Jesse Gonzalez
Laredo,TX
Summary
Experienced professional with a strong focus on delivering exceptional customer service. Thrives in fast-paced environments, adept at managing high volumes of situations with minimal supervision while upholding the highest standards of quality. Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills and excels in attentive listening. Comfortable engaging with individuals at all levels of the organization and the public. Demonstrates outstanding problem-solving and negotiating abilities. Capable of making independent and swift decisions.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Fund Development
Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas
09.2022 - 03.2024
- Responsible for grants for 27 counties from Victoria, TX to Brownsville, Tx
- Write and submit foundation grants to acquire funding for projects associated with Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas
- Reported on funding received and maintained compliance of funds
- Supervise AmeriCorps Volunteers in Laredo as part of grant requirements
- Made various special project donation requests to local business.
Development Director
Rio Grande International Study Center
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Develop donor and membership program to help acquire need funds to be able to operate
- Develop continuing program to rise money from local donors
- Set up yearly calendar with events and programs to raise additional funds
- Work on database to track all donations, memberships, and volunteers
- Assisted with hiring
- Supervising and planning events
Team Leader/Office Manager/ Realtor
Keller Williams Laredo
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Manage day-to-day operations of office; supervise and guided office staff to help meet company goals
- Track monthly company budget and met goals set for office monthly sales
- Recruited and retain real estate agents by helping them to set goals and meet weekly, monthly, and yearly sales goals
- Train and taught real estate tools, rules and models
- Held monthly board meetings and guided agents to build successful teams
- Set company goals with owner, look at daily production numbers, and held weekly sales meetings
- Grew company by eighty-eight agents first year and grew company dollar.
Weekend Senior Customer Service Representative
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Rent and reserve car for customers
- Check inventory and help where needed.
Investment Advisor Trainee
Wells Fargo Advisors
12.2018 - 04.2019
- Learn intricate parts of being investment advisor
- Studied for investment exam
- Take and Pass Exams
Business Analyst
TAMIU-Small Business Development Center
01.2004 - 12.2018
- Maintain and update their social media outlets
- Assist in research and grant writing
- Assist in everyday project management from events to writing memorandums of understanding with local business
- Assist with SBDC management program and special projects
- Analyze current small business trends and develop programs/seminars to help them succeed.
Director of Community Relations and Special Events
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
- Responsible for managing day-to-day operations of Community Relations and Special Event Department, supervising and mentoring 18 full-time and part-time employees
- Overall operations and all aspects of logistics of all events on campus and off campus venue
- Work with yearly budget of forty thousand operating and ninety thousand in personnel Collaborated with Physical Plant, Custodial, and TAMIU PD to secure and maintain all fifteen buildings and grounds on campus and Casa Ortiz
- Fleet management of several golf carts
- Event equipment inventory management and maintenance
- Responsible for dignitary and governmental visitors and special guests to campus
- Oversee and maintain Helen Richter Watson Gallery at TAMIU
- Manage day to day operations of Casa Ortiz, historical house located in downtown Laredo.
Assistant to Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
- Assisted in all aspects of the vice-president of Institutional Advancement with different projects such as: honoring of TAMIU Distinguish Alumni, Autmus Fest, oversee placement and operation of the Helen Richter Watson Gallery, donor relations, and events and fundraisers
- Represented vice-president of Institutional Advancement in the community and with donors.
College of Business Texas Center Program Manager
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
- Assisted with community surveys of Laredo, Zapata, Crystal City, and Somerset and with annual Western Hemisphere Trade Conference
- Managed two education centers in colonias and historical house downtown.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
College of Business - Texas Center Program Coordinator
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
- Coordinate efforts with local colonias and school districts to set up education centers in two colonias
- Assisted with developing educational programs to offer in classrooms in education centers.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX01.2006
Skills
- Excellent team-building skills
- Exceptional leadership ability
- Data collection & analysis
- Public relations skills
- Public Speaking
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Customer service-oriented
- Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
- Excels in high pressure environments
- Management Skills
- Detail Oriented
- Microsoft Word, PP, Excel
- Outlook
- Event Management System
- Social media apps
- Canva
- Staff Development
- Rules and regulations
- Facilities Management
- Media Relations
- Company guidelines
- Donor Management
- Strategies and goals
- Contract and Vendor Management
- Charismatic Leader
- Cast and crew supervision
- Organizational Development
- Team Management
- Fundraising Events
- Program Management
- People Management
- Strategic Planning
- Creativity and Innovation
- Non-profit management
- Project Coordination
Certification
- Supervisor Excellence and Leadership Certificate Program, Deer Oaks EAP Services, 2017
- Licensed Real Estate Agent (current)
Training
- Laredo Convention and Visitors Bureau, Destination Training
- Prudential Youth Leadership Instituted, Leadership Trainer
Community Service
- International Good Neighbor Council, Member & Past-President 2016-2018, Laredo, TX
- WBCA, Member, Laredo, TX
- Laredo Chamber of Commerce, Bienvenidos Committee & Elevate Laredo, Laredo, TX
- Laredo Association of Realtors, Laredo, TX
- Youth Leadership Laredo, Advisor and Board Member, Laredo, TX
- Laredo Chamber of Commerce, Bienvenidos Committee, Chair, Laredo, TX
- Laredo Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Laredo, Member and President, Laredo, TX
- Laredo Main Street, BOD, President, Laredo, TX
- Student in Free Enterprise, Sponsor, Laredo, TX
- Casa Misericordia, Volunteer, Laredo, TX
Timeline
Director of Fund Development
Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas
09.2022 - 03.2024
Development Director
Rio Grande International Study Center
09.2021 - 01.2022
Team Leader/Office Manager/ Realtor
Keller Williams Laredo
07.2019 - 09.2021
Investment Advisor Trainee
Wells Fargo Advisors
12.2018 - 04.2019
Weekend Senior Customer Service Representative
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car
07.2018 - 07.2019
Business Analyst
TAMIU-Small Business Development Center
01.2004 - 12.2018
Director of Community Relations and Special Events
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
Assistant to Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
College of Business Texas Center Program Manager
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
College of Business - Texas Center Program Coordinator
Texas A&M International University
01.2004 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Social Work -
Texas A&M International University
- Supervisor Excellence and Leadership Certificate Program, Deer Oaks EAP Services, 2017
- Licensed Real Estate Agent (current)
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