Zoe Vanderschmidt Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Recruited and hired employees in field, warehouse, administrative, and all other departmentsthrough both generic and solar-specific HR services.
• Issued payments to vendors and completed payroll for a team of 20-25.
• Collaborated with the CEO to acquire a C-10 electrical license, improving the company’s positionwithin the CA regulatory landscape.
• Supported the company-wide adoption of Buildertrend, an employee time clock and projectmanagement software platform.
• Issued company credit cards and monitored large expenditures.
• Responded to emails in the company inbox and/or forwarded to the appropriate individual.

• Performed invoicing/essential bookkeeping for all solar and battery system installations.
• Recruited and trained an accountant to assume the above area of responsibility.
• Issued payments to vendors and completed payroll for a team of 10-15.
• Set utilities and services up (internet, P.O. box, etc.) and maintained them at the new companyheadquarters.
• Updated building, workers compensation, and general liability insurance; obtained certificatesof insurance for clients and vendors.
• Processed registration and insurance for the company vehicle fleet.

Greater Boston Area

• Provided friendly and informative customer service during program conferences and theannual EurekaFest event celebrating high school and college inventors.
• Edited grant documents, processed billing, and coordinated outreach and events for theFoundry project, a community STEM and arts center in development.
• Tailored speaker biographies to promote a range of conference appearances.
• Proofread and assembled materials sent to high school InvenTeam teachers and students.
• Developed meeting agendas, sent documents to meeting participants, and took minutes.
• Assisted Executive Director with scheduling, drafting communications materials, and eventplanning.

Greater Boston Area

• Maintain the inventory of office supplies and procure IT equipment for all 15 - 20 employees.
• Implement a new password management system and resolve all other IT challenges by troubleshooting and collaborating with a support firm.
• Set up a phone system in MCG's new space.
• Schedule office-wide meetings and manage the CEO's calendar and travel arrangements.
• Manage recruiting logistics for nine job openings. Oversee IT onboarding and enrollment in sustainability benefits for new employees.
• Enter data and develop protocols for tracking proposals and projects.

Greater Boston Area

• Produced mass emails and other materials promoting campaigns to address climate change.
• Engaged in strategic planning discussions and public outreach for these campaigns.
• Conducted community organizing trainings for climate advocacy groups.

Greater Boston Area

• Collaborated with a team of interns to survey 78 Massachusetts communities on their level of climate resilience planning.
• Drafted a blog entry on the environmental implications of dumping snow in Boston Harbor.

Cambridge, MA

• Researched and filed sources on U.S. municipal efforts toward emissions reductions.
• Identified and summarized the sources most relevant to the planned articles.

Greater Boston Area

• Assisted clients with managing their psychiatric and medical care, housing, and benefits.
• Documented treatment planning at rigorous Department of Mental Health standards.

• Answered customer questions about products, order statuses, and other phone inquiries.
• Performed and trained other employees in customer service tasks.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Education record