Terri-Dawn Gonzalez Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

West Los Angeles

West Los Angeles, Ca

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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Santa Monica, Ca

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Executive Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President & CEO
Supports the Special Assistant to the President/CEO at RAND's headquarters.
Interacts with staff throughout the organization, including top-level management and a wide range of others throughout RAND's various domestic and international office locations. Manages large volumes of information and efficiently produces a variety of reports, presentations, and briefings. Organizes management meetings and events, and supports the bi-annual Board of Trustee meetings.

Los Angeles, Ca

WestPark Capital, Inc. is a full service investment banking and securities brokerage firm which serves the needs of both private and public companies worldwide, as well as individual and institutional investors.
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Executive & Personal Assistant to the CEO
• Provided discrete and comprehensive administrative support to the CEO, COO, and four Managing Directors of an international Investment Banking firm
• Managed multiple challenging and dynamic calendars, including the CEO’s business and personal calendar and contacts
• Coordinated meetings and video teleconferences across multiple time zones, including Senior Management off-site. Ordered meals and refreshments, and prepared meeting materials and presentations
• Arranged complex domestic and international travel for the Executive Team, including visa and passport documents, air, lodging, ground transportation, and dining reservations
• Created and edited a wide variety of documents, including simple agreements, correspondence, memoranda, organizational charts, and spreadsheet analyses; processed and reconciled Expense Reimbursement Requests for the Executive Team
• Generated and tracked private placement investment subscription documents, quarterly investor statements, and subordinated loan agreements; maintained confidential electronic and physical files
• Prepared Meeting Minutes and Corporate Resolutions and maintained the Corporate Seals and Record Books
• Scanned and maintained physical warrants and stock certificates on the secure server; logged, tracked, and created analyses with Quicken. Distributed certificates, as instructed by the CEO. Acted as the firm’s liaison with stock transfer agents and clearing firms
• Coordinated all firm activities, including closing parties, morale events, annual holiday party, and firm anniversary celebrations

El Segundo, Ca

Space & Airborne SystemsExecutive Assistant to the Director of the Systems Verification CenterSupported the Center Director and Technical Staff of an Engineering Center of approximately 2,000 systems engineers by serving as the primary interface. Managed the Director’s phone, voicemail, and e-mail messages. Managed calendars for the Director and the Deputy Director, as well as the Center Group Calendars. Maintained Center organizational charts and management bios. Was responsible for the organization and maintenance of confidential files and documents. Produced a wide range of documents, including correspondence, memoranda, presentations, spreadsheet analyses, and regular data reports. Served as the point-of-contact for the Center web site. Areas of Demonstrated Experience • Travel Arrangements: Utilized internal online systems to make complex domestic and international travel arrangements and process expense reports, mileage requests, and honors stipends for the Director and his Technical Staff.• Meeting Coordination: Coordinated meetings, teleconferences, and virtual meetings for the Director and the Center. Prepared all meeting materials, presentations, and agendas. Utilized online conference room scheduling system to secure space, and interacted with A/V Services to execute video teleconferences. Acted as technical and communications facilitator for meetings, and utilized laptop to drive meetings. Also recorded and transcribed detailed meeting notes, and uploaded to virtual collaboration application. Coordinated daily, weekly, and monthly Center-level management meetings, and off-site management meetings. Extensive experience planning meetings and events, including meal planning, for groups of over one-hundred employees.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Telcommunications Equipment Manufacturer
Web-Based Conference Call Service
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Executive & Personal Assistant to the Corporate President/CEO
Acted on behalf of the Corporate President/CEO of this telecommunications equipment manufacturing and software development company as his representative in business and personal affairs. Managed his residence, screened business and personal phone calls, rolled calls twice daily, acted as gatekeeper, scheduled all appointments, maintained all contacts in MS Outlook, and used MS Word to compose correspondence and marketing materials. Was responsible for selection of and interaction with all corporate and personal vendors and consultants, coordinated corporate donations, ensured that the President fulfilled Mandatory Continuing Education requirements, composed and administered contracts, and utilized MS Excel to create and maintain ongoing financial analyses for various business ventures and special projects. Utilized the Internet and traditional resources to conduct research for various projects; established and maintained electronic filing system in PDF format for the CEO’s business and personal files.

Business Administration

Political Science

Activities and Societies: School Paper

Education record

Activities and Societies: Newspaper Broadcast Journalism Spanish Honors A.P. English Cheerleader, Short Flags