Crystal W. Email & Phone Number

Camp Hill, Pa

Harsco is a $1.5B global manufacturing organization with 12K employees. As the trusted advisor and assistant to the CEO, I understand his priorities, pro-actively drive his calendar to reflect those priorities, and continually interact with department heads and executive staff to ensure on-time delivery of projects and reports so that the CEO has everything he needs to meet his objectives.Executives have many concerns pressing upon them for their attention. Because of my strong background in project management and process management, I direct daily operations in the office, manage event planning, travel, and logistics, and ensure the CEO has what he needs when he needs it so he can focus on strategy. My responsibilities include:► Close collaboration with Corporate Governance Associate in the planning, communications, and operations of Board of Directors meetings and sub-committee meetings► Significant relationship management with the Board of Directors, external stakeholders, and CEO direct reports, including CFO, head of HR, General Counsel, business unit Presidents, and Communications► Planning, orchestration, and execution of all logistics for off-site annual operating planning and quarterly progress reporting meetings as well as other events► Ensure the safety of the CEO and staff while traveling by researching political conditions, coordinating ground security, conversing with pilots, obtaining visas, and registering executive with the U.S. consulate; destinations included Asia, Middle East, Europe, North and South America► Select event venues and negotiate terms and fees; typically obtain space at no cost by negotiating F&B allocation► Provide input for budgets, collaborating with Finance ExecutiveI am open to discussion about how I can help your C-Suite run at the highest level of efficiency, paving the way for greater corporate success.wilkinsonhhi@myactv.net

Virginia

CACI is a $5B government consulting firm with 22K global employees. As executive-level support to the CEO, I needed to generate highly confidential, independent decisions on a regular basis that required broad and comprehensive knowledge of the organization's policies and operations. In order to maintain records and track projects involving high-level government projects, I held Top-Secret Clearance. As the executive administrator to the CEO, I was in charge of all office operations, directing and reviewing the work that filtered through the office. Interacting with the CEO’s direct reports, senior management, corporate clients, dignitaries, high-level government officials, and CEO Board affiliates on a daily basis, I acted as a proxy for executive as necessary.An important aspect of my work at CACI was leveraging the collective staff talents by chairing monthly round-table meetings to develop best practices among administrative staff. I have been recognized for providing valuable thought leadership to other support staff, helping to mentor and train them.Additional duties included organizing workflow, tracking program costs, and scheduling objectives.

Mclean, Va

As the senior aid to the CEO, I managed, coordinated, and organized an extremely high volume of incoming information, complex meetings, and appointments worldwide and assured his safety when traveling to international locations such as Asia, India, Europe, and the Middle East. Understanding the priorities of the executive, I used seasoned judgment to manage escalating priorities of requests as appropriate for resolution.Responsibilities included:► Direction and management of executive office and office staff► Expert planning and budget management for large scale events, including venues, transportation, lodging, dining, activities, and agendas► Ensuring safe and successful travel: researching potential security risks/concerns utilizing U.S. government resources; coordinating with ground security; ensuring VISAs are current; registering the executive with the Dept. of State for extraction in case of a security threat ► Liaising with Hilton company brands and franchise owners► Utilizing strong analytical and creative talents to direct multiple priorities and generate innovative strategies to resolve problems and meet performance goals► Enhanced efficiency and developed best practices among administrative staff within Headquarters, chairing monthly round-table discussion to leverage collective staff talents

Fairfax, Va

At SRA, I managed, represented, and supported all aspects of the executive office: office management, calendar and scheduling, event planning and execution, logistics and itinerary of travel and meetings. Interacting with and coordinating activities for the CEO's clients and business associates, senior political and military leaders, as well as Board members, I represented the CEO and acted as proxy when necessary.Being very pleased with my assistance at SRA, the CHRO later recruited me to join her at CACI.

Mclean, Va

As Senior Executive Assistant, I administered all business operations of the three-person office of the President, including project management, staff supervision and direction, budget management, and all travel-related details – logistics, safety protocols, appointments, etc. Some examples include:► Directed a team of 12 to coordinate a Global Leadership 4-day conference for close to 100 key company leaders from around the world: Budget was $1M, came in 20% under; identified key speaker, coordinated team building events for each day, dinners, logistics, etc.; selected the right team members, assigned different aspects of the project, coordinated and managed project to successful completion ► Planned, managed, and troubleshot bi-annual Executive Committee offsite meetings in New York and Washington, DC: Mapped preparation and event cycles; coordinated responsibilities of staff members who supported the 15 Executive Committee members; developed templates for dissemination of information before and during the events; documented and supervised distribution of meeting records and information related to follow-up requirements► Planned and coordinated President’s daily and weekly management activities and processes to reflect executive priorities, including time allocated to internal and external parties► Monitored development and progress of all executive office “back burner” topics and projects► Directed staff in the preparation and follow-up to meetings with internal and external parties, including presentation materials► Directed staff in management of logistics of commercial and private flight schedules and all travel related logistics, including security