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United States

Palo Alto, Ca

Senior manager of office management and services at a renewable energy and natural gas investment firm with offices in Palo Alto, CA and Oklahoma City, OK. Reports to the Chief Infrastructure Officer with responsibility for end-to-end workplace experience at both locations. Responsibilities and achievements include:• Align with HR, IT, infrastructure, and service teams to ensure an optimum workplace experience• Led a 12-month transition of office management and services to a new location during the pandemic (2021) to support a $3B divestment agreement for renewable energy assets and establishment of Eolian Energy • Develop and manage a $600,000 annual budget including food and beverage, employee entertainment (concerts and sporting events at both locations), furniture installation and maintenance, and offsite storage• Manage (front desk) receptionist and administrative support (3 full-time employees at 2 locations)• Mentored 3 direct reports to advancement: founding partner EA, HR associate, and Eolian office manager• Facilitate with employees and designers to ensure functional, ergonomic, and pleasant office spaces• Lead the safety team and develop a business continuity plan for disaster preparedness and recovery• Manage realtor, project manager, furniture vendors, architect, general contractor, and other related vendors to expand, contract, and relocate offices (5 moves in 11 years)• Order and serve meals onsite 2 days per week and support special celebrations at both locations

Mountain View, California

Second employee hired by CEO at the U.S. headquarters of a high-profile multinational start-up developing unique, innovative eReader technology (plastic electronics) for commercialization. Company grew to 240 people worldwide in 24 months. Responsibilities included:• First point of contact for the CEO and confidential handling of sensitive corporate and personnel information• Scheduled executive meetings and coordinating global video and audio conferences• Communicated with CEO/EA of global corporations, investment banks, and VC firms• Maintained corporate calendar and coordinating travel/accommodations for CEO• First point of contact for communications with board members• Managed/coordinated logistics and materials for board meetings in the U.S., Cambridge, and Dresden • Managed the architect, general contractor, and furniture vendors to convert 11,000 square-feet of unfinished space for U.S. headquarters facility, and managed the addition of 11,000 square-feet of office space (22,000 square-feet total) to accommodate growth• Coordinated office security and maintenance with landlord• Ensured proper operation of phones, computers, and video conference system with IT• Supervised receptionist and co-supervising all administrative staff

Mountain View, California, United States

Responsible for administrative operations at the corporate headquarters of a public corporation, including:• Managed receptionist/administrative assistant• Coordinated with managers and administrators at global offices; organized worldwide sales meeting• Coordinated quarterly board meetings and conference calls; prepared confidential documents and reports (including financial reports with CFO)• Managed calendars, arranged domestic and international travel, and processed complex expense reports

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Dual role as EA to the general/corporate counsel and corporate communications manager. • Coordinated requests for new drug approvals with the FDA• Ensured all federal and state licenses and corporate contracts were up to date• Worked cross-functionally to ensure corporate identity and messaging were correct and consistent• Ensured that labeling and other communication materials complied with FDA and DDMAC regulations• Managed creation and production of the website, business papers, brochures, ads, and presentations

San Jose, California, United States

Reported to the managing director of a marketing consulting group. Clients included startups and Fortune 500 corporations in technology and life sciences. Managed:• Administrative staff, operating budget and outsourced accounting, HR, and IT services• Creation and production of print and electronic marketing and communication materials• Client accounts and outsourced production services to achieve customer satisfaction and retention through the delivery of high-quality services on time and within budget

Stanford, California, United States

Managed the office of the director, trained staff, prepared budgets, and produced presentations. Served a special 6-month assignment as assistant to the executive vice chair of the 1992 Stanford Presidential Search Committee.

Bachelor Of Arts, Education

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta

Aa, Visual Communications