Address: 464 Water Street, Indiana, PA 15701
Phone Number: 724-388-6802
E-mail: mailto:csjf@iup.edu
Web Site: https://santiagos.tripod.com/
EDUCATION
PhD in Administration and Leadership Studies, dissertation phase.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
Masterīs Degree in Business Administration (MBA), August 1998
Eberly College of Business , Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
Specialization: Stock valuation, Optimal Risky Portfolio Management
Masterīs Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations (MA), May 1997
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
Specialization: Human Resources Management
ECONOMIST, February 1994
Pontifical Catholic University, Quito - Ecuador
Specialization: Credit and Finance
ACADEMIC HONORS
1998 Outstanding Graduate Research Award granted by the Pennsylvania Center for Labor Relations
FULL TIME ASSISTANTSHIP granted by the Graduate School of Business at IUP, June 1997 to August 1998
FULL TIME ASSISTANTSHIP granted by the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at IUP, September 1995 to May 1997
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, September 1995 to May 1997
BEST GRADUATE at the Faculty of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University, February 1994.
SKILLS
Software Proficiency:
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SPSS |
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Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) |
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Visual Basic Language (macros) |
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Adobe Photoshop |
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FTP Software |
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HTML programming |
Internal Auditor ISO 14001 issued by Bureau Veritas, June 2001
Language Proficiency:
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Spanish |
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German |
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English |
EXPERIENCE
CALL-OUT SPECIALIST, September 2002 to present
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Indiana - Pennsylvania
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Conducting phone surveys with clients to gather personal, medical., and financial information for underwriting purposes. |
HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR, February 2001 to June 2002
Occidental Oil & Gas Company, Quito - Ecuador
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Managing the company's Pension Fund (PAR): |
- Building 4 Investment Portfolios for the employees composed by Vanguard's money market fund, US S&P Stock Index, and European Index Fund.
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Preparing the HR budget, manpower, headcount and finance reports. |
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Planning & administering the Budget Outlook. |
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Maintaining and updating the organizational charts for Ecuador. |
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Responsible for HR/Administration Cost Center (9040). |
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Supervising the personnel life and medical insurance policy. |
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Managing the pro temporary personnel contracts including: |
- Temporary personnel, accounts payable, contract management, budget management, rates, change and work orders, interview of candidates, clearance process for finalists (security), review and approval of overtime, and salary revisions as needed according to market comparisons.
MANAGING EDITOR, SPANISH, February 2000 to August 2002
GetAbstract.com http://www.getabstract.com/
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Taking care of the Spanish production process for getAbstract.com. This company is an internet based knowledge rating service and publisher of business books abstracts. Its headquarters is located in Lucerne, Switzerland, and has offices in New York, Miami, Beijing and Hong Kong. |
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Managing a staff of 12 expert translators in the areas of corporate finance, human resources, marketing, technology, leadership & strategy, and career development. |
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Layouting the English and Spanish Abstracts in pdf format (Adobe Acrobat) for getAbstract.com. |
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Layouting the Spanish pdf Abstracts in html language (Internet language). |
CONSULTANT, January 1999 to February 2000
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Quito - Ecuador; Business Advisory Services (BAS.) Firm member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers worldwide organization.
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Providing consulting services for state and private-owned companies in the areas of salary policy, labor environment, motivational seminars, Human Resources staffing and recruiting policies, structure, business policy, strategic planning, balanced score card, value chain, and activity based costing (ABC costing). |
WEBMASTER, June 1997 to August 1998
National Environmental and Training Center (NEETC), Indiana - Pennsylvania
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Designing, constructing, and administering the Web Site and the intranet for NEETC and the Pennsylvania Center for Labor Relations. |
Addresses:
http://www.iup.edu/neetc http://www.iup.edu/laborcenter
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Participating in the development of Technology Safety Data Sheets for Filter Press Technology, using the internet, in order to avoid safety & health hazards for workers. |
GRADUATE ASSISTANT, September 1995 to July 1997
Department of Industrial and Labor Relations, Indiana - Pennsylvania (IUP)
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Participating in research like the Workerīs Compensation Survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Center of Labor Relations. |
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Helping in the design of questionnaires and statistically significant samples. |
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Advising management and union advocates and generating statistical support for arbitration and grievance procedures. |
VISA CARD SUPERVISOR, February 1994 to August 1995
La Previsora Bank, Quito - Ecuador
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Managing accounts receivable from the three credit card customers: National, Silver, and Gold. |
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Supervising accounting and cost control from the three Visa Card's portfolios. |
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Supervising twelve executives within the three divisions of the bank: National, Silver, and Gold. |
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Solving difficult problems concerning the credit card lines and national and international purchasing. |
FINANCIAL ANALYST, April 1991 to January 1994
Financial Cooperation Project between the Fomento Bank and the World Bank, Quito - Ecuador
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Analyzing the financial feasibility of the investment projects for shrimp and banana plantations financed by the BIRF 2752-Ec credit line from the World Bank. |
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Assisting the implementation of the Asset Management Control to the different investment projects funded by the BIRF 2752-Ec credit line. |
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Preparing statistical reports of the BID-245 credit line from the Inter American Development Bank. |
TEACHING
HR PROFESSOR, September 1999 to June 2000
Universidad San Francisco, Quito - Ecuador
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Teaching recruiting, staffing, salary planning, compensation and benefits, and succession planning. |
FINANCE PROFESSOR, September 2000 to March 2002
Pontifical Catholic University, Quito - Ecuador
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Teaching Optimal Risky Portfolio Design, Equity Valuation Models (Dividend Discount Model, Gordon Model), the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Index Model, Arbitrage Theory, and Fundamental & Technical Stock Analysis. |