Executive assistant

VALERIA GAUFILLIER

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Executive Assistant

Dynamic, highly experienced Executive Assistant with an extensive record of accomplishments and leadership, in fast paced environments. Consistently motivated teams to exceed goals, managed timelines and budgets. Communicated progress through completion and recommended potential solutions that further improved processes and decreased costs. Impeccable ethics and integrity; fluent in English and Portuguese; well versed in international business practices.

Areas of Expertise

 Event Planning  Conflict Resolution  Client Needs Assessment

 Concept Implementation  Relationship Building  Establishing Team Challenges

 Customer Acquisition/Retention  Negotiation Skills  Organizational Proficiencies

Professional History

Senior Loan Consultant, Foundation Mortgage Corp. - Miami Beach – FL April 2005 –present

 Interface with clients to analyze their needs, ascertain and secure the best product and close the sale.

 Proven track record of success rooted in the development and proactive management of long-term relationships including referral sources such as CPAs, banks, various chambers of commerce and satisfied clients.

 Introduced alternative investors to the company’s niche platform that included programs for foreign nationals and non permanent resident aliens.

 Serve as the subject matter expert for products involving foreign nationals, condo conversions and condo hotels.

 Extensive knowledge of credit review: provide credit restoration and counseling assistance to clients enabling them to meet underwriting criteria.

 Mentored junior loan officers: provided training on company and industry specific software, competitor’s products, bank terms and rates.

 Exhibited excellent interpersonal, multi-tasking and judgment skills; inspiring personnel at all levels.

Executive Assistant / Event Planner N.A.T.S. Inc. - Miami Beach, FL July 1995 – October 2004

Hired as Executive Assistant to Brazilian CEO, took over more responsibilities with the increase of the international exhibitors in its major trade show.

 Handled heavy calendar of events and international travel not only for CEO but also main international exhibitors of the IT trade show.

 Identified exhibitor prospects for two different IT and telecomm trade show events in Brazil: BICSI and FENASOFT (extensively written up in the US press).

 Monitored events organized by competitors both in the US and in Europe, especially Comdex, CES and CEBIT.

 Contracted representatives in different parts of the world to promote and sell the events.

 Controlled budget and negotiated exhibitor contracts. Also established budget for each of the events, having P & L responsibilities.

 Arranged for staffing of different product pavilions, VIP lounges, Intl Business Center and ancillary services.

 Implemented logistics of vendors and exhibitors.

 Managed contracts that generated over $1M in revenue to the local Miami Beach office.

 Liaison between the Brazilian CEO, local attorneys and CPA.

 Developed feasibility study for the event Brazil in South Beach by identifying vendors, contractors’ logistic personnel as well as Sponsors.

 Reported directly to CEO.

General Manager, 111 East 22nd Street Management Corp. - New York, NY October 1985 – December 1993

Took assignment as Bilingual Personal Assistant to Brazilian Entrepreneur in the Restaurant Business and held different positions in three different establishments owned by the group during the over 8 year association with the company.

 Proactively built relationship with team members (FOB, BOH, kitchen and Operations) and maintained weekly progress reports.

 Reversed declining sales of Alo Alo restaurant by creating new wine list, having monthly tasting and training for the staff, slightly renovating the facility, and hiring a new chef that soon received several awards. Sales increased by 26% during the first year.

 Re-negotiated lease of the property to reflect new market conditions.

 Selected Public Relations firms to generate “spin” about the different restaurants.

 Implemented the concept started in Rio de Janeiro of a fun thematic restaurant that had glamorous ambiance and served excellent and sophisticated cuisine.

 Identified prime location and negotiated lease for the restaurant with the assistance of Counsel.

 Successfully opened and brought into profitability Banana Cafe with yearly sales that exceeded 9 million dollars. Restaurant received raving reviews from NY Magazine, NY Post, NY Law Journal, Forbes Restaurant Guide, Food Arts, Zagat, and Hospitality Design, amongst others.

 Led a staff of over 60 employees, organizing in-house as well as off-premise catering operations and party planning.

 Reported directly to investors.

Education / Professional Development

 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences

 Licensed Mortgage Broker in the State of Florida

 Continuing Education Course on Commercial Lending I and II, International Financing and Marketing during FAMB’s Orlando Convention in 2005

 Participation in SIMA International Professional Program in Madrid, Spain – April 2006

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