Administrative Assistant And Project Support Specialist
Cisco (Contract)
San Jose, Ca
This position resided in Cisco’s Management Office of Corporate Development, Acquisition and Integration. The position supported the tactical needs of 3 directors on major company integrations. I managed the administrative and project support on two international integration projects.Essential Responsibilities and skills:*Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, WebEx and Telepresence meeting scheduling, WebOffice, APEX, Oracle iProcurement and iExpense*Coordinated travel, hotel and transportation requirements*Excellent skills in the areas of administrative support, vendor management, customer service and successful problem resolution*Scheduled large planning meetings (30-60 attendees) – including coordinating international travel schedules, hotel reservations, catering, and meeting room reservations within Cisco and for employees of acquired companies.*Supported the lead directors for two large international company integrations – NDS with 5,000 employees and Sourcefire with 700 employees. *Managed the processing of confidential information in regard to company acquisitions/integrations and submission of contractor SOWs*Scheduled/attended planning meetings and published meeting minutes for cross-functional project teams consisting of VPs, directors and project business managers*Processed purchase order requests and expense reports in iProcurement and iExpense*Managed Access, WebOffice and internal email alias databases including adding/deleting users, maintaining data integrity, and assisting with database revisions as needed.*Updated and published weekly APEX project roadmap and pipeline reports