Zaffer Shaikh Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, In

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Deliver firsthand support to senior leaders and decision makers while managing a variety of key functions including oversight/auditing of attendance system (adding/training new employees and tracking system use), review of monthly invoices for Pune office, and distribution of B-5s to Atos partners. Coordinate Board packages for meetings—gather/proofread information and assemble packages for distribution. Upload corporate documents to virtual data room and compose letters/presentations for Internationally-based Finance team. Following departure of CFO, transitioned from focused position to more comprehensive support role across company functions, including HR and Finance. Challenged and regularly tapped by company CEO to assist with high- stakes projects and a variety of needs. Overhauled and vastly improved attendance management by researching, selecting, and driving implementation of Iron attendance system, which enables self-management by employees while ensuring adherence to policies and individual time-off allotments. Played key role in communicating/clarifying expectations for employees by assisting with writing of Employee Handbook and T&E policy. Contributed to cost-saving effort by working with HR Director to research alternative travel agencies. Prepared a detailed spreadsheet that identified savings from each company.

Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Technical executive assistant.Played pivotal role in fast-moving business environment, providing assistance to company leader, Managing Director, and other senior leaders. Responded immediately to shifting priorities/deadlines while expertly handling all aspects of complex global travel arrangements (commercial and private airplanes), managing multiple calendars, and resolving scheduling conflicts. Served as point of contact for CEO when traveling, orchestrated all needs for large-scale meetings across the globe, and ensured accommodation of last-minute changes. Resolved numerous scheduling conflicts to ensure success of a high-priority Internationally-based event for CEO. Arranged individual travel plans for 35 people (including re-booking of cancelled flight the day before event), coordinated destination transportation, and negotiated lower rates over a 1-week span. Ensured CEO’s ability to attend an important meeting in Australia by driving successful effort to obtain a rush visa in just 8 days. Achieved savings for costly executive-requested supplies by personally contacting source to secure a lower price.