Recent Masters Graduate

Ian Placido Ortega

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Huron, OH 44839

Home: 419-***-**** | Cell: 419-***-****

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Professional Summary:

Recent graduate of Keller Graduate School of Management (3.94/4.0) who is highly motivated and organized, proven by the time management skills associated with obtaining a Masters of Accounting and Financial Management Degree within a year and a half, while also working 50+ hours a week. Proven leadership skills and professional mind-set gained from experience with managing and training staff, as well as years of customer service experience. Educational experience focused primarily in accounting and finance, which included individual as well as team projects in which we were responsible for investigating and analyzing company’s financial statements in order to present recommendations and findings both orally and in writing.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH (December, 2002)

Specialization: Marketing Total Semester Hours: 124

Overall GPA: 3.27/4.0

Masters of Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM)

Devry University-Keller Graduate School of Management (Online)

Naperville, IL (July 2010) GPA: 3.94/4.0 (Graduated with distinction)

Experience:

07/06-Present Set-Up/Operator, K.B.I. (formerly Delphi Corporation)

2509 Hayes Avenue Sandusky, OH 44870

(Hours: 40+ at $19.67/Hour) Supervisor: Chris Milefchik 419-***-****

 Competently operate wheel bearing production machinery, troubleshoot and dependably repair problems accordingly to meet company machine down time standards in order to consistently attain or exceed production quotas and fulfill customer orders on time. Quickly learn and adapt to new programs and machines within specified training time-frames.

 Use knowledge of group dynamics, communication and leadership skills to implement continuous improvement efforts in the work center. On a monthly basis, closed the information loop by relaying results and possible future initiatives back to corporate leadership.

 Reliably inspect parts throughout processes and document all quality checks in order to adhere to 100% compliance to tolerance specifications in order to ensure 98.5% first time quality passing rates.

 Accurately maintain, calculate, and track performance metrics for management review.

 Consistently adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines leading to zero reportable safety incidents.

04/04-07/06 Shift Supervisor, Comfort Inn Grande

5909 Milan Road Sandusky, OH 44870

(Hours: 40 at $9.00/Hour) Amy Margheim 419-***-****

 Managed a staff of up to 15 personnel supporting a 209 room facility while also handling customer inquiries and resolving customer complaints to comply with the corporate policy of 100% guest satisfaction, while also keeping percentage of discounts within stated company goals. Simultaneously maintained at-least a 90% occupancy level during the peak season.

 Provided training of new employees on all computer systems and tracking their individual progress.

 Ensured data integrity by accurately inputting data for internal reports and guest accounts to ensure proper and timely payment of accounts.

 Conducted shift/end of day reconciliations and analyzed discrepancies in guest accounts as well as cash balances.

 Conducted night audits and posted the necessary adjustments in order to reconcile the accounts.

 Set up group billings and internet transactions to ensure proper information and prompt payment, as well as pursuing delinquent group/house accounts.

11/03-3/04 Shift Leader/Assistant Manager, Blockbuster Video

2904 Milan Road Sandusky, OH 44870 (Hours: 40+ at $9.25/Hour) Sarah Weatherwax 419-***-****

 Reliably built, balanced, and maintained daily financial records while opening, running, and closing the store.

 Effectively managed personnel, shifts, and incoming/outgoing inventory to ensure proper store layout, point of sale items, and displays in order to meet corporate standards, quotas and policies; used management training to monitor staff performance/sales figures.

 Ensured proper internal controls and policies were in place in order to deter and detect employee and customer theft.

 Assisted with internal inventory audits

 Used customer service and conflict resolution skills to effectively resolve customer complaints

Relevant Coursework:

*Managerial Accounting- developed, interpreted and applied accounting information for managerial decision-making, as well as learning linkages between accounting information and management planning through cost analysis (including activity based costing), operational and capital budgeting, and performance measurement.

*Intermediate Accounting 1, 2, & 3 - entailed financial accounting practices and theories, including generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); the conceptual framework; accounting information systems, including financial statement reporting and disclosures; the time value of money; cash controls; and accounting and reporting for cash, receivables, inventories, long-term assets, investments; intangible assets; current and long-term liabilities; stockholders’ equity; contributed capital and retained earnings; dilutive securities; earnings per share; revenue recognition; accounting for income taxes; pensions and postretirement benefits; leases; accounting changes and error analysis; statement of cash flows; and disclosure issues.

*Federal Taxes & Management Decisions

*External Auditing- dealt with accepted principle, practices and procedures used by public accountants for certification of financial statements.

*Accounting Information Systems- addressed computerized accounting information systems, focusing on reporting objectives, management needs, transaction trails, documentation, security, internal controls, and integration of accounting systems in software evaluation and selection.

*Accounting & Finance (Managerial Use and Analysis) - focused on core accounting and finance concepts and tools needed by managers including transaction analysis; financial statement analysis and interpretation; financial ratio analysis; job-order costing; cost-volume-profit analysis; and operational, cash and capital budgeting.

*Business Law

Other Qualifications:

Novice Spanish Skills Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows, and Power Point

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