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Title: Bilingual Spanish - English, 18 years experience in international projects in South and Central America. Businees Administration & Finance expert
Posted by: Paul
Location: Sterling, United States
Date: May 9, 2005


Details:

Paul M. Lotze

Executive Profile: U.S Citizen; Bilingual, 18 year experience as a manager, directing and coordinating internationally Financed Projects, operations and fieldwork in multiple locations, in South and Central America. Overall management experience includes estimating and scheduling projects, preparing financial reports in accordance with International Accounting Standards, reviewing bid proposals, negotiating contracts, managing equipment inventory, determining appropriate equipment for projects, overseeing procurement according to donors specifications and maintenance, controlling expenditures, and maintaining quality control.

Career Achievements

Completely restructured existing Strategies; Engineered new processes, evaluated projects; products, services, and related markets.. Conducted good faith negotiations, establishing and maintaining excellent labor relations with employees in several countries.
No work stoppages in 15 years. Served as liaison with The Board of Directors, managers, executives, and community leaders to coordinate project management, development and community involvement. Promoted to National Director in two projects, after improving financial management and Project Development in only three months

Relevant Experience and Skills

Instituted a new employee orientation program, to improve employee performance and to decrease project delays. Analyzed procurement records and procedures to develop a proposal to improve efficiency and clear procedures, tracking expenses more carefully, allowing no room for corrupt practices. Designed, tested and implemented project information system to track project development data and project history, managing a team of four hundred contract consultants, managed and directed a wide range of strategic planning, financial analysis and organizational management functions for an entity with nine cities in countries with extreme poverty indexes. Analyzed problems, formulated options, and presented solutions offering win-win outcomes.

Professional Background

Department of Agriculture, Bolivia 2004 to 2004
Project Coordinator
Administrator for the National Strategy for Agricultural Development in rural areas of extreme poverty in Bolivia financed by, Denmark and The World Bank.
Proven ability to turn around projects that are behind schedule and over budget. Trained field staff and provided tools they required to reach expectations and achieve objectives. Proven ability to train and coordinate administrative staff. Negotiated and assessed bid qualifications, served as a mediator and negotiator providing dispute resolution. Planned, directed and coordinated activities of designated projects.


Additional Employment History

National Institute for Agrarian Reform, Bolivia 1999 to 2003
Project Coordinator
National Land Administration Project - PNAT
Financed by: The World Bank, Nordic Development Fund, Denmark, Holland, European Union, Inter- American Development Bank (IADB) and Canada.

Responsibilities:
Project Management; responsible for procurement and project performance as well as accurate financial statements.
On site evaluation of project development and proper disbursement of resources throughout developing countries.



National State Resources Service., Bolivia 1996 to 1999
Administrative Director
Responsible for the appropriate management of financial and human resources.
Responsible for financial reports and budgets.


Employment Experience

INPEX – NATIONAL TRADE PROMOTION INSTITUTE, Bolivia 1994 to 1995
Deputy Director
Responsibilities:
Promote and encourage diversification in non- traditional export products from rural areas. Identify and research potential export markets that will allow sustained growth in export trade.
Project design and implementation in rural areas, business education, vocational training, and artisan craft development, assessment of community needs and organizational development.
Organize and coordinate Bolivia's participation in National and International Trade Fairs. Provide information services related to markets, commercial opportunities, tariffs and duties and product profiles. Maintain close relationship with international trade organizations for trade promotion. Coordinate work through diplomatic commercial attaches worldwide.

Education:

B.A. Management & Finance 1984
Saint Edwards University. Austin Texas

MBA. Public Administration
Bolivia’s Catholic University (A division of Harvard University) 1998 to2000


Training, Skills & Seminars

International Certification -
Bolivian Catholic University ( A Division of Harvard University.) 2000
Public Administration, Social Project Development, Administration and Evaluation.

The World Bank
Policies and Procurement Workshop
Washington D.C 2000

Additional Work Experience

Treasury Ministry, Bolivia 1996 to 1996
Financial Manager
Negotiation, development and financial evaluation of Internationally Financed Projects. (Germany, Japan, Korea, The Word Bank, United Nations and the Inter- American Development Bank).

Central Bank of Bolivia (Bolivian Federal Reserve), 1989 to 1994
Financial Advisor
In charge of all foreign affairs and the overnight investment of the Banks Portfolio 250MM, plus the daily accounting of the gold reserve.

Place & Date of Birth
Miami – Florida – United States
December, 11, 1962





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