Mindy Owen Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Highly skilled and detail-oriented professional with extensive experience in managing travel and expense operations. Proven track record of streamlining processes, reducing costs, and ensuring compliance with company.
• Manages end-to-end travel and expense operations for a global organization.
• Develops and implements travel policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with company guidelines and industry regulations.
• Negotiates contracts with travel vendors, resulting in a 15% reduction in travel expenses without compromising the quality of service.
• Provides monthly and quarterly reporting on Travel and Expense spend and savings the travel and expense team is providing the company.
• Implemented an automated travel and expense management system, resulting in streamlined processes and a 20% reduction in processing time..

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Negotiates, drafts, and reviews contracts, subcontracts, and contract amendments, assuring completeness and compliance with university policy and procedure.
• Assists faculty in the development of grant proposals and applications.
• Reviews and interprets funding agency guidelines and regulations and advises faculty as to policies and procedures of those agencies as well as those of the state and university.
• Assists faculty in budget development, advising on determination and computation of appropriate salary levels, percentages of effort, fringe benefit rates, and indirect cost rate and base.
• Assures duplication, packaging and mailing of proposal to agency for arrival by deadline.
• Serves as primary liaison between university and sponsoring agency program officers, and between project director and University administration matters related to the sponsored project.

Greater Omaha Area

• Performed Buyer functions for complex commodity and services including medical and dental supplies, UNMC’s copier program, food and water, and other services as needed.
• Served as Procurement Services’ office manager, responsible for the department’s payroll, copier services, and day to day administration.
• Managed and administered UNMC’s Procurement Card program and State E-Verify compliance procedures.
• Worked with all areas of Procurement Services on the design, creation and maintaining of UNMC’s internal websites including Accounts Payable, Purchasing, General Supply, Print/Mail Services and Travel Services.
• Met with vendors to review new or existing products, review/renew/create contracts and resolve discrepancies.
• Provided assistance to the Director of Procurement including financial analysis and research on special projects.

Blair, NE

• Provided support to Senior Buyers purchasing materials, supplies and services in accordance with regulations and procedures for the entire Fort Calhoun facility under MMD.
• Reviewed contract requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information, communicated with departments to clarify information and determines process method based on criteria..
• Assisted internal and external customers by interpreting processes, laws, policies, codes, and regulations pertaining to purchasing.
• Prepared and presented contract status reports to a variety of groups on a regular basis.
• Monitored contracts and invoices and communicates to internal customers to ensure these are being approved in a timely manner.
• Processed and managed Contract Requisitions, Contract Change Requests, and Invoices on a daily basis using Asset Suite.

• Performed research and analysis to produce comprehensive business requirements to enhance an online billing and presentment software application
• Communicated and facilitated meetings and conference calls with internal departments and clients to understand their business needs and identify impacts to other products within CSG
• Documented and presented business requirements to Product Management and Development teams to ensure they understood and provided input and approval
• Participated in daily development meetings to review and approve solution designs
• Provided support to Product Management in defining product enhancement priorities for each release based on extensive market research
• Coordinated appropriate resources that support sales campaigns, author contracts, and close new business opportunities

• Planned and executed weekly promotional activities such as e-newsletters, banner advertising, and product placement throughout 20+ Handmark storefronts(web and mobile) to initiate customer purchases
• Measured and analyzed results from promotional activities to determine success for future planning
• Worked with multiple computer programs including Photoshop, InDesign, Excel, PowerPoint, Sitebrand, Silverpop, and a variety of Handmark Portals to administer daily activities such as compiling sales, implementing.
• Communicated directly with mobile partners on roadmaps, implementation, and execution of promotional and advertising activities through multiple channels
• Communicated with multiple internal organizations to ensure seamless execution of campaigns

• Assisted VP of Production, Traffic Manager, Account Executives & Art Director by prioritizing projects, editing copy, art and laserlives, scheduling deliveries for bulk mailings, mocking up art samples, and confirming.
• Coordinated special projects for the company president including keeping contracts up to date, filing expense reports for employees, notarizing necessary documents, and planning employee travels
• Worked directly with vendors on projects including timelines, budgets, proofreading, and deliveries

• Assisted the Marketing team with proofreading, mailing list updates, marketing plans, flyer designs, and writing “Tips of the Month”
• Designed, cut, and mailed direct mail pieces
• Traveled, set-up, announced prizes, and interacted with customers about contest details at on-site promotions

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Education record

Real Estate - Business Development

Continuing my education to improve my scope of knowledge in the business world. Seeking my passion and and exploring my opportunities to.