Jorge Armando Estrada

Fluent in both English and Spanish. Communications Specialist PIO for the county of Bernalillo.

Communications Specialist –

February 2020 to present

Duties: Create, design and produce internal employee and stakeholder information communications. Work directly with all directors and department managers to gather materials for biweekly scheduled digital publication. Assist with special event management through public and media relations.

Responsibilities include:

· Digital employee newsletter

· Special and emergency communications with internal stakeholders

· Produce news releases in English and Spanish

· Scheduling of weekly county appearance on local media outlets

· Spanish translation of documents and communications

· Schedule interviews for management with local media outlets

· Develop and restructure internal communications

· Contribute to Website and social media outlets

· On-camera presentations

· Quarterly tracking of performance and communication placement

EDUCATION

Central New Mexico Community College, Majored in Communications.

Sandia High School, Albuquerque, NM Diploma 2000

AWARDS RECEIVED/SPECIAL MENTION

Most Outstanding Business Professional Award - Who’s who among students Award

Three-time letter for Business Professionals of America

CERTIFICATIONS

CPR and First responder

EMD/EFD Certification

NCIC/NMLETS clearance

Case Management 101 Certificate

HIPPA Certified

Bernalillo County Defensive Driving Certificate

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Fully Bilingual in English & Spanish

Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Experience & comfort in proper phone etiquette to both internal and external customers

Experience with being on a team and perform duties with strict deadlines

Self-motivated

Ability to work under pressure

Strong integrity and moral values

Versed in leadership skills

Organized and detail oriented

Strong verbal and written communication skills, in English & Spanish