Mauricio Paredes
Management Information Systems graduate from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, with MBA from Fundación Empresarial para el Desarrollo Educativo. Currently working as Consultant at Virtual de El Salvador SA de CV.
| Headline: | Educator |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Sports, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Design, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Human-Computer Interaction, Investment, Languages, Leadership, Management, Product design, Public Relations, Public speaking, Spanish, Writing |
| Location: | El Salvador, Central America |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding cofounders, Finding hot stories, Finding team mates, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Receiving feedback, Sharing my projects, Starting a company, Trading services |
| Tags: | business development, Entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, management |
| Schools: | American International College, Master's College, The |
FULL BIO
Extracurricular activities. -
• First Director and Secretary at Asociación Salvadoreña de Profesionales en Computación (ASPROC).
• Speaker for Fundación Empresarial para el Desarrollo Educativo (FEPADE), working jointly with the Federación Salvadoreña de Ingenieros y Arquitectos y Ramas Afines (FESIARA).
. Speaker for Entrepreneur Congress – ESEN 2008.
• Jury for Entrepreneurship Award Citi-Esen-Accion 2008
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Virtual de El Salvador |
| Position: | Consultant in Finance, Management, Information Systems and Business Development |
| Time period: | July 2006 - Present |
| Description: | - Financial investment and debt strategies. Financial analysis
- Associated Consultant for Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (ESEN) working with the Revolving Credit Line for Small Business of Interamerican Investment Corporation (IIC)/ InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB) - Business development and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) - Implementation and control based on Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Analysis and Design for Information Systems and Organizational Design - Systems Auditing - Relations with Financial institutions and Suppliers management/selection - Budget elaboration and control - Training - Projects management and development - Personnel's selection and recruitment - Plans for business expansion so as macroeconomic analysis for sector / industry |
| Employer: | Educational experience |
| Position: | University Professor |
| Time period: | July 1990 - Present |
| Description: | Universidad Centroamericana "Dr. José Simeón Cañas" (UCA) and Universidad "Dr. José Matías Delgado". University Professor at Computer Programming I and Database courses. 1990 at 1991.
University professor on partial time at Escuela Superior de Economia y Negocios (ESEN). Introduction to Information Systems course, 1994 & Sustainability Business Innovator course using IIC / IADB methodology for small business diagnostics and evaluation, 2008 uptoday. University professor on partial time at Universidad Centroamericana "Dr. José Simeón Canes" (UCA) with courses like Stock-Market Operations, Financial Analysis, Long Term Financial Administration, Systems Auditing; as well as thesis jury related with finance. |
| Employer: | Telemovil El Salvador |
| Position: | Treasurer, 2001 to 2005. Purchase and Administrative Manager 2005 to 2006. |
| Time period: | June 2001 - July 2006 |
| Description: | Main activities at Treasury department:
- Operational Cash Flow elaboration - Cash on hand report and control - Local and external payments management - Budget & Forecast projections - Financial Reports - Personnel’s management - Interest income/expense control - Cash management - Bank’s relationships - Banks debt management - Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) controls, implementation and control Main activities at Purchase and Administrative department: - Relations with insurance companies - Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) controls, implementation and control - Relations with suppliers - Responsible for negotiation/purchase process - Personnel’s management - Buildings and cleaning services management Main job was performed in El Salvador and eventually in Guatemala. |
| Employer: | Lucent Technologies El Salvador |
| Position: | Financial Manager |
| Time period: | April 1996 - June 2001 |
| Description: | - Reports to headquarters
- Treasury operations - In charge of the financial statements of the company - Financial analysis - Personnel’s management and recruitment - Financial statements presentation and analysis - Billing Control - Relations with financial institutions (banks) - Responsible for the payments to suppliers - Budget elaboration and control - Macroeconomic analysis for sector / industry - Operational Cash Flow elaboration and control Main job was performed in El Salvador and eventually in Honduras, México and Dominican Republic. |
| Employer: | Ahorromet Valores SA., Stock Brokerage House |
| Position: | General Manager |
| Time period: | April 1994 - April 1996 |
| Description: | - Competent steps to the formation and operation of the company
- Information systems analysis, design and implementation - Economic and market consultant - Financial products design and implementation, as well as their commercialization - Treasury Operations, as well as cash flow elaboration and control - Administrative and Operative methods Design and implementation - System and electronic market information system design - Stock exchange law review for improvements committee - Relations with the stock brokers houses of Central American area - In charge of the financial statements of the company - Stock Market and economic statistical design and monitorial, as well as macroeconomic analysis of the environment - Personal selection and recruitment - Responsible for billing so as payments to suppliers - Sales and control for the stock market value titles - Relations with the press, stock exchange, banks and financial system superintendence - Attention, prospected and amplification for the company clients list Main job was performed in El Salvador and eventually in Costa Rica. |
| Employer: | Conductores Electricos de Centroamerica (Conelca, Phelps Dodge subsidiary) |
| Position: | Treasurer manager trainee |
| Time period: | May 1991 - April 1994 |
| Description: | - Operative Cash Flow elaboration and control
- Relations with the institutions of the financial system, as well as control of bank account balances - Responsible for the payments so much national as international - Member of the budget elaboration and control committee - Member of the reengineering committee and development of the new on-line Computer Information System - Evaluation of the investment alternatives and debt of the company - Operative relations with headquarters |
EDUCATION
| University: | Master's College, The |
| Time period: | 1993 - 1997 |
| Degree: | FEPADE/ISEADE (El Salvador)... Finance, Management, Economics, MBA |
| University: | American International College |
| Time period: | 1985 - 1990 |
| Degree: | ITESM (Monterrey, México)... Management Information Systems, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Books: | please visit www.lulu.com |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | chess, jogging |
| Hobbies: | play keyboards, movies, music, travel |
| Memberships: | • First Director and Secretary at Asociación Salvadoreña de Profesionales en Computación (ASPROC). |
