I've decided to take a departure from the corporate world to stay with a boss I highly respect in a position that offers me the opportunity use my strengths and expand my skill set. I am working as the VP of Operations for Belle Grey Farm - my responsibilities include bookkeeping, payroll, office work, advertising, managing horse shows and everything in between. Our farm boards, trains, shows and sells horses, as well as produces equestrian jumps and equine hay for sale.

• Began with WorldCom assisting VP in the Information Technology Department• Promoted after 13 months to support the President of Operations & Technology - a 25,000 person global organization• Have remained with current manager for 8 years, through much reorganization. His current role is as EVP of Customer Service & Program Management at Verizon, a Dow 30 company• Coordinate meetings with high-level executives, both within and outside company, including scheduling, logistics and preparation of briefing materials• Plan and execute logistics for both small- and large-group employee meetings including location, transportation, lodging, agenda, catering and entertainment; assist as staff to Marketing Events group for customer and company-wide events, including employee recognition trips and corporate-sponsored professional golf and tennis tournaments for our customers.• Coordinate and manage internal communications including webcasts, quarterly management conference calls, group-wide emails, employee town halls and “skip-level” meetings• Screen all mail and phone calls, insuring that inquiries are routed to appropriate personnel for response• Arrange both domestic and international travel, including air and ground transportation and lodging• Process expense reports, insure they are properly paid and reconcile against credit card statements• Maintain constantly changing calendar with knowledge meeting importance priority and ability to track down executive a moment’s notice regardless of his location• Liaise with the Vice Presidents reporting to my manager, as well as with other company executives, including C-level executives, and their assistants• Recognized with numerous “Ovation” awards for outstanding performance during my tenure with the company

• Assisted the President, Vice Presidents and Directors of a start-up software company• Managed schedules, arranged travel, and compiled weekly status reports for company President• Revised and implemented travel policy, focusing on control of expenses• Tracked employees’ hours spent per client for purposes of billing and implementing metrics• Coordinated meetings with investors, clients and prospects, both domestically and internationally• Managed office administration for 30 people locally and supported all company employees across the country

• Assisted Senior Vice President, Government Sales of a software manufacturer with annual sales in excess of $80 million. Prioritized and assigned tasks to sales staff; monitored progress and status of departmental projects• Scheduled and arranged travel, meetings and training; collaborated with senior-level sales managers to plan and conduct trade shows, exhibits and customer conferences• Acted as liaison with corporate partners and product resellers to distribute pricing and contract modifications• Resolved customer inquiries for product information, purchasing, and pricing• Coordinated U.S. Government sales; input orders and followed through to meet quality standards• Point of contact with building management, MIS, accounting and office equipment contractors to facilitate smooth office operations• Tracked and reconciled revenue to ensure accurate commission payments

• Managed administrative operations of a legislative consulting firm and supervised one staff member• Assisted partners and associates with client issues by conducting research and contacting Members of Congress• Produced monthly invoices and prepared lobbying reports detailing client income and expenditures• Created and maintained an extensive library of legislative documents

Office Automation Assistant, 1993 – 1994Procurement Clerk, Summers and Winter Breaks, 1990 – 1993• Provided assistance at the Pentagon to the Under Secretary of Acquisition Reform. Performed legislative research and composed language for a bill, passed as the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act• Prepared briefing materials for meetings and presentations given to senior-level Government officials, including the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy• Recognized with “On-the-Spot Award,” letter of appreciation from William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense, and the Vice-President’s National Performance Review “Hammer” award