their child's education
. Prepared student report cards at the end of each marking
period
. A member of the senior advisor committee.
RENE RAMON BAEZ
568 Winchester Ave, Union New Jersey 07083 ********@***.*** (908) 377-
4746
SUMMIT EQUITIES, Parsippany, New Jersey
Investment Coordinator- June 2007 to May
2008
. Process, record and document variety of investment
transactions such as sales, conversions,
redemptions and payments according to government
regulations and company policies
. Process and open new accounts and implement and
maintain account in-house database
. Submit and track existing investments through the
application process and post to internal database
. Process billing for various contracts
. Research and resolve securities transaction
problems
. Act as a liaison between fund companies and sales
associates to ensure accurate reporting and
tracking of client investment accounts
MORALES, MENDONCA & PAGAN, LLC Attorneys-at-Law Union,
New Jersey
Legal Assistant/Office Manager - March
2006 to June 2007 (Temp Work)
. Assisted in managing firm Immigration and Matrimonial
cases from commencement through disposition
. Responsible for attorney and case calendaring, as well
as case notes
. Responsible for ensuring completion of discovery
deadlines
. Heavy communication with clients, attorneys and court
staff
. Drafted correspondences, Consent Case Management
Orders, Case Information Statements, Memorandum and
other office/legal documents
. Coordinated office payroll, accounts payable and
client billing
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, Livingston, New Jersey
*Star Award in third quarter 2005 for Leadership and
Teamwork
Group Life and Disability Sales Associate - September 2004
to March 2006
. Managed and assisted several Regional and National
Sales Directors in Texas, St. Louis, New York, and
Philadelphia
. Aided in marketing, underwriting, selling and
implementing of new group life, disability and long
term care benefit programs
. Coordinated and processed all (RFP's) requests for
proposal activity from sales managers, brokers and
clients
. Counseled brokers and clients by providing information
and education on Prudential's product lines
. Provided weekly and monthly reports to various
departments to assure that procedures met compliance
initiatives
. Heavy contact with brokers, clients and interoffice
personnel in efforts to maintain positive and
productive business relations
. Problem solved to attain resolution of matters
RENE RAMON BAEZ
568 Winchester Ave, Union New Jersey 07083 ********@***.*** (908) 377-
4746
AMERICAN COLOR, Manhattan, New York
Production Coordinator (Account Manager) - April 1999 to
August 2004
. Created jobs orders for publication accounts
. Scheduled publication job orders through the pre-press
workflow
. Made routine follow-ups on all job orders
. Heavy contact with clients regarding status of account
orders
. Assisted in the production line of the Macintosh
Department, such as building pages and retouching on
several publications
SYNERGY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Kenilworth, New
Jersey
Customer Service Representative/Head Teller - May 1995
to March 1999
. Opened/closed various types of accounts
. Performed all types of banking transactions
. Cross-sold bank products and services
. Supervised daily opening/closing of branch
SKILLS: Macintosh Platform, Windows XP, WordPerfect 5.1 and
6.0, Corel, Microsoft Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Outlook,
FISERV, ACOMS, BONUS, AS400, National Database, Internet
Savvy, PhotoShop and Illustrator.
LANGUAGES: Proficiency in Spanish
ACTIVITIES: Avid basketball, volleyball and tennis player;
participate in the Arts (Drawing).
Volunteer 6th Grade Catechism Teacher in Newark. 6th Grade
Travel Basketball Team Coach for the Recreational
Department of Kenilworth.