Human Resources Assistant

Location:

Fairfax, VA, 22030

Posted:

June 11, 2011

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Resume:

Sajid Ghaffar

******@*****.***

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Fairfax, VA 22030

703-***-****

EDUCATION:

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 2011

Master of Arts in Management, 3.71 GPA

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 2007

Bachelor of Science with double majors in Business and History, 3.44 GPA

Wake Forest University MBA Marketing Summit, Wake Forest University, Spring

2010

Captained graduate team in intensive 36 hour case competition sponsored by

PEPSICO

One of six teams selected for final round; presented and discussed

environmental sustainability strategies to board of PEPSICO

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND FOREGIN LANGUAGE ABILITIES:

16 Years of intercultural experience living abroad in Middle East and Asia

Native Fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi with working knowledge of Arabic

and Spanish

INDUSTRIAL RATINGS INTERN, Standard and Poors, Canary Wharf, London, United

Kingdom, January 2006-May 2006

. Worked with a team of analysts to compute and review ratings

. Gain hands on experience in the use of statistical formulas and

programs

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES/CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:

INVITED SPEAKER, Office of Post-Doctoral Affairs, Wake Forest University,

Spring 2009

. Consulted Office on feasibility of social media (Facebook, Twitter) in

order to disseminate information in PhD environment

STUDENT COORDINATOR, Interfaith Council, Office of the Chaplain, Fall 2005-

Spring 2006

. Develop and lead the council in order to achieve objectives of

interfaith dialogue and harmony

. Consulted with the University Planning Committee about future the of

Interfaith presence at Wake Forest

PRESIDENT, Asian Student Interest Organization (ASIA), Fall 2004-Spring

2006

. Brought together students of different cultures and races for joint

programming including Chinese New Year celebration

WORK EXPERIENCE:

PROCUREMENT ANALYST, Federal Solutions Contracting and Trading LLC,

Fairfax, VA, January 2007- Present

. Worked with vendors in order to fulfill Request for Quotations (RFQs)

and Request for Information (RFIs) for both US and overseas LOGCAP

purchases for companies such as KBR and CSA Ltd.

. Gained extensive knowledge of DoD regulations including FAR and DFAR

. Authorized to purchase up to $100,000 worth of materials and goods;

experience in logistics and shipping management

. Worked with Microsoft Project, and SAP software in order track

progress of contracts and orders

. Negotiated contracts with vendors and manufacturers in order to

maximize profitability

. Proficiency in working with Microsoft Office Suite (including Word,

Excel, Powerpoint) in order to perform daily tasks

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT, Debbies Staffing, Winston-Salem, NC, September

2010- March 2011

. Processed and scanned federal W-2 and State tax forms; checked forms

for accuracy

. Entered timesheets into Peoplesoft/Costpoint Software (TLS system),

ensured temporary employees were paid on time

. Communicated employment issues to superiors, report and update

statuses of employees

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN, Graduate School Office Wake Forest

University, October 2009-May 2010

. Assisted in benchmarking schools, communicated with deans of other

universities regarding events and compiling data

. Creation of the Wake Forest Graduate School Facebook Page;

responsible for sending out weekly emails to faculty/students

. Communicated and addressed issues and concerns of graduate students;

maintained and filed student records

STUDENT CONSULTANT LEVEL III, Information Systems, Wake Forest University,

August 2004-January 2007

. Greet students, faculty and staff and help deal with technology