¨       Administrative:

­        Coordinated and maintained five calendars, planned internal meetings and events using calendar management tools and managed complex domestic & International travel arrangements.

­        Expense report processing and management in compliance with travel management guidelines & policy.

­        Collect employee engagement and reviews from employees compile and share with the executive team and BOD to review.

­        Created complex scientific PowerPoint presentations from simple handwritten notes with minimal direction.

­        Designed complex flowcharts in Visio from simple direction that were published to scientific journals.

¨                               Project Management: Event and Meeting manager for Cargill’s Corporate Food Safety Summit (Spain, Canada & Minneapolis)

­        >$750K budget, 150+ people.

­        Sourced location, directed the planning, design, production, communication and management of overall program.

­        Responsible for event communication, shared budget report with stakeholders; risk management analysis; close project process; manage teams along with change and communication plans.

¨       Corporate Food Safety Index program

­        Managed 130+ global plants’ certifications for HACCP & HALA. Created and maintained a complex bi-annual report to summarize all plant standings that was presented to the CEO, Corporate Leadership Team, BOD and other senior level executives.

¨       Web development and management of the Corporate Food Safety website.

¨       Records & Information Coordinator – Maintained and organized paper and electronic documents in compliance with Cargill’s document retention policy for the entire Food Safety Team.

¨       Distributed, analyzed and tracked numerous vendor invoices to check for accuracy and ensure payments were made within net terms.

CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT,   Associate Administrator / Area Manager; July 2007 - October 2007

¨       Prepare and oversee preparation of annual budgets for all Departments within External Relations.

¨       Serve as the primary advisor and support to the Assistant Dean for all matters related to human resources within External Relations.

¨       Oversee processes for External Relations budget, work with FSO and Payroll rep to manage expenditure and income, as well as reconciliation of year-end budget.

¨       Track and submit expenses and reimbursements for the External Relations Department. Analyze expenses and make recommendations to the assistant dean for cost savings.

¨       Managing authority for 3 student employees to include hiring, evaluating, prioritizing projects, assigning work.

¨       Manage purchasing of all departmental equipment and supplies, ensure proper equipment maintenance, and manage inventory in accordance with school policy including PDAs, computers, scanners etc.

¨       Communicate policy and procedures to staff regarding travel, reimbursements, and purchasing. Counsel unit managers on good financial stewardship. 

¨       Operate as signing authority on purchasing and payroll documents.

¨       Internal controls: processing expenditures and examine employee’s usage of University purchasing cards.

¨       Coordinate all HR activities including search committees for the Institutional Advancement development officers and the marketing/communications staff.

CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Executive Secretary to the Dean/Interim Assistant Dean & Director of Admissions; January 2007 - July 2007

¨       Managed multiple complex calendars to ensure all meeting materials and accommodations were thoroughly managed.

¨       Complex domestic and international travel arrangements that required diligent communications and high level of attention to detail.

¨       Coordination and organization of special events & meetings specifically for the Dean.

¨       Expense reporting and evaluation to ensure all expenses adhered to company policy.

¨       Processed highly confidential files.

¨       Assisted with advising of potential and present applicants.

¨       Instrumental in the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for filing highly. confidential papers, this reduced paper space and made information more readily available to necessary departments.

 

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, Admissions Coordinator; August 2006 – January 2007

¨       Processed highly confidential files, ensuring all data was correctly entered in the University’s database.

¨       Worked closely with the Board of Admissions during application review.

¨       Coordinated admission committee meetings, assuring all files and materials were accurate and distributed accordingly. 

¨       Assisted the Interim Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions during committee meetings with confidential information of applicant’s files.

¨       Assisted with advising of potential and present applicants.

¨       Implemented functional and organized filing system for confidential papers, this decreased the time needed for filing, allowing time to be spent on other productive tasks.

 

Sales/Lead Support Staff; September - June 2006

¨       Provide Sales / Support to Clientele.

¨       Schedule Clients obtaining Intake Information.

¨       Create reports for Directors and Sales Associates using QuickBooks and Excel.

¨       Present Business owners’ cost effective advertising opportunities.

¨       Research specific demographics for advertising needs with optimal results.

¨       Through combined team efforts, exceeded sales goals by obtaining 45+ advertisers for 2006; (accomplished in less than 3 months).

¨       Prepare Accounts Payable invoices with record turn around for Accounts Receivable.

Office Manager/Sales, June 2004 - June 2006

¨       Provided progressive and diverse administrative expertise for the President of organization.

¨       Instrumental in company growth from $600,000.00 to 3.5 Million in less than 2 years.

¨       Results in problem resolution and excellent troubleshooting skills.

¨       Monitored day-to-day operation support working closely with company leads.

¨       Project Manager - consistently managed 10+ consecutive projects, assuring all materials within scope were ordered accurately and arrived in a timely manner, over saw full project scope including closing projects.

¨       Generated sales for new clientele.

¨       Bookkeeping and record keeping techniques used for creating and maintaining data on clientele.

¨       Designed and generated marketing campaign for estimate process that generated and additional $20,000.00 in sales in the first month of circulation.

¨       Initiated external financial institution financing, bringing additional $4,000.00 in sales during first week of completion.

¨       Coordinated and maintained scheduling for 4 external sales reps and service department.

¨       Cost management: Extensively analyzed invoices with suppliers to verify accuracy against company purchases, also worked to bring A/P to net 60.

¨       Controlled radio dispatch to keep fluent communications through over 50 contractors.

¨       Dedicated to achieving sales targets while providing excellent customer service and relations.

¨       Strategic planning and deliberation with President of company on marketing analysis.

Capella University, BS w/emphasis in Project Management – July 2008 - December 2012 – 3.47 GPA

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