TITLE:   Finance Officer, Full Charge Bookkeeper, Collection Manager

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Increased available cash (bank balance + credit line balance) from $80,000.00 in 2004 to over $500,000.000 in 2008.

Methods include:  on time billing, collection calls, filing liens, and filing small claims court summons and judgments.

Implemented and maintained a computerized accounting system using Peachtree

software.

Initiated and implemented a $100,000.00 credit line with Chase Manhattan Bank for a company that never had a credit line before.

Increased cash flow and cash awareness by preparing bi-monthly collection forecast on excel.

Increased customer satisfaction through personal interface with select customers.

Created a more efficient way of reconciling annuity and money market accounts.  Resulted in getting hired from a temporary to a permanent position within the company.

Handled all bookkeeping functions, payroll and 401-K accounts.

EDUCATION   B.S. Business Administration – Monmouth University

Now attending the National Tax Training School; and upon completion will be I.R.S.

certified to do tax returns for individuals and small businesses.

COMPUTER SKILLS:    Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Quick Books, Peachtree,

Timberline and Global Shop Solutions.

Summary

A professional with expertise in software quality assurance.  Proven experience in managing diverse workgroups both on and offshore, includig automated test groups. Expeienced in project management. Project Management Professional and Six Sigma Greenbelt certifications are in progress.

Skills

• Budgeting and resource planning
• Requirements analysis
• SQL Query writing
• Project Planning and Management
• Automated Testing

Accomplishments

• Successfully tested 50+ concurrent system releases per year for the Consumer / Commercial Credit departments and the Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation.  
• Managed a team of 6 automated test developers in India. Created a methodology for converting manual into automated test scripts. Successfully automated thousands of scripts saving considerable man hours of testing. 
• Led the team that successfully tested firm's client web application, enabling investors to trade stock without a broker.  Met aggressive deadlines which enabled the project to be completed on schedule.
• Coordinated testing of Banker's Trust foreign payment system with the London office.  Set schedule to make the most efficient use of testing time.  Designed the test cases and error logs to ensure software quality.
• Tested security system for client information. Analyzed business needs, wrote functional specification, supervised the testing team, conducted presentations and training sessions.

Summary:

An Information Systems professional with diverse experience in the analysis, design and implementation of Information Technology system solutions. These business solutions have delivered on time Budget, Finance, Accounting, General Ledger, Inventory Management and Human Resources applications. Made critical contributions on multi-million dollar system planning, installation and enhancement projects. These projects resulted in reducing development costs, streamlining operations, accelerating improvements in productivity and enhancing the efficiency of the Information System organization. A proven team leader who can establish vision, develop systems strategy, work across business silos and execute tactics with a team building approach to realize the desired results of the organization.

Skills:

Accomplishments:  

·         Defined and implemented standardized accounting business processes in Financial Operations to gain improved operational efficiencies. This resulted in a 50 % reduction in the time required to complete EOM business cycle.

·      Implemented a nationwide Treasury management system that is used to support all of the day-to-day bank deposit, reconciliation and reporting processes for over 3200 retail locations. Reduced overhead expenses achieved cost savings and decreased shortages in the stores by over 85 %. 

·        Served as the lead for the planning and implementation of the Verizon Inventory Planning and Reporting System. This system was used to reduce overall handset inventory balances by 70 % resulting in over 50 million dollars in annual procurement savings.

SUMMARY 

Senior financial services operations associate with 15+ years experience in the areas of financial analysis and reporting, profit and loss reporting, cash management, forecasting, disbursement and currency swaps. Proposed many efficient ways of doing things that resulted in cost reductions. Work well under pressure, detail-oriented and highly skilled in problem solving. Enjoys helping people succeed.

SKILLS 

·        Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint)

·        Cognos

·        Dun and Bradstreet (DBS) Smartstream Software,

·        PeopleSoft.

·        Project Management (I have a Certificate in Project Management)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·        Wrote business spec for, designed, tested and certified an application used to track borrowers overages, resulting in 75 percent reduction in preparation time.

·        Developed an Access query used to produce various data for the quarterly Portfolio Review Report. This trimmed the preparation time of the report from 5 days to 1 day.

·         Spearheaded the development of an application that cut production time of a report from approximately 4 months to 6 weeks, resulting in 70 percent man-hours and overtime savings.

·        Tested and identified potential problems with a systems software that resulted in improved efficiency and about $25,000 reduction in rework cost.

·       Performed and presented management with the cost/benefit analyses of upgrading a reporting software. Proposal was implemented, resulting in approximately $40,000 savings in overtime per annum.

My past business experience has been in the fields of Database Publishing, Classified Advertising, and Hospitality. I served in the U.S. military as an officer in the Transportation Corps with a specialty in Supply. I created documentation for the recently released PSG web site as well as web-like content for my own projects.

SUMMARY

I have been utilizing my programming  skills to create tutorials which can be re-designed and adapted for use by industry and commerce to speed up the training cycle for new employees in various venues.

SUMMARY

Experienced career coach specializing in Resume Writing and Interview Preparation.

SKILLS

• Assisting job seekers in rewording accomplishments to make the greatest positive impact
• Guiding job seekers to develop strong answers to tough interview questions

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Ex-hiring manager at Fortune 500 company – over 10 years of experience hiring candidates for technical professional positions
• Over 6 years of experience conducting seminars on Interview Preparation – enabled 100’s of job seekers to improve their interviewing skills and convince employers that they were the best candidate for the job
• Enabled job seekers to turn average resumes into powerful marketing tools

SUMMARY  

An experienced IT professional with excellent communications skills teaching new project skills and writing user guides.  Demonstrated effectiveness handling complex & dynamic projects, developing strong internal customer relations, and responding to department needs on short notice. Proven track record in meeting challenging deadlines, and developing an understanding of key project objectives.

SKILLS

*     Easytrieve, COBOL, JCL, VM/CMS, SyncSort

*     Oral/Written Communication, Planning, Organizing, Coordinating, Procedural Policies

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*     Produced monthly marketing lead lists, achieving a 99% on-time completion rate. This allowed

      my firm’s telemarketing partner companies to increase the number of calls to sales prospects.

*     Trained staff on information protection and conducted quarterly audits to ensure that no sensitive

      company information was exposed.  Department was over 90% compliant by the established target

      date and remained at or above that level consistently thereafter.

*     Wrote over 100 customized reports which achieved customer satisfaction rating of 10% above

      benchmark and saved tens of thousands of dollars in processing charges.

*     Wrote the initial User Guide for 75 staffers during the installation of a new HRIS system.  This user

      guide reduced the learning curve for the end users as they learned to access various HR reports.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

SUMMARY

Registered Nurse with extensive experience on a hospital cardiac unit.

Nurse Paralegal with experience in medical malpractice, personal injury and product litigation.

SKILLS

·        Analyzed incoming potential medical malpractice phone calls and relayed the information to an attorney

·        Reviewed and organized medical records

·        Met with the clients to document an extensive medical history

·        Met with clients to prepare responses to interrogatories

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·        Prepared medical records in an organized fashion for expert review resulting in a more efficient review of the expert

·        Reduced the amount of time the attorney had to spend with client appointments

·        Conducted extensive medical research that assisted the attorneys in the discovery of the case--------------------------------------

SUMMARY

Dedicated and involved “hands on” Manager with extensive experience in quality systems and procedures in the Biomedical, Pharmaceutical, Nutritional Supplement, Plastic Molding and Consumer Product industries. Experienced in writing and implementation of SOP’s, QA manuals, work instructions, test methods, employee training, quality audits, safety/sanitation, non-compliance investigations, corrective action procedures and FDA/GMP/GLP/HACCP compliance. Results oriented with commitment to cost reduction, increased profits and improved customer satisfaction. Seeking a career opportunity in QA/QC management or regulatory compliance.

SKILLS

·              Direct, plan and train technicians & inspectors with goal toward team building, resolution of problems and improved customer relations.

·              Write, review And revise SOP’s, work instructions, product specifications and test methods.

·              Audit and reconcile all batch records, test data and inspections records to insure compliance with GMP, ISO-9000, ISO-13485, AATB, SOP’s, HACCP specification and release product.

·              Investigate non-conformance issues, generate reports to management and initiate corrective action.

·              Customer service and extensive communication and interaction with other facilities and vendors.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·              Created a new Quality Assurance department and reduced customer complaints and scrap by 29% for improved profitability and customer satisfaction.

·              Positioned company for million dollars of additional medical parts business through improved process control, improved inspection procedures and documentation.

·              Updated and created new SOP’s and extensive employee training in compliance with current GMP requirements and customer expectations.

·              Established an improved communication link between multi-plant operations resulting in improved manpower utilization and reduced testing & release turn around time.

SUMMARY

Software QA Analyst/Tester with extensive experience in all phases of the project life cycle. Applications Background/Areas of Specialization: Telecommunications, Defect Tracking/Change Management, Medical, Insurance, and Financial.

SKILLS

·        Quality Assurance/Process Improvement (including ISO 9001 and CMM Level 5)

·        Software Quality Assurance/Systems Testing (Manual and Automated)

·        Test Tools - Test Plans, TestDirector, Quick Test Professional (QTP), WinRunner (Web & Non-Web), LoadRunner, XRunner, QA Partner, MYNAH, Testing Script Language (TSL), and SQL

·        Software Development (Software Design/Development/Testing)

·        Development Tools - UNIX, Visual Basic, VB Script, Windows Scripting, XML, Java, HTML, Oracle SQL, Microsoft SQL, Informix, MS Access, Business Objects, Data Warehousing, RDBMS, UNISYS 1100, IMS, C, C++, IBM Assembler, COBOL, Fortran, IBM JCL/Utilities, UNISYS ECL

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·       Led product test teams/performed software testing in compliance with ISO 9001 Standards for an ISO 9001 Certified/CMM - Level 5 corporation.

·        Led product test teams/performed software testing yielding high quality results and customer satisfaction.

·        Identified, managed, and resolved thousands of issues during the development phases of Requirements through Customer Support for various products. Full SDLC.

·       Substantial cost savings were realized due to usual early detection of issues/problems and delivery of high quality products many times ahead of schedule.

Hi, my name is Sal Sturiale. I am an IT Professional with extensive experience in the Telecommunications industry.

I provide exceptional customer and technical support by using skills acquired over many years of experience combined with highly effective verbal and written communications skills. I have been able to leverage these skills by affecting the company's overall efficiency by reducing costs and increasing customer satisfaction.

I am currently seeking a position in Computer Networking and Security and looking into the many training opportunities offered by the State of NJ or on my own.