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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Provide project management organization to multiple operational objectivesManage corporate office essential services and office managementFirst point of contact for President and Portfolio TeamOrganize company-wide meetings, events and trainings

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Executive Administrative Assistant • First point of contact for President, Executive and Leadership teams.• Assist departments, owners, corporate executives as needed and assigned. Maintain high level of confidentiality. Understand and support corporate strategy and initiatives.• Property Acquisition – Provide administrative support of execution of contracts and purchase agreements for purchases of multi-unit family housing. • Reporting/File Management – Creation, collection and organization of data, reports and file management system.• Financials – Prepare and maintain budgets, expense reports and corporate financials.• Calendar/Outlook Management - Maintain Presidents and Development Teams calendars, contacts, appointments, travel arrangements, meeting management and event management.• Relationship Liaison – relationship building with both internal and external customers.• Family Manager - maintain family calendars, appointments, financials and confidential family management. Oversee family’s onsite staff. Manager – Corporate and Executive Personal Properties • Operations/Site Management - Manage the day-to-day operations of corporate office property. Maintain and manage historical integrity of building. Manage property caretakers and vendors at Executives personal properties.• Contract & Vendor Management – Oversees, negotiates and maintains contracts with contractors and vendors. • Budgeting & Financials – Determine and execute operational budget for corporate office, process and track invoices and expenses.

Monticello, Mn

Started with TDS in 2002 -2012 - Rehired August 2013 Duties and responsibilities include:• Execute consumer and commercial marketing strategies through local and regional marketing programs, campaigns, lead generation, product launches and events to strategically align with the corporate sales and marketing goals.• Managed to a $35k local annual budget that resulted in 27% incremental increase in sales revenue. • Coordinated RFP for yearly selection and ordering of promotional products for regional marketing and sales teams. • Project managed more than 60 regional events and sponsorships each year. Creatively and accurately manage the ROI, goals/outcomes and logistics.• Interface remotely with sales, field services, product and project management and corporate teams for 7 out of state markets.• Build and maintain relationships with chambers of commerce, schools, non-profits, economic development organizations, decision makers, vendors, and corporate sponsors. • SharePoint power user and contributor.• Project managed sales offices which duties included facility management, project manager of remodels and build-outs, lease contracts and maintenance.• Office Manager of day-to-day operations of local and regional sales offices. Some of the duties performed were: compensation and commissions, HR, AP, training, and general office management.

Minneapolis

• Project managed and tracked all expenditures, logistics, details and deadlines of annual conference and national expo thru the Freeman Tradeshow process.• Created, designed and ordered 20' x 20' island booth. • Assisted in the re-branding of collateral and give-aways.• Identified and implemented QuickTap Survey application for lead retrieval and pre- qualification of sales opportunities. • Organized travel for and local site logistics for tradeshow attendees.

Minneapolis, Mn

•Administered and implemented project plan for start-up office. Secured temporary office space and procurement of all office equipment, furniture, supplies and technology needed for day-to-day operations. •Point of contact for contractors, building management and regional support staff for $3.4M office build-out and development. •Assisted Director with the hiring of sales and support teams. •Managed office support team of six that were responsible for order entry and provisioning.•Provided administrative and sales support to CEO, CTO, and six sales managers.•Responsible for accounts payable, corporate purchasing card tracking and processing, vendor contract negotiations for office supplies, cell phones and office equipment and furniture.•Developed and implemented internal and external processes and procedures for marketing collateral production and sales processes. Performed voice-overs for web page demonstrations.