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San Jose, California, United States

Palo Alto, CA

Supported the Chief Operating Officer - New Ventures & Technologies - and their international team. This support included, internal and external confidential / sensitive communication, event planning, complex US and international travel arrangements, appointment calendaring and completing expense reports. Worked with internal and external stakeholders to.

• Negotiated and interpreted union contracts resulting in cost savings to management and improved working conditions.
• Contracted and managed 11 national tours comprised of 60 musicians.
• Coordinated all travel logistics, communication with local presenters, stage crew, patrons and conductors.

San Mateo, CA

Supported Senior VP of US Institutional Sales and his team with heavy calendaring, travel, and other administrative duties including: meeting / conference planning, office moves and onboarding of new hires. Managed expense reports for two Sr. VPs. Prepared business analyses, metrics and reports for Sr. management. Created and edited executive level.

Los Altos, CA

• PWJohnson Wealth Management provides full-service fee-only financial planning and investment advice. We have the expertise to address virtually all aspects of your financial goals and aspirations. We work closely with.
• Created a welcoming environment for new and existing clients visits resulting in greater customer satisfaction.
• Hired new bookkeeping firm with 1-week notice and helped create cash-flow analysis spreadsheet for better efficiency.
• Managed budget, client billing and bill paying to reduce debt and increase profits.
• Led transition from paper filing of documents to server which facilitated more efficient use of time.
• Successfully moved the office to a new calendaring system allowing offsite use of calendars by entire team.

Redwood Symphony is an all-volunteer orchestra dedicated to the performance of ambitious, contemporary repertoire, as well as the great orchestral classics. The innovative programming and emphasis on education are two reasons so many of the most talented musicians from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area volunteer their time to play.

Redwood City, California

• Established successful relationships and acted as liaison with scientific advisory board, board of directors, legal, accounting, donors and contractors which fostered better communication and more collaboration.
• Served as Project Manager for a national consortium for genetic vascular research and bio-bank for blood and tissue samples. Established protocol and created forms for Electronic Data Collection. Lead administrator for.
• Developed a library of patient testimonial videos. Wrote storyboards and edited raw footage into high impact messages for live and web presentations to increase contributions through reaching a wider audience.
• Designed and administered website for Vascular Cures Research Network for Scientific Advisory Board information and document sharing. Co-led redesign of company website - vascularcures.org, which resulted in better.
• Introduced new multimedia technologies in order to reduce reliance on outside contractors, thus reducing costs and increasing multimedia product quality and efficiency. Facilitated compliance for the annual audit and.
• Redesigned social media campaign, increasing weekly visitors to company sites by more than 100%.

• Built and mentored a team of 20 employees and over 100 contractors, including instrumental and vocal musicians; an AV team consisting of video, audio, graphics and lighting; professional and volunteer speakers..
• Led organization wide Change Management, Team Building and Communication initiatives between departments which led to increased productivity and less duplication of work, thereby saving the organization more than.
• Negotiated union contracts and hired all department contractors. Created and maintained relationships with vendors to financially benefit the organization.
• Managed $1.5M department budget and 5 capital projects of $1M each successfully and under budget. Remodeled and technically updated an antiquated facility, which increased community use of the space for conferences and.
• Partnered with leadership to launch 3 satellite video venues, which increased attendance by more than 1,500 people per week. Produced and directed up to 11 different weekly media events comprised of more than 100.
• Coordinated conferences of more than 1,000 attendees; managed logistics, all musicians, AV, media and music; led cross-functional work teams.