Barbara Talbert Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California, United States

Irvine, Ca

Managed administrative operations for R&D office of over 10 staff members, both on-site and remotely, reporting to vice president. Provided staff guidance on administrative procedures and policies. Researched topical material for executive and staff. Assisted in development of engineering technical reports to meet deadlines: edited and proofread contract proposals and presentations; edited and proofread abstracts and white papers. Managed travel and related expenditures for senior staff. Coordinated IT support. Purchasing support and PCard management. Liaison with corporate office to ensure compliance with National Industrial Security (DCAA) and Federal Safety regulations. Upon request, researched vendors; selected candidates based on quality metrics; requested bids; made or participated in the selection process. • Awarded four employee achievement certifications, 2017-2020• Edited and proofread division newsletter, coordinating inputs from three business area vice presidents and their subordinates.• Trained admin assistants to assume support for off-site offices• Determined necessary changes to company-wide business meal expense compliance reporting, resulting in reduced time and labor costs• Assisted implementation of SAP Concur Travel/Expense Report application, by self-learning the software and working with IT to fix program errors and train other staff. Participated in company-wide Concur pilot group, testing second version prior to rollout. • Coordinated administrative aspects of 2017 relocation to downsize from 14,000sf office building. Ensured continuous operations by maintaining access to all necessary office equipment. Reviewed equipment expenses during the relocation which resulted in a $400 savings.• Managed facility improvements and repairs; identified, scheduled and disposed of surplus computer equipment.• Identified a breach in facility security practices which resulted in increased security infrastructure to mitigate the problem.

Orange County, California Area

Project Coordinator and Project Consultant in the service of individuals and small businesses, including word processing, organization, marketing, and project management. Some projects included:• Determined geographic origin of Native American artifact through interviews and online research in historical Orange County Geography.• Served as Project Assistant for residential renovation prior to property sale.Editing and proofreading, collaborative writing, and research assistance for the production of:• Technical Reports• Conference Papers• Proposals• Procedures and Manuals• Academic Term Papers• Professional Resumes• Correspondence

Campbell, Ca

Worked as part of the administration support team for technical and engineering employees engaged in probabilistic risk assessment and analysis for nuclear power facility compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Assisted in development of engineering technical reports, proposals, white papers, presentations, and procedures, editing, proofreading, and expediting production to meet deadlines. Effective research using internet, public library and university resources.• Performed work directly for the vice president to include coordinating task deadlines on multiple projects by proactive tracking and reporting progress weekly. Researched destinations for vice president’s international business travel and synchronized details of itinerary with European client representatives. • Maintained and increased technical reference library, including interfacing with Nuclear Regulatory Commission librarians. Orchestrated retrieval of technical references by traveling to Stanford University’s engineering library when online copies were unavailable.• Coordinated data recovery efforts following MS Exchange Server crash; streamlined process by writing and distributing procedure, conserving engineer staff time.• Increased efficiency of engineers engaged in revising technical documentation through robust proofreading, technical editing, and style enhancements.• Edited for clarity: -- Web content for corporate site upgrade -- White paper, “Uncertainties in Risk-Informed Decision-Making”, R.A. Hill, 2008 -- Human resources procedures: company expense report procedure; administrative office manual -- Corporate resume of vice president

San Jose, Ca

Administrative assistance assignments (with multiple job offers) for a variety of San Jose, CA metro area firms and organizations, including:• ERIN Engineering and Research, Inc. (contract-to-hire; accepted permanent position)• Vaisala, Inc.• San Jose Teachers' AssociationAdministrative assistance assignments for a variety of Helena, MT firms including:• Montana Association of RealtorsProvided administrative support to members, managers and executive vice president. Researched legal issues at State Law Library of Montana and on Internet for Public Affairs Director. Prepared and organized seminar registration materials and documents. Verified updates and dues payments in member database. Edited copy and graphics for monthly member newsletter. Proofread correspondence and reports. Offered permanent position.

Helena, Montana

Wrote feature articles for newspaper in state capital, interviewing artists, musicians, entertainers and community members. Edited public submissions to weekly arts and entertainment section. Photographed feature subjects. Ensured accuracy of weekly events calendar by proactive community outreach. Coordinated copy and graphics for weekly feature articles. Edited business press releases into newspaper style. Wrote city, business and profile articles. Promoted from Staff Writer in 2000.Link to some of my stories at the Helena Independent Record: https://helenair.com/search/?nsa=eedition&app=editorial&d1=&d2=&s=start_time&sd=desc&l=25&t=article&q=Barbara+Talbert+Staff+Writer&d1=08%2F01%2F1999&d2=07%2F01%2F2001

Irvine, Ca

Edited, proofread, formatted and produced contracts and proposals. Edited and composed correspondence for company President. • Wrote ad copy for marketing campaign