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ALEJANDRA CASTRO

Houston,TX

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Logistics Manager

Bluewing Midstream, Marine Logistics
02.2022 - Current

Marine Logistics

  • Coordinate with and direct Customers for barge/vessel scheduling
  • Work with field operators and third-party inspectors to minimize demurrage for Customers
  • Maintain vessel docking/release schedule for Operations

Truck Logistics

  • Interface with Customers and Operations to resolve any issues with daily truck and rail loading
  • Data Analytics and Management / Technology
  • Daily, Weekly & Monthly data analytic analysis around Marine, Rail and Truck volume movements
  • Organize and consolidate data/reports for distribution to management

Commercial

  • Aide Commercial Team with any Operational questions that arise during customer acquisition and on boarding
  • Use daily interactions with Customers, Ops and Finance to develop new ideas to increase revenue or decreasing expenses.
  • Intermediary between Commercial and Operations team.

Logistics Specialist

Vulcan Materials
03.2015 - 02.2022
  • Communicates on matters related ship scheduling
  • Responsible for maintaining and revising vessel schedule
  • Develops mid to long term shipping schedule based on sales budget/projections
  • Responsible for filing customs manifest for each voyage
  • Assist with planning and execution of port calls and associated activity
  • Implements procedures to improve quality, productivity and efficiency
  • Work closely with shipping agent to provide all services required
  • Coordinate load plans for each voyage between sales group, ships and quarry
  • Monitors reports from vessels and communicates with them as necessary
  • Manages vessel line up for loading port to minimize cost and communicates changes to stake holders
  • Places orders for fuel required by the ship
  • Reviews invoices for accuracy and enters wires for payments
  • Communicates with port agents for vessel’s port calls. Make payments to agents, review and reconcile disbursement account.
  • Completes demurrage and dead freight calculations for each voyage
  • Develop monthly metrics and Snapshot for international division, GM & VP

Scholarship Administrative

St. Christus Health
08.2014 - 02.2015
  • Coordinate and process documentation for Community investments, Scholarships and Grant Programs with timeline
  • Send invitations to committee and supplementary documentation on deadline to
  • Performed 40 grant requests, 50 scholarship requests per quarter.
  • Prepare, edit and submit all applications to organizations and students
  • Receive and review all applications prior to submitting for final approval
  • Ensuring organizational records are maintained according to law and are available upon request by authorized committee members or executive management
  • Process proxy voting
  • Perform customer service functions by answering employee requests and questions
  • Prepare new employee files
  • Completing forms, reports, logs, and records
  • Document control and filing
  • Schedule meetings and interviews as requested by HR Director
  • Assist HR Director with various research projects and/or special projects
  • Developed project to reduce retiree files to minimum required by law
  • Schedule conferences by reserving facilities at local hotels and/or restaurants, travel Arrangements, prepares correspondence, presentations

Supervisor of Operations

Medical Plus Supplies
01.2012 - 07.2014

Data Analysis and Authorization Department Supervisor

  • Identify errors by thorough investigation of medical claim data and records
  • Support and suggest improvements and recommendations to meet company and patient’s satisfaction
  • Work closely with insurance supervisor, medical records department and patients as necessary to perform chart audit functions
  • Responsible for improving data quality and designing and presenting conclusions gained from analyzing data
  • Produce monthly and weekly reports for Vice President
  • Perform audits for different departments based on results from End of Month Reports
  • Understanding clients’ information needs, business objectives and market sectors and implementing appropriate data analysis strategies

Medical Record Supervisor

  • Managed orders on hold reports for patients on schedule for recurring supplies
  • Managed prior authorizations for rental equipment and recurring supplies for Private insurance carriers
  • Reviewed and corrected billing hold reports and billing with problem reports to optimize billing cycles
  • Notified upper management of insurance changes on recurring supplies and equipment rentals
  • Produced monthly and weekly reports
  • Processed purchase orders and quotes for rehab specialty equipment.

Recurring Orders and Rehab Supervisor

  • Managed orders on hold reports for patients on schedule for recurring supplies.
  • Managed prior authorizations for rental equipment and recurring supplies for Private insurance carriers.
  • Reviewed and corrected billing hold reports and billing with problem reports to optimize billing cycles.
  • Notified upper management of insurance changes on recurring supplies and equipment rentals.
  • Processed orders to maintain clean claims to prevent insurance denials.
  • Produced monthly and weekly reports
  • Processed purchase orders and quotes for rehab specialty equipment.

Accounting Analyst

Cemex
07.2001 - 02.2003
  • Kept daily registries of accounts payables
  • Performed monthly account reconciliations
  • Analyzed and maintained customer account activities and necessary documents
  • Cooperated with internal teams and external vendors for accurate and timely processing of billing and payment activities
  • Analyzed provisions versus incurred expenses
  • Customer service attention to providers and internal personnel about status of their accounts
  • Produced reports for monthly cycles of accounts payables
  • Coordinated and developed fact sheets, sales reports, revenue reports, proposals, etc management
  • Participated in internal audits.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Universidad Santa Maria
Venezuela
2001

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Active Listening
  • Teamwork skills
  • Client Satisfaction
  • Time Management
  • Positive attitude
  • Responsibility
  • Work ethic

Certification

Laytime & Demurrage Masterclass. London, September 2019

Additional Information

Bilingual English / Spanish

Volunteer at SPCA and MD Anderson Cancer Center

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

Timeline

Logistics Manager

Bluewing Midstream, Marine Logistics
02.2022 - Current

Logistics Specialist

Vulcan Materials
03.2015 - 02.2022

Scholarship Administrative

St. Christus Health
08.2014 - 02.2015

Supervisor of Operations

Medical Plus Supplies
01.2012 - 07.2014

Accounting Analyst

Cemex
07.2001 - 02.2003

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Universidad Santa Maria

Hobbies

Love outdoor activities, nature, working out and cows 

Hobbies

Love outdoor activities, nature, working out and cows 

ALEJANDRA CASTRO