Seeking a position that allows me to leverage my skills, experience, and strong motivation to contribute effectively while pursuing opportunities for growth and advancement.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Shift Coordinator
OFD Foods
01.2018 - 03.2025
Prioritizes personnel and food safety, Drives improvements toward safety goals, quality goals and across various departments within OFD. Considers effective cost savings measures and identifies opportunities to eliminate waste. Provides leadership to processing and/or packaging crews to ensure effective teamwork. Employs lean manufacturing tools to facilitate root cause analysis and guide decision-making process, helping to solve safety, equipment, product and production problems. Work closely with resources to identify and eliminate constraints limiting production throughput and aggressively implements team suggestions for improvements. Reinforce manufacturing principles (Safety, quality, production, ADKAR, Lean Manufacturing). Assisting in reviews and evaluations, QFE for P2/P3, Chambers and Forklift. Provides tasking, training and direction to shift personnel.
Co-Owner
Pavilion Catering
01.2015 - 01.2017
Managed all aspects of hiring, terminations, and new hire documentation. Oversaw payroll, taxes, insurance, accounts receivable/payable, banquet preparation, and customer service operations. Ensured compliance with OLCC, county, and city permits and licenses. Coordinated scheduling for up to 40 employees across various events, providing training and ongoing support. Successfully secured a $150,000+ contract with the Florence Events Center.
Bilingual Legal Assistant
Jennifer I Nash & Nicolas Ortiz, PC
01.2014 - 01.2015
Accountable for client intake, data entry, filing, scanning and customer service. In charge of scheduling consults and coordinating clients and attorney schedules with court and other outside programs. Created and filed legal documents. Managed digitalization of all paper files. Interpreted for all Spanish speaking clients both in house and for various other attorneys.
Bilingual Customer Service Representative
Benton County Health Dept.
01.2009 - 01.2014
In charge of running front office for various types of medical appointments (WIC, Immunizations, Medical and Mental Health). Accountable for income and insurance verifications. Headed up new program that increased our client engagement and decreased our no show rate which resulted in additional funding for the health department. Maintained confidential medical records and was part of a team that was in charge of converting all paper files to electronic medical records. Coordinated the scheduling for multiple programs and providers. Established good communication and developed trust with clients which created a higher level of engagement and healthier outcomes. Interpreted for Spanish speaking clients in a medical setting.
English Teacher/Program Coordinator
Colegio Elena Jackson Fiskehunt
01.2005 - 01.2006
In charge of teaching instruction for preschool, kindergarten and high school. Created daily, weekly and annual lesson plans. Accountable for reviewing and approving curriculum for the English program (Preschool-High School). Provided training and support for English teachers, completed teacher reviews and assessments and lead weekly staff meetings. Developed and implemented a reading mentor program where high school students were paired with kindergartners, reading with them in English. Created a project for high school students to write and illustrate children’s books in English that were published and put into school library which helped alleviate a shortage in English books in our library at a lower cost than new books, but more importantly got students engaged and excited about learning and a sense of pride that their books would be used in the school’s library.
In charge of the ordering, receipt and issue of highly sensitive munitions to all training ranges on base. Coordinated warehouse operations, proper transportation, ordering and scheduling for various types of munitions. Accountable for proper transportation signage and compatibility of loads. Certified to operate standard and 4 ton forklift. Managed and escorted civilian personnel for large munitions deliveries and pickups. Lead mechanic ensuring proper PMs and repairs were completed for all vehicles within unit. Coordinated maintenance on visiting company’s vehicles. Managed proper storage and issue of weapons and munitions for company. Accountable for ordering proper supplies and parts for company vehicles.
Detention Officer
El Paso County Sheriffs Dept.
01.2002 - 01.2004
Coordinated inmate intake, release, medical screenings on/off site, and transportation to court appearances. In charge of the physical security and supervision of inmates. Maintained daily activity logs and rosters, inventory of supplies and equipment used by inmates. Created good lines of communication and mutual respect with both coworkers and inmates. Accountable for managing and making decisions in high stress situations in a fast paced and potentially dangerous environment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Corvallis High School
06.1998
English Teacher Certification - undefined
Instituto Britannia de Mexico
04.2005
Spanish Certification - undefined
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
01.2005
National Certification - Phelbotomy
Northwest Phlebotomy School
Portland, OR
05-2025
Skills
Fluent in Spanish (Read/Write/Speak)
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Word Perfect
CREDIT AND COLLECTION ANALYST at TREEHOUSE FOODS INC (Bay Valley Foods LLC and E.D. Smith Foods Ltd)CREDIT AND COLLECTION ANALYST at TREEHOUSE FOODS INC (Bay Valley Foods LLC and E.D. Smith Foods Ltd)