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Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

- 2020 Ameriprise Chairman’s Award for Excellence (company’s highest award) recipient for my project management work on an enterprise-wide order management system transition.- Procurement work stream owner for several large scale technology and acquisition projects with on-time delivery, often under budget.- Develops reporting solutions for order management system conversion to BlackRock Aladdin in compliance with regulatory, client, and data management requirements and consultations… Show more - 2020 Ameriprise Chairman’s Award for Excellence (company’s highest award) recipient for my project management work on an enterprise-wide order management system transition.- Procurement work stream owner for several large scale technology and acquisition projects with on-time delivery, often under budget.- Develops reporting solutions for order management system conversion to BlackRock Aladdin in compliance with regulatory, client, and data management requirements and consultations. - Manages and conducts risk analysis on 80+ front office vendors, including liaising with physical security, information security, and business continuity professionals and the vendors. - Develops and manages global front office business continuity plans (BCP) across the platform.- Audits existing processes for streamlining and automation improvements. - Liaises between front office and middle office operations on international market openings and coordinates training for unique market trading processes.- Analyzes short duration fixed income portfolios as part of a portfolio management team.- Serves on the AMMY Award and Volunteering Committees in planning annual events and evaluating award nominations.- Manages several compliance functions, including the mandatory leave program for banking employees and SOX reporting. - Supports calendaring, travel, and compliance management for Co-COO North America, Balanced and Contrarian Strategy teams, and Short Duration Fixed Income team.- Developed and manages internal mandatory absence program for compliance. Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

- 2020 Ameriprise Chairman’s Award for Excellence (company’s highest award) recipient for my project management work on an enterprise-wide order management system transition.- Procurement work stream owner for several large scale technology and acquisition projects with on-time delivery, often under budget.- Manages and conducts risk analysis on front office vendors, including liaising with physical security, information security, and business continuity professionals and the… Show more - 2020 Ameriprise Chairman’s Award for Excellence (company’s highest award) recipient for my project management work on an enterprise-wide order management system transition.- Procurement work stream owner for several large scale technology and acquisition projects with on-time delivery, often under budget.- Manages and conducts risk analysis on front office vendors, including liaising with physical security, information security, and business continuity professionals and the vendors.- Develops and manages global front office business continuity plans (BCP) across the platform.- Audits existing processes for streamlining and automation improvements. - Liaises between front office and middle office operations on international market openings and coordinates training for unique market trading processes.- Analyzes short duration fixed income portfolios as part of a portfolio management team.- Serves on the AMMY Award and Volunteering Committees in planning annual events and evaluating award nominations.- Manages several compliance functions, including the mandatory leave program for banking employees and SOX reporting. - Supports calendaring, travel, and compliance management for Vice President for Investment Business Support and Short Duration Fixed Income team.- Developed and manages internal mandatory absence program for compliance. Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

- Serviced the Oregon/Washington State Office Division of Resources, Lands, Minerals, and Fire, including the Deputy State Director.- Served as primary document management project manager, editor, and writer for the division for congressional correspondence, technical documents, NEPA analysis packages, internal policy documents, press releases, and more.- Developed SOPs, policies, and forms for administrative internal functions by analyzing and evaluating existing applicable policies… Show more - Serviced the Oregon/Washington State Office Division of Resources, Lands, Minerals, and Fire, including the Deputy State Director.- Served as primary document management project manager, editor, and writer for the division for congressional correspondence, technical documents, NEPA analysis packages, internal policy documents, press releases, and more.- Developed SOPs, policies, and forms for administrative internal functions by analyzing and evaluating existing applicable policies and laws.- Prepared and analyzes compliance and financial reports for budget, records, procurement, & management services.- Served as primary micropurchaser for the division.- Entered procurement requests into internal budgetary systems, such as SAP.- Arranged and reviews travel for the division using Concur by SAP.- Reviewed division charge card statements according to Departmental policy.- Coordinated calendars for several executives, including an SES member.- Maintained databases, record files, email lists, contact lists, and seating charts.- Assisted in coordinating new employee arrivals and setup.- Served as Microsoft Office expert for the division, often giving training.- Regularly served as an executive assistant for the State Director and the Associate. Show less

Port Angeles, Washington

- Hired, trained, and supervised over 25 seasonal GS-4 and GS-5 seasonal employees across six entrance stations and a staffed campground.- Served as program manager for the volunteer campground host system for all campgrounds in the park.- Programmed and managed cash registers and the back-end software, primarily using Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel, as well as pay.gov.- Managed Kalaloch Campground’s reservation system in recreation.gov.- Assisted as project manager for… Show more - Hired, trained, and supervised over 25 seasonal GS-4 and GS-5 seasonal employees across six entrance stations and a staffed campground.- Served as program manager for the volunteer campground host system for all campgrounds in the park.- Programmed and managed cash registers and the back-end software, primarily using Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel, as well as pay.gov.- Managed Kalaloch Campground’s reservation system in recreation.gov.- Assisted as project manager for the park’s Special Use Permit program, including ensuring compliance with program directives/policies, analyzing requests, issuing permits, monitoring large events/film shoots, and collecting and remitting relevant fees.- Maintained large databases tracking millions of dollars in revenue and property.- Wrote and maintained Employee Performance Evaluation Plans for all staff.- Wrote and updated formal job descriptions.- Interviewed and hire staff using the StaffingUSA system.- Managed schedules for up to 30 staff members- Wrote and edited new SOPs and internal policy documents.- Served on the park’s Safety Committee as the data and research lead. Show less

Port Angeles, Washington

Hayfork, California

- Served as first point of contact for office/ranger station visitors.- Operated office equipment, including printers, fax machines, phones, PCs, and copiers.- Performed Collection Officer duties, including selling maps and Interagency Passes using the agency Point of Sale System (POSS).- Sold wood cutting and Christmas tree permits.- Served as Records Liaison and Coordinator for the Hayfork Ranger District.- Answered complex, non-standard correspondence using knowledge and… Show more - Served as first point of contact for office/ranger station visitors.- Operated office equipment, including printers, fax machines, phones, PCs, and copiers.- Performed Collection Officer duties, including selling maps and Interagency Passes using the agency Point of Sale System (POSS).- Sold wood cutting and Christmas tree permits.- Served as Records Liaison and Coordinator for the Hayfork Ranger District.- Answered complex, non-standard correspondence using knowledge and research. Show less

Kalaloch, Wa

- Lead the VUA team at Kalaloch Campground in the summer of 2014.- Lead the Sol Duc Entrance Station and Remittance Teams in the summer of 2015.- Collected fees at park entrance stations using an electronic cash register.- Accounted for large quantities of accountable stock and cash using daily shift reports.- Conducted traffic control in heavy use areas, and managed wildlife safety.- Provided answers to recurring visitor questions concerning site orientation, park… Show more - Lead the VUA team at Kalaloch Campground in the summer of 2014.- Lead the Sol Duc Entrance Station and Remittance Teams in the summer of 2015.- Collected fees at park entrance stations using an electronic cash register.- Accounted for large quantities of accountable stock and cash using daily shift reports.- Conducted traffic control in heavy use areas, and managed wildlife safety.- Provided answers to recurring visitor questions concerning site orientation, park interpretive services, and recreational opportunities in the surrounding area.- Wrote the schedules for all park VUA staff, ensuring full coverage of all entrances. Show less

Elon, Nc

I work in the Elon University's Belk Library as a general knowledge technology staff member. I must be familiar with mechanics of the technology (computers, printers, copiers etc.) in the library and able to fix mechanical and software problems. I also help students, faculty, staff, and community members with their technology questions. These questions can range from help formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to how to create a website on Adobe Dreamweaver to importing film from video… Show more I work in the Elon University's Belk Library as a general knowledge technology staff member. I must be familiar with mechanics of the technology (computers, printers, copiers etc.) in the library and able to fix mechanical and software problems. I also help students, faculty, staff, and community members with their technology questions. These questions can range from help formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to how to create a website on Adobe Dreamweaver to importing film from video cameras into Final Cut Pro. I also file Scantron tests, direct phone calls, organize incoming mail, and use a variety of office equipment daily. I also am a welcoming face to the library and provide excellent customer service in a personable fashion while giving out visitor information, directing patrons, and giving casual talks on Elon events and locations. I also occasionally give tours of the library to prospective students, parents, and visiting dignitaries or candidates for hire. Every two weeks, I complete voluntary training projects that are all rated excellent or outstanding by my supervisor. I also created, deleted, and altered patron passwords and user information and did troubleshooting concerning network connections and electronic communications. I also train new employees on all of the aforementioned tasks. Show less

Elon, Nc

-Acclimating new students to college life-Teaching study and communications skills-Team building exercises-Planning lectures and classes-Being a communication resource-Offering guidance in college

Asheville, North Carolina Area

- Audited budgets and recommended cost-saving action plans. One project saved the park over $6,500 annually in unnecessary and duplicative phone lines.- Developed an updated COOP for the Parkway in coordination with law enforcement.- Filed, audited, and managed park-wide charge card report filing.- Coordinated and cross-checked PMIS lists to ensure values remained accurate.- Formulated new classification system for policy documents (Superintendent's Orders, Standard Operating… Show more - Audited budgets and recommended cost-saving action plans. One project saved the park over $6,500 annually in unnecessary and duplicative phone lines.- Developed an updated COOP for the Parkway in coordination with law enforcement.- Filed, audited, and managed park-wide charge card report filing.- Coordinated and cross-checked PMIS lists to ensure values remained accurate.- Formulated new classification system for policy documents (Superintendent's Orders, Standard Operating Procedures, etc.). I also developed an implementation process for this project using a variety of planning materials and strategies.- Developed Parkway donation policy in cooperation with the Administrative Officer and the Superintendent.- Organized a critical path for partner/VIP facility operations, enabling the Parkway to cut costs without sacrificing visitor services and ensuring legal compliance.- Developed and filed OMB A-123 compliance documents in cooperation with members of park leadership. Worked closely with Parkway Safety Manager to complete audits.- Audited and analyzed warehousing and storage for the Parkway, including property destruction procedures.- Developed potential processes for instituting a Parkway-wide fee program. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Administration, 3.579

Activities and Societies: Periclean Scholars Class of 2014, Elite Students, SHARE Animal Shelter Volunteer Major: Public Administration.

Spring Abroad, European Politics, 3.985