Erika Rodriguez
Eagle Pass,TEXAS
Summary
I have good interpersonal understanding and communication skills and am a confident team worker with the ability to work on own initiative. I am willing to learn new skills and have many exciting ones to offer.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Grants Administrator
City of Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass, TX
01.2024 - Current
- Assists in monitoring the activities of local, state, and federal governments to verify funding grant opportunities.
- Provides technical assistance in area of grant writing and proposal assembly.
- Receives and analyzes incoming request for proposal or applications. Informs appropriate and interested departments of availability of funds and funding requirements.
- Examined awards for alignment with need and suitability of terms and conditions.
- Managed multiple concurrent deadlines while remaining detail-oriented when submitting progress and financial reports to funders.
- Assists with preparation for and recommends budget elements for grant development proposals.
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass, TEXAS
10.2023 - 12.2024
- Coordinate efforts and information with various City Departments to identify, attract, retain and assist business and industry.
- Participate in the long-rage planning development of marketing strategies, and recommendation of goals for business attraction and retention.
- Studies information from a variety of sources including demographics, incentives, local business climate, local real estate, impact and feasibility studies to provides internal and external customers.
- Conduct business community surveys and business retention and expansion visit.
- Assist in setting guidelines and policy for incentive programs.
- Monitor tax rebate/ abatement contract.
Assistant City Secretary
City of Eagle Pass - Eagle Pass, TX
Eagle Pass, TEXAS
11.2013 - 10.2022
- Maintained official city records, including ordinances, resolutions, contracts, deeds and other documents.
- Coordinated special events and public meetings with other city departments.
- Provided support to the City Council in the preparation of agenda items and council meeting minutes.
- Processed all requests for information from the public or other government agencies in accordance with state laws.
- Prepared agendas for board meetings, maintained records of proceedings and prepared minutes as needed.
- Developed internal protocols for document retention and destruction policies in accordance with local laws.
- Served as notary public and issued various permits and licenses.
- Coordinated ethic financial report filling.
- Supported municipal elections by preparing and distributing ballots, training election officers.
Administrative Assistant
City of Eagle Pass - Eagle Pass, TX
Eagle Pass, TEXAS
05.2012 - 11.2013
- Provided administrative support to the executive team, including scheduling meetings and managing calendars.
- Greeted visitors in a professional manner, responding to inquiries and directing them to appropriate personnel.
- Processed invoices for payment using accounting software applications.
- Provided secretarial and office management support while building cooperative working relationships.
- Tracked and submitted employee timesheets to prepare for payroll processing.
- Created spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel for record-keeping and reporting.
Education
BBA - Business Administration
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX12.2018
Skills
- City Code knowledge
- Election knowledge
- Customer and Client Relations
- Dependable and Responsible
- Multitasking
Certification
Business Retention & Expansion
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development Strategies
Public Information Act
Open Meeting Act
Risk Management Essential for Supervisors
Timeline
Grants Administrator
City of Eagle Pass
01.2024 - Current
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Eagle Pass
10.2023 - 12.2024
Assistant City Secretary
City of Eagle Pass - Eagle Pass, TX
11.2013 - 10.2022
Administrative Assistant
City of Eagle Pass - Eagle Pass, TX
05.2012 - 11.2013
BBA - Business Administration
Sul Ross State University