Connie Mucha

Business Analyst at Cisco Systems

acdodz@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

A take-charge, detail and result-oriented Business Management professional with a proven track record of

always exceeding expectations; experienced within a global environment, in Corporate Marketing and Business

Administration in the Financial Services and Technology Inudstries; major strengths include strong

organizational, analytical, negotiation, inter-personal, leadership and time management skills

Experience

Business Analyst (Adecco Consultant) at Cisco Systems

January 2012 - April 2013 (1 year 4 months)

Provide Program Support to the Renewal Competency Center and Service Support Managers' Global Program

Office in Grow Platform Services.

-- Create and distribute meeting agendas, meeting minutes and follow-up on open action items

-- Executive calendar collabortion and managment

-- Executive travel and expense reconciliation

-- Executive communications, i.e. presentation & newsletter layout

-- Event Planning and Execution

-- iProcurement, i.e. new vendor approval process, supplies, asset management

-- On-boarding of new team members

-- Scheduling of Webex meeting center & video conferences (Tanberg)

-- Cisco docs file management to meet ISO II compliance

-- Maintain mailing/distribution lists

Executive Assistant at Adecco Staffing, USA

January 2010 - November 2011 (1 year 11 months)

Prudential Annuities, Shelton, CT - Executive support to Finance Department, i.e. heavy Lotus Notes

calendar managmeent; Security administration; travel; expense reconciliation; supply management

Simion Consultants, Hamden, CT - Assisted in processing Medicare and State cost reports for Home

Healthcare & Hospice organizations; organized e-filing system; updated 15-yr Client database for new system

migration; back-filled as Executive Support during Executive Assistant's vacation

Bridgewater Associates LLC, Westport, CT - Provided administrative support to the Core Technology

Department (Applications); heavy Outlook calendar management; attended meetings; published meeting

notes; maintained follow-up lists for department members; maintained online documentation repositories;

processed expenditure requests/reconciliations

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Director of Administration at FTEN

May 2008 - June 2009 (1 year 2 months)

-- monitored and reported to CEO on all financial activities, i.e. AR/AP, billing, purchasing, reconciliations,

budgeting

-- Implemented and maintained office and business management automated systems, i.e. pantry and supply

levels, shipping, e-filing, recruiting/on-boarding (incl. processes) linking various service providers,

meal-ordering to accommodate a 24/6 operation, conference catering

-- Re-negotiated vendor contracts and maintained vendor accounting

-- Full Facilities management and reporting for growth accommodation, i.e. build-out assessment vs.

relocation, including acquisition and maintenance of a Corporate Apartment

-- Team lead for Inventory and fiscal year-end audit, i.e. information gathering for external auditors

-- Corporate calendar maintenance and HR recordkeeping

-- Managed a support staff of three, i.e. IT Administration, Purchasing, Administrative Asst in a 50+ company

-- Recruited and mentored a Finance degree college graduate for Business Analyst position

-- Organized quarterly off-site Team Building events, i.e. Bowling, Arcade, Holiday Dinner, Team Cook-off,

as well as organizing on-site appreciation events

Executive Assistant to CFO at Choice Logistics, Inc.

April 2007 - March 2008 (1 year)

-- Project Lead to research, interview and negoatiate automation of company-wide T&E program and

processes

-- Partner to 401K provider for re-organization of processes; created/maintained internal database for

compliance reporting; performed quartrly ACP/ADP testing; maintained Payroll Distribution/Fund

Performance database for Plan Sponsor (CFO)

-- Evaluated Corporate insurance policies and liaised with Insurance Broker to maintain Coverage Limit

requirements

-- Organized and maintained administrative work-flow/scheduling to deliver Executive and Administrative

offices and Global Logistics Centers' relocation (2-phase move); reconciliation of vendors' billing

Executive Assistant to EVP, Director of Marketing and Sr. Management Committee member at HSBC

January 2001 - June 2004 (3 years 6 months)

-- Heavy calendar management

-- Domestic and extensive International travel; T&E reconciliation

-- Managed EVP's inbox during on-site absence (95% of time), i.e. sorted, fielded and/or responded to

inquiries/requests on his behalf

-- Performed per capita cost analyses

-- Steamlined workflow processes, i.e., implemented an electronic imaging/filing system; introduced

communication distribution and information repositories

-- Coordinated and maintained Annual Goal Setting for Annual Bonus/Shares distribution processes in strict

compliance with Confiendtiality guidelines (70 FTEs)

-- Assisted in increasing external and internal Brand-awareness after two-separate Corporate Mergers &

Acquisitions

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-- Created multi-media presentations for CEO and Corporate Marketing Director's National Keynote-Speaker

engagements

-- Participated in multiple HR-Brand development Focus Groups

-- Oversaw intranet's visual-Brand communication

-- Facilitated Ad agencies/vendors' collaboration on HSBC's Corporate Brand initiative, i.e. TV commercials,

radio spots, Times Square billboard, tagline development, maketing collateral, etc.

Languages

Spanish (Limited working proficiency)

Italian (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Skills & Expertise

Project Management

Executive Support

Executive Administrative Assistance

Human Resources

Management

Leadership

Budgets

Payroll

Team Building

Outlook

Event Planning

Marketing

Administrative Assistants

Lotus Notes

Negotiation

Security

Logistics

Invoicing

Onboarding

Time Management

Process Scheduler

Advertising

Vendor Management

Recruiting

Accounting

Process Improvement

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Education

American InterContinental University

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management,

General, 2005 - 2007

Grade: 3.9

Interests

Management training, new technologies, cooking, reading, Harley's

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Connie Mucha

Business Analyst at Cisco Systems

acdodz@r.postjobfree.com

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