Objective Finance Manager or Controller position within a consumer product, phar maceutical or oil industry related company with

international operations, where prior experience, skills and education will support the organizations ultimate f inancial goals. Qualifications Summary Progressive international experience in Finance with Fort une 500 companies. Specific experience includes accounting (local and US GAAP), preparation and interpretation of financial statements and key business indicato rs, financial reporting, financial analysis, planning, management of treasury op erations, taxes and development of internal controls. Great communication skills within and outside the organization. Accustomed to managing personnel and worki ng with multidisciplinary teams. Excelent command of Spanish and ERP Systems. Experience FAMA DE AMERICA, Venezuela Finance Manager 2009

Responsible primarily for the development and implementation of the SAP Treasury Module and Management of treasury resources (cash, short term debt and lease co ntracts). Company seized by local government. Reported to Finance Director with 2 direct reports. VENEVESION, Venezuela Business Manager 2006 - 2008

Responsible for the administration of resources supporting the production of TV programs (both nationally made and outsourced). Budget preparation and monthly m onitoring of expenses. Responsibilities also include management of the purchasin g department (CADIVI) and warehouse facilities. Reported to Finance Director wit h 4 direct reports and 54 indirect reports. (03/06 - 02/08). KOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, Miami Accounts Payable Manager 2002 - 2004

Responsible for accurate and timely recording of monthly expenses, pre-paid, fix ed assets and month end accruals. Developed internal processes to assert that di sbursements were adequately supported. Management of contractual commitments. Mo nthly reconciliation of the accounts payable subsidiary to the ledger. Reported to Director of Treasury Operations with 4 direct reports (10/02 - 05/04). COCA-COLA Servicios de Venezuela, Venezuela Budget & Treasury Manager Venezuela & Colombia 1998 - 2001

Responsible for the preparation of the financial monthly Rolling Estimate and An nual Business Plan for Business Unit with $155 million in annual Net Revenues. F inancial analysis preceding the introduction of new brands, impact on operating income as a result of variances in brand and/or package mix, retail price, retai l discount, distributor promotions, exchange rates and inflation. Variance of ac tual results vs budget and rolling estimate. Responsible for the treasury activi ties of the service companies, to include: Cash flow, Collection activities, Day s Sales Outstanding and exchange differences. Reported to Finance Manager of Ven ezuela and Colombia with two direct reports (06/98 - 12/01). SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, Atlanta, Georgia Senior Financial Analyst, Latin America 1997

Responsible for the financial control of Latin America's offices. Annual budget, expense monitoring, and financial reporting. Interaction with local accountants

and law firms. Preparation of profitability margins by product line and deal an alysis. Legal entities set up and tax planning. Reported to Controller of the Am ericas (12/96 - 10/97). TURNER INTERNATIONAL, Atlanta, Georgia Senior Accountant, Latin America * International Accounting & Consolidations 1996

Responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of Latin America branches . Budget preparation of operations for Canada, Central & South America. Reporte d to Accounting Manager (01/96 - 12/96).

SCHLUMBERGER GROUP OF COMPANIES, Venezuela * Operational/Compliance Audits * International Treasury * Capital Budget/Control * Internal Control Procedures

1989 - 1995

Held several positions: as Financial Coordinator, responsible for the preparatio n of tenders/bids for existing and potential clients in Latin America (01/95 - 0 6/95). Served as Internal Auditor for Latin America, heading operational and com pliance audits throughout operating divisions (03/93 - 01/95). As Senior Manage ment Accountant, held responsibility for month end closings and financial report ing (04/91 - 03/93). As Assistant in International Treasury, recorded US dollar transactions, managed investments, loans, letters of credit and hedging operatio ns (12/89 - 04/91). Skills Experience with Hyperion, SAP, JD Edwards, Excel, and Word. Bi-cultural skills, both interpersonal and communication. Fluent in Spanish. Education CPA (Passed all 4 parts of the Test required to earn the Certification as a Public Accountant). BS, Business Administration, Major in Finance. Magna Cum Laude University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana Elena Gonzalez Selected Accomplishments FAMA DE AMERICA, Caracas, Venezuela * Responsible for the implementation SAPs Treasury Module. * Responsible for implementing performance indicators within the Treasury Depa rtment. VENEVISION, Caracas, Venezuela * Implementation of cross training amongst members of different departments in order to improve personnel skills and training. * Selection and implementation of Accounting System required to manage a local program. * Implemented management by objectives within my department as an evaluation t ool of performance. KOS PHARMACEUTICALS, Inc., Miami, USA * Reorganized the A/P department in order to fulfill duties thoroughly. Reorgani zation included hiring new employees, terminating some employees, training those

which had potential for development and reorganizing payments by company depart ments (Sales, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Research and Development). * Developed and Implemented internal controls within the department in order to ensure that cash was safe guarded. * Improved the A/P department's image and perception with outside vendors and wi thin the company. This turnaround resulted from improving the time required to p rocess payments, more follow-up on unresolved issues related to payments and mor e communication (training) with company employees on necessary documentation req uired to process a payment. COCA-COLA Servicios de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela * Successfully migrated Colombia's monthly rolling estimate and annual business plan to conform with new business structure following reorganization of the Divi sion in Venezuela. * Migrated Venezuela and Colombia treasury activities to electronic banking, in order to share one common Regional platform. * Developed and led implementation in the Division of software aimed at controll ing $20 million of operational expenses. * Developed plans related to the liquidation and phase out of Coca-Cola de Colom bia activities, following reorganization and new business structure of the Divis ion. SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, Atlanta, Ga * In order to meet corporate standards of quality and performance, proposed to m anagement a change in outsourcing accounting firms in Argentina and successfully led the transition. * Interacted with public accounting firms in order to select the business model that would minimize the legal entitys tax exposure. Established accounting proce dures within offices in Latin America and head office in order to accurately ref lect transactions on US books (as per GAAP). * Developed achievable business plan for Latin America based on accurate estimat e of revenues and expenses. * Implemented Latin Americas quarterly financial package: profit and loss statem ents and financial analysis, orders placed and sales: by product line, by custom er, and by country, distributors performance; backlog, forecast and planning rep orts. * Initiated the Regions monthly and quarterly forecast by product line enabling production to comply with deadlines and reduce lead times. SCHLUMBERGER GROUP OF COMPANIES * Led local senior management to initiate corrective action for weak internal co ntrol procedures based on reports from internal audits carried among 11 countrie s. Supervised audit teams and contributed to reduce fraud cases by 50% over a tw o year period. * Established uniform accounting and procedural guidelines among multinational o ffices by updating, developing and implementing new internal control procedures . * Pioneered the effort to decentralize the accounting and financial support prov ided by headquarters to the District Office, by enabling the District to exert control over the closing process. * Developed standard forms aimed at producing meaningful account analysis, later adopted by the field. * Enabled management to meet year end net income goals after determining an exce ss accrual of $300,000 in international compensation accounts. * Developed the Regions purchase order and bank reconciliation forms.