Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Pedro A. Rodriguez

Summary

Experienced Multidiciplinary professional with strong leadership and relationship-building skills.  Creativity, Initiative and excellent communication skills. Ability to handle multiple tasks. Highly-accomplished leader with over 10 years of successful supervisory experience, exceptional strategist, and expert negotiator.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Cemex PR
Guaynabo, PR
01.2003 - Current
  • (787)786-3000.

Account receivable Specialist

01.2011 - Current
  • Complete responsibility for the detailed daily operation and collections Accounts Receivable department, reported directly to the CIO of Finance.
  • Primary contact for all customer disputes with authorization to resolve all discrepancies.
  • Developed internal reports using Excel to capture specific data for revenue reporting, DSO calculations and early pay discounts.
  • Prepared reconciliation reports for YE Financial and Sox audits along with monthly close reports.
  • Processed over 1000 invoices per calendar.
  • Reorganization of the filing system (SAP) to be more efficient and effective.
  • Executed all collection efforts that resulted bad debt write offs to less than 1% yearly.
  • Corresponded via email and telephone collecting on past due accounts, resolving disputes and questions, researching misapplied payments, errors in contracts, and other discrepancies.
  • Monitored of Unapplied Checks, and other reports, on a daily basis to ensure all goals were met and exceeded by deadlines.
  • Maintained a portfolio of over 500 accounts (on average about 100 delinquent), monitoring a queue daily to ensure past due customers were contacted as needed via letters, email, and phone calls.

01.2008 - 01.2011
  • Coordinated with staff regarding relocation and transportation arrangements.
  • Prepared documentation and coordinated transport of resources and materials.
  • Marked and labeled freight; documented, verified, and inventoried cargo; and prepared and submitted report documentation.
  • Maintained accurate records and managed office correspondence.
  • Distribution Management.
  • Continuous Process Improvement.
  • Quality Assurance.
  • Vendor and Staff Relations.
  • Inventory Control Processes.
  • Transportation / Materials Handling.
  • Standards / Procedures Compliance.
  • Training and Leadership Strategic Planning (2006-2008) - Design, evaluation and selection of strategies.
  • Information management and strategic advice.
  • Responsible for database management and data mining for specific projects.
  • Worked closely with management to develop strong business plans for future growth projects.
  • Assisted human resources in developing personnel projection models to help in recruiting.

Central Dispatch Supervisor

01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Managed all aspects of the daily dispatch operation in all P.R.
  • Directed a team of 55 employees to maximize operational performance and corporate goals.
  • Liaison to customers to ensure favorable partnership resulting in high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Managed and maintained accurate inventory of over $1 million dollars of product and installation supplies.
  • Worked with vendors ordering parts and submitting warranty claims.
  • Calculated and scheduled workload based on manpower and corporate goals.
  • Address and solve customer complaints.

Quality Control Technician

Cemex
06.2000 - 01.2004
  • Responsible for inspecting raw materials as well as intermediate and finished products, along with adjusting formulations to meet specifications.
  • In charge of general maintenance and upkeep of the laboratory and equipment.
  • Monitored and recorded all outcomes and discrepancies of testing.
  • Reviewed and recommended compliance issues to meet quality specifications.
  • Handled biological materials for quality testing.
  • Trained new laboratory technician on all procedures and testing methods.
  • Wrote all non-conformance monthly reports using SAP.
  • Organized and inventoried retain samples for quality assurance processes.

02.1999 - 02.2000
  • Ensure that water discharges comply with all local, state and federal legal requirements.
  • Ensure that water discharges comply with all local, state and federal legal requirements.
  • Performed laboratory analysis for chlorine, ozone, pH, manganese, hardness, alkalinity, bacteria and extensive jar testing.
  • Ran extensive testing studies to determine optimum polymer to lessen settled turbidity.
  • Reduced the cost of removing settled sludge.

Education

Business Administration

U.P.R. College of Mayagüez P.R
1995

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, power point, etc)
  • Visual Basic

Excel (Macros & Queries)

Windows

Communication

  • Budgeting and finance
  • Strong verbal communication

Timeline

Account receivable Specialist

01.2011 - Current

01.2008 - 01.2011

Central Dispatch Supervisor

01.2004 - 01.2006

Cemex PR
01.2003 - Current

Quality Control Technician

Cemex
06.2000 - 01.2004

02.1999 - 02.2000

Business Administration

U.P.R. College of Mayagüez P.R
Pedro A. Rodriguez