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Maplewood, New Jersey, United States

• Coordinates with local, county, and state agencies to issue permits and licenses and administer yearly primary and general elections.• Utilizes GovPilot to monitor and assign OPRA requests received by the Township of Maplewood• In conjunction with the Township Clerk, creates and finalizes the Township Committee agenda, within Granicus, for circulation to the committee and public• Drafts proclamations and letters to various parties on behalf of the Township Committee and Mayor• Updates the Township of Maplewood's website regarding meeting dates and information about the Maplewood Township Committee and Clerk's Department.• In the absence of the Township Clerk, attends Township Committee meetings• With the assistance of vendors, enabled Township Committee meetings to be in person, with the option of using ZOOM for not only watching the meeting but also interacting with the Township Committee for presentations or public comment.• Completed digitizing the majority of the Clerk Department's forms, onto the GovPilot platform, to allow for online payments, lessen the use of paper, and allow for increased options.

Rahway, Nj

• Head content creator producing written posts, web stories, producing video content using Adobe Premiere, and other means to increase or stabilize engagement.• Supervises, assigns coverage, hears pitches from, and edits the work of two freelancers.• Maintains and modifies the site's front and back end using a combination of plugins, basic HTML, theme customizations, and other features offered on WordPress' CMS platform.• Handles accounting responsibilities ranging from sending invoices, issuing payments, ad management for revenue, monitoring RPM, CPC, CTR, SEO optimization, as well as viewership statistics.• Researches across various mediums for new content and balances being a platform for well-marketed productions and indie releases.

New Jersey, United States

• Researched topics of interest for bi-weekly podcast• Through Adobe Audition and Adobe Premiere, edited audio and video for distribution on multiple platforms

Rahway, New Jersey, United States

• Monthly meeting preparation and management; draft, finalize and archive minutes, as well as manage special meetings regarding disciplinary actions, and other necessary actions.• Compile police reports re various ABC license holders for board commissioners.• Send out notices, including violations, special conditions, and appeal notices.• Administer annual meeting with license holders.• Municipal point of contact for the City’s 30 license holders, as well as the general public, regarding ABC questions and concerns.• Work with ABC license holders, the NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Rahway Police Department, and legal counsel to maintain licenses (including 8 pocket licenses which result in $16,000 annually for the City and require additional steps and assistance).• Endorse and upload, after City’s ABC Board approval, license renewals, social affairs permits, etc into POSSE system.• Maintain all ABC records and files: transfers, employee lists, past renewal forms, 12:18, 12:39 information, payments, violations, etc.• Accept and process payments for City of Rahway and NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control ($54,450 in 2021 for the City).• Research updates in state procedures and policies regarding the application process, registrations, renewals, executive orders, POSSE system, etc.

Rahway, New Jersey, United States

• Coordinates with local, county, and state agencies for the issuances of permits, licenses, and the administration of yearly primary and general elections.• Responsible for OPRA requests received by the City of Rahway• For the City Clerk Department, drafts minutes for monthly City council meetings, drafts letters to vendors to assist with council initiatives, handles procurement for the department, updates the various logs maintained, and deposits monies for the City Clerk Department, and other assigned duties. • Updates the City of Rahway’s website regarding meeting dates and information pertaining to the Rahway City Council and City Clerk Department.• Using Tightrope's Cablecast system, broadcasts and records the monthly City Council for the City of Rahway's TV34 public channel, as well as works with the Public Relations Coordinator to modify, monitor, and find more ways to utilize TV34's daily schedule.• Is one of four system administrators for the City of Rahway's website, with front end and back end duties ranging from customization of the website's pages, as well as finding various means using Civic Plus software to streamline requests and tasks.

New Jersey

• Was assigned to major clients, such as the NBA, Maher Terminals, and Easter Seals, to work within their financial departments. Tasks included reviewing expense reports, inputting invoices and POs into a PeopleSoft environment, and providing quality assurance by training and expediting the use of the CareLogic healthcare system for a client.

Iselin, Nj

• Relieved 6 B2B Account Executives, of which 3 produced a million in sales yearly, of administrative task such as entering orders within a CRM system, enrollments within an LMS system, creating reports, generating or modifying PowerPoint presentations, as well as executing internal or external training.• As Office Manager, coordinated with external vendors or building management to meet the needs of the office. This included maintaining the cleanliness of the office, ordering supplies, taking care of catering for events, handling mail services, proctoring Pearson Vue exams, as well as providing technical assistance and event setup.

Edison, Nj

• Supported the Director of Education and Training, their two managers, and the department’s combined 25 instructors with configuring the 400+ student population’s weekly schedules in a Citrix environment. • Assisted the department’s secretary by inputting check and supply requests into an EPMX system, working with the director to prepare for presentations, produce reports, take minutes, calendar management, deescalate student qualms, create SOPs, used School Dude system for maintenance and IT request, and supervising 3 student workers.• To improve retention, expanded role to scheduling enrichment activities off center for up to 30 students per trip and coordinated with the finance department, transportation, food services, and the venue.• For student workers within the department, reviewed and submitted time sheets to the finance department and issued bi-weekly pay.• Daily use of the Microsoft Office Suite in order to create fliers for events, and to inform staff and students of upcoming road tests, leading to an increase in students getting their licenses. ● Acted as an interim instructor for the A+ trade, placed orders for training materials and vouchers, provided guidance to students, and helped acclimate the permanent instructor.

Secaucus, New Jersey

• Was assigned to major clients, such as the NBA, to work within their financial departments. Tasks included inputting invoices and POs, as well as reviewing time and expense reports, in a PeopleSoft environment, and digitizing documents.

Newark, Nj

• Assisted USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) personnel with updating, auditing, transferring and maintaining hundreds of active and inactive case folders weekly.• Created accountability reports daily for managers to assess personal productivity, modified files, as well as inventory.• Maintained file room supplies and assisted with basic computer and printer issues before escalating problem to IT.• Trained new file clerks on varying procedures either voluntarily or at the request of the team lead.

Edison, Nj

• Both in person and using a 5-line switchboard, which received 40+ calls a day, marketed the Edison Job Corps Academy, answered inquiries, screened calls, escalated issues and assisted in scheduling meetings.• Weekly trained a new Office Administration trainee on how to do the various clerical tasks, and how to increase their customer service skills. • As the center’s mail clerk distributed mail to staff and dormitories, maintained the copy room area, as well as handle the processing of outgoing mail and packages.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Training: Intercultural communication, technical writing, and effective ways to communicate as a leader.

Certificate Of Completion, Administrative Assistant

Training: Coordinating events, working with various levels of management, interdepartmental communication, proofreading, time management.

Associate'S Degree, Communications

Activities and Societies: • Participated in the creation of an on-campus film. • Had a piece "Our Promise" published in school's literary.

Certification, Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, And Access) As Well As A+

Activities and Societies: Student Government Executive Board SecretaryTraining: Microsoft Office Suite 2007/ 2010, Computer Hardware.