Niki Curry Email & Phone Number

Concord, Massachusetts, United States

300 Baker Ave, Suite 200, Concord, MA 01742

Sole administrative support to the global Human Factors Research & Design team with offices in Concord, MA; Chicago, IL; Utrecht, Netherlands; Cambridge, UK, Tokyo, Japan.

212 West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801

• Front-office administrative responsibilities included first point of contact, phones, calendars, travel planning, scheduling meetings, catering arrangements, liaising with property manager, and visitor support.
• Discreetly managed visitor access according to confidentiality and safety protocols; shrewdly managed vendor selection, contract negotiations, and relationships; responsible for organization, maintenance, and.
• Utilized MS Outlook, Word, and Excel on daily basis; interacted via email with colleagues, vendors, and customers; produced complex expense reports and conducted data analysis on various vendor usages; maintained.
• Responsible for receiving, verifying, and distributing incoming deliveries and promptly logging receipts in MS Dynamics AX
• Supported Finance Manager on accounts payable duties: acquired invoices, verified amounts, obtained approvals, submitted for payment; independently followed up with vendors as needed
• Assisted Facilities and Operations Managers with international shipping and receiving responsibilities, including vendor quotes, scheduling pickups, preparing shipments, sending and tracking all packages and freight.

Concord, MA

• [This was a temporary assignment through Beacon Hill Staffing Group.]
• Heavy use of Google for email, calendar, task, and contact management; used MS Word for formal client correspondence
• Discreetly managed interpersonal/electronic client communications (scan, fax, e-file/paper file or shred)
• Learned proprietary MassMutual systems to access client data, run in-force illustrations, sales proposals, and portfolio account reviews; used Adobe PDF to complete life/disability income insurance applications and.
• Created quarterly/annual audits of client insurance contract portfolios in MS Excel; identified new business opportunities

Bedford, MA

Selling Tupperware was not about selling plastic bowls... I introduced people to an opportunity that could change their lives, enabling them to have more time for what really matters to them. I focused on sharing that message and providing home storage and organization solutions for the entire family, specifically by saving customers time, space, and.

Boston, MA

• Coordinated 5-7 global training programs annually, primarily Vice President level. Made independent decisions among shifting priorities/deadlines while maintaining daily communication with program team, participants.
• Core member of Worldwide Partner Meeting project team 1999-2003. Designed and coordinated all communications; managed attendance/ flights/ transportation spreadsheets; annually recouped $60-75K in misallocated expenses
• Budget tracking & forecasting: reviewed & processed incoming check requests; maintained monthly budget and time/expense report files for ~30 programs annually; assisted department manager with quarterly reforecasts.
• Conceived and executed multiple ongoing independent projects, including Global VP/EA contact list, Training Liaison database, Global Employee Training database. Managed content, accuracy of, and access to Bain’s Global.
• Employee Training database: designed and maintained comprehensive database of all employee training since 1997; frequently used as resource in answering global training liaisons’ queries
• Miscellaneous: considered a global resource to EAs around the world on technical issues and corporate procedures; tracked (and advised on purchases of) Training Dept. capital expenditure items (e.g., LCD projectors.

Boston, MA

• Supported VP, Global Training and VP, Professional Development: routine duties included intense calendar management, complex domestic/international travel arrangements, and conference call/meeting planning and support..
• Frequent, independent, short-term projects included annual Worldwide Employee Survey 1998-2000 (survey production and administration, raw data analysis and distillation, production and distribution of Executive Summary.
• Identified need for, and on own initiative, created Bain’s Global VP/EA voice & email contact list accessible globally, restricted to Partners and EAs. Subsequently supported and updated list monthly for seven years.

East Hartford, CT

• Performed administrative office functions, made routine decisions, and directed workflow with limited supervision due to extensive travel of Program Director. Required to: coordinate daily schedule and reprioritize.
• Screened telephone calls and investigated requests to determine proper responses; organized and distributed mail/faxes according to priority and confidentiality; composed, tracked, and logged correspondence. Prepared.
• Coordinated, prepared, and submitted Requests For Agreement; tracked RFA/contract status; as Contract Administrator, processed invoices, maintained budgets, liaison between contractor and Company

Glastonbury, CT

• Managed office for marketing research and consulting firm; coordinated daily schedules and priorities of president and two consultants; performed routine and complex administrative office functions with minimal direct.
• Made independent decisions regarding office resource purchases, corporate literature, routine office procedures, and document protocol. Advised president and made recommendations regarding staffing and administrative.
• Performed all accounting and payroll functions using QuickBooks, from data entry to check writing; monitored cash flow, produced weekly time reports and periodic financial statements
• Interacted on a daily basis with clients, vendors, and subcontractors. Coordinated multiple client projects, including database design/management; systematized routine project activities and report production.

East Hartford & Farmington, CT

• Managed office and performed related administrative/clerical duties. Created, organized, and maintained all confidential reports, office records, and client files; developed, performed, and documented office procedures.
• Interacted with clients and insurance companies to procure accurate data for plan quotations. Prepared and reviewed client presentations providing plan design and cost/benefit summaries and comparisons from quoting.

Hartford, CT

• Reported to four attorneys. Developed strong interpersonal, communication and organization skills; designed, formatted, and updated correspondence files, detailed manuals and reports. Routine duties included prompt.
• Maintained department’s tax and legal library; filed weekly updates in numerous tax manuals and services; tracked subscription renewals and placed new orders. Initiated and carried out analysis of available shelf space.
• Assistant editor of The Advanced Underwriter, a monthly, company-wide communication written and produced by our department.

B.S., Business Administration, 3.90 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Dean's List or President's List every semesterGraduated Summa Cum Laude. Worked full-time as Administrative.

A.S., Executive Secretarial, 3.92 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Dean's List or President's List every semester; Cast member of "Bye-Bye, Birdie" student productionGraduated.