Experience

Abiding Fathers

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer-Executive Director

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Executive Director & CEO of Abiding Fathers and all associated ministries worldwide.

• Director

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2023

  Directing Abiding Fathers en Español on a volunteer/assignment basis while working on Doctorate Degree in Ministry/Leadership. Abiding Fathers ministry exist to equip and motivate men to become the dads and leaders God wants them to be.


Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Adjunct Professor

  • Mar 2020 - Present


Padre de Corazón Ministry

• Executive Director

  • Mar 2019 - Jun 2023

  Padre de Corazón Ministry (Hispanic Ministry of Abiding Fathers). Encouraging, equipping, and engaging men in developing their God ordained leadership role as fathers in order to make disciples for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Padre de Corazón Ministry (Hispanic Ministry of Abiding Fathers). Encouraging, equipping, and engaging men in developing their God ordained leadership role as fathers in order to make disciples for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


Stonebriar Community Church
• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Interim Associate Pastor

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2019


Estrada & Associates

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Client Services

  • May 2016 - May 2017

  Estrada & Associates is a trusted professional and hands-on accounting and finance managers for small businesses. We manage risk and handle a range of finance matters including accounting, financial reporting, and payroll and benefits; Oversees financial functions and cash flow required for effective operations and management; improve processes and infrastructure to enable small businesses to meet their objectives. We offer business owners a full line of comprehensive accounting solutions. We focus on your internal accounting needs like bookkeeping and payroll while also providing you with meaningful business guidance and tax planning based on timely and accurate monthly financial statements. Show less



GENBAND

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Shared Services

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Responsible for leading the company’s Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Credit/Collections functions.Manage Cash Applications. Establish & implement processes to assist with the collection of the AR portfolio..Oversee all areas of Accounts Payable including: Customer Vendor Relations, all check disbursements, 1099 and tax related matters. Administer purchase card and corporate card programs globally. Lead integration of AR/AP associated with acquisitions. Standardize accounting processes and tools across the organization, promoting best practices within the finance/accounting functions. Represent worldwide shared services in key cross functional projects and company initiatives. Develop the AR & AP team through coaching, performance management and training. Show less



Essilor of America

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager - Credit/Collections - Customer Information Management

  • Jun 2009 - Oct 2015

  Manage Credit & Collections and New Accounts and group for all Essilor of America U.S. customer base. Account portfolio of over 40,000 accounts including National Accounts. Managing centralization of New Accounts and Credit & Collections functions into Corporate Finance Shared Services group. Perform monthly Accounts Receivable analysis for Business Units Financial Analyst, incluiding key account receivables metrics and Bad Debt Reserve Analysis. Lead continuous improvement efforts with the credit, collections and account management teams to streamline process and insure compliance to standard operating procedures. Mobilize and inspire account information, credit and collections teams to ensure customer information database is aligned with credit risk assessments.Manage efforts of invoicing and monthly statements. Involves weekly invoicing to customers, electronic invoicing to key accounts and management of monthly statement process completed by third party provider. Apply solid understanding of business drivers to ensure applications for new customers follow established operating procedures. Manage Go Green initiative for Essilor of America, encouraging customers to access their invoices and monthly statements online with substantial cost reduction. Show less



Natura Bisse International

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Controller

  • Nov 2008 - Jun 2009

  Direct the Accounting/Finance Department for a high end skin care products company with headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. Responsible for managing all accounting functions including revenue recognitions, billing, receivables, payables, inventory accounting, accounts reconciliation and financial statement preparation. Fully responsible for all financial reporting and analysis. Provide support to business unit’s management on financial related matters. Direct the Accounting/Finance Department for a high end skin care products company with headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. Responsible for managing all accounting functions including revenue recognitions, billing, receivables, payables, inventory accounting, accounts reconciliation and financial statement preparation. Fully responsible for all financial reporting and analysis. Provide support to business unit’s management on financial related matters.



Belo

• Israel
• Fundraising

• Director Financial Services

  • Mar 2007 - Nov 2008

  Direct the Financial Services Operations (Shared Services), Credit Management, Collections, Billing, Cash Application and Accounts Receivable for 21 TV stations across the nation. Responsible for the centralization, standardization of the financial services processes and procedures, and implemented change with the least resistance and with the most buy-in as possible. Worked directly with customers, business units’ management and sales groups in resolving issues and disputes related to customers’ accounts receivables balances, billing, cash applications, credit management and collections..Worked with a third party company in the automation of a credit application and credit approval process reducing the cycle time (received to approve) from 5 days to an average of 3 hours. Hired and develop organization in supporting the financial services functions. Directly involved in implementing controls and documentation in compliance with SOX and Internal Audit. Show less



Value Added Communications

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director/VP Operations

  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2005

  Full management responsibility of Customer Support, Materials Management, Manufacturing, Test & Integration, Technical Support, Quality, BackOffice/Billing and Installation of Inmate Telephone Systems. Achieved over 15% of cost reduction through selective outsourcing while maintaining high quality level and on-time delivery of systems to customer sites. Successfully sold a multi million dollars contract with Puerto Rico Telephone Company for the Department of Corrections Inmate Telephones Program and managed the project exceeding customer expectations. Fully responsible for inventory control and reporting. Managed the annual budget for the Operation Group. Show less



Alcatel

• Türkiye
• Telecommunications

• Operations Controller

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Managed complete responsibility for cost accounting, management accounting, financial planning and analysis, budget process for the company’s operations group. Oversaw all inventory reporting and analysis, customer support cost accounting, and satellite manufacturing operations. • Successfully oversaw the management of a new department that resulted from the merger of the cost accounting department and the financial planning department. • Supported all business units with financial forecasting and analysis. Managed the budget process for all Alcatel USA Operations units, including Capital expenditures. • Successfully implemented direct costing as management tool for cost accounting. • Served as a key leader in the divestiture of company’s Plano and Richardson, Texas manufacturing facilities. • Key member of the month end closing team and financial reporting. Show less