SANTIAGO ALVAREZ
Electrical Engineering Senior Student
Sanford,FL
Summary
I am a dynamic and forward-thinking operational leader with a passion for engineering challenges. My career reflects a strong commitment to creative problem-solving, adaptability, and effective people management. Leveraging my experience in team building, sales, and operations, I consistently deliver positive outcomes. I excel in harnessing both technology and human resources to drive productivity, mitigate risks, and optimize costs. My educational background in Electrical Engineering and industrial experience position me as a valuable asset in engineering-related roles.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sales Manager
RORO, THE ROLL ON ROLL OFF COMPANY
Orlando , FL
2020.03 - 2022.09
- Managed and assessed incoming leads for international logistics projects
- Achieved growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing the sales department
- Owned recruiting, objectives setting, coaching and performance monitoring of sales representatives
- Communicated with international ocean ports to determine how projects should be managed
- Formulated quotes for overseas construction machinery shipments
- Successfully hit monthly sales goals that range between $500,000 and 1 million USD in sales.
Senior Manager
Universal Cinemark Orlando
Orlando , FL
2018.01 - 2020.12
- Human Resources: Tracked Payroll, wrote employee schedules, conducted interviews for all positions, and crew member performance reviews
- Food & Beverage: Placed weekly orders for concessions and bar
- Performed weekly and monthly inventory
- Booth / Movie Projection: Made and allocated SPLs in TMS
- Changed and ordered projector bulbs and filters
- Kept Movie Library Server in good condition
- Received an “Exceeds Expectations” in every Booth Evaluation
Supervisor
AMC Universal Cineplex 20 And AMC Otay Ranch 20
Orlando - San Diego , FL - CA
2015.12 - 2018.03
- Lead the operational transition from AMC to Cinemark at Universal CityWalk in Orlando, FL
- Received a 94 out of 100 score in Senior Management assessment
- Established departmental budgets, goals, sale plans, staffing, attendance projections, and marketing campaigns for 2019
- Tracked payroll, and approved wages and raises
- Improved bar revenue by 15%, eliminating unnecessary products from inventory, which also lowered the food cost for the theater and modifying cocktail recipes with premium ingredients
- Helped with the design of Box Office remodel that will take place in May 2020 and calculated a 4% saving on staff payroll for
- Sent to Colombia for a month in 2019 to rearrange and train managers on inventory procedures
- Lowered their food cost by 10% and improved their sales per capita by 15%
- Successfully improved financial relations by opening lines of communications to understand areas of concern between Cinemark and Universal Studios
- Analyzed market trends and statistics to determine potential growth if CityWalk validated parking for Cinemark guests and brought the results to the negotiating table with Universal Studios' financial team in Spring 2019, which increased attendance by 30 percent by December 2019
- Designed tracking and financial procedures for parking rebates that started in July 2019
- Deployed resources for the remodel of 20 auditoriums, including booth and equipment, from March to September 2019
- Trained and evaluated assistant managers in all departments, including Human Resources, Admin, Food and Beverage, Audit, and Movie Projection.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida 2019.01 - Current
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
Valencia College
Orlando, Florida 2020.08 - 2022.08
Coursework towards Industrial Engineering. - Industrial Engineering
University of Antioquia
Medellin, ColombiaAssociate of Arts - English-as-a-Second-Language Education
EAFIT University
Medellin, Colombia 2010.01 - 2013.12
High School Diploma -
Pontifical Bolivarian University
Medellin, Colombia 2011.01 - 2013.12
Skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
undefinedAssociation
President of the Colombian Disney College Program Association
Timeline
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
Valencia College
2020.08 - 2022.08
Sales Manager
RORO, THE ROLL ON ROLL OFF COMPANY
2020.03 - 2022.09
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Central Florida
2019.01 - Current
Senior Manager
Universal Cinemark Orlando
2018.01 - 2020.12
Supervisor
AMC Universal Cineplex 20 And AMC Otay Ranch 20
2015.12 - 2018.03
High School Diploma -
Pontifical Bolivarian University
2011.01 - 2013.12
Associate of Arts - English-as-a-Second-Language Education
EAFIT University
2010.01 - 2013.12
Coursework towards Industrial Engineering. - Industrial Engineering
University of Antioquia
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