Rita Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

I provide and coordinate professional administrative support with a high standard of confidentiality on critical business and personnel information to executives and senior managers and all layers of the organization. I provide and organize this support in the most effective and efficient manner as proactively as possible in order to maximize use of managers' time. • Assist executives, managers in prioritizing important issues and actions required. Deal with low risk matters; route and copy executives, managers' direct reports as appropriate.• Manage, coordinate and schedule executives, managers' calendars. Schedule meetings and phone calls locally, within the U.S. and internationally. Determine and verify attendance, coordinate time zones, and teleconferencing arrangements. Organize and provide back-up information for meetings and phone calls as necessary. Exercise judgment on priorities and adjust overlapping appointments and reschedule as needed.• Prepare, facilitate and prioritize business communications and information in various multi-media forms as required - memos, Power Point presentations, faxes, voice mail, electronic mail, mail, files, records, etc.• Organize and coordinate domestic and international trip agendas and logistics, including transportation, hotels, passports, visas, destination agendas, etc.• Organize and coordinate high-level visits.

Alcoa - Head Quarters - Davenport Works

Provide administrative support to four Vice Presidents, including phone, calendar, heavy travel arrangements. Provided additional organizational and administrative support to each of their Lead teams. Assist with managing logistics for meetings led by VP's and/or team members including organizing agendas, booking meeting rooms, managing catering, etc. Manage calendars to include key meetings with Lead team and customers. Develop relationships with internal administrative staff to facilitate meeting planning and scheduling. Ensure deadlines are met, questions are answered, and requests are addressed. Prepare Travel & Expense reports, reconcile corporate card expenses. Assist with the execution of department events i.e. team buildings, lunches, etc. Welcoming visitors, arranging company dinners and other corporate functions;

Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

Managed inbound product for Alcoa and managed their dedicated fleet of trucks. Filled in on transportation planner's desk and dispatched loads to the Core Carriers for Alcoa. Handled oversized loads and managed permits and escorts as needed for inbound and outbound loads.

2Yr Degree -X-Ray Tech

X-Ray Tech