Laurie Halverson Email & Phone Number

Manage fully operating chiropractic physicians clinic, provide support to Assistant Dean and Instructors/Faculty and assist students of the University.

Provided administrative support to all architects and construction managers in corporate office, travel coordination for all office locations, preparation and distribution of all AIA consultant contracts and documents utilizing AIA software program, maintenance of consultant insurance certificates, specification preparation, accounts payable duties, shipping and receiving, providing front desk duties and back up. Meetings and conference call coordination.

Managed the satellite office of Young Contracting Co., Inc. in Clearwater, Florida since the opening of the office with the first construction project. Oversaw and managed all office set up procedures and administrative staff as well as assisting the Vice President with all initial projects from groundbreaking to completion (i.e., permitting, contracting of subcontractors, subcontractor payments and waivers, insurance, OSHA safety requirements, warranties and warranty maintenance). In 4 years the office and field personnel tripled with the completion of 60 retail projects which included CVS Pharmacies, Shopping Centers, Home Depots, Public Storage, etc.

Began at The Sembler Company in the Build-to-Suit Division working the for the Senior Vice President and Director of Development. The Build-to-Suit Division’s main focus of development was free-standing Eckerd Drug stores in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico. After six months I moved to the Development Department to assist the Director of Development on the BayWalk project being built in downtown St. Petersburg, as well as to assist the Project Manager of the Centro Ybor project that was under construction in Ybor City. Both projects were completed in November 2000.

Began working with Chuck Davis while he was actively involved as Chairman with Davis Baldwin Insurance. I handled his personal business, i.e., business calendar, various checking accounts, personal banking, flight scheduling of his personal plane, payroll/banking account of his yacht and captain, travel arrangements for him and his family, IRS taxes on small companies, etc. In February 1999 we moved together to his spin-off company, AdvanTech Solutions, where he held the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. My duties then included providing administrative support to newly hired executives and staff, as well as initiating new office set up procedures

Began at Catalina Marketing Corporation providing sole administrative support to the Executive Vice President of Retail and Corporate Development. Duties involved detailed organizational processes, i.e., extensive travel arrangements including occasional joint travel involving Sales meetings. Acted as liaison between the executive vice president and 200+ subordinates. After one year I joined the Legal Department supporting the in-house General Counsel. Duties included corporate trade marking, patents, and in-house litigation. I also acted as liaison between general counsel and outside counsel.

Began at OKRA Marketing Corporation as the Executive Administrator providing administrative support to the President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Informational Officer. After one year I was promoted to the Sales Department as Administrative Manager to manage the support staff of both the domestic and international sales teams. Duties also included in-house travel coordinator, i.e., directly working with the travel agency, supplying reports, weekly tracking of airfare expenses, and negotiation of corporate rates with local hotels. As Manager, I oversaw performance reviews, balanced workloads, tracked sales staff, and improved the organization of Sales procedures.