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• Collaborate with various stakeholders to meet office needs, manage calendars, and facilitate room bookings, improving scheduling efficiency by 25%• Assist HR in onboarding new hires by providing orientation, access badges, and workstation tagging• Maintain inventory, oversee space management, ensure security measures, coordinate events, and provide administrative support as required resulting in a 20% improvement in office organization and event planning efficiency• Developed and implemented a new filing system that reduced document retrieval time by 10%• Streamlined communication between departments, enhancing interdepartmental collaboration

• Coordinate logistics from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring a seamless process for newly hired employees• Develop and implement repeatable processes for efficient HR operations, increasing operational efficiency by 30%• Foster an inclusive and positive workplace culture through effective communication and engagement initiatives• Automated the employee feedback collection process, increasing response rates by 40%• Spearheaded the transition to a new HR management software, improving HR workflow efficiency

• Manage calendars and expenses of Sr. VP Operations & Sr. VP Portfolio Management• Plan and execute all events for Houston region properties, and corporate administrative gifts/activities nationwide, increasing event attendance by 45%• Prepare communications and presentations for regional monthly meetings• Implemented a new expense tracking system, reducing expense reporting errors by 15%

Houston, Texas Area

• Heavy management of CEO & EVP calendars, reducing scheduling conflicts by 10%• Coordinate all travel for Executive Team, achieving a 20-30% reduction in travel costs through negotiated rates• Instrumental in the CEO being named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist three years in a row• Strategize planning every facet of the annual offsite board meetings (travel, activities, hotel, and dining reservations) for C-level executives and board members• Assist HR with the onboarding of new employees• Developed and maintained a travel database, improving travel arrangement efficiency by 25%• Created a comprehensive onboarding program, increasing new hire retention rates

• Assist with preparing, reviewing, and submitting research proposals and supportingdocuments, ensuring compliance with university, federal, and private grant guidelines• Instruct workshops on proposal preparation, instructing faculty and staff on best practices forresearch submissions• Coordinate and facilitate the submission of grant proposals, applying knowledge of institutionalpolicies and sponsor-specific requirements• Draft and finalize grant-related documents such as subawards and contracts, ensuring accuracyand adherence to submission deadlines• Manage travel arrangements and expense reports for research faculty, ensuring compliance withinternal policies and grant-specific regulations• Track and follow up on research proposal submissions to ensure timely processing and addressany negotiation or review requirements• Collaborate with research faculty to address submission requirements, guidelines, and client-specific needs

Education record

Culinary Arts/Chef Training