Alberto Aponte
Jacksonville,USA
Summary
Dynamic operations leader at Etz Chaim Synagogue, excelling in vendor negotiations and compliance monitoring. Proven ability to manage budgets and supervise teams effectively. Skilled in legal research and document management, demonstrating strong organizational and problem-solving capabilities to drive operational success.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Operations
Etz Chaim Synagogue
Jacksonville, USA
09.2025 - Current
- Maintain all property functions to meet up to code
- Manage/supervise employees
- Meeting with various vendors and negotiate proposals
- Attend Board Meetings and give updates on property progress
- Order all building and office supplies
- Responsible for keeping property and liability insurance current
- Help book and plan fundraiser functions
- Locate donors to financially help with non-for-profit budgets
- Create various reports
- Collect, post and deposit payments
- Meet with security/police to maintain safety to the facility and school
Office Manager and Paralegal
West Group Law PLLC
White Plains, USA
03.2017 - 07.2025
- Maintain all property functions to meet up to code
- Manage/supervise employees
- Meeting with various vendors and negotiate proposals
- Attend Board Meetings and give updates on property progress
- Order all building and office supplies
- Responsible for keeping property and liability insurance current
- Help book and plan fundraiser functions
- Locate donors to financially help with non-for-profit budgets
- Create various reports
- Collect, post and deposit payments
- Meet with security/police to maintain safety to the facility and school
Business Research Analyst/Office Coordinator
Pannone Lopes Deveraux & West LLC
White Plains, USA
01.2009 - 03.2017
- Provide legal support for three Partners and seven Associates
- Billable legal research
- Locating and distributing RFP's (“Request for Proposals")
- Prepare proposals pertaining to legal services and consulting
- Draft letters to clients
- Maintain positive and extensive contact with clients and vendors via office, phone, and/or email
- Maintain and manage attorneys' Outlook emails and calendar
- Open, input, maintain, and update files
- Maintain files within the library and in-house storage system
- Collect, screen, stamp, and distribute mail and faxes
- Responsible for telephone coverage when the receptionist is not available
- Assist in any related attorney projects
- Respond to telephone inquiries and messages
- Scheduled conference rooms for meetings, events, and video conferences
- Reconciled end-of-month office expenses and petty cash
- Entered invoices and handled any inquiries the client may have had with the invoices
- Typed letters, memos, and forms
- Distribution of weekly Supreme & Superior court Decisions and Opinions
Legal Collections Clerk
Winograd, Shine, and Zacks
Providence, USA
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Run report for various attorneys
- Tracking payments and outstanding balances
- Processed payments over the phone and set up recurring drafts.
- Translating for Spanish-speaking clients and debtors
- Maintain positive and extensive contact with clients and vendors via office, phone, and/or email
- Open, input, maintain, and update files
- Interviewed customers to determine reasons for delinquency, source of income, and next pay date to build solutions for financial issues.
Legal Records Clerk
Edwards & Angell, LLP
Providence, USA
01.2000 - 09.2003
- Developed organization systems for filing contracts, agreements, court documents, legal records, reports, and agendas.
- Liaison between storage facility and law firm
- Train new employees, research, data entry, heavy phones
- Maintain positive and extensive contact with clients and vendors via office, phone, and or/email
- Assisted legal staff with the collation and organization of case documentation and administrative tasks.
Billing & Collections Specialist
Actors Equity
New York, USA
01.1998 - 10.2000
- Billing and collections for theaters as well as actors’ contracts
- Liaison between Actors' Equity members and theatres
- Maintained confidentiality on all patient record data.
- Sent meticulous and accurate bills to collect payment from customers according to company protocol.
- Processed and sent invoices, adjustments, and credit memos to customers.
- Answered customer invoice questions and resolved issues discovered during the invoicing and collection process.
Office Clerk
Howard Raphealson Attorney at Law
New York, USA
01.1998 - 10.1998
- Verify insurance of ongoing accounts as well as new accounts
- Data entry, heavy phone, and client contact
- Maintain positive and extensive contact with clients and vendors via office, phone, and or/email
- Kept office records organized and supplies well-stocked for optimal team performance.
- Supported office clerical functions using word processing and other software, email, and office machines.
- Maintained office supplies inventory by checking stock and ordering new supplies.
Education
Paralegal Certifications -
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY07.2024
Theology Major - Theological Studies
Living Word Bible Collage A Division of Kingdom College Seminary
New Rochelle, NY07-2023
Skills
- Multitasking
- Prioritization
- Organization
- Research
- Teamwork
- Independence
- Quick learning
- Software application
- Video conferencing
- Document management
- Legal research
- Westlaw
- Lexis Nexus
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Adobe
- Professionalism
- Courtesy
- Property management
- Vendor negotiation
- Compliance monitoring
- Budget management
- Employee supervision
- Payroll administration and timekeeping
- Employee scheduling
- Manage operations
- Problem-solving
- Staff training
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Director of Operations
Etz Chaim Synagogue
09.2025 - Current
Office Manager and Paralegal
West Group Law PLLC
03.2017 - 07.2025
Business Research Analyst/Office Coordinator
Pannone Lopes Deveraux & West LLC
01.2009 - 03.2017
Legal Collections Clerk
Winograd, Shine, and Zacks
01.2003 - 01.2008
Legal Records Clerk
Edwards & Angell, LLP
01.2000 - 09.2003
Billing & Collections Specialist
Actors Equity
01.1998 - 10.2000
Office Clerk
Howard Raphealson Attorney at Law
01.1998 - 10.1998
Paralegal Certifications -
Stony Brook University
Theology Major - Theological Studies
Living Word Bible Collage A Division of Kingdom College Seminary