SANDRA TORRES

5435 Wellfield Road, New Port Richey, Fl 34655 H: (727) 372-1785 C: (727) 271-78
41 E:
EXECUTIVE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT-180 DEGREE VISION
Global-Minded Leader with High International Business Intelligence. Great ROI Gr
owth Plans with extensive experience in Central America and the United States.
Exceptionally hard working and an intelligent strategist. Superior ability to ga
uge the entire picture, indentifying opportunities for success and setting forwa
rd profitable strategies to ignite business growth.
Outstanding problem solver who can implement cost-effective solutions. Positive-
oriented and determined with a "win-win" attitude. Accomplished career ushering
success by leveraging skills in Profit & Loss, Media & Public relations, Negotia
tions, Market Analysis & Presentations.
Bi-Lingual Communications: Spanish and English, working knowledge of Italian and
French.
CORE COMPETENCIES
* New Business Development
* Account Acquisition
* Global Financial Analysis
* Multi-Level Business Operations
* Team Leadership
* Profit & Loss
* High Level Strategic Planning
* International Level Negotiations
* Profit Building Restructuring
* Excellent closing negotiator
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL MANAGER
GBM DE NICARAGUA, SA (AN IBM ALLIANCE CO)
Managua, Nicaragua
1999 to 2009
Led major company transformation. Instrumental in converting the smallest IT fir
m into the largest IT operation in Nicaragua, driving generous profits in a firs
t-time market. Reduced the level of competition; bested 11 established IT compet
itors through strategic business development through intense networking and cont
ract negotiations with the Nicaraguan government. Re-established company busines
s initiatives through intense market research, successfully increasing profits,
and slashing expenses by streamlining office operations. Paired efforts with CFO
in identifying and rectifying discrepancies in preparation for audits.
* Supervised five leaders, directing 45 employees to run all business operation
s, mobilizing teams in order to penetrate markets, sell, and capture a huge mark
et share in a challenging emerging market with varying dynamics political dynami
cs and lack of technology knowledge.
* Increased company revenue stream from $1.2M to $14M by spearheading a long-te
rm strategic operation to target IT market resulting in profits gains from withi
n a four-year period.
* Reduced annual operating cost from $160K US to $100K US. Improved business op
erations by streamlining office staff to reduce company overhead by 50%.
* Increased repetitive revenue by winning an edge over Xerox and signing contra
cts with many of its major clients through strategic and undetected purchasing o
f printing machinery through legal channels.
* Developed a pilot program for Education Centers at GBM, which became highly s
uccessful; implemented and standardized in other countries.
 * Created a new follow-up process for clients with contracts on guaranty equipm
ent, creating incentive plans, growing revenue by 30%.
SANDRA TORRES PAGE TWO
GENERAL MANAGER
BAC INTERNATIONAL BANK, BAC VALORES NICARAGUA
Managua, Nicaragua
1997 to 1998
Created strategic business plans to target new markets in South America and the
United States; transformed brokerage firm operations into an international level
business.
* Excelled product line growth by 50%, developing new design concepts and initi
ating greater production methods for product development and placement, resultin
g in significant profit increases.
* Supervised finance team to create action plans, infiltrating regional stock m
arket trends to expand company enterprise.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SECRETAR A DEL PROGRAMA PL-480 (USAID/US State Department)
Managua, Nicaragua
1993 to 1997
Founded, directed, and designed an international funding development for over 30
projects. Performed as a local and international lobbyist for the U.S. Congress
, U.S. State Department, and Nicaraguan government; successfully facilitating fu
nds to build agricultural, health, social, and infrastructural sectors inside Ni
caragua.
* Increased development budget from $11M US to $44M US within 4 years, making t
he areas in Nicaraguan agricultural, health, social, and infrastructural self su
stainable by over 80%.
* Obtained Member of Board of Directors position, achieving recognition for hig
h-level project development, cross cultural contract negotiating, and humanitari
anism.
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MANAGER PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION INCAE (Harvard Subsidiary) - Montefresco, Nicaragu
a
Previous work experience in the United States
PROJECT ANAYLIST INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) - Washington DC, USA
INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANT PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION - Washington DC, USA
EDUCATION
MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Major in Finance and Project Management
INCAE Business School (Harvard Subsidiary), Montefresco, Nicaragua
BACHELOR'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Major in Finance and Marketing
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Certifications: Six Sigma, Better Business Practices, Finance for the Non-Financ
ial Manager