• Understood and used Workday, UWConnect, College of the Environment TREQ system, and retired ARIBA system daily• Applied UW purchasing policy procedures daily• Have experience using and reconciling a ProCard• Prepared, coordinated, processed, and review purchase orders for equipment, supplies, services, subscriptions, honoraria, and food• Advised faculty, staff, students, and other research or visiting personnel regarding applicable Department, University, State, or Federal policies and procedures as they relate to purchasing and travel reimbursements. • Placed orders through Workday, by ProCard and via the retired ARIBA system• Paid Invoices through Workday and the retired ARIBA system• Reimbursed Travel and Purchases for UW employees, students, Reimbursed Miscellaneous Payments to individuals from outside the UW for University related collaboration, provided services and goods• Worked with faculty and staff to assure that required documentation in support of reimbursements and purchases were provided• Reconciled Procurement Card account weekly when Workday system went online. Reconciled monthly prior to Workday, per UW policy

• Understood and used Workday, UWConnect, College of the Environment TREQ system, and retired ARIBA system daily• Applied UW purchasing policy procedures daily• Have experience using and reconciling a ProCard• Prepared, coordinated, processed, and review purchase orders for equipment, supplies, services, subscriptions, honoraria, and food• Advised faculty, staff, students, and other research or visiting personnel regarding applicable Department, University, State, or Federal policies and procedures as they relate to purchasing and travel reimbursements. • Placed orders through Workday, by ProCard and via the retired ARIBA system• Paid Invoices through Workday and the retired ARIBA system• Reimbursed Travel and Purchases for UW employees, students, Reimbursed Miscellaneous Payments to individuals from outside the UW for University related collaboration, provided services and goods• Worked with faculty and staff to assure that required documentation in support of reimbursements and purchases were provided• Reconciled Procurement Card account weekly when Workday system went online. Reconciled monthly prior to Workday, per UW policy

As Training Program Coordinator for Crisis Connections, I was a self-starter, able to run an office, arrange formal agreements with clients, and plan training schedules. I was needed to work in a high-volume, intense environment, while ensuring excellent customer service, and assisting the trainers to prepare for events. • Manage training department communications and calendar for any upcoming training events, workshops, and conferences• Arrange logistics, venues, and schedules for training workshops/meetings with client• Write and maintain internal communication documents to inform the team of important notices, deadlines, and progress of training agreement• Support team with administrative tasks such as creating handouts for classes, scheduling meetings, following up with correspondence• Draft client agreements for private training events• Organization of Training Department materials, equipment, and resources as needed

• Assisting Executive Director and Training Manager with daily tasks and requirements. • Using Outlook Calendar for scheduling and meeting coordination.• Maintaining database of sales and invoicing for youth suicide prevention educational curriculum.• Preparation of training materials and invoicing for a variety of community trainings.• Setup and breakdown for on-site community trainings.• Assisting Business Manager with miscellaneous invoicing, check signing and distribution, and filing.• Supporting Human Resource Manager by updating and preparing employee onboarding materials.• Tracking supply restocking needs.• Mail management, receipt, and distribution of letters, packages, sort mail.• Managing in-coming calls, as well as, greeting, guests, and collecting non-disclosure agreements.

• Oversaw reception and front desk duties, aiding and routing callers, visitors, and mail management• Provided support for Facilities, serving as a liaison for the Facilities Department with security firms and vendors, and inspectors• Maintained and manage inventory of fixed assets such as AV equipment, postage meter, and equipment related to events• Managed rooms and equipment reservation calendars, and event calendars. Assists with meeting setup and beverage and food preparation• Oversees all donation processing according to strict ACS cash management procedures• Create event-related materials• Prepare event correspondence • Provide general event support

Contractor PositionThis position required an intense level of multitasking in a fast-paced environment, as well as, a high degree of accuracy of reporting. Work days were frequently over 12 hours in length without any slacking of pace. This position also required an intermediate to advance understanding of MS Excel.•Maintain constant contact with supervisors sorting packages for planes and trailers, guaranteeing volume containers are cleared for reuse•Track and advises shuttles and trailers, monitor delays, and liaise between drivers and management•Final verifier of volume departing from Boeing Field for local destinations

Position required an ability to communicate diplomatically with a wide variety of different types of individuals, as well as, a high degree of empathy for customers anger, confusion, and distress. The ability to explain complicated processes over the phone was also necessary. Competent time management skills and comfort learning new digital tools and procedures was also necessary. •Resolved complex customer issues, involving equipment and service, accurately and in a timely manner

Contractor PositionPosition required competent time management skills, comfort with learning new digital tools and systems and good spreadsheet management skills. This position also required effective communication and understanding with a diverse workforce where the knowledge of the English language was occasionally a barrier.• Provided new employee orientation and off-boarding• Performed Employee tracking via Google Docs and Google Sheets • Fulfilled requests for Rational Team Concert (RTC) access, as well as LAN ID and security badge renewals• Assisted with document management, linking documents from Costco Google cloud server to the Systems, Applications & Product (SAP) Program in RTC• Created equipment orders and managed distribution lists via SharePoint• Managed the SAP Program Members inventory in RTC • Managed work area and equipment distribution• Assisted SAP Program members with miscellaneous needs

Position required discretion and the ability to communicate diplomatically with a wide variety of different types of individuals. This position also required an intermediate to advance understanding of some products in the Microsoft Office suite.• Performed receptionist and front office duties receive incoming calls, provide assistance to callers; greets visitors and provide assistance• Responsible for mail management, coordinate receipt, and distribution of letters, packages, • Responsible for office supply inventory and ensuring inventory meets that needs and demands of the faculty• Provided administrative support to the department chair• Managed and processed faculty reappointment, promotion, and tenure materials• Acted as department's liaison with university development personnel regarding UW donors• Assisted departmental committees and maintained room reservation calendars• Assisted administrator with staffing needs, and special projects• Maintained English Department paper and electronic records

Success in this position required the ability to communicate effectively with peers, faculty, students and staff members from a diverse variety of backgrounds. The capacity to build productive and healthy work relationships with peers in other offices, such as Human Resources, Benefits, Payroll, Facilities, Office of Faculty Appointments, Office of International Scholars Operations, and Environment Health and Safety was essential. The ability to work collaboratively with other office staff and faculty was critical to this role, as was the capacity to create new protocols when needed and to maintain and report on multiple time sensitive spreadsheets• Executed onboarding and exiting duties for staff and faculty, ensuring compliance with UW rules, as well as providing payroll, and benefits information and guidance• Performed all payroll coordinator functions for exempt and non-exempt employees using the University of Washington payroll system, timekeeping system, Time Reporting, Data Warehouse, and My Financial Desktop systems• Assisted Principal Investigators with lab staff hiring, reclassifications, layoffs and miscellaneous UW Compensation and Human Resources issues• Initiated the hiring requisitions for all department staff • Assisted Principal Investigators with the Academic Human Resource and School of Medicine guidelines when hiring Senior Fellow and Acting Instructor and with other academic personnel issues• Prepared appointment paperwork for academic appointments, renewals and advancements • Prepared paperwork for visas, Employment Authorization Cards, and Optional Practical Training extensions• Tracked the School of Medicine’s mandatory renewal and promotion calendar, alerting the department chair of School of Medicine deadlines• Regularly liaised with Payroll, Benefits, Human Resources, and Compensation • Oversaw graduate tuition payment Ensured disbursement of training grant awards

Position required competent time management skill and ability to collaborate well with building and facility management staff. Effective communication with university staff and the public was essential.• Performed receptionist and front office duties receive incoming calls, provide assistance to callers; greets visitors and provide assistance• Maintained online conference room scheduling calendar for the department and scheduled classrooms for lectures as needed with building management• Interacted with students and faculty in a helpful and professional manner• Issued course “add codes” to undergraduate students• Maintained audio and visual equipment and reserved it for faculty and staff use• Participated in the design of Access database for department key log records• Processed faculty travel reimbursements, and honorariums• Processed hourly payroll and annual leave records• Coordinated weekly faculty talks, arranged meeting schedules for guest speakers• Coordinated two annual seminar events• Assisted in department renovation, informing lab managers of UW Environment Health and Safety disposal requirements, UW recycling protocols and organizing multiple surplus collections• Organized and coordinated the rekeying of all Biochemistry areas in J wing HSB during department remodel

The ability to be flexible and respond to novel situations as they arose was essential to success in this position.• Maintained calendars of appointments and conferences• Took live dictation and transcribed Dictaphone tapes• Organized materials for publications and updated Curriculum Vitae• Maintained paper filing and electronic filing systems• Organized travel itinerary and submitted travel reimbursement requests• Assisted Professor Milt Gordon editing Agrobacterium—From Plant Pathology to Biotechnology and organized and coordinated submissions from multiple authors

Editorial Assistant to the Associate Editor 04/2003—03/2004BIOCHEMISTRY Journal Dept. of BiochemistryUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA The ability to diplomatically insist on others meeting their commitments and to maintain a high degree of discretion was imperative to success in this position. Relationship building with reviewers was key to obtaining reviews within the review guidelines. • Monitored and expedited articles’ progress through peer review, revision, and transfer to journal production• Assisted authors with the processing of manuscripts received on-line and by mail, while maintaining critical confidentialities• Prompted tardy reviewers with assertiveness and courtesy• Used all aspects of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Peer Review Plus software• Ensured all ACS supplied hardware and software functioned properly• Interpreted referee reports• Maintained the orderliness of the manuscript filing system • Performed all filing, copying, telephone, typing, data entry, and mailing services duties for the editor• Ensured all expenditures were properly accounted for in the journal's impress account• Independently set priorities to ensure that the journal's standards of timeliness were achieved