JORGE CONTRERAS

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QUALIFICATIONS / CORE COMPETENCES

SEC Reporting Certification Budgeting and Financial forecasting Project management

Accounts Payable and Collections Standard Costing USGAAP / IFRS

NPV, ROI, WACC, IRR, RRR POC Accounting Inventory control

Mining and Construction project valuations Cost accounting for mining, & Construction V-Look up & Pivot tables

Manufacturing cost and general accounting Asset Management. Treasury and Cash management

Experience:

Woodstone Construction LLC

Houston, TX. Jan 2016 to now. (Company dedicated to the residential and commercial construction)

Position: Accounting and Finance Manager

Activities:

Hands on general accounting, elaborating and preparing the general accounting, GL reconciliation, Expenses reconciliations, Accounts payable, accounts receivable, elaborate month end and year end closing, bank reconciliations, elaborate cost reports for each construction project, help on the cost estimates and quote preparation for different construction projects, elaborate cash flows, budgets and monitor expenditures for each project.

Established the POC accounting system and elaborate inventory control systems.

Install and train employees on new software accounting system.

Review and help on the contract negotiations

Cash management for the different projects.

JC Mining and Construction, S.A. de C.V.,

Mexico. April 2009 to December 2015.

Main office in Colima, Mexico (commuting 2 to 3 weeks of work in Mexico and 1 week in Houston).

Position: Finance and Accounting Director

Report directly to the CEO

JC Mining and Construction is a contracting company dedicated to the underground mining development and construction, this company was created in 1998, has over 400 employees and revenues of $30MM per year.

Activities:

Hands on in the accounting responsibilities which consisted in the review and elaboration of the general accounting for the corporation and the review of the accounting for every single contract (mine projects) obtained by the company.

Responsible for payroll preparation, bank reconciliations, tax administration and government compliance (Mexico Tax compliance), prepare consolidated financial statements, review and help on the elaboration of budgeting and cash flow statements, elaborate the GL reconciliations, review and approve journal entries, elaborate the month and year end financial statements, review and hands on the project management, planning and development of the different mining contracts; Inventory reconciliation and analysis.

Responsible for the tax filings and strategic asset management for JC Mining and Construction as well as for the subsidiary company Texas Mining Company, inc. located in Houston, Texas.

Elaborate pro forma financial statements and prepare analysis of monthly projections vs real performance, elaborate financial reports including but not limited to: debt/equity ratio, WACC determination, quick ratio, leverage ratio, mining projects valuations, NPV, NFV, ROI, IRR and RRR.

Responsible to manage and supervise 6+ employees in the accounting and finance departments.

Collaborate in the elaboration of the quotes/bids and project planning for new mining development projects using OPUS software; forecast the profitability for different projects before finalizing the quotes and prepare pro forma financial statements to determine project feasibility before final approval by the CEO.

Administrate the Insurance policies for the machinery and vehicles.

Elaborate the cost analysis, including POC and project costing for each of the mining projects that we were working on.

Responsible to review the AR & AP, including reporting and reconciliations of such accounts.

Elaborate the depreciation schedule for fixed assets as well as amortization schedules on loans, advances, etc.

Review and approve the weekly cash requirements for every mining project and allocated the funds accordingly (CASH MANAGEMENT).

Oversee the HR department of the company.

Achievements:

Collaborated in the planning and successful implementation of the Bonuses program for production and administration department which resulted in an improvement of 15% of the net profit compared to past periods and significant expense and cost reductions.

Successfully negotiated contracts for 30 million dollars with different mining companies for the underground developments, construction and services installations.

Created control procedures for the cash allocation on the different mining projects and the correct usage of such funds.

Created a program that helped us to track and forecast foreign exchange rates of (US/MEX) and (EU/PESO) which are the most significant currencies that the company conduct business with, this program allowed us to take advantage of significant fluctuations in the currencies and bring costs down for tools and materials for about 10%, also helped us in maintaining a low inventory cost.

Proposed and successfully created the purchasing department along with a purchasing program that was directly linked to the currency forecasting program and was aimed to keep costs of inventory low and also improved significantly the cash flow.

Created and successfully implemented a training program for blasting techniques with the help of Austin Basis (company dedicated to the sales of explosives for the mining industry) and in collaboration with our engineering department to costs on the usage of explosives and at the same time be more efficient in the blasting techniques; These program brought an increase in the revenues of the company with a reduction of the costs, also helped to increase the Gross profits of the company in about 10%.

Prepare the financial statements and bank documents to successfully obtain working capital and a line of credit for new machinery. Make successful investment decisions which benefited the company by increasing their profits in an average of 10%

Successfully restructured the accounting department so we can create a more efficient way of operating in a day to day basis on the accounting and finance departments; this included the installation and training of new ERP software (Contpaq), as well as the modification or creation of new formats in accounting and finance departments and which were customized to the mining standards and requirements; this modification significantly improved the month and year end closing as well as the timely and accurately financial reporting to the CEO.

Collaborated with a team, under my supervision, which was created in order to identify different production strategies to improve the profits of the company. With this program the profits and efficiency were significantly improved.

Ceramix Trading International, Corp.

Houston, TX, January 2001 – April 2009

Position: CFO. (50% owner) Stone surfaces Manufacturing Company for the commercial and residential areas with $2MM in sales per year and representative for different products from different companies for the construction business as well as doing some residential remodeling that varies from extensions to redesign residential projects.

Activities:

Elaborate the general accounting as well as future projections on pro forma financial statements to help develop the market for the engineered stone products named Compac Marble (from Spain) and the quartz material Silestone; as well as keep growing the market for the natural stone products in the residential and commercial construction industry, manage the AP & AR of the company.

Collaborate in the project management planning and development for different contracts.

Analyze financial trends and oversee the financial direction of the company, analyze and make investment decisions.

Elaborate projections of inventory needs, costs on raw material, and financial reports such as inventory turn around, leverage ratio, quick ratio, ROI, NPV, FPV, RRR and IRV as well as review the general accounting and make analysis of the monthly financial statements, elaborate the general cost accounting and standard cost accounting practices.

Elaborate tax returns, prepare use/sales tax filings, prepare and file the TWC quarterly reports and other payroll taxes, review sales tax exempt certificates, elaborate payroll, cost benefit reports, elaborate and review bank reconciliation and inventory reconciliations, review sales reports and make analysis of them, manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, make GL reconciliation.

Prepare and execute a weekly and monthly cash use program, budget management program and elaborate, administrate and manage Cash flow.

Responsible for the risk management of the company and to manage and administrate the asset’s insurance, employee benefits like 401k and employees health insurance policies.

Achievements:

Built the company from the ground up.

Helped to create the market for the engineered stone material for surfaces named Compac marble for commercial and residential construction.

Responsible for managing 20+ employees.

Obtained financing from financial institutions for the acquisition of heavy machinery and other assets also obtained a working capital line of credit.

Obtain and manage private investment for the company's capital growth.

Create benefits and bonuses compensation programs for the employees.

Find and negotiate with several fabricators of different ceramic products in China for the import of containers of these products in to the U.S.A. for the wholesale market in Houston.

Design and oversee the production and installation schedules as well as implement new techniques to trim the lead time on the fabrication and installation of the different orders.

Maximize the profits and reduce the fabrication cost thru an implementation of recycling raw material.

Manage an important part of the customer portfolio as well as managing several projects at the same time.

Cosentino USA / Silestone of Houston Inc.,

Houston TX, 1998 - 2001

St. Paul, MN (1997-1998)

World Leader in Engineered Stone Manufacturing and fabrication of solid surfaces for the residential and commercial industry, (Silestone belongs to the Cosentino group in Spain), 500 employees in North America. With revenues of over $200MM a year.

Position:

From 1997 to 1998 held the Assistant Controller position.

From 1998 to 2001 held the Controller position

Manage and supervise 25 employees in total, directly and indirectly.

Activities:

Responsible for the elaboration, review and correction of the general accounting, GL reconciliation, financial statements elaborations and financial reports review and elaboration, all for the 7 fabrication facilities of Cosentino U.S.A., review and approve journal entries, elaborate depreciation and amortization schedules, record the variances on the raw material due to fluctuations on the exchange rate (euro vs US dollar) according to the standard cost procedures, review AP and AR, elaboration of bank reconciliations, prepare payroll and sales tax and payroll tax filings.

Consolidate financial statements, prepare and review the month and year end financial statements and report directly to the CFO.

Responsible for the risk management policies of the company including health insurance and asset protection plans

Prepare and execute a weekly and monthly cash and budget management program.

Report monthly to the CFO the financial status of the company including but not limited to the following reports: ROI analysis, quick ratio, leverage ratio, inventory turnover, IRR, WACC, RRR, NPV, NFV and consolidated financial statements.

Elaborate and review the Valuation of some fabrication facilities thru cash flow valuations and NPV valuation in order to determine convenience for the M&A of certain fabrication facilities.

Oversee the HR department.

Responsible for monthly inventory reconciliation and analysis.

Helped with the logistics of the material being imported from Spain in several containers a month.

Achievements:

Helped on the creation of a bonus/compensation system for the employees.

Created the accounting department for all the facilities and implement accounting software and provide training.

Created the purchasing department.

Successfully implemented and converted the accounting system used at the newly acquired or merged fabrication facilities (7) to the one used by Cosentino/Silestone, (Peachtree accounting with CITRIX) as well as to train the person in charge of the accounting in this new accounting software so all the accounting and financial reports can be done in a timely manner.

Manage and administrate 10 employees (in the accounting, AP, AR and credit departments) in different states.

Created a program that help us to review and forecast foreign exchange rates US/EURO in order to take advantages of the exchange rates and save money to the company and being able to make critical disbursements decisions for payments to vendors in Europe.

Successfully collaborated in the acquisition of land and buildings for the fabrication facilities and participated in the M&A of manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

Created financial weekly reports to analyze in a detailed manner the cost of production for every project, profit margins, work order turn around, inventory turn around, weekly sales reports; also consolidate these reports at the end of the month and be able to determine the month end cost of production

Successfully implemented the standard costing procedures under the cost accounting duties to be able to detect, determine and record periodically the variances on the costs of the raw materials due to the exchange rate fluctuation.

Successfully decreased the cost of fabrication by 15% by creating a waste material recycle program, this program increased the net profits significantly.

Technimar Industries, Inc.

St. Paul, MN. 1996- 1997

Company dedicated to the fabrication (manufacturing) of engineered stone for surface applications on commercial and

Residential construction, 500 employees.

Position: Cost Accountant and Financial Analyst ($32MM USD, quartz surface manufacturer company.) report to the Controller.

Activities:

Elaboration of financial analysis and budgeting as well as cost reports.

Detect and register the variances on standard cost accounting practices.

Responsible for the elaboration and review of the financial statements (general accounting) for the 2 fabrication plants.

Prepare payroll, bank reconciliations and inventory reconciliations as well as assist with the receivables and payables.

Prepare amortization and depreciation schedules and provide assistance on tax preparation and compliance.

Prepare the sales and use tax returns as well as oversee the sales tax exemption certificates.

Make the GL reconciliation and corrections.

Hands on collections and successfully recover 75% of the collections that were past due for more than 120 days or more.

Responsible to manage and supervise 2 people.

Languages:

Spanish (native)

English (fluent 100%)

Programming Languages and Operating Systems:

SAGE Peachtree complete accounting for windows

Quick books

MS Office (Excel, Word, Power point)

OPUS (ERP system used in Latin America and Europe for inventory controls, costs and quotes for long term projects)

Contpaq (Accounting software used in Mexico for the small to medium size companies)

Knowledge of Paychex and ADP payroll systems.

Education:

Universidad del Valle de Mexico (Mexico’s Valley University), Mexico City

Bachelor in Finance; Bachelor degree obtained in June 1995, GPA 4.0

Other courses;

NYSE, N.Y. city. Course on Stock exchange, bonds, foreign exchange and options May 1995

WTC N.Y. City, Course on Political, Economic and Financial Policies for the NAFTA. May 1995

THE SIEGFRIED GROUP LLC.: Live seminar in “Strategically adopting the New Revenue Standard Program”, CPE credits awarded on August 31st, 2016 in Houston, TX.

THOMSON REUTERS, SEC reporting certification (SOX Compliance); CPE Credits awarded on January 2016 in Houston, TX.

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