Amanda Lory Email & Phone Number

Gillingham, Kent

Gillingham, Kent

Rochester, Kent

Provided PA and Administrative support to a QinetiQ consultant, who was contracted to provide Technical Direction and Support to UK electronic component manufacturers seeking US Military Specification Qualification. Duties included:-• Managing diary & arranging meetings, travel and accommodation for consultation days.• Acting as focal point for UK client enquiries & US government officials.• Proof reading minutes and technical reports.• Preparing and submitting invoices for fees and expenses.

Sevenoaks, Kent

Key Responsibilities and Achievements • Acted as first point of contact for Directors; proactively replying or delegating where appropriate. • Arranged all aspects of meetings; produced and issued accurate minutes in a timely manner.• Managed several diaries and implemented an efficient ‘bring forward’ system.• Organised all aspects of travel, conferences, roadshows, training courses and mail shots • Carried out various H&S related duties including DSE Assessor, Building Incident Officer and First Aider.• Organised a successful VIP visit by senior US Defence Staff to the CEO in QinetiQ.• Produced weekly sales activity and pipeline reports enabling effective monitoring of sales team. . • Processed expenses and overtime claims for 60 remotely based staff and dealt with HR and pay enquiries.• Achieved promotion to higher career level.

Sevenoaks, Kent

(Proposed and elected as Company Secretary by The NOC Board in 2003 and carried out duties in parallel with my role as the PA to the Technical Director in QinetiQ, who also served as a NOC Director).Key Responsibilities and Achievements • Implemented successful handover of role from outgoing Secretary with minimal supervision.• Carried out role without formal training and received excellent performance feedback from the Board.• Ensured compliance by maintaining statutory registers & completing tax and account returns.• Organised a successful MoD conference, including liaison with senior personnel in MoD & US DoD • Organised Board Meetings and AGMs & created accurate minutes and circulated them in a timely manner.• Communicated effectively at meetings and through reports made to the Board.