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Drilling and well servicing company with over 4,000 employees in Western Canada and the United States (US).Temporarily supported five senior executives before promotion to more senior role. Along with standard EA support and management, accomplishments included: developing and streamlining new and efficient daily processes and filing systems; initiating the documentation of support procedures for future EAs; managing event tickets for business development; and demonstrating efficient competency with the Board of Directors and public filings, which eliminated the requirement for some tasks originally performed by a consultant.

US-based construction company with over 6,500 employees/owners, focused on industrial construction in Canada. The start-up of the newest division to the company involved complete office setup (including furniture procurement, installation of the IT infrastructure, payroll and office management); and proactive involvement with business development, pre-sales, setting up employee benefits and bonus plans. Accomplishments included: leading communications while integrating with the parent company, particularly with advising on cultural and cross-border differences; recruitment; and immigration of temporary foreign workers.

Oil & gas service company specializing in production, construction, maintenance and transportation services. During tenure there, the company grew from 4,500 to over 11,000 employees, before purchase by URS (currently AECOM).Office Manager/Executive Assistant to the President/CEO (as well as Senior Vice President and CFO at certain times during tenure)This role evolved from office management and supporting the most senior executives, to include communications, managing compensation incentive bonus plans, employee development and mentoring, events planning, strategic planning, project management, and supporting the Board of Directors. Adaptability was essential, and efficient creation of consistency was a key factor to success, which led to more responsibilities, including direct involvement with the integration of Flint and URS. Accomplishments included: authoring messages, presentations and bonus plan recognition letters on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis; managing the company’s short and long term incentive bonus plans for over 6 years before training others to take over; planning and coordinating at least four major company events each year, involving between 80-300 people; and advising in the role of Communications Manager for the integration of Carson Energy Services Ltd., the company’s largest acquisition.

Directly focused on the major Suncor Oil Sands Program while supporting the Director of Construction, project managers and functional team members, as well as working directly with the client, this role involved assisting each project function with administration while developing an understanding of how the team worked together to achieve results. Accomplishments included: creating and maintaining consistency by working with other project teams and non-project specific administration; recruitment and management of other team administrators; and developing and implementing administrative processes and procedures that aligned with site and client requirements.

As the main contact for all project administrators on all major projects, the development of consistent administrative tasks and responsibilities was the key function to this role, while supporting the project General Managers. The role also involved coordination with all functions within each project team. Accomplishments included: being asked to support an additional general manager after only five months in the role; contributing to the efficiency of the division by developing a more streamlined procedure for administration and payroll; and contributing to the consistency of the division by creating and managing an accessible folder containing essential project information for all project-specific functions.

Oil & gas exploration company (formerly Genesis Exploration Ltd., currently Sinopec Daylight Energy Ltd.).Construction Administrator While learning about construction and reporting daily on construction projects, the role also involved accounts reconciliation to align with budgets. Having built relationships within each department, accomplishments included: getting more involved in each project by assisting with tracking inventory, and compiling reports and incident logs; being additionally tasked to submit environmental reports to government agencies; and implementing a more efficient process to reconcile invoices.

The ability to learn and adapt quickly provided the opportunity to back up colleagues proficiently. While continuing in the Construction Administration role, and after learning new systems and databases, this role included being a reliable resource to the engineers and VPs by retrieving daily production information; preparing drilling and completion reports; and tracking and distributing AFEs, action sheets and mail ballots.

This first-point-of-contact role included the responsibility of being a professional, positive and enthusiastic representative of the company to all clients, staff, and management. This was a busy and productivity-driven role, and accomplishments included: streamlining the approach to running the front desk; efficient and quick turnaround of invoices for accounts payable; and providing training to others, including successors.