MA. ROWENA GRACE BALATON BELEN

#20 Stardust St., SSS Village, Marikina City 1800, Philippines Telephone 940-4277 Email mbelen@aim.edu,ph
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
A Business Administration and Accounting graduate and a Certified Public Accountant, landing 16th place in the CPA Board Exams in Oct. 1993. Previous jobs involved consultancy in systems review and design, cost analysis, and valuation of businesses. My line of work has exposed me to different types of people from all levels which helped develop my interpersonal skills. Experience has also provided me a venue for practicing both teamwork and management of people.
EDUCATION
Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines, 1997-1999 Candidate for the degree of Master in Business Management University of the Philippines, Diliman, 1988-1993 BS Business Administration and Accountancy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ANGLO ASIAN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, INC., 1996-1997 Senior Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President for Finance, August 1996 - June 1997 Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President for Finance, February 1996 - August 1996 Prepared financial projections for a real estate company and a local airline. Handled correspondence with banks regarding requirements for loan applications. Corresponded with suppliers regarding information needed about the company. Supervised the preparation of reports required by management. SYCIP, GORRES, VELAYO & CO., November 1993 - February 1996 Technical Consulting Staff, Business Consulting Division Projects: Business Valuation of a Construction and Property Development Company ABC Costing for Philippine Postal Corporation Financial Projections for a Shipbuilding and Power Plant Building Company SGV Business Consulting ISO 9000 Certification Organization Review of a Cargo Container Terminal Services Company Systems Design of Philippine Postal Savings Bank Systems Review of the Credit and Collection Department of Uniwide Sales, Inc.
OTHER INFORMATION
TRAININGS ATTENDED: Internal Quality Audit (SGV & Co.) Business Process Re-engineering (SGV & Co.) Activity-Based Costing (ABC) Workshop (ABC Technologies Oregon) Market Position Analysis (Arthur Andersen & Co.) OC Manila Learning Circle (SGV & Co.) Spirit of Facilitation Workshop (SGV & Co.)