Managed staff of 7 administrative coordinators, which included their development, work flow distribution and annual performance reviews.Saved the company over $100,000 a year by not replacing two administrative coordinators when they left the company and distributing the work among the other administrative coordinators.Marketed the area center as premier meeting place, rather than hotels and other venues. In first half of 2011, saved approximately $143,000. Rather than purchase ergonomic office chairs, arranged for use of property Management Company’s excess stock. Saved over $200,000.Reduced 2011 3rd and 4th quarter controllable operating expenses by an average of 35% over 2010 expenses.Reduced the number of printer/copier/fax machines in the office by 50%, saving approximately $24,000 annually.Instituted the death/new baby flower ordering program which saved the company over 50% on flower bills.

Administrative Coordinator reporting to the Area Center Director, Area Sales Director, and 2 Regional Sales Directors. •Reconciled monthly expenses and invoices to ensure accuracy.•Recognized the need to have one person order office supplies. Assumed that responsibility saving the company thousands of dollars each year because duplicate or unnecessary supplies and printer cartridges were not being ordered.•Office Equipment - order new and troubleshoot repairs resulting in saving the company thousands of dollars each year in service calls and ordering unnecessary new equipment.•Distribute and keep up to date security badges and lists so that ex-employees were not allowed into the building. This was a security issue.•Area Center Website Manager – kept this up to date with airports, places to eat, hotels, grand transportation, etc. This saved the traveler quite a bit of time because they had a one-stop place to go. Saving employees, times meant saving the company $ as they could be out in the field instead of researching this. •Acted as an IT liaison between the area center and headquarters in Wilmington, DE. Since there wasn’t an IT person in our office, I troubleshot computer, server, phone problems eliminated the need for someone to travel to Schaumburg to find out what the problem was. This saved the company thousands of dollars in manpower and travel.

Benefits Administrator reporting to the VP of HR and the HR Manager for steel forging company and subsidiaries with approximately 750 employees in four locations. Administered all aspects of benefits programs including Medical, Dental, 401(k), Short-Term Disability and COBRA. Managed annual benefits open enrollment process. Assisted in the implementation, development and analysis of current and potential benefit programs.Responsible for the resolution of carrier, eligibility and claim issues Monitored, audited and processed premium statements for payment.Conducted new employee benefit meetings. Managed company’s cell phone program saving the company over $5,000 per month. Negotiated terms with a cell phone company that had lower rates and industrial phones. This saved the company over $5,000 the first year alone because we didn’t have to order new phones as often. Whenever a new phone was ordered, a contract would be broken which would cost the company $250. Managed company’s safety eyeglass program. Brought in a traveling company to administer safety eye exams saving the company several thousand dollars each year while complying with OSHA requirements

Human Resource Specialist with expertise in benefits administration reporting to the Director of HR and Director of Compensation and Benefits for a $650 million, 2600 associate specialty store retailer. This 128-store chain was formed as a private equity spin-off from Sears, Roebuck and Company. •Recruited, interviewed and evaluated job candidates for hourly corporate positions.•Worked closely with staffing agencies negotiating terms and filling open positions in the company.•Counseled managers and associates on performance issues and policy interpretation.•Managed the annual review process for corporate hourly employees.•Conducted corporate “new hire” orientation seminars.•Managed annual benefit enrollment.

Started with this company in 1975 as a data entry person. Within a year I was promoted to a Finance Administrative Coordinator. Several years later I was promoted to a Unit Coordinator managing a staff of 9 employees who provided administrative help to Senior Buyers, Buyers and Assisstant Buyers.