Linda S. Robicheaux

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Houston, Texas 77002

713-***-**** Home, 832-***-**** Cell

Summary of Qualifications

I am a people person. I love helping others. I have a great work ethic and I follow through on all tasks and assignments given to me. I am punctual and methodical. I have a strong training background. I am very passionate about teaching and utilizing my teaching skills. I have a strong finance background as well. I love meeting new people.

Work Experience

Mama Muxima Orphanage

Volunteer

2013-2017

Sat on a panel of 8 Board Members. Position held Chairperson Fund Raising & Activities. Assisted Sisters with teaching young girls ages 14 – 17 (orphans) to sew, bake and cook to prepare them for the age of 18 when they will be forced to leave the orphanage and take care of themselves.

Sutherland Mortgage Services

Underwriting Floor Supervisor

2013

Supervised 50+ Underwriters both newbies and seasoned. Override exceptions on DU files. Supervised 7 Direct Managers responsible for 50+ underwriters. Attended all calls with corporate headquarters and coordinated files with our India offices. I held this position until my husband’s career with Chevron took us overseas on assignment for 3 years.

Spencer Training and Testing Development – Previous Owner Sold I 2010 but remained in seat until 2011.

2008 – 2011 Operations Manager

Set up and operated a full proprietary school for Mortgage and Real Estate professionals.

Responsible for hiring and managing a staff of 25+

Negotiated and implemented contracts with L1-Enrollment Services to offer background and fingerprinting for Homeland Security, FBI & DPS

Compiled and Prepared Financial reports for the CEO

Balance monthly books

Prepare Profit & Loss and Balance Statements for Accountant

Prepare tax returns to submit to Accountant for approval and filing

Accounts Payable & Receivables

Authored and Taught Principles of Math

Authored and Taught Principles of Real Estate

Authored and Taught Finance

Authored and Taught Mortgage 101

Authored and Taught Processing the Conventional Loan

Taught and mentored the bi-lingual to obtain their license.

Worked closely with Mortgage and Real Estate Brokers between Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to hand pick and develop Sales Agents.

I sat on the Texas Real Estate Commissions Appraisal Board Panel from 2010 – 2013

Approved Real Estate Instructor for the Texas Real Estate Commission

Approved Mortgage Instructor for the Texas Department of Mortgage Lending

Sierra School of Real Estate

1999 - 2008

President/CEO

Set up and operated a successful real estate, loan processing and mortgage lending school.

Responsible for hiring and managing a staff of 25+

Marketed real estate courses and developed a following of approximately 1250 +- Brokers

Negotiated and implemented contracts with L1-Enrollment Services to offer background and fingerprinting for Homeland Security, FBI & DPS

Compiled and Prepared Financial reports for the CEO

Balanced monthly books

Prepared Profit & Loss and Balance Statements for Accountant

Prepared tax returns to submit to Accountant for final preparation

Accounts Payable & Receivables

Taught Real Estate Principles

Taught Finance

Taught (Math)

Also, responsible for preparing curriculum and forwarding to the State of Texas for approval.

Worked closely with Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana Mortgage and Real Estate Brokers to handpick and develop Sales persons.

Prime Mortgage Corporation

1985 – 2007

Operations Manager – Lead Underwriter

Provided direct support to the partners for this venture

Formulated a Process to assist the Loan Officers and Loan Processors to streamline the mortgage process

Set up banking relationship with a warehouse lender for a line of credit in the amount of $5,000,000.00. to allow PMC to fund their own transactions making them the first ONE STOP SHOP in TEXAS.

Negotiated a TEST Pilot Program with Closing attorneys to allow PMC to draw their own legal documents thus allowing PMC to close their loans in 9 days as opposed to 30 days.

Marketed mortgage loans and developed relationships with the public.

Maintained a pipeline of approximately $16,000,000.00 per month in mortgage origination business.

Underwrite Mortgage Loans Conv, FHA & VA for 4 major players in the industry. RBMG, RMST, Interfirst and Wells Fargo.

Responsible for all training of new personnel coming into Prime.

Worked Closely with Real Estate Sales Associates and Brokers to underwrite and approve the loans for a seamless closing.

Startex Title Company

2005 – 2007

Operations Manager/Closer for Fee Operation

Sought, Negotaited and set up Fee Attorney Office in Galleria Area.

Responsible for hiring 2 Escrow Assitants and fully Training them to perform curatives on all titles, order payoffs, work up preliminary Hud’s etc.

Responsible for all Closings, balancing files, filing all documents with respective counties and closing out the files.

Texas American Title – Corporate Office

1982-1985

Head Closer

Responsible for the cultivation of the U.S. Homes account after only 3 weeks in my position. This account generated the closings of over 4,975.00 homes in the first 2 years.

Cultivated business relationships with over 200 Mortgage Brokers and Real Estate Sales Persons throughout the state of Texas

Closed and funded transactions for over 150 different Mortgage Brokers and Bankers.

In 1985, I was responsible for securing the account of Equity Programs Investment Corporation which resulted in closing over 3000 homes in 1985.

Marketed my services to Real Estate Brokers, Real Estate Sales Persons as well as Mortgage Brokers and Loan Officers by continually visiting offices, attending luncheons, etc.

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PERSONAL REFERENCES:

Karen Powell – 281-***-**** Known for 11 Years

Larry Caldwell – 713-***-**** Known for 23 years

BUSINESS REFERENCES:

Charles Gibbs – 281-***-**** – Realtor /Instructor - Closed Real Estate Transactions

Frank Pittman – 713-***-**** – Realtor/Instructor

John Griffin – 713-***-**** – Realtor – Closed Real Estate Transactions for him

EDUCATION:

1979 – Graduated Collinsville High School

1983 – Spencer School of Real Estate – Renewal of Escrow Officers License

1999 – 2003 – Sierra Schools – Mortgage Brokers License and Real Estate Sales Persons license

1999 – Texas Real Estate Commission – Received Teaching Certificates for Principles of Math, Principles of Real Estate as well as Finance & Appraisal.

2010-2011 – TREC – Appraisal Board Member

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