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Accounting, Finance, Computer Science Professional

Location:
Reno, NV
Posted:
April 26, 2023

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Jacob E. Bogdon

Email: adwrqy@r.postjobfree.com **** Jennings Ct. Elko, NV 89801 775-***-****

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CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (C.P.A.) CANDIDATE

CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER (2011 – 2017)

LICENSED EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL (104194) — NV DEPT. OF EDUCATION.

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LICENSE – ACCOUNTING

SECONDARY CTE LICENSE – BUSINESS ED.

SECONDARY LICENSE – POLITICAL SCIENCE.

SECONDARY LICENSE – SOCIAL STUDIES

SPECIAL LICENSE – ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE

SPECIAL LICENSE – COMPUTER SCIENCE

SPECIAL LICENSE – INTRO COMPUTER SCIENCE

SPECIAL LICENSE – ART

NFHS CERTIFIED INTERSCHOLASTIC COACH (LEVEL II) – GOLF.

NFHS ACCREDITED INTERSCHOLASTIC COACH (LEVEL I) – GOLF.

NFHS HEADS UP FOOTBALL.

CODE.ORG CS PRINCIPLES (33.5 HOURS).

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR — ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT — Elko, NV (Aug. 2017 – Current).

• Delivered instruction to hundreds of people with very limited background knowledge in the areas of Computer Science, and in Accounting & Finance CTE pathways (college credit eligible).

• Supported and empowered team growth within Accounting and Finance and Computer Science pathways.

• Managed and planned workload and capacity for hundreds of students in various career- related areas.

• Provided technical accounting and programming feedback for hundreds of people while achieving benchmarks standardized by the State of Nevada Department of Education.

• Developed and implemented processes associated with delivering accounting and computer science curriculum and training, including conflict resolution with stakeholders.

• Assisted with testing and selection of industry-related tools and approaches to training.

• Mastered and lead instruction to hundreds of students in the areas of computer science, and Accounting software and skills, including QuickBooks Online, Excel, ChatGPT, basic and advanced accounting functions, workplace readiness skills, financial statement review and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, ethics, and fraud examination.

• Appointed to the Elko County School District Accounting and Finance Curriculum Review Committee.

Professional Designations & Achievements

Industry-Related Professional Experience

Jacob E. Bogdon

Email: adwrqy@r.postjobfree.com 1391 Jennings Ct. Elko, NV 89801 775-***-**** 2

SALES MANAGER (NV) — MOUNTAIN WEST VALVE — Elko, NV (2015 – 2016).

• Managed and serviced several large accounts in the mining, and oil and gas industries during a period of substantial contraction in oil, gold, silver, and copper prices.

• Leveraged talents in contract negotiation, procurement, information technology, accounting, law, publishing, marketing, and supply chain to work with owners and management team to package an attractive bid that helped the company advance through a crucial stage of a key customer’s extremely aggressive cost cutting and supplier/service provider elimination strategy.

• Leveraged web site development and design skills to create marketing collateral and refine the company’s branding efforts and help develop value-added services to customers.

• Other projects included the design and developed an e-commerce website and extranet that features an on- equipment service portal requiring two-factor authentication in order to securely provide customers with secure access to service, testing, purchasing records, and other information pertaining to the customers’ industrial equipment that was sold to, or serviced, by Mountain West Valve.

• Other responsibilities included providing limited IT support, vendor management, management of the day-to- day operations for their Elko Office, developing mobile applications to streamline data entry and collection, and travel-intensive service & sales calls.

• Achievement Awards / Continuing Professional Education:

Contract and Procurement Fraud (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners).

Corporate Governance for Fraud Prevention (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners). ENTREPRENEUR, WEBSITE DEVELOPER, IT CONSULTANT — APRÈS STUDIOS — Elko, NV (2011 - 2015).

• Supplemental income opportunity/entrepreneurial venture requiring leadership, initiative, organization, adaptability, and attention to detail.

• As a Developer and Project Manager, I was engaged in providing clients with effective solutions, from conception to operations and maintenance stages, as they relate to website design and development, content management, e-commerce solutions, and IT support.

• Routinely exercise independent discretion on all matters of business significance & project management.

• Responsibilities include active participation in business consultation, accounting, project management, website development, information technology, and graphic art.

• Demonstrated ability to apply accounting, legal, IT, and website development backgrounds internally as an owner, and externally, in order to provide customers with secure, effective business solutions.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and experience with Adobe Master Collection programs, website and mobile application development languages (PHP, MySQL, HTML, JavaScript, and Mobile Application Development – Android Programming). Jacob E. Bogdon

Email: adwrqy@r.postjobfree.com 1391 Jennings Ct. Elko, NV 89801 775-***-**** 3

ACCOUNTANT II — NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION — Elko, NV (2009-2010).

• Responsibilities included providing support and guidance for Newmont’s Nevada Underground Operations by analyzing and tracking the departments’ costs, analyzed costs posted by others, and audited costs for errors and trends to help manage costs and increase reporting accuracy.

• Utilized judgement based on knowledge of accounting practices to determine if costs were charged to the appropriate department and cost center, and if costs were too high, etc.

• Determined underlying causes of variances by researching transactions contributing to the variance.

• Worked with department management to understand the departments’ costs and the activities contributing to the variances.

• Utilized judgement to determine the reasonableness of the financial data entries to help ensure the accuracy of the financial information reported publicly to investors, shareholders, and regulatory agencies.

BUYER I (BULK COMMODITIES ANALYST) — NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION — Elko, NV (2009-2010).

• Procurement responsibilities included utilizing judgement in negotiating contracts, which involved research regarding pricing and pricing mechanisms.

• Ensured that Newmont maintained just enough supplies at the mill or grinding plant (including grinding media, process chemicals, carbon, dry products, etc.),

• Coordinated purchasing and logistics to minimize the amount of time inventory has to be stored (an inventory management strategy being utilized by Newmont),

• Participated in the contract negotiation process with suppliers.

• Responsible for developing systems to maintain accurate tracking so as to control costs by avoiding over-inflation of inventory and ensuring that suppliers deliver the correct amount of product.

• Utilized judgement in directing suppliers what to deliver each week based on changes in ore chemistry, usage and requirements.

• Created monthly purchase orders, recommended re-order levels, and adjust orders based on actual usage, forecasts, contract mechanisms, and market conditions. Investigated variances and figured out resolutions to ensure variances were mitigated.

• Assisted managers with training successors on job duties following promotion into the Accountant II role.

• Achievement Awards:

o Supply Market Analysis (Institute for Supply Management). o Strategic Cost Management (Institute for Supply Management). Jacob E. Bogdon

Email: adwrqy@r.postjobfree.com 1391 Jennings Ct. Elko, NV 89801 775-***-**** 4

LAW CLERK, PARALEGAL, & LITIGATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST — LAXALT & NOMURA — Reno, NV (2006 - 2008).

• Responsibilities as a paralegal / law clerk, with an emphasis on litigation technology, included: o utilizing software and database applications to develop engaging presentations to increase the understanding of complex legal arguments, and to support attorneys’ legal theories. o Assisted attorneys with legal analysis, research, and writing. o LexisNexis Advanced Certification.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT — PANGBORN & COMPANY — Reno, NV (2006).

• Responsibilities included tax return preparation, financial statement compilations, reviews, and audits. STAFF ACCOUNTANT — ALBRIGHT & ASSOCIATES — Reno, NV (2005-2006).

• Responsibilities included bookkeeping, financial statement compilation, auditing, & tax return preparation.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (SECRETARY) — ELKO SNOBOWL FOUNDATION (2012-2020). Responsibilities include forecasting and strategic planning, maintaining organization’s minutes, fundraising & procurement, website development, maintenance & marketing. Active participant in the vision, development, & direction of the organization, and general operations. Developed and Maintain website and ecommerce store. Implemented IT, website development, and supply chain strategies to generate revenue through ecommerce sales without risking free cash flow or carrying inventory. GREAT BASIN COLLEGE

• POST-BACCALAUREATE TEACHING CERTIFICATE (2017).

o DEAN’S LIST (FALL 2016).

o STUDENT TEACHING COMPLETED FALL 2017 (ELKO HIGH SCHOOL.)

• CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (1999).

• CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (1998).

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

• BA (2004) — POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE MINOR & ACCOUNTING EMPHASIS (C.P.A. CANDIDATE). o A.S.U.N. Senate.

Student Body Senator

• Fiscal Allocation Board.

• Admin. & Finance Committee.

o Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor

Society

Vice President.

o Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor

Society

o Universities Studies Abroad Consortium

(Santiago, Chile), 2003.

o Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.

Public Relations Officer.

o Professor Stan Barnhill Memorial Award for

Excellence in Legal Writing.

Board Membership

Graduate & Undergraduate Education - Completed

Jacob E. Bogdon

Email: adwrqy@r.postjobfree.com 1391 Jennings Ct. Elko, NV 89801 775-***-**** 5

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

• GRADUATE CERTIFICATE (3.91 G.P.A.) – ONLINE TEACHING & TRAINING SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW

• LexisNexis Advanced Legal Research Certification (2010). o 30 of 90 Semester Credits Completed (1L).

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

• Bachelors of Science – Accounting.

o 30 Accounting Credits completed.

o 30 Business Credits completed.

TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE (3.57 G.P.A.) — WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & COMPUTER SCIENCE (IN PROGRESS). Graduate and Undergraduate Education – In Progress



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