Tresala Wilkerson
*** **** ******* ******, **** A
West Covina, CA 91790
**************@*****.*** . 626-***-****
Office Administrator
Skilled and experienced administrative professional with dedicated success
controlling cost, maximizing resources, and supporting C-level executives.
Qualifications Summary
. Experienced Administrative Specialist with 10+ years of supporting C-
level executives to include Chief Executive Officer and Board of
Director.
. Consummate professional dedicated to making the lives of busy executives
easier. Serves as an effective gatekeeper, prepares well-researched and
accurate documents, manages busy calendars and efficiently handles daily
office tasks.
Professional Experience
Medomics, LLC. - Azusa, CA
Office Administrator, 08/2009 to 07/2013
. Provide executive level administrative support to the Director and
Chief Operating Officer to include confidential and sensitive
correspondence.
. Maintain calendar, plan and schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and
record minutes.
. Transcribe handwritten notes and dictation.
. Meet established deadlines when completing minutes, materials, special
projects and daily responsibilities.
. Coordinates and schedules Board and Committee meetings.
. Assists in coordinating, developing, and monitoring assigned budgets,
reconcile and process expense reports.
. Answers questions & provides information on department policies,
procedures & protocols.
. Serves as primary contact and liaison for assigned functions and
programs with other departments and staff, and outside agencies and
organizations.
. Responsible for making travel arrangements (Domestic & International)
and handling any conflicts that arise.
. Completes and monitors the flow of all necessary documents related to
personnel matters for assigned areas, performs payroll reporting and
related procedures for assigned areas.
. Make arrangements for annual conferences and business development
events.
. Conducts research, prepares, revises, and implements various
administrative policies and procedures in accordance with
organizational practices.
. Proactively support team performance by developing clear lines of
cross department correspondence and conflict resolution.
. Coordinates Human Resources related activities to include implementing
policies and procedures, new employee orientation and training.
. Participates in the selection, training, and evaluation of assigned
administrative support personnel, provide and coordinate staff
training, works with employees to correct deficiencies, recommends
discipline and termination procedures.
City of Hope National Medical Center - Duarte, CA
Executive Analyst, 07/2004 to 08/2009
. Provided executive administrative support for the Medical Director of
two research departments and supervised administrative support.
. Resolves or refers calls where appropriate, taking initiative to make
decisions within authorized scope of responsibility or directing
decision making to the proper authority.
. Transcribe handwritten notes and recordings.
. Managed projects, financial processes, payroll, travel budgets,
expense reporting, vendor invoicing, and information systems /
databases.
. Processes/prepares all meeting materials accurately, in proper format
and in the appropriate time frame.
. Responsible for grants, expense reports, payroll, routine department
budget tracking following standard guidelines & protocols.
. Organized the timely submittal of grant proposals, managed funding
initiatives and related reports.
. Proactively support team performance by developing clear lines of
cross department correspondence and conflict resolution.
. Maintains confidentiality of all patient and personnel records and
office financial data.
. Direct supervisor to administrative staff, interns, and students.
. Enhanced employee retention by 98% through inspirational leadership,
team building, and creating a positive company culture of
collaboration and top performance.
Los Angeles County Metro - Los Angeles, CA
Executive Assistant, 06/1993 to 07/2004
. Streamlined office processes across four departments at the third
largest public transport system in the United States.
. Performed calendar management including appointment, travel, and
meeting scheduling for executives.
. Monitored operating budgets for multiple departments including
estimating, procurement, construction, and EEO business units
. Compiled and reported statistics, processed checks, requisitions,
expense authorizations, and timesheets.
. Proofed, edited, wrote, and disseminated board reports, company
documentation, personnel records, and cycle time / financial reports.
. Key team member performing labor code, safety regulation, and other
research for engineers designing Los Angeles County's 62-station Metro
Rail project.
. Carefully controlled cost by partnering with estimating department on
compiling detailed vendor data for all capital and non-capital
projects.
. Maximized resources by negotiating advantageous contracts with vendors
and subcontractors while efficiently managing labor rates computing.
Educational Background
Master of Business Administration, 2007
University of Phoenix, Pasadena, CA