Kent Weeks Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

• Translated numbers and facts to inform strategic business decisions within the Marketing/Communications & Development teams• Researched/negotiated with third-party vendors and provide solutions to costly business problemsMARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS TEAM• Pattern & Trend Identification - converted data into actionable insights by predicting and modeling future outcomes.• Assisted Social Media Manager by performing market analysis and project reviews of all HOPE worldwide social channels. • Prepared weekly/monthly presentations and regular status reports, serving as the main source of information about our marketing projects to external teams.• Provided customer support to all incoming messages via the company website, text messaging service, and voicemail system.• Tools: HootSuite, RivalIQ, Asana, Google Analytics, MailChimp, MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word.DEVELOPMENT TEAM• Managed donor content with Tracking System/database• Wealth Data Research – screened prospective major donors for their propensity to give.• Tools: Kindful, MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word.

San Diego, California, United States

Coordination and Supervision• Coordinated, managed, and monitored the workings of various projects/personnel within the organization. This may include but is not limited to, projects assigned by the Executive team, volunteers and/or interns working on Community Service projects, and Conferences for HOPE worldwide.Financial• Automated monthly Expense Reporting resulting in cost savings and increased productivity.• Prepared and controlled operational budgets. Strategic Input• Assisted in the development of strategic plans for operational activity. Implemented and managed operational plans.Assistant to the CEO/President• Reported directly to the CEO/President and provided executive support in a one-on-one working relationship. • Served as a liaison to the board of directors and senior management teams; organized and coordinated executive outreach and oversaw special projects. • Managed all domestic and international travel plans for the CEO/President• Calendar, meeting, event management

San Diego, California, United States

CAPITAL BUDGET TRACKING | 2007–PresentManaged and tracked Capital Budget of $100 million+ for Qualcomm Consumer Test Teams; responsible for tracking Capital Budget for 90+ Test Teams in San Diego, San Jose, India, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Germany. • Collaborated with Department Leads and Program Managers in collecting Fiscal Year Capital Budget input from over 90+ domestic and international departments• Effectively streamlined the reconciliation process, ensuring the Test Divisions Capital Expense budget was in-line with Finance budget; this automated process reduced reconciliation by 24+ man-hours per month• Advised International Points-of-Contact in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Shanghai, and Taiwan – outlining processes to effectively manage Capital Expense TrackingORDERED & TRACKED QUALCOMM MANUFACTURED TEST EQUIPMENT | 2007–PresentOrdered Qualcomm manufactured equipment for all domestic departments within Test Division• Allocated/Tracked Qualcomm manufactured equipment for all Domestic and International departments within multiple Test Organizations using Internal Equipment Tracking tools• Performed weekly reconciliations to ensure records sync with Rapid Response Tracking tool• Worked with Demand Analyst to prioritize/expedite orders to meet project deadlinesSUPPORTED MOBILE TEST PHONES/ACCESSORIES REQUIREMENTS FOR TEST TEAMS | 2005–2011Supported 270+ engineers with ordering & tracking Mobile Test Phones and Accessories• Successfully partnered with key cross-functional leaders to develop and execute a strategic plan for tracking Internal Hardware purchases as evidenced by a savings of $1.6 million in its first year of implementation• Created database for tracking Test Accessory purchases and ownership, empowering all teams to track purchasing and locate Test Accessories, as well as provided valuable input for future spending and planning• Provided Hardware Status Reports on request

San Diego, California, United States

SOFTWARE TEST, USER INTERFACE TEST TEAMS | 2003–2005Served as an integral member of the User Interface Test Team – testing user experience & functionality on mobile test devices• Managed the creation of customer requirement tracking documents• Created user test cases/scenarios using product specifications, customer requirements, feature definition documents, and other high-level requirement documents• Produced necessary documentation and procedures to guarantee customer compliance/acceptance, and worked with design and manufacturing to guarantee a successful transition to the factory

San Diego, California, United States

Provided administrative support to Mobile Phone Systems Test Team• Answered, screened and transferred inbound phone calls for Director of test team• Maintained supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.• Handled requests for information and data for management teams• Resolved administrative problems and inquiries from team members• Scheduled meetings & tracked calendars for executives

Bachelor’S Degree, Information Systems

Associate’S Degree, Audio/Recording Engineering