JUAN C. ZELAYA e-mail: juanc.zelayam@gmail.com; tel: +504-9757-0268

Education and Qualifications

2010-2014 Middle Tennessee State

University (MTSU) Murfreesboro, Tennessee (USA)

Bachelor of Business Administration, 05/2014

Major in Entrepreneurship and Business

Development, Minor in Business

Administration

Summa cum laude (GPA: 4.0/4.0)

Thesis: Fresh Bites: A Healthful Dining

Alternative in Honduras [Business plan]

Study abroad:

International Business (Finland, 2014)

International Entrepreneurship

(Argentina, 2013)

Work Experience

Aug-14 – Present BANCO ATLÁNTIDA, S.A. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Oct-15 – Present Systems Analysis Executive

Liaison between IT subsidiary and its clients, coordinating human resources

Follow-up and prioritization of banking technology projects, new systems and

system upgrades (ACH, SAP, ERP, Omnichannel, digital money, intranet)

Research on software solutions for business (Bitcoin, blockchain, social media

management, queuing systems)

Jun-15 – Aug-15 CEO’s Assistant

Researched best practices and presented proposals for corporate governance at

an enterprise level, emphasizing the audit and risk management committees

Researched best practices and presented proposals for treasury management

Follow-up on return on investment for the bank’s projects

Aug-14 – May 15,

Aug 15 – Oct 15 Project Executive, Technology and Innovation

Orchestrated enterprise-wide SAP software projects, with budgets greater than

$1 million

Coordinated the largest Office 365 corporate migration in Central America

Helped enable mass production of prepaid payment cards

Liaison with suppliers, including revising and translating contracts

Jan-14 – Apr-14 B.S.I. CONSULTING, INC. Franklin, Tennessee; USA

Sales and Marketing Consultant

Sold fiber optic telecommunication services door-to-door in affiliation with

Fortune 500 companies such as AT&T and DirecTV

Assisted in personnel recruitment and development

Aug-13 – Dec-13 MTSU, JENNINGS A. JONES

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Murfreesboro, Tennessee; USA

Finance Tutor

Tutored graduate and undergraduate students about the concepts and math in

MTSU’s finance courses, focusing on stock and bond valuations, the capital

asset pricing model, uneven cash flows, and financial ratio analysis.

Additional Information

JUAN C. ZELAYA e-mail: juanc.zelayam@gmail.com; tel: +504-9757-0268

Professional

Certifications: Wall Street Investments Certificate, stock and options trading (Bursatile)

Project Management Executive Education Certificate (UNITEC)

Certified Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint Specialist (Microsoft)

ITIL Foundations course completion (ITIL)

Achievements: Honors Degree with Distinction; MTSU Honors College, May-14

Dean Search Committee; MTSU, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, Sep-12

– Mar-13

Dean’s Student Advisory Council; MTSU, Honors College, Sep-11 – April-12

Member of Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, Apr-24 – Present

President of Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society, May-13 – May-14

José Cecilio del Valle Scholarship (full scholarship for undergraduate studies);

Central Bank of Honduras, Jun-10

Dean’s Scholarship (selected by College Dean); MTSU, Jennings A. Jones

College of Business, Apr-13

Entrepreneurship Award (highest GPA in major); MTSU, Jennings A. Jones

College of Business, Apr-13

Listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges,

Apr-13

Dean’s List of distinguished students; MTSU, Dec-10 – May-14

2nd place in Scholars Week University-Wide Research Exhibition (Jennings A.

Jones College of Business, Undergraduate Division); MTSU, Apr-13

Interests: Running—participated in marathons and obtained second and third places in

various 5Ks.

Guitar and vocal performance and composition—selected for Match Records’

singer-songwriter contest, have written 20 original songs to date, and currently

playing electric guitar in my church’s worship team.

Emergency response—certified in firefighting, first aid and evacuations by the

Heroic and Worthy Fire Fighters of Honduras

Dancing salsa

Nationality: Honduran

Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Advanced Fluent), Japanese (Elementary)