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San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

Execute as the cost accounting manager between program management and planning team, project team and management to drive results for the Supportability Engineering team for the Global Surveillance portfolio

San Diego, California, United States

* Execute as the cost account manager between project management and planning team, project team and management to drive results for the Supportability Engineering team for the Global Surveillance portfolio

San Diego, California, United States

• Oversaw & managed operational aspects of ongoing projects in the Program Integration Team as a liaison between multiple project management, project teams, & management
• Executed a system migration from Excel to Jira & Confluence to track customer action items derived from quarterly customer review meetings by creating a better tracking workflow cycle that allowed action items to be.
• Act as the main POC in the Jira system for overseeing all action items for the program, team, & customers driving closure to the action items from the customer through coordination with the teams & artifacts; resolve.
• Assisted with analyzing & executing staffing efforts of managing staffing demands through various efforts utilizing EV background to validate data monthly presented to leadership & customers to status on staffing.
• Special assigned to assist the team with a complicated staffing effort that management requested assistance from leadership due to attention to detail and analytical skills. Worked with team to meet staffing.
• Planned & executed program-wide event at 10+ locations with approximately 2200 employee attendees in conjunction with coordination with team leads and site leadership at all sites by creating an engagement event for.

San Diego, California, United States

• Served as the cost account manager between project management and planning team, project team and management to drive results for the cost accounting codes managed for the Supportability Engineering team
• Managed three teams under Supportability Engineering by utilizing Control Account Management Program software to manage schedules and prepare status reports for the team and management to ensure the team was on track.
• Compiled data and executed staffing analysis based on cost accounting of teams supported by developing a staffing analysis template to communicate staffing needs to the overall organization that was later utilized by.
• Developed mechanisms for monitoring project progress, intervention, and problem-solving for project managers, management, and clients by creating a new communication rhythm with managers to escalate low and medium.
• Appointed by management to ensure the team completed and submitted in all CDRL on time for all program management offices by managing a tracking sheet from an external database to meet deadlines, by managing the team.
• Coordinated with team leads and managers to help cost account managers address earned value (EV) related issues to ensure projects were compliant with earned value management methods

Greater San Diego Area

• Provided high-level administrative support to the Product Support Director, Product Support Program Director, and 200+ employee department by arranging meetings, maintaining the calendars, and performing other.
• Monitored, tracked, and status the overall budget for the Product Support Director with specific monitoring on the discretionary expenditures related to training, conferences, and internal recognition program to ensure.
• Supported staffing requirements for the San Diego region through weekly staffing review meetings, assisted the hiring managers with the completion of the hiring and onboarding process for a new employee, and acted as.
• Executed and managed special projects directed by Product Support leadership as the point of contact to collect and analyze data for reports for upper management and the team
• Designed and maintained SharePoint sites for the Product Support Leaders for internal employees to use as a resource tool and assist with the maintenance of the sites for the Product Support team sector-wide
• Acted as the main point of contact for the Product Support team to plan and implement ideas from leadership for team engagement events and ensure the events were successful

San Diego, California

• Provided high-level administrative support to the Global Supply Chain Director and department by arranging meetings, maintaining the calendars, and performing other clerical functions on a daily basis
• Coordinated and managed events of visits by distinguished guests and staff from various sites
• Arranged extensive travel arrangements domestically for the Director and managers
• Collected and processed receipts for expense reports following the guidelines for government expenditures
• Acted as main point of contact for department to make purchases using internal procurement system
• Assisted with special projects within various departments outside the normal scope of duties (i.e. reports, pricing research)

Poway, California

• Promoted to project coordinator to assist with multiple departments and utilize different skillset
• Compiled and organized all project documentation for projects awarded
• Maintained and tracked the entire billing lifecycle, including progress updates and schedule of values
• Coordinated pre-lien, permitting, certificate of insurance, and all other relevant project documentation requirements
• Provided high-level administrative support to the executive team by handling information requests, preparing statistical reports, conducting research, and performing clerical functions daily
• Analyzed monthly expense reports of staff to address spending trends and cost savings measurements

Greater San Diego Area

• Executed and analyzed data for reports related to company sales to track customer information through a central database
• Executed and analyzed data for reports of customers utilizing our social media portals to data-mine information to create leads to generate company sales
• Analyzed data of web usage from users of social media portals to track return on investment for sales team per region
• Analyzed data of sales of development kits and System of Modules through internal centralized databases to track return on investment per region
• Assisted Vice President and staff in various administrative tasks including preparing extensive travel arrangements for domestic and international trips and assisted with sales trade events

Carlsbad, CA

• Processed legal invoices and other billing information through the e-billing system, Legal Tracker
• Secured cost savings for the company as the system administrator of ≈$4.2M
• Assisted and executed the legal team’s cost savings initiative through negotiating rate savings with top spend firms, established a standard procedure for cost savings in new contracts, and evaluated and established a.
• Responded to inquiries from vendors, attorneys, and internal business partners regarding billing matters pertinent to related expenses
• Managed all day-to-day responsibilities for the system including opening new matters, facilitating accruals, generating reports, managing export of data from Legal Tracker into the Accounts Payable system, and.
• Worked with Accounts Payable to ensure timely importation of invoice information, managed the assigned approval levels and paths, assigned invoices to the appropriate attorney for approval, reconciled Accounts Payable.

Greater San Diego Area

• Acted as the main point of contact for vendors and tracked all executed statements of work, set up purchase orders for projects, and received invoices on behalf of projects
• Executed basic financial reports in Oracle system to generate financial and Accounts Payable inquiry reports for financial purposes
• Arranged and coordinated highly complex travel reservations and itineraries for the tax department including international travel, multiple travelers, and unique arrangements
• Coordinated the calendar of the Corporate Vice President, Tax, ensured that all appointments were scheduled and attended
• Acted as liaison to manage relationships with the IRS and other government agencies while actively participating in the Compliance Assurance Program

San Diego, California, United States

• Worked with site legal team as department lead to create Business Proposal Authorization Contracts with vendors and talent, defined terms and monetary amounts of the contract, and fully executed contract
• Prepared and executed Non-Disclosure Agreements and Talent Agreements for the entire site
• Processed all vendor or service maintenance contracts for the department
• Processed monthly and milestone payments dictated by contracts for developers
• Developed and designed an internal website prototype for improving the method of processing purchases for the department to aid in better tracking of purchase orders and the overall budget of the department
• Coordinated all purchasing for the department while tracking inventory and maintaining stock supplies

Greater San Diego Area

• Assisted networks team by managing projects on a need basis. Worked as a point of contact between team and customers or vendors to accomplish projects in a timely manner. Managed time and financial budgets for projects
• Administered and executed annual service contracts with C-Band customers
• Acted as liaison between company attorneys, business managers and C-Band program customers for legal, scope of services and other contract issues
• Drafted and reviewed contracts with assistance of attorneys for execution
• Prepared and administered quarterly invoices to customers for C-Band technology
• Maintained accurate cost and revenue data and input data for monthly operations reports

San Diego, California, United States

• Assisted Vice Presidents and staff in maintaining calendars, arranging meetings and various administrative tasks
• Prepared extensive travel arrangements for domestically and internationally trips
• Coordinated and managed events of visits by the CEO, COO, CTO and distinguished guests
• Collected and processed receipts for monthly expense reports
• Researched existing or developing businesses for possible acquisition by Motorola of their products or company assets
• Helped develop business plans and strategies for potential Motorola business ventures

San Diego, California, United States

• Increased life insurance revenue by 30% through a self-developed and executed marketing campaign
• Provided administrative support to a MEMBERS Financial Services’ Financial Representative
• Marketed MEMBERS Financial Services program to credit union employees and members
• Enhanced productivity & growth of MEMBERS Financial Services through exceptional customer service

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 4.0 - Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Delta Mu Delta - Business Honor Society

Master Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Arts, Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta

Intellectual Property Law Class, A

Extension Program