Devin Watts Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Serving in a dual role for the Nuclear Innovation Alliance and Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, with a focus on planning, program implementation, and operations.• Facilitating cross-channel feedback from customers and employees to management and executive teams• Working with team leaders, managers, and department heads to learn departmental needs and goals• Ensuring that all activities conform to local, federal, industry and company standards• Observing, reviewing and analyzing processes to identify inefficiencies and areas where improvements could be made• Identifying and resolving any problems in the production process• Designing and maintaining clear operational guides to ensure consistency of operations• Delivering reports to department heads, management teams and boards of directors to provide insight into the overall efficiency of the organization• Collaborating with management and executives to set departmental and organization-wide goals• Establishing and maintaining relationships with vendors and venues• Planning event logistic details and aspects, including travel, seating, dining and guests• Creating reliable financial reports and collecting payments on time• Budget creating and implementation• Managing events and addressing potential problems that may arise• Planning for potential scenarios that could impact the integrity of events• Maintaining a working knowledge of the complex needs of a wide variety of events

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

In this dual role as Innovation Coordinator for Nuclear Innovation Alliance and Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, I collaborated closely with the NIA Executive Director and was instrumental to the NIA team. This multifaceted position involved overseeing communication channels, ensuring the seamless flow of day-to-day operations within the office, and providing essential assistance to the NIA Executive Director to support their daily responsibilities. Additionally, this position entailed assisting NIA Staff with their respective tasks and projects, as well as the lead coordinator for the planning of the annual Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp.Responsibilities included:• Ensure the smooth operation of the Executive Director's daily activities • Assist in the substance, organization, scheduling and logistics of NIA workshops, meetings, and events • Coordinate hiring and onboarding activities • Work with NIA’s graphic designer to create NIA report covers, and other graphics • Work closely with the Executive Director to help manage NIA's finances • Manage and update website content for NIA and NIB • Develop and post engaging content on social media platforms for NIA and NIB • Monitor and analyze NIA's communication metrics • Maintain an up-to-date contacts database • Assist with stakeholder engagement • Conduct research at the direction of NIA project managers and analysts to support NIA research and analysis efforts. • Review and provide valuable feedback on NIA publications to ensure their quality and accuracy. • Collaborate with NIA project managers to coordinate peer reviews of publications.

Virtual

• Initiate and Manage ongoing PR and Marketing projects. Create marketing communications, including sales letters, brochures and incentives.• Provide oversight and management of social media accounts. • Manage website content through Joomla, Shopify and WordPress• Acts as the Senior Executive liaison between internal and external clients. Manage internal and external staff.• Create and implement company policies, procedures and guidelines.• Manage Senior Executives professional/personal calendar, schedule and coordinate meetings.• Effectively prospect clients and pursue leads to generate revenue growth.• Create sales contracts, negotiate offers/acceptances and prepared closing documents.• Implement/Maintain staff checklist for tracking work completion. • Internal Pre-Planning, Execution, On-Site and Post- Event Operations Lead • Bookkeeping• Create and Edit Meeting Content and Minutes• Coordinate section travel arrangements and reimbursements. • Provided personal assistance.

La Plata, Maryland

• Provide overall administrative support to the Executive Director, Program Director and Board Members, including: calendar appointments; organize relevant briefing materials for meetings; draft correspondence.• Management of payroll and employee benefits.• Development of cost efficiencies and internal controls and processes – adoption of best practices.• In coordination with our accounting firm, manage the organization's annual audit.• Provide support for board reporting including Finance and Executive Committees.• Management of vendors and external contractors.• Support our IT systems and infrastructure.• Management of special projects as assigned by the CEO.• Perform monthly, quarterly and yearly financial record-keeping functions with QuickBooks and Excel.• Oversee and manage logistics for specific meetings, workshops and special events.• Organize and coordinate office administration, procedures and tasks.

• Project Manager for special projects as assigned by the Executives, to include: planning and coordinating presentations/trainings, disseminating information, organizing events, department relocation/renovation projects and HR implementation.• Coordinate supply and other Health Plan purchase orders and office equipment maintenance.• Coordinate department or Plan invoices and Petty Cash• Prepare requests for capital expenditures.• With the oversight of Corporate HR, team lead for HR implementation activities consistent of: recruiting, hiring, compensation, separation and employee development/training.• Assist in resolving employee and/or member complaints, as appropriate.• Assist in design of electronic file systems and maintenance of electronic and paper files.• Prepare and processes employee requisitions, hiring documentation, personnel action forms, security, temporary and other Human Resource paperwork as needed.• Prepare expense report reconciliations.• Coordinate details of major departmental or employee celebrations, meetings or events.• Coordinate and assist in preparation of annual, 90 day or Monthly Job Operation (MJO) reviews.

Position Ended Due To Title Promotion

• Manage the executives’ calendar and travel schedule.• Prepare executive communications, e.g. agendas, notices, minutes, resolutions, mass mailings, memos, forms, confidential documents, reports and other complex documents.• Open, annotate, review and process incoming mail/e-mail and voicemail, determining the appropriate action.• Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, prepares the travel itineraries and reimbursement for the executive, based on travel policies.• Prepare presentation material and provides guidance on format and layout for other Administrators within the department.• Acts as an Administrative Resource to the Faculty and Staff within the Plan and Facility.• Screen incoming calls and respond independently when possible and keep the Executives apprised of communications and/or issues that arise.• Perform secretarial functions e.g. creating/composing, editing, photocopying, scanning, mailing documents and other forms of written communication.• Some personal assistance and email communication outside regular working hours.

• Assisted in managing all aspects of daily functions within the office.• Tasked other administrative staff with daily assignments.• Prepared the work schedule for physicians.• Tracked accounts payable/receivable.• Maintained databases, spreadsheets and forms.• Planned and implemented special programs to enhance customer relations.• Transcribed medical dictations from staff physicians.

• Assisted procurement staff in accordance with organizational policies. • Assisted Sr. Procurement Specialist in the AIC certification process.• Maintained petty cash log.• Coordinated contract travel arrangements.• Maintained monthly long distance charges.• Assisted with document development and preparation.

• Provided administrative and general support to various managers.• Coordinated administration and communicated executive instructions.• Kept payroll, timesheet and travel records.

• Answered and directed phone inquiries.• Served as hostess for Congressional receptions.•Directed client and constituent contacts for political clients.

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