Neeka Banks
aca2am@r.postjobfree.com
Atlanta, GA 30331
Self-motivated manager with thirty years of experience in the corporate,
non-profit and entrepreneurial environments prepared to bring unique
insight into an organization to interface with staff and principals. A
successful manager with sound leadership and business management abilities
complemented by professional, hands-on, administrative approaches to assist
in strategically fostering productive and efficient work environments and
relationships while establishing a brand to secure footholds in emerging
markets.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
A Keen Signature Services - Atlanta, Georgia
Director of Operations
2005 - present
. Manage daily operations of activities and services for staff,
agents and vendors: create revenue generating strategies; enhance
staff development, performance and training activities; provide
forecast objectives; present marketing strategies; and ensure
industry compliance
. Contract with signing agents nationally to provide services to
consumers seeking refinance in real estate
. Secure, manage and negotiate relevant contracts with lending
institutions nationally
. Ensure timely product delivery and quality control to optimize
efficiency and accuracy of service deliverables
. Manage scheduling activities and capacity for agents from inception
to deployment
A Keen Services - Atlanta, Georgia
Manager of Operations
2001 - present
. Developed a business model that generated a net revenue stream of
over 750K within first three years
. Manage daily operations with solid insight to provide strategies to
generate revenue and negotiate resource assignments in the supply
chain within the established lending industry
. Secure, manage and negotiate relevant contracts to drive business
and generate income with lending institutions
. Contract with firms to provide logistic and administrative services
for their clients in facilitating, expediting and executing
business goals and objectives
. Ensure delivery and quality control of real estate documents to
clients
. Manage and organize scheduling activities and capacity for
attorneys
Nortel Networks - Alpharetta, Georgia
Project Manager/Operations Controller
1999 - 2001
. Coordinated, managed, and planned daily capacity and work schedules
for network and system engineers ensuring timely and accurate
project and operating deliverables from "design to final build"
. Liaison between engineer, project manager and customer to meet
successful project goals and global business objectives
. Deployed, maintained and supervised performance and deliverables
for network and system engineering packages ensuring customer
requirements, commitments and standards were met
. Created database tracking system in collaboration with peers that
evolved into the development of a revised operational strategy for
a multi-million global scheduling tool and facilitated training
. Participated and collaborated with management on decisions that
produced successful completion of deliverables and performance
objectives, change orders and workload capacity
. Provided leadership and support to engineers by tracking job
progression, monitoring development and skill set level objectives
. Participated in task forces to enhance global business processes
including ad hoc augmentation to strategic working groups offering
comments, recommendations, suggestions to drive desired business
processes and results
. Generated departmental metrics, reports and payroll administration
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MedPartners - Alpharetta, Georgia
Human Resource Coordinator
1997 - 1999
. Direct report to VP to provide personnel administration for
physician management network
. Recruited, interviewed, and recommended personnel for employment
. Provided representation for health and welfare benefits, job
description and position assessment initiatives
. Coordinated, deployed, and facilitated an Integrity Training
Program for regional employees
. Conducted new hire orientation
. Initiated, executed and processed personnel requests and activities
for 700 employees at regional level
. Collaborated with management to implement and create policies and
procedures to develop physician association
. Assisted with facilitating, credentialing, recruitment and
committee review for physician participation in network
Alternate Life Paths Program - Atlanta, Georgia
Executive Assistant
1993 - 1997
. Assisted Executive Director in day-to-day operations of non-profit
youth facility
. Assisted with securing funding from local, state and federal
agencies
. Assisted with employee recruiting, interviewing and evaluations
. Prepared, edited and typed correspondence, reports, budgets,
proposals and contracts
EDUCATION:
American InterContinental University - Atlanta, Georgia
BA - International Business, Human Resources
2004