Samantha Sayer Email & Phone Number

Laurel, Maryland, United States

Serving as an Executive Admin within the Space Exploration Sector of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (APL), supporting the Mission Area Executive and Deputy Mission Area Executive for Space Formulation. - space.jhuapl.edu

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Provided administrative support to multiple executive leadership team members and their organizations (SVP Safety & Mission Assurance; Chief Strategy/Technology Officer; VP Business Development; SVP Engineering; President/Chief Science Officer) at Sierra Space's Louisville, CO and Kennedy Space Center, FL facilities. Primary projects included the Dream Chaser spaceplane, LIFE (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) habitat, and Orbital Reef space station.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Managed the administrative side of a transportation consulting and software development startup with domestic and international, public and private sector clients; HQ in Atlanta with up to 7 employees in 5 states and 2 overseas. Responsibilities included 1) everything pertaining to the business: banking, budget management, billing, purchasing, office space, licensing, insurance, taxes, mail, phones, messages, scheduling, travel arrangements, event planning, marketing materials; 2) the employees: onboarding and offboarding, benefits and compensation, payroll administration and reporting, group events/outings; and 3) the clients: contract review and management, invoicing, correspondence.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Provided support to VP/General Counsel and coordinated all Legal department activity and employees—up to 8 attorneys, support & temp staff—for financial services company (a division of National Financial Partners) specializing in benefit plan administration and bank-owned life insurance; specifically, non-qualified deferred compensation plans for primarily community banks. I assigned and tracked dept workflow, ensured on-time delivery; reviewed and drafted legal documents and correspondence; optimized company-wide document management system; addressed consultant/account manager, employee and client inquiries; resolved any/all legal issues; established legal billing rates and provided cost analysis to prospective clients; submitted invoicing and monitored budget; prepared spreadsheets, reports and presentations.

Denver Metropolitan Area

[Employment between GE contract positions, below.] Managed credit card promotional programs for I5MTS/World Class International in 10 states (NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, VA, DC, IL, CO & CA)—grand openings, special events, holiday programs, product launches & ongoing campaigns—for retail, transportation and sports clients including Target, Macy’s, Boscov’s, Home Depot, Sam's Club, US Airways, Frontier Airlines, NASCAR, NFL, MLB and NVL. Conducted market research; hired and trained new event staff; managed scheduling and supervision of local contractors for long-term programs; ordered and inventoried all promotional products; served as liaison between the site, client's corporate offices and marketing company; performed rouitine site visits; tracked and reported on program performance.

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Provided support to VP/Senior Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer; managed Legal department. Maintained all dept files including contract files and corporate books; drafted letters, contracts, and board resolutions; scheduled and prepared documentation for all quarterly Board of Directors meetings; managed dept annual budget; processed legal bills; conducted legal/compliance research.

Schenectady, New York

❍ Legal AssistantApr 2003 – Sep 2004 Provided support to General Counsel and 4 attorneys/practice areas: Intellectual Property, Commercial Law, Wind Energy, and Environment, Health & Safety. Reviewed and drafted general corporate documents; identified and routed all incoming legal documents; assisted with correspondence pertaining to consent orders, discovery verifications, subpoenas/summons and record searches; tracked US patent maintenance fees, trademark registration renewals, various contracts and agreements; monitored and reported on all outside counsel expenditures; assisted law firms with electronic billing and expedited payment process; processed travel and visas, conducted legal and environmental research.❍ Administrative AssistantMar 2001 – Feb 2002 Provided support to 3 Information Management managers and their teams (~120 employees). Restructured administrative staff workflow (team of 6), eliminated unnecessary positions and reallocated extra resources within the organization; coordinated year-long hiring effort for HR dept to fill 22 open IM/IT positions; greeted and escorted all visitors; handled new employee onboarding; tracked and assigned all seating, phones, computers and conference rooms for 280+ person floor; inventoried and ordered office and kitchen supplies; scheduled travel and reconciled expenses; arranged for food, space and equipment for meetings/events.❍ Administrative AssistantSep 1999 – Jul 2000 Provided admin support for ~80 member engineering group (Turbine-Generator Controls), manager, and 3 team leaders (Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator-Protection Panel). Also provided back-up for other admins/teams under larger Controls & Accessory Systems Engineering (CASE) org. Responsibilities included technical presentation support; generating employee assignment and measurement reports; scheduling; purchasing and travel expense reconciliation; event planning; messaging and mailing; filing, faxing, copying and scanning.

New York City Metropolitan Area; London, England, United Kingdom

Founded/managed a boutique marketing company specializing in the promotion of British music within the US. Primary bands included Suede (Columbia Records/Sony) and the Longpigs (Island Records/Polygram). Provided US touring support and coordination with UK management offices + record labels on domestic releases. Created a US database of the niche market for UK music fans, fanzines, websites, journalists, import shops/retailers, bootleggers, radio channels, specialty shows, DJ's and club nights for the distribution of promotional material. Imported and sold UK merchandise for 50+ 'Britpop' artists (Oasis, Blur, Pulp, etc). [Company name: "Burn down the disco, hang the blessed DJ, because the music that they constantly play, it says nothing to me about my life" — The Smiths, 'Panic']