James B Lumumba
**** **** ****** #**, *** Angeles, CA 90008, Phone: 970-***-****. Email: ********@*****.***
Career Objective
To obtain a job within my chosen field that will challenge me and allow me to use my education, skills and past experiences in a way that is mutually beneficial to both myself and my employer and allow for future growth and advancement.
Professional Summery
Solid 11 years of successful work experience, with several years’ tenure in management, including a low-level position, customer service, sales and marketing. Motivated teamwork player with strong organizational and prioritization abilities.
Skills
Executive team leadership
Sales and Marketing
Customer and Personal Service
Administration and Management
Coordination
Negotiation and Persuasion
Operations Analysis
Management of Material Resources
Work Experience
Project Coordinator, Mar 2013 –July 2014
The Baptist Missionary Association of the Philippines (BMAP) Western Region, Cambodia
Coordinate and manage projects or contribute to committee or team work.
Coordinate conferences, meetings, or special events, such as public-health awareness programs.
Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll.
Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.
Deputy Sales and Marketing Manager, Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
Rwanda Motors Kigali, Rwanda
Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.
Directed recruitment/training/staff developmental initiatives to maximize revenue potential through development of sales teams.
Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment and customer specifications.
Successfully increased employee retention by created a positive work environment.
Direct, coordinate, and review activities in sales and service accounting and recordkeeping, and in receiving and shipping operations.
Assess marketing potential of new and existing store locations, considering statistics and expenditures.
Review insurance policy to determine coverage.
Collect and deposit money into accounts, disburse funds from cash accounts to pay bills or invoices, keep records of collections and disbursements, and ensure accounts are balanced.
Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
Associate Back Office Manager, May 2005 - Nov 2007
Bank of Kigali Remera Branch, Rwanda
Set goals and deadlines for the department.
Coordinate the supportive services department.
Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.
Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Plan and administer budgets for contracts, equipment and supplies.
Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
Curator, July 2003 - Feb 2005
Uganda National Museum Kampala, Uganda
Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic recordkeeping systems, using computer databases.
Attend meetings, conventions, and civic events to promote use of institution's services, to seek financing, and to maintain community alliances.
Design, organize, or conduct tours, workshops, and instructional or educational sessions to acquaint individuals with an institution's facilities and materials.
Schedule events, and organize details including refreshment, entertainment, decorations, and the collection of any fees.
Education
Bachelors of Social Science, Apr 2005
Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
Major in International Relations and Diplomacy with minor in Social Administration, GPA: 3.33 (Evaluated by CED Boston, MA)
Masters, 2015 - Current
University of the Rockies Colorado
Masters in International Leadership - expected to finish in May, 2017.
High School Certificate (UCE) - 1999
Makerere High School Kampala, Uganda
History, Economics, Geography and Fine Art.
Computer skills
Microsoft XP applications (Word, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) – Advanced.
Microsoft Office Document Imaging and Scanning – Advanced.
Acrobat Reader 6.0 – Intermediate.
Personal Competencies
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to set deadlines
Excellent oral and written correspondence with an exceptional attention to detail
Highly organized with a creative flair for project work
Enthusiastic self-starter who contributes well to the team
Language skills
English, fluent
Swahili, fluent
French, conversational
Community Service
Volunteer Interpreter, Justice For Our Neighbors Portland clinic, Maine, 2014-2015
English Teaching to second language learners, Dewey International University, Battambang Province, Cambodia, 2013-2014
Interests and Activities
Travelling, reading, sports, watching news, drawing and design
References
Sally Sutton, Program Coordinator, New Mainers Resource Center, Maine's Welcome Back Center, Portland Adult Education, 14 Locust St., Portland, ME 04101. Phone: 207-***-****, fax 207-***-**** Email: ******@***************.***. www.nmrcmaine.org
Michelle D. Perry, University of Southern Maine, 101 Payson Smith Hall 96 Falmouth Street Portland, ME 04104, Phone: 207-***-****, Email: ********.*.*****@*****.***