QUALIFICATIONS / ESSENTIAL SKILLS
. BBA & MBA in Finance with Audit and Financial, Managerial, Intermediate,
Cost, Not-For-Profit, & Governmental Accounting courses.
. Life-long learner willing & able to take on complex problems & ever
increasing knowledge to achieve results.
. Leadership & professional experience in finance, accounting, & project
management.
. Strong initiation & objective communication skills that have achieved
results & created improvement for organizations, including a major campus
center renovation & campus wide internet bandwidth increase project.
. Organized, able to multi-task, quickly learn & apply knowledge, be
coachable, diligent worker, who values integrity & quality of work above
all.
. Responsible individual contributor who prioritizes creating value for the
team & the client's objective results.
. Desire to travel, be challenged & grow personally & professionally,
achieve the CFA, collaborate with interesting people, & help clients
create value.
EDUCATION
Masters in Business Administration in Finance (M.B.A.) Riverside, CA
La Sierra University September 2010 - September 2012
. GPA: 3.98 / 4.00 (Who's Who of American Colleges & Universities Award -
2012)
Bachelor of Business Administration with emphasis in Finance (B.B.A.)
Angwin, CA
Pacific Union College September 2006 - June 2010
- PUC-SIFE Vice President of Operations / Projects Director (2008-
2010)
- PUC-SA Student Senator/Quasi Senator (2007-2009)
- Film Club President (2007-2008)
California Real Estate Broker Courses Laguna Hills, CA
Allied Schools June 2006 - June 2010
. Passed Courses: RE Principles, RE Practice, RE Escrow, RE Economics, RE
Finance, RE Appraisal,
RE Property Management, & Legal Aspects of Real Estate.
. Held California Real Estate Salesperson License October 2007 - September
2011.
California Life, Accident, & Health Insurance
Kaplan Financial July 2012 - August 2012
. Currently holds California Accident & Health Agent & Life-Only Agent
Insurance License #0I02049.
WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Training Associate Corona, CA
World Financial Group (Transamerica Financial Advisors) July 2012 -
January 2013
. Building a book of business & helping individuals & families save money &
make more money.
. Training to provide clients with financial planning & education in
personal finance.
. Licensed & active Life & Health/Accidental Insurance Agent.
SA Financial Vice President Angwin, CA/USA
Pacific Union College- Student Association April 2010- June 2010
. Developed 12 departmental budgets using zero-based budgeting for asset
creation ($320K).
. Managed all bank accounts (funds) & transactions including purchasing,
check writing, & ATM charges ($500K).
. Maintained & communicated current & future financial operations:
o Produced monthly P&L statement, budget v. actual (variance analysis),
balance sheet to PUC Admin & Senate.
o Improved accounting system controls, recordkeeping procedures, &
office upkeep for eliminating waste.
o Managed accounting transactions:
. Accounts Payable/Receivable, General Journal, General
Ledger, Accounting System Design & Management, Bank
Reconciliations, Budget Analysis, Decision Support,
Purchasing, payroll management, & records management.
o Voting member of the Pacific Union College Endowment Advisory
Committee ($22M)
o Developed, Campaigned, & wrote policy for major campus projects with
Admin (PUC VPs & President):
. Initiated Campus Center Renovation ($250K+) (Published in
ViewPoint - Winter 2011 p. 6-13) - Personally presented
to PUC Board of Trustees committee the project's concept &
funding.
. Campus-wide Bandwidth Increase Project (45MBPS to 500MBPS-
$100K+)
. Wrote Senate Bills ($67.5 K+) (Passed 15+) Quasi-Senator
(2007-2009), Sen./FVP (Spr. 2009-10)
. Consulted on Cafeteria Renovation planning committee with
Architect/Design Firm/ PUC VPs.
Student Financial Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis Team Project)
Angwin, CA/USA
Pacific Union College - Napa County Airport, PUC Finance Course (FIN 463)
January 2010 - March 2010
. Provided the opportunity to do a 20-year prospectus (budget forecast) for
the Napa County Airport ($3.9M Fund).
. Conducted research & analysis of operations, budget revenues & expenses,
risks, consulted management,
discussed management's growth objectives, & collected private airport
industry data specific to operations.
. Produced three financial models for operational management with
assumptions for risk (forecasting/planning).
. Presented via PowerPoint findings, generated proforma, & assumptions
report to management.
Finance Director Angwin, CA/USA
Pacific Union College - Film Department September 2008 - June 2009
. Developed & led annual capital budget with department chair, faculty, &
staff ($20K).
. Managed QuickBooks-based accounting system, ran credit reconciliations, &
maintained records system.
Finance Director & Assistant Editor Angwin, CA/USA
Pacific Union College - Film Department / PUC-SA Video Yearbook
September 2008 - June 2009
. Procured equipment funding $5K from Student Senate.
. Developed the annual budget to reflect in-house production ($7K).
. Assisted in video production, editing, & product manufacturing (1,200
copies produced manually).
Summer Accounting Intern Redlands, CA/USA
E. Eugene Platt & Associates, CPAs June 2008 - September 2008
. Provided excellent accounting services: Bank reconciliations, G/L, G/J
for 13 clients (QuickBooks Accountant).
. Digitized client data into an online database, filed, scanned, made
copies, & ran errands (LaCerte).
. Produced loan amortization schedules & helped with individual tax
analysis (Excel).
Senior Class Treasurer Redlands, CA/USA
Redlands Adventist Academy - Senior Class August 2005 - June 2006
. Managed all cash transactions & recordkeeping.
. Helped run fundraising drives sales.
L.L.U.M.C. Volunteer - P.A.T.S. Redlands, CA/USA
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Pre Admissions Testing Services
March 2003 - August 2005
. Attended Volunteer Orientation (HIPAA).
. Escorted & directed patients to necessary departments, transported
specimens to lab, & created patient charts.