RESUME



Lydia E. Perez-Nieves
 LydiaPNieves@gmail.net

   OJECTIVE:

I am looking for a challenging position dealing with administration with a prominent organization.

  Summary of Qualifications

With more than 15 years of experience as the CEO of the Puerto Rican Institute for Arts, A non-profit Organization.  I am proficient with matters pertaining to business administration and Management Information Systems. I submit proposals for grants, establish contracts, balance yearly budgets, Data entry, filing records and financial reports. The Puerto Rican Institute for the Arts. (PRIAA) has been received from the Rhode Island Foundation the 2007 Award of Economic and Community Development.  Before that, I managed data entry, Data Processor and secretarial duties.  

  Work Experience

Independent Self Employment, New England                                             1996 -Present
Traditional Folk Artist
  • Awards:
    • 2000 Individual Artist Fellowship, Rhode Island State Council of the Arts
    • 2000 Rhode Island Foundation Fellowship
    • 2001 Individual Artist Award, International Gallery for Heritage
    • 2010 Individual Artist Running Up
Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy, Warwick, Rhode Island     1995 to 2012
President/CEO
  • Founded Puertorriqueños Unidos, a non-profit organization focusing on advancing awareness of Puerto Rican and Caribbean folk arts and traditions, in 1995.
Changed its name to Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy in 2005. 
Pranda North America Inc., Cranston, Rhode Island                                     1997 to 1999
Information System Management
  • Processed purchase orders and billing.
  • Kept records, inventory, and managed data entry into system.
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico          1986 to 1989
Information System Management/Secretarial Work
  • Worked as secretary for Vice President for Academic Affairs.
  • Processed purchase orders of IBM computers for students and staff members.

  Education

B.S. Business Administration, Concentration: MIS
 Inter-American University of Puerto Rico,                                                            May 1989
            Location: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
            Concentration: Management Information Systems (MIS)
            GPA: 3.38
            Honor: Magna Cum Laude
A.S. Data Processing, Commercial Institute Junior College,                              May 1984
            Location: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
            Major: Computer Programming- COBOL-74
            GPA: 3.52
            Honor: Magna Cum Laude

  Computer Skills

Platforms: Windows
Office Applications: MS Word, MS Excel

  Languages

English, Spanish (fluency writing and speaking)

  Activities and Interests

Community, Arts, Reading, and Theater

  References

Available upon request

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