Michele Grooms mmgrooms@juno.com

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OBJECTIVE: To develop and grow professionally using the variety of experience and skills I have acquired: reporting, data analysis, system administration, procurement support, project management and project support. 

 

EMPLOYMENT

Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN August 2004- present

Procurement and Case Management Administrator

§ Provide daily system admin support to users of CT TyMetrix 360 (T360 Matter Management and E-billing) icluding add new users to the system and provide training, administer and monitor changes to the system as needed

§ Reporting and Analysis: utilize T360 to manage monthly and quarterly reports, scorecards and other analysis including outside counsel spend, MADJV and Litigation matter spend by case type, firm, work area, business unit and budget to actual; design new reports as needed

§ Assist Law’s procurement manager with the Request for Proposal process: administer the RFP, assist with scoring, send out retention agreements and keep our select supplier database current.  Other duties include tracking of global RFPs, coordinating annual Outside Counsel surveys, outside counsel diversity reporting

Other duties and experience:

§ Project Manager for Law’s internal IT projects

o  Conversion of Europe document management system July 2015 – July 2016

o  Conversion of Canada document management system Sept. 2014 – June 2015

o  Conversion of U.S. document/records management system Oct. 2013 – May 2014

o  Implementation of E-billing in Wichita Law Office June 2012

o  Administrative Assistant Team Lead from July 2005 – May 2012

o  Skills include:

§   Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel (intermediate), Word, PowerPoint

§   Green Belt training

§   Kaizen Leader training

§   Project Portfolio Management

 

MatrixCare, Bloomington, MNApril 2000- August 2004

Marketing Assistant

§ Duties included:  coordinate company involvement in tradeshows and professional organization memberships, generate pricing and legal contracts for sales, process contracts after purchase, set up new clients in company databases, customer surveys, monthly and quarterly reports for Customer Support, Implementation and Client Education.

§ Previous job titles/duties included: Contract Manager and Administrative Assistant

 

People, Inc., St. Paul, MNAugust 1995- April 2000

§ Administrative Assistant for People’s Network Program, a community support program and home health care agency for adults with mental illness.

§ Duties included: receptionist, word processing, maintain databases, prepare reports per state and county regulations, supervise administrative team and volunteers, perform hands-on client care as needed, assistant to program director.

 

EDUCATION

BA in Liberal Arts for the Human Services from University of Minnesota- Morris, MN