JULIE KARI

1300 Northwest Parkway, #322 , New Brighton , MN 55112 | (H) 612.760.8696 | JULIEKARI65@GMAIL.COM

Professional Summary

Accomplished and energetic Administrative Assistant with more than 20 years of experience in fast-paced medical

device, financial and technology industries. Exceptional communication and organizational skills. Positive and

enthusiastic. Able to learn new tasks quickly and proficient in growing key customer relationships. Represent

establishment with friendly, professional demeanor at all times.

Skills

Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Publisher)

Workday

PREZI Presentation Tool

Visio Professional

SharePoint

Adobe Contributor

WebEx

Domestic/International Corporate Travel Policies

Sunshine Act

Ethics and Compliance Policies

Experience

Project Coordinator III, Human Factors Usability Studies

Medtronic Neuromodulation Systems Development – Minneapolis, MN

Coordinate, track and oversee all Human Factors Usability Study recruiting, scheduling, contracts and

payments for all study participants.

Collaborated with internal partners to create an end-to-end process to decrease contract creation and

streamline payment process from four weeks to five days.

Subject Matter Expert for Medtronic Code of Conduct, Ethics and Compliance and the Sunshine Act to ensure

best practice and policies are followed throughout the contract and payment processes.

Provide contractual and payment best practices training to Human Factors researchers as they prepare to

conduct studies.

Manage and maintain highly confidential and personal information for study participants.

11/2014 to Present

Annual Operating Plan

Design History File

Quality Systems

On-boarding / Recruiting

Mentor / Trainer

Office / Facility Management

Project Coordination and Management

Medical Device Product Development

Strengths: Empathy / Achieve

Administrative Assistant III, Neurostimulator Product Development

Medtronic Neuromodulation Product Development – Minneapolis, MN

Provide administrative support to Senior Director of Neurostimulator Product Development, four Engineering

Directors, seven Engineering Managers and their staff of Mechanical, Electrical and Software/Firmware

Engineers; 125+ employees and contractors.

Manage and coordinate multiple calendars/schedules and industry required meetings such as design reviews,

training, project reviews and audits as well as off-sites and recognition events.

Coordinate all interviews, new hire on-boarding activities and office set-up (network access, corporate security,

telephone, computer); coordinated two large scale department moves involving over 150 contractors and

employees.

Provide discrete and confidential handling of sensitive employee, company and product information.

08/2005 to 11/2014

Responsible for processing and tracking all capital purchase requests and assets for Neurstimulator Product

Development projects.

Coordinate all facets of complex and detailed domestic and international travel arrangements.

Apply extensive operations knowledge to assist in the implementation, administration, and process improvement

of office management guidelines and procedures.

Prepare executive presentations, reports and multimedia materials for internal and customer presentations.

Track department spending and manage monthly department office expenses, reconcile budget plan to actual

expenditures and resolved discrepancies.

Create and publish electronic Monthly Neurostimulator Product Development Report and Newsletter.

Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

ProStaff Corporate Headquarters – Minneapolis, MN

Project Coordinator/Business System Analyst, Online Brokerage Technologies

American Express Financial Advisors – Minneapolis, MN

Executive Assistant, Institutional Retirement Services

American Express Trust Institutional Services – Minneapolis, MN

Executive Assistant, Personal and Gold Card Marketing, Human Resources

American Express Travel Related Services – New York, NY

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Applied Voice / Operatic Vocal Performance

Manhattan School of Music - New York, NY

Bachelor of Arts ~ Music Education and Vocal Performance

Luther College - Decorah, IA

Masters ~ Organizational Leadership (on-going)

Bethel University - Saint Paul, MN

Awards

American Express Chairman Award for Quality ~ Online Brokerage End to End Monitoring and Coordination

American Express Chairman Award for Quality ~ Online Brokerage Functionality Reporting Process and

Coordination

Jun 1989

03/2004 to 08/2005

02/1999 to 10/2003

05/1995 to 02/1999

09/1989 to 05/1995