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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Energetic and highly motivated policy researcher with analytic skills, writing abilities, program evaluation, and finance specialist, budgeting. Experience managing staff, working on teams, and completing projects individually in a driven environment. Strong communication skills, leading trainings, meeting facilitation, and ability to interact with diverse cultures. Bilingual: English/Spanish (Spanish native speaker). Computer proficiency: SPSS, SAS, Microsoft Office Suit, Adobe
EDUCATION
The City University of New York, The City College of New York
MPA, Master of Public Service 2012
Award: Charles Rangel Fellow (Full Tuition and Stipend).
The City University of New York, The City College of New York
B.A., Financial Economics 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Golden Blue Construction Corporation Queens, NY
Operations Associate 06/12-Present
Research and analyze different business opportunities: prepare bids, and resolve bid issues
Developed customer satisfaction survey and conducted surveys after project completion. As a result, areas of weakness were identified and addressed
Draft a guideline to ensure an effective customer care procedures for the company
Coordinated in-house workshops and meetings which improved staff performance
Improved workplace efficiency through effective communication with customers, on-site contractors and project manager
Estimated and created budgets for construction projects and manage inventory of the corporation
Obtain approvals and permits for new jobs.
New York City Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) New York, NY
Capstone 02/12-06/12
Developed a project to assess how DYCD can better partner with small organizations who are awarded with discretionary contract
Developed a survey to identify needs and primary issues small organizations faced to get reimburse the discretionary funds
Made suggestions about how the agency could improve the reimbursement proses and ensure the best administration of the City money
ACCION USA New York, NY
Loan Consultant Intern 05 /11-08/11
Prescreened clients and evaluated whether or not they qualified for any ACCION USA loan products
Requested loan documents and explained to clients the reasons they did not qualify (when applicable) for a loan
Organized and analyzed the documents: bank statements, P&L statements, credit reports and other personal and business documents
Assisted to partner visits, managed group of clients interested in applying for ACCION USA products
Managed the full loan process to get loans approved and disbursed
Make the Road New York Organization Queens, NY
Small Business Owner Intern 05/10-08/10
Researched microfinance options for small business owners in New York City
Developed and conducted surveys of Latino small business owners
Recorded and classified collected data
Wrote daily reports about funding opportunities
Arranged meetings with small business owners