Alia S. Graham

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H: 708-***-**** | C: 708-***-**** | E: ddwluh@r.postjobfree.com

Profile • 10 years of experience as a professional office manager and administrative event planner.

• Direct/troubleshoot/manage complex projects from concept to full operational status.

• Goal-oriented with strong leadership capabilities.

• Organized, highly motivated, and detail-oriented.

• Proven ability to work in unison with staff, volunteers, and outside sources.

Education • Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration

• Associates of Arts in Business Management

• Time Management, Certified

• Business Writing and Compositions, Certified

Relevant Experience & Accomplishments

Program Coordination

• Coordinate and implement procedures for all speaker/member reimbursements.

• Balance and rectify department budget and budget issues.

• Manage department special events for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Annual Meeting.

• Coordinate business meetings and e-Agenda’s

• Process orders in I-Procurement/Oracle purchasing system, and maintaining and manage all

purchase orders.

• Manage the flow of inventory, monitor counts and rectify discrepancies.

• Ensuring guidelines for audit preparation.

• Formulated, wrote, and implemented procedures for Commission speaking engagements.

• Manages and coordinate all fundraising and sponsorships efforts.

• Tabulates statistical surveys, and maintain statistical information.

Management/Supervision

• Direct recruitment and retention for a staff of 12 employees.

• Trained, supervised, and coached improvement skills.

• Managed and developed over 200 volunteers into goal-oriented, cohesive group.

• Successfully refined and implemented new projects and purchasing ideas.

Professional Skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), AS400, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Research, Oracle, Time Keeping, Time Management, Contract Editing, Right fax, Creating Forms, Manage Expense Reports, Plan Meetings, Project Management, Event Planner, I-Procurement, Maestro, TIMSS, List Manager, Office Management and Budgets

Employment

Meetings & Special Projects

American Bar Association, Chicago, IL

• Planning all commission business meetings and overseeing special

projects.

• Manage budget and resolve all budget issues.

• Ensuring proper signage and marketing tools are utilized at ABA events.

• Supervise and train new employees as well as temporary employees. 2007-Present

Senior Administrative Planner/Buyer

Rockwell Automation, Wood Dale, IL

• Coordinate and maintain all policies for safety materials.

• Organize plant luncheons, customer meetings and special events.

• Ensuring guidelines for audit preparation.

• Maintaining confidentiality of all customer information and personnel

issues.

• Expedite and manage all material.

• Supervise all manage all shipping and receiving. 2003-2006

Office Manager/Buyer

BuilderMarts of America, Oak Brook IL

• Special project coordinator.

• Composing informative data sheets

• Processing expense reports while adhering to budget restraints

• Completing new hire procedures, and employee profiles

• Expedite and manage all material as a third party buyer. 2001-2003

Bankruptcy Specialist

Household International, Wood Dale, IL

• Analysis and initiate, appropriate action of assigned Bankruptcy accounts

• Execute advanced, diversified and confidential administrative duties.

• Assist in the recording & maintenance of budget information & invoice processing

• Handle collection issues, reaffirmations, settlement proposals, and proofs of claim, as well as processing discharge papers. 1998-2001

Community

Involvement

Chicago Cares, Project Manager and On-Site Coordinator

The Children’s Place, Project Manager and Organizer

Forest Road Elementary School, Dedicated Volunteer

Lyons Township High School, Dedicated Volunteer

Aids Awareness Benedictine University, Volunteer

Quad-Day Benedictine University, Volunteer

Affiliates/

Member American Bar Association

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

National Pan-Hellenic Council

Meeting Professional International

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