Thomas DeVivo is seeking a position as an admissions officer where he can use his interpersonal, leadership, recruiting, communication, sales, presentation and problem-solving skills. He has extensive experience in recruiting, sales, communication, and presenting. He has held roles such as controller, charter sales representative, finance director, and accounting manager. He also has experience volunteering for human relations roles such as an orientation volunteer and youth leadership programs.

1. THOMAS E. DeVIVO
414 Edgewood Road, Kensington, CT 06037
860-828-8606 Home 860-919-4941 Cell
tomdevivo@comcast.net
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Position as an admissions officer in an admissions office for a college, university or private school using my
interpersonal, leadership, recruiting, communication/interviewing, sales, presentation, and problem solving skills while
interacting with students to help them get the information they need to get their college career on track. To be an
enthusiastic recruiter for the college, recruiting, selecting and enrolling students so that all available openings are
filled.
DEMONSTRATED SKILLS
Communication/Interviewing:
• Converse easily with a wide demographic of people, in person or on the phone, engaging people in meaningful
conversations
• As a manager, interviewed and hired employees
• Met and talked with new students at first year orientation for the UConn School of Business
• Communicate effectively in writing while keeping communications short and to the point
• Extensive experience writing reports including summary reports
Recruiting:
• Skilled at conveying my belief and enthusiasm for an organization and the services being offered
• Extensive experience in sales convincing companies and individuals to purchase charters
• Experience recruiting and convincing individuals to participate in week-end long retreat
• Use creativity to reach other and enjoy following up with those who are still undecided
Presentation:
• Trained in effective speaking skills by the Dale Carnegie Corporation
• Fifteen months of experience teaching in elementary and secondary schools
• Comfortable speaking to peers or students when making presentations with the goal of conveying my
enthusiasm for the material being presented
Problem Solving/Decision-Making:
• As a corporate manager for many years, skilled at solving problems and helping others gain this skill
• Extensive experience making decisions about financial, personnel and business issues
• Analyze problems with the goal that the solution is the best outcome for the company
• As a student of leadership, having studied experts on the keys to making good decisions, the greatest
organizational decisions are not about what but about who; they are people decisions
Interpersonal Skills:
• Go out of my way to help co-workers and superiors and those served by the organization; team player
• Enjoy interacting with diverse individuals and learning about their background and experiences
• Analyze problems with the goal that the solution is the best outcome for the company
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Controller, Elite Construction Rentals LLC, East Hartford, CT 2/14 – present
Rental equipment and general trades contractor
Management:
• Hire, train and supervise a bookkeeping staff of three.
• Trained one employee on all aspects of the accounts payable function.
• Assign work responsibilities and projects to the staff.
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Financial:
• Produce monthly financial statements including analyzing all balance sheet accounts.

2. • Develop yearly budget, periodic financial forecasts and weekly cash forecasts.
• Responsible for collection of all customer accounts.
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(BUSINESS EXPERIENCE, cont.)
Charter Sales Representative, PETER PAN BUS LINES, Rocky Hill, CT 6/11 – 10/13
Interstate bus transportation company servicing Boston, MA to Washington, DC with 240 charter and
line run motor coaches
• Sold charter bus services to schools, companies, and organizations. Scheduled trips ranging from single day
trips to multiple day trips.
• Priced and input all charters using Coach Manager software.
• Assisted Charter Manager with maintaining pricing schedules and other projects.
• Responded to customer calls and handled pricing of charters for the five markets that the company serves on
the East Coast.
Additional experience as a finance director, accounting manager, accountant, sales director & substitute teacher
HUMAN RELATIONS EXPERIENCE
Recruiter/Coordinator for ACTS Core Team and Retreat, St. Dominic Church, Southington, CT 2016 - present
• Managed recruiting program for forty person retreat including designing recruiting program and coordinating
recruiting activities.
Community Team Member, Berlin High School Upbeat, Berlin, CT 2000-present
• Serve as adult volunteer advising Berlin High School students in the UpBeat Leadership Program.
• Supervise students in painting cabins, camp maintenance and food preparation at Camp Woodstock for this
150 student weekend activity.
• Created hayride fund raising activity and helped lead and coordinate the Up Half the Night event.
• Provide transportation for students.
Substitute Teacher, Berlin Public Schools, Berlin, CT Portions of 2009, 2010, 2011
• Taught kindergarten to twelfth grade.
• Implemented lesson plans provided by teachers so students lost as little instruction time as possible.
Orientation Volunteer, School of Business, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT 2013-2015
• Participated in seminars demonstrating the power of, and improving, networking skills for first year business
students.
Superintendent & Treasurer, Berlin Lions Club, Berlin, CT 1990 - 2015
• Supervised food concession of 15 people for 20 years.
• Collaborated with students and adults to raise money for youth leadership programs.
• Created and designed new fried dough concession including selecting equipment, designing production
process and training student and adult volunteers.
• Served as Lions Club treasurer for two years and was an active participant in many club activities.
Firefighter and Treasurer, South Kensington Fire Department, Kensington, CT 1971 - 2014
• Served as a firefighter for twenty years and as department treasurer for 35 years. Helped design the
department’s ice cream concession at the Berlin Fair; including the production process and training volunteers.
EDUCATION & SKILLS
Master of Business Administration - Finance, University of Connecticut, West Hartford, CT
Bachelor of Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Effective Speaking and Human Relations, Dale Carnegie
SOFTWARE SKILLS

3. Texada, Lawson, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Traverse Open Systems, Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and an
adaptability to learn new systems.