Jack Weld Email & Phone Number

Lafayette, California

Consultations• Philosopher: We talk, I listen and try to hear where you're going, how you want to get there, and offer tools that helped me reach the point I'm at now.• Strategist, Personal: I show you how to use these tools, offer perspectives on how they're useful and why you might consider them effective.Strategist, Professional: I assess your current practices, processes, approaches, perspectives, goals, and internal messaging to identify areas for improvement.• Jester: Arrogance and Ego don't endure well around me. If you want a "Yes-Man" or someone to kiss your ass and tell you how awesome you are, you are not ready to work with me and you wouldn't enjoy it.I offer a clear look at the reality of your situation - no frills, no spin, no blowing sunshine. Assumptions will be identified, challenged, and solutions offered.When we all have the same perspective, we all have the same blind spots. That's when we hit something obvious in retrospect, and end up in a mess we didn't want any part of.If someone can't answer you with a 'No' then were you really asking?

San Francisco Bay Area

174 Lawrence Drive, Unit J Livermore, Ca

Executive Assistant to CEO. Calendar scheduling, vendor management, office management, adaptive problem solving, purchasing, logistics, maintenance, purchasing

Berkeley, Ca

Arranging domestic and international travel for lab personnel and guests of the lab, as well applications for visas and passport renewals as needed. Processing reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses related to University or LBNL business. Cooperatively coordinating a busy executive calendar with other administrative personnel. Proofreading articles for publication to ensure corrections are appropriately made and submission guidelines are met.Creating PowerPoint slides and presentations as needed.Update and monitor for accuracy files for personnel, article publications, grant submissions and board organizations.Monitor and coordinate appointments for lab personnel to maintain compliance with Federal and State regulations, as well as LBNL/UC Berkeley requirements.Process payments to professional organizations for membership.Present a positive and welcoming demeanor to all guests and callers. Protect and preserve confidentiality and privacy for a highly public figure in a demanding position.Proofread and assist in submitting articles for journal publication.Monitor budgets and project spending of grant money.

San Francisco Bay Area

Contract Instructor during a 2-week miniterm teaching ~30 students how to communicate, be fair, resolve conflict, exercise judgment, and have fun.

San Francisco Bay Area

Contract Instructor teaching ~30 students for a 2-week miniterm on how to communicate, be fair, resolve conflict, exercise judgment, and have fun.

San Francisco Bay Area

Contract Instructor teaching ~30 students in a two-week miniterm how to communicate, be fair, resolve conflict, exercise judgment, and have fun.

ForzaTelecom· Responsible for managing Project Tracker spreadsheets, noting upcoming milestones and confirming our readiness to meet them on over 5 projects with several hundred aggregate sites; responding to client inquiries regarding status, clarification of responses and coordinating communication between multiple individuals; auditing client files, including sorting through a client database, finding relevant documents, absorbing information and presenting recommendations to the client in a comprehensive manner; maintaining an awareness of current zoning and building ordinances and procedures for over 100 aggregate jurisdictions in the Northern California area; Performed due diligence research with respect to existing and proposed wireless telecommunications facilities, including: research and analysis of zoning ordinances, jurisdiction fees, leasing, title reports, easements, etc.

· Managed and trained call-schedulers; scheduled coverage for phones on a 14-hour day; addressedcustomer concerns and provided quality control; retained existing commercial customers; analyzed internalprocesses to maximize organizational efficiency; monitored and evaluated statistics, utilizing the informationto maximize profits; coordinated with divisional managers to maintain operations; created and advertisedpromotional concepts; negotiated prices and contracts with commercial clients.

· Procurement of all items, services and materials for faculty and entire department; oversaw and assistedprocurement officers throughout the department; verified and paid invoices; audited procurement card on amonthly basis; arranged travel (domestic and international) for UT Austin staff/faculty/graduate students andvisitors; audited and processed reimbursement for faculty and staff for out-of pocket expenditures; createdand maintained accounting files; conducted negotiations on high dollar-value purchases ofservices/materials.

· Procurement of all items, services and materials for entire department; verified and paid invoices, resolvingdisputed charges as needed; audited departmental credit card on a monthly basis; managed studentworkers (30+), including arranging overlapping; processed hourly appointments and payroll of studentworkers; provided orientation for incoming; processed departmental; performed annual inventory of allequipment both administrative and lab-related; prepared travel arrangements and reimbursements; trainednew employees.

· Created and maintained billing records of over 500 client businesses; accounts payable/receivable;occasional procurement duties; processed and audited deposits to departmental accounts; served as HRcontact for the department; ensured that university vehicles were maintained; maintained working inventoryof equipment, both on and of-campus; supervised and scheduled student workers; assisted departments inrequesting IT services; programmed phone lines; planned and tracked changes in service for clientdepartments; arranged moves of both individuals and departments; occasional on-site inventories of existingphone sets and systems on-campus.

Austin, Texas Area

VP for ITS, University of Texas at Austin· Provided administrative support to the Executive Assistant to the Vice President for ITS. Reserved officeareas for meetings; maintained office supplies and appearances; chauffeured visitors as needed; managedtravel arrangements for VP and off-campus visitors; served as secondary HR contact for the department;controlled access to the VP; created and maintained office filing system; managed to get a sansevieria tothrive and bloom.

Telecommunications - Ser 220

Assisted departments in understanding and submitting requests for telephone services. I programmed phone lines to match departmental requests, planned changes in service and coordinated moves of departments. Occasional on-site inventories of existing phone sets and systems on-campus. Assessed security needs for phone line access and made recommendations based upon situations.

Austin, Tx

Operated multi-line phone system and computer messaging system to answer and respond to calls for 2000+ client organizations. Entered orders for a variety of retail functions, responded to emergency calls for various governmental and private organizations. Created and relayed complex messages quickly and accurately with close attention to detail.Trained new-hire operators to meet exacting standards. Assessed the readiness of and trained accomplished operators to higher levels of responsibility. This required tailoring the training to meet each individual's optimal learning approach to the best degree possible.