Elizabeth Kennedy

1164 Mary Place, Maplewood, MN 55119

Residence: (651) 714-2211 ∙ Cell: (612) 202-6815 ∙ Email: kenseeba@comcast.net

Project Management/Administrative Professional

Career Objective

Seeking a position that will benefit from my Project Management experience, positive interaction skills

and industry contacts where my ten+ years’ experience will improve organization processes and increase

desired results.

Selected core competencies include:

· Best Practice Mentality

· Process Improvement

· Independent Problem Solver

· Project systems expertise

· Lean Six Sigma Certified

· Project Management

Purchasing Coordinator/Customer Service Specialist

Lexion Medical ( 11/10/2014 to present)

• Ensures all purchase orders are entered into Vantage correctly and are tracked for on-time delivery.

• Completes cash receipt entries daily for accounting department.

• Collaborates with team to target desired stock levels for forecasted production.

• Manages and designs electronic filing system for storing purchase order documentation.

• Creates and generates reports to analyze stock status and tracking.

Lead Wireless Regulatory Specialist

Black and Veatch/OCI (9/1/2013 to 11/1/2014)

• Responsible for managing the regulatory processes for sites in the LTE/ UMTS/MOD & NSB

initiatives.

• Determined which environmental reports are necessary by attending scoping sessions with our client

via vendor assignment.

• Created and maintained a compliance tracker for each initiative.

• Tracked and created reports in company databases- Quickbase and Documentum. Responsible for

reporting status of project to client.

• Assisted the Site Acquisition team in achieving their timelines for SARC forecasts, and ensured project

is ready for construction.

• Forecasted and actualized greensheet and SAS milestones in client database - CASPR while

differentiating between primary and support PTN sites.

• Primary MNP Turf point of contact for Battery Regulatory compliance.

• Responsible for new vendor Regulatory onboarding.

• Responsible for initiating FAA/ASR filings with our environmental vendors and our client.

• Understood the NEPA process as it relates to SHPO, TCNS, CLG, USFWS.

• Collaborated with DNR in order to obtain permits to remove bird nests when found on site.

• Successfully trained new regulatory employees, and conducted classrooms to cross-train members.

• Successfully builds trustworthy relationships with vendors, contractors, the client, and peers.

Project Facilitator II

Black and Veatch/OCI (10/28/2012 to 9/1/2013)

• Provided project data entry for all phases of Netvision migration/integration activities including

ATP’s, IOS/ASR upgrades and other project pay points.

• Created documents for project tracking purposes and owns them including Unscheduled Change Detail

and Migration Activity Tracker.

• Developed department processes such as “How to” guidelines for uploading information in QuickBase

and Siterra including Optical Meter Reading and Contractor Time Entry processes..

• Reviewed, analyzed and evaluated all activity data including ATP packages, M1/M2 and fiber

insertion completions.

• Provided any “ad hoc” reports as requested (comparison reports for forecasting, etc.) from QuickBase

Siterra and Excel.

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Human Resources Generalist and Recruiter

NatureWorks LLC (10/18/2010 to 10/12/2012)

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Improved relationships with departments to nurture employee relations and managed all benefits

programs to ensure accurate data and reconciliation.

• Built and maintained employee recognition program. Collaborated with managers and peers to

facilitate appropriate award level recognition.

• Created recruitment and hiring process including phone screening, interviewing, offer negotiations,

and composition of offer letters. Additionally, facilitated reference checks, organized start dates, and

managed all phases of the hiring process from conception to completion.

• Managed applicant tracking system to ensure Affirmative Action and EEO standards were met.

Developed a talent pool and pipeline of candidates for current and future hiring needs.

• Monitored and analyzed hiring statistics to ensure current needs were met with ATS system.

Generated new process steps as required.

• Represented company at job fairs, workshops and community events as an ambassador for the

company.

• Recruited 20 positions with a $10, 000.00 budgete that required a broad variety of level positions.

Executive Administrative Assistant

Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, MN (10/25/2008 to 10/4/2010)

• Researched, designed and implemented department Wellness Program-“America on the Move”. This

program promoted person health accountability and proved to be a department morale building effort.

• Collaborated with other HR location departments (e.g. Compensation & Benefits, Recruiting efforts,

Organizational Development, etc.) to develop excellent customer service practices.

• Managed executive calendars and placed appointments in consecutive manner for accurate flow.

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Increased compliance of legal matters that impacted business on a daily basis.

• Planned, organized and controlled all HR related activities for the department. Participated in

developing department goals, objectives and systems for Performance Management.

Project Manager/Recruiter

VeraSun/US BioEnergy Corporation, Inver Grove Heights, MN (9/15/2006 to

10/10/2008)

• Built department with the Vice President. Coordinated all recruitment efforts including the

development of candidate pools, screening process and interviewing efforts. Staff of 14 engineers

cited twice in the Wall Street Journal for exemplary business efforts.

• Created offer letter templates and coordinated all onboarding endeavors using a phase system via

Microsoft Project.

• Managed department and company team-building events to encourage a team environment including

company job fairs, personal development workshops and community events which included a

NASDAQ listing.

• Aided in designing department budget including projected sales, direct costs and fixed costs of the

department.

Education

B.S. Business Management Studies · RASMUSSEN COLLEGE, Lake Elmo, MN

A.A. Merchandising/Business ∙ ART INSTITUTES INTERNATIONAL, Minneapolis, MN

General Course Study · HIBBING JUNIOR COLLEGE, Hibbing, MN

Business Study · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, KAPLAN UNIVERSITY, Davenport, IA

Certifications & Training

  · ADP Payroll and HRIS system certified-ADP Training Facility, Bloomington, MN

  · MS Office Suite including Microsoft Project and Pwrpts with Pizazz-Science Museum of Minnesota

  · Dale Carnegie Course, Edina, Minnesota

  · Diversity Training and Numerous Academic Workshops, ISD #622

  · Multicultural Experience, Lived in Malmo, Sweden for three years

  · Conflict Resolution Training/Steven Covey-Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

  · Attended The Strategic Talent Acquisition Conference hosted by the Human Capitol Institute in NYC, NY spring of

2012. Focus: Social Media

  · OSHA 10 Certification through Black and Veatch 2/6/2013

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  · Experience with Documentum, Siterra, Filenet, Guardian, Quickbase, Sharepoint and Vantage/Epicor systems.

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