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Provide the firm's owner with critical input on strategic operational and personnel matters and act as liaison between owner and department managers. Perform all human resource functions including recruitment, benefits selection and management, compliance, policies and procedures, personnel issues and records management.Perform all payroll functions including the approval and upload of the biweekly payroll, manage time off benefits, reporting and compliance.Manage office of twenty-five employees including the direct supervision of 5 employees along with all administrative functions in the firm.Key Accomplishments:Cut employer benefit costs 20% through vendor partnership program.Cut employee benefit costs 30% through vendor partnership program.Increased employee satisfaction by 80% with the implementation of an improved benefit package including employer 401(k) contribution.

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Manage all operational aspects and budget of the school campuses in the Southwest area (5 schools) including food services, student transportation, facilities and plant management, and campus security.Direct supervision of 8 campus employees.Forge strategic relationships with school leaders and coordination of campus-wide policies and procedures as well as providing customer service at campus level to all support staff in all operational areas. Participate in monthly leadership meetings to discuss mission critical educational matters.Originally hired as the office manager for the administrative office before being promoted to the campus operations manager position. Office manager position included assisting senior management with district-wide HR functions, administrative duties as assigned since this was a newly created position, coordination of social events, board of directors meeting coordination and direct interaction with Marketing department.Key Accomplishments:Implemented region-wide purchasing credit card program that increased purchase power and productivity across 2 districts.Developed key processes that greatly improved the district-wide student selection process.Orchestrated entire administrative office relocation to onsite modular buildings including build out, furniture selection, furniture layout, mover selection and coordination of 25 employees into new buildings.Implemented district-wide invitation process for all social events.Developed paperless environment.

Responsibilities:Executive Assistant duties included day-to-day administrative functions for two vice presidents, along with special projects.Office management responsibilities included facilities management of 100 employees over two floors, company liaison with building management and coordination of employee social events. Purchasing Agent responsibilities included direct interaction and customer service with field operations (84 facilities total) including the management of expense line items directly affecting the purchasing department's cost savings goals. Key Accomplishments:Developed and implemented paperless environment within department.Developed and implemented system for national vendor user management.Provided invaluable customer support for company-wide purchasing credit cards.Indirectly responsible for the purchasing department saving the company $1 MM year over year through national vendor contracts.Successfully delivered payroll packages to Federal Express drop off; Hurricane Rita in order for 300 employees to be paid.Successfully managed multi-floor office build out and move including development of furniture layout, coordination of move itself and communication to all 75 employees.Ensured timely payment of rent with over 50 landlords.Managed the timely renewal or renegotiation of leases that were vital to facilities ongoing operations.Maintained essential lease and contract databases critical to our operations.

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