NICHOLAS LAROCHE

166 Brightridge Avenue * East Providence, Rhode Island 02914

(401) 255-7585 * nl601078@westpost.net
PROFILE
* MBA graduate seeking to secure a position where business acumen, interpersonal
relations skills, and formal academic training could be leveraged to support an
d advance the operations of a progressive company. Graduate level curriculum exp
osure includes a concentration in human resources (HR) with comprehensive studie
s in the areas of HR management, staffing, training/development, labor relations
, and diversity management.
___________________________________ Core Strengths ___________________
________________
* Critical Thinking/Problem Solving * Oral and Written Communications
* Company Advocacy and Representation * Relationship Management
* Teaching and Training * Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
* Able to interface productively with professional colleagues at all organizatio
nal levels to maintain the alignment of team efforts while working collaborative
ly to attain common objectives and meet critical deadlines.
* Transferable core competencies include definitive strengths in client relation
ship management, case management, and teaching. Reputation for being organized,
focused, diligent, and highly attentive to mission-critical business details. Mo
tivated by opportunities to explore new concepts and broaden an eclectic knowled
ge base.
EDUCATION
Keller Graduate School of Management, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
Master of Business Administration Degree Concentration: Human Resources 2009
* GPA: 3.3/4.0
______________________________ Curriculum Highlights _____________
_________________
- Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business - Training and Development
- Managing Global Diversity - Statistics
- Labor Relations - Marketing
Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development Concentration: Secon
dary Education/History 2004
* Dean's List
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Arbitration Association, East Providence, Rhode Island 2006 to 2007
Case Manager
Recruited to this nonprofit alternative dispute resolution services company to p
rovide comprehensive case management and procedural administration from initial
case filing through final closing.
* Served as a main focal point to facilitate communications with clients and int
erfaced directly with neutral parties and attorneys to address evolving issues,
verify administrative details, manage procedural elements, and identify dispute
resolution solutions throughout the duration of the arbitration/mediation/award
cycle.
* Conducted preliminary meetings with case management efforts centered on record
ing relevant information, introducing clients and neutral parties, and developin
g schedules for future hearings.
* Maintained case-specific financial records and collected fees in accordance wi
th administrative protocols.
* Met the challenge to provide attentive, legally compliant, client-centered adm
inistrative processing while managing a portfolio of 70 active cases.
* Leveraged the capabilities of industry-specific software to optimize workflow,
sustain administrative efficiency levels, and achieve complex information manag
ement objectives.
Sovereign Bank, East Providence, Rhode Island 2005 to 2006
Underwriter
Promoted to underwriter during a period of explosive business growth and given a
ccountability for managing a portfolio of commercial and residential loans purch
ased from independent mortgage origination companies.
* Analytically reviewed applications to underwrite loans in accordance with lend
ing-authority guidelines, with a strategic goal of assessing borrowers' financia
l profiles to manage risk.
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* Expedited the loan processing cycle by identifying and clearing conditions and
by preparing file submissions for final corporate approval.
* Performed comparative analyses of lenders' program guidelines to assess alignm
ent with constantly changing loan stipulations and parameters within the competi
tive marketplace.
Loan Acquisition Specialist
* Provided analytical documentation review to evaluate newly purchased secondary
-market mortgage loans within the framework of corporate-defined quality and ris
k-assessment guidelines.
* Exceeded expectations in providing comprehensive quality assurance analyses of
complex documentation including secured and unsecured notes, titles, deeds, HUD
-1 settlement statements, homeowners' insurance policies, property/financial dis
closures, and related legal addenda.
* Traveled extensively throughout the United States to perform the on-site due d
iligence required to mitigate corporate risk exposure through close examinations
of correspondents' hard-copy loan-package documentation.
* Sustained efficiency and productivity levels during a period of unprecedented
loan acquisition while processing more than 30 case files per day.
* Held concurrent responsibility for migrating data to update the company's fina
ncial information management system.
* Expedited loan verification and analysis by interfacing with origination corre
spondents and loan processors to research and secure missing or omitted document
ation.
Denn John Middle School (Osceola County School District), Kissimmee, Florida 200
4 to 2005
Teacher (Certified in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida)
Devised and implemented creative lesson plans to teach seventh-grade social stud
ies to heterogeneously grouped students in a diverse, multicultural environment.
* Conducted student-centered lessons while implementing a standards-based curric
ulum, with professional teaching efforts sharply focused on literacy development
and the employment of the specific methodologies required to actively engage st
udents in the learning process.
* Responded to students' varied learning styles by incorporating project-based a
nd shared-learning strategies into daily lesson plans. Set up and directed in-cl
ass learning centers that supported cooperative, peer-focused instruction.
* Optimized cross-curriculum teaching outcomes by interfacing collaboratively wi
th multidisciplinary team colleagues to plan, coordinate, and implement thematic
units.
* Evaluated students' academic performance and monitored progress through the us
e of tests, rubrics, quizzes, class and project assignments, and informal assess
ments.
East Providence High School, East Providence, Rhode Island 2004
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
* Hired into a long-term substitute position to implement curricula for courses
in civics, United States history, world history, and advanced geography.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Server, Bartender, Outback Steakhouse, East Greenwich, Rhode Island 2008 to Pres
ent
Server, Longhorn Steakhouse, North Attleboro, Massachusetts and Orlando, Florida
2003 to 2006
Server, Outback Steakhouse, Seekonk, Massachusetts 2002 to 2003
Server, Bartender, Trainer, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar, Seekonk, Mass
achusetts 1997 to 2001
Supervisor, Trainer, Bartender, Server, Host, Cook, Gregg's Restaurant, East Pro
vidence, Rhode Island 1994 to 1997
ACTIVITIES
Baseball Coach (paid position), Edward R. Martin Middle School, East Providence,
Rhode Island 2000 to 2004
Supervisor (paid position), Rhode Island Youth Playground Program, East Providen
ce, Rhode Island 2002 to 2003
Baseball Coach/Manager (volunteer position), Rhode Island Little League, Riversi
de, Rhode Island 1997 to 2000
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Navy * Honorable Discharge 1996 to 1998