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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

El Segundo, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Project management for multiple clients and projects concurrently, mainly F&B build-outs and office TI projects. • Projects include the flagship Los Angeles location for a world-renowned craft cocktail bar, multiple locations for a luxury coworking company, an entire floor of the historic Bradbury building in downtown LA, and multiple locations for a super cool local coffee brand. • Navigate LADBS to obtain permits, clearances, changes of use, and certificates of occupancy.• Maintain up-to-date construction documentation including RFIs, submittals, invoices, change orders, budgets, and punch lists.• Coordinate vendor, trade, owner and landlord communication, including leading weekly site meetings, payment coordination, construction sequencing and issuing weekly meeting notes.• Oversee procurement schedules, facilitate value engineering exercises, track and report on budget and schedule risks.

California, United States

GR0 is one of the fastest growing agencies in the digital marketing space - growing from 2 employees to over 50 in less than 8 months. I joined GR0 at an exciting time of growth to manage all things people (HR procedures, employee facing systems, culture enrichment, workplace improvements and employee satisfaction). I worked closely with internal leadership, including the CEO, to propose new programs or processes specifically tailored to GR0’s needs at any given time. GR0 is poised for explosive growth in 2021, and this automation and happiness focused team is ready to meet that growth with ease!

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Responsible for Financial Project Controls for all CapEx studio-related design and construction projects world-wide for Netflix.• Partner with PMs to kickoff new projects, stay on budget and report on risks, ensure vendors are set up and paid in a timely manner, and close out jobs• Coordinate between construction project managers and internal accounting team to request new project code setup, validate cost coding, raise POs and monitor approvals, and track invoices• Maintain all project cost reports including monthly reconciliation and reporting, monthly accruals,monthly invoice processing• Work closely with Finance Operations and Accounting on asset tracking, including assetdepreciation and write-offs• Establish best practices and improve process for PO requests, new project kickoff documentation,and monthly accrual reconciliation

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Scaled up hiring, training, and managed 5 members of workspace and maintenance team during growth from 19 person staff to 75+ post-acquisition• Managed build-out and space planning for 3 new office spaces, all ready to occupy within 90 days• Responsible for renovation projects to retrofit plumbing, electrical, mechanical systems, and meet ADA requirements• Established processes and documentation for repairs and maintenance, vendor management, supply ordering, safety systems and procedures, and facilities related communications• Budget tracking, vendor payment management, landlord liaison

Remote, Usa

• Accounting services for multiple companies, remotely via QuickBooks Online, including all invoicing, accounts payable and receivable, monthly journal entries, monthly financial reporting.• Sales tax filing.• Year end prep, including 1099s and coordination with accountant.

Yoga classes, events, workshops, teacher trainings and a mindful clothing line

Greater Chicago Area

• Supported growth of online parking technology company from 15 to 40 in two years, including the acquisition of two New York-based parking companies• Office & facilities management: Supply ordering, vendor management, landlord liaison• Human resource management: New hire processing, payroll administration, benefits administration• Planning and coordination of community events in the ParkWhiz office• Accounting including invoicing, accounts payable and receivable, monthly journal entries, created a monthly parking booking and revenue tracking system from the ground up

• Supported a large executive team at a boutique PR agency, including document and reports prep, meeting coordination and management, travel arrangements, etc.• Established facilities and office management procedures and documented for future training• Responsible for supply ordering, furniture procurement, systems programming and maintenance, vendor management, office maintenance and build-outs • All company accounting, including invoicing, A/P and A/R, journal entries, financial reporting, creating and tracking the first ever company budget• Company-wide event planning: Holiday parties, quarterly events, and a client appreciation party for more than 200 guests