Experience

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  De todos para todos

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2003

  Partner

  Assisted in the management of a food bank.Collected donations for the food bank.Helped to create a small agricultural program to teach kids to grow their own crops.Organized activities and support programs for the kids.Recruited volunteers

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  Riverside community college

  Feb 2006 - May 2006

  Tutor

  Provided help to students learning Spanish, French, Italian, Economics and Math

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  American welding society

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  Executive committee board member - secretary

  Proactively drove, monitored and increased current member participation and satisfactionAssessed membership needs to develop a roadmap and supporting short term goalsDeveloped and implemented plan to increase revenues through sponsorship and membershipPlanned and facilitated meetings and eventsApplied an advertising campaign that increased revenues by 70%Cultivated a culture where members are the focus Prepared concise administrative and financial reportsDesigned, wrote and published monthly newslettersImproved the fundraising process and raised approximately $5,000 in a few monthsDecreased the cost of planning events by 50% through process improvement Show less

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  Model united nations (mun)

  Aug 2007 - Nov 2007

  Lead researcher and delegate

  Lead a small research group for three months to prepare for a MUN conference in AtlantaRecruited representatives through convincing speeches to form a team during Conference Wrote a compelling resolution, during Conference, along with 15 delegates, addressing the impact of trade liberalization and the eradication of forced labor in developing countries Won an Outstanding Delegation Award for producing the most effective resolution and for my leadership abilities

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  California iso

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Business process analyst intern

  Developed business processes by coordinating and facilitating meetings with potential business process owners, updated business processes with the Casewise software and documented core business process ownership, administration, objectives, metrics and risksAnalyzed and assessed metrics and controls to ensure business units had accurate evidence for compliance purposesDesigned a framework, in collaboration with a team, to address the changes facing the electric power industry in the next decadeConducted interviews, researched and analyzed the future impact of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in the grid and provided recommendations to the strategic advisors, the vice presidents and the CEO about how to address this issueDeveloped and maintained a Sharepoint Site for the strategic framework project Show less

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  Econometrics

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  Environmental studies project manager

  Surveyed students to examine ethnical differences in environmental behaviorAnalyzed statistical data using STATA software and wrote a compelling report on racial differences towards the protection of the environment

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  Cal

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  Water class project manager, democratic education

  Planned and developed a water course to teach students about water supply, water use efficiency, water quality, surface water, groundwater, public health, ecosystem and environmental justice issuesGuided students to implement water conservation thereby reducing water consumption in households

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  California iso

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  - Identify opportunities for improvement of the emergency response process and develop recommendations- Communicate system emergencies and other critical issues to corresponding parties- Serve as a liaison between external and internal stakeholders during system emergencies- Develop and update manuals and procedures- Create and maintain a website for the emergency response team- Assist in the training of incoming team members Conduct interviews and develop business processes using Casewise and VisioPrepare guidelines and procedures for IT processes, such as Information Security Testing, and Project Issue ManagementUpdate and maintain SDLC web site using Sharepoint

  • Emergency Response Coordinator

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Business Process Analyst

    Jan 2010 - Jul 2010
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  California iso

  Aug 2012 - Mar 2017

  - Partner with business units to develop recovery strategies & mitigation plans.- Facilitate business impact analysis, risk assessment, and the completion of business continuity recovery plans for critical business functions.- Maintain and track risks identified in the business impact analysis and integrate with enterprise risks- Coordinate schedules for annual business continuity documentation maintenance, testing, and exercises.- Provide expertise and support to management and business units, as requested during a business disruption. - Assist with the execution of the corporate incident management program. - Responsible for the integrity of the incident management plan, forms, website, and other communication information. - Develop tabletop exercises for the Incident Management Team- Prepare the corporate preparedness yearly campaign- Participate in all incidents and exercises as a process subject matter expert and provide guidance to team members as necessary. - Engage in proactive planning with business units.- Author, document and review procedures, policies, and other business planning documentation.- Help develop a self-audit program Show less - Document business unit and customer requirements - Assist in the development and continual improvement of a procedure maintenance business process- Help implement controls for tracking and measuring progress- Create and maintain supporting documentation for the procedure maintenance process in collaboration with the team- Analyze processes, document and evaluate requirements and implement improvements- Assist in the development of business requirement specifications and use cases- Execute user acceptance testing- Work with operations business units to improve their procedures and processes- Provide technical assistance to business units to update operating procedures- Ensure operating procedures adhere to compliance requirements- Assist the training department with procedure related training as needed Show less - Set up Emergency Operations Center during an emergency- Manage logistics related to the Emergency Operations Center during and after an emergency- Coordinate activities of support personnel during and after an emergency- Delegate tasks to the support personnel during and after an emergency- Facilitate status meetings with each support group during and after an emergency- Monitor progress of support personnel - Provide frequent updates to the Incident Commander during and after an emergency- Ensure business units have successfully activated their business continuity plans- Prepare and update incident reports Show less

  • Incident Command System - Business Continuity

    Feb 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Business Continuity Analyst

    Mar 2013 - Mar 2017

  • Compliance Process Analyst

    Jul 2010 - Mar 2013

  • Incident Command System - Chief of Staff

    Aug 2012 - Jan 2013
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  American red cross sacramento

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Volunteer
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  Association of continuity professionals

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  Board member- secretary and director of communications

  - Assist with meeting organization / hosting- Prepare minutes of the meetings- Communicate with members matters of the chapter- Maintain ACP Sacramento Chapter website- Act as a backup for the Chapter's President

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  American welding society

  Jun 2016 - now

  Aws section 2nd vice chair

  - Direct and oversee Section events and finances- Promote AWS' mission through Section events- Direct Section activities to help bridge the workforce gap in the welding industry- Promote welding as a career- Keep our Section's 1300 members engaged and up-to-date on welding standards and codes- Promote Professional Development through Section events- Increase membership and scholarship applicants- Promote adoption of quality management systems in the welding industry- Promote welding certification programs- Increase awareness of welding as it relates to public safety Show less

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  California welding institute

  Mar 2017 - now

  Operations manager

  Responsible for direct day-to-day business operations, marketing and advertising, bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable/accounts receivable, customer service, providing quotes, ordering materials, and records management. Develop strategy for growth and expansion of welding services. Foster relationships with workforce development agencies and existing customers. Conduct analysis and create proposals for improvement of managerial, operational, and economic performance of company. Maintain conformance with operating budgets, materials and labor. Assist in hiring new employees. Train, mentor, and discipline employees.Supervise contract laborers. Ensure and maintain compliance with company policies and procedures. Show less