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Administration, processing and logging of antigen testing for staff and students of Santa Clara County Office of Education. BinaxNOW certified through CDPH.

Periodic per diem shifts in SNF/LTC in the Bay Area through registry assignment.

This position gave me a foundation as a young mother to develop an administrative skillset complementary to my long-term ambition of completing my undergraduate degree in Neuroscience. Within a few months as an administrative assistant I was promoted to an executive assistant overseeing all office operations. I continued to support 2 executives, while assuming the additional responsibility of Marketing, Communications support, and project management. I also began coordinating promotional and charitable events with clients, contractors, and other VIPs. Working at this elevated assistant role enabled me to manage office responsibilities more effectively. I determined what meetings and events were a higher priority, saving time and expense. I entered data into our systems and distributed reports while analyzing trends, responded to unemployment claims, and partnered with other departments to improve internal processes, maximizing efficiency. My continued dedication allowed me to network within the office to accomplish tasks more successfully, throughout the company. After 2 years I was given the opportunity to create a new team management position and became the coordinator for office operations throughout all of our satellite offices. In this new role, I supported the founder and CEO as executive assistant, as well as the VP.As a result of my leadership support we implemented strategic initiatives and broad institutional changes with minimum friction throughout the company. I used my savings to restart my undergraduate education in Neuroscience during the summer of 2019.

As an administrative assistant I supported the company President in the office operations of residential and commercial door repair and installation. I worked with a Sales and Mission Management team in an administrative role, overseeing office management. When presented with any challenge, I am able to brainstorm possible ways to handle the situation, and then effectively make a decision.Executives I supported had demanding calendars consisting of several meetings, speaking engagements, and travel, which changed by the day and/or hour. I quickly became a point of contact for logistics within our office team, including: customer visit coordination, expense reports, seating assignments, ordering equipment/supplies. The following duties became routine: Administrative Assistance: Maintained databases and spreadsheets to improve system management and reporting accuracy; screened high-volume internal and external communications, including email, socials, and postal; coordinated itinerary and procedural processes to improve efficiency of board and executive meetings.Office Management: Budgeting, relationships with vendors, scheduled travel and staff morale/team outings, coordinated office appearance, supplies, safety and security, catering -- under budget and ahead of schedule.
Skill Highlights: MS Office Suite, Quickbooks, Database & Reporting, Office Processes, Meeting Planning & Scheduling via Google and Outlook calendars, Office Equipment Operations, Interpersonal Communication. This role gave me the opportunity to work closely with other businesses, financial institutions, and training programs, while increasing my understanding of Office Management.

Assistant to the Discovery & Project Development TeamThis admin assistant position allowed me to hone my writing skills as the primary person responsible for evaluating and managing pitches in their potential to meet strategic business goals. As such I coordinated with partners to shape proposals and budgets, engaged in regular communication on progress and challenges as the primary studio contact, and, facilitated management in creative thinking and unique problem solving.Executive Support & Scheduling Coordinator• Worked collaboratively with the research department to establish travel itineraries, calendar scheduling, and source file databases. • Managed schedules and set meetings, including high level executives, skip level tag-ups, and large scale “all-hands” company appreciation events and off-site skill development workshops.• Trusted to act as back up support for Supply Chain and Budget Directors, using spreadsheets and database filing to maintain accounts while department executives were off-site. • Worked with Production Coordinator to develop new projects for the entire organization, including expense report verification, meeting minute summaries, agenda action items for weekly development objectives. 
• Assisted in administrative projects such as copyrighting, proofreading, filing, copying, data entry, laminating, etc.• Answer FAQs and grant permission for studio visits, acting as the gatekeeper of the studio by answering and fielding calls from partners and general public, directing calls to appropriate departments.
• Assisted general office function by setting up interview rooms and greeting candidates, prepared pitch sessions, and partner schedules, ordering supplies, mail distribution, key checkout, monitoring visitor sign ins and outs, to create and maintain a professional office environment.