Senior Administrative Assistant
. Sales Administrator
. Financial Reporting
. National Fleet Management
. Travel, Event, and Meeting Planning & Management
. Customer Service
. Vendor Qualification & Management
SELECT CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
. National account representative for the sales teams of AT&T and
other major accounts, led account leasing program for 5000 cars
nationwide.
. Established a facilities site-wide database of over 500 vendor
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), resolving a risk-management audit.
Received an award for addressing this important site-wide safety
issue.
. Reputation for thorough, detailed and accurate work, making a
valuable contribution to a fast-paced team environment in both
large and small organizations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Roche PALO ALTO, LLC (Site Closing 2010) 2001 -
2010
Senior Administrative Assistant, Facilities Engineering
Administrative Assistant for six (6) facility managers; coordinator and
scheduler for 15 facilities engineers; administrative and customer
support for 11 buildings, 69 acres, and approximately 1,000,000 square
feet of laboratory and office space.
. Qualified and managed all facilities-related vendors including:
general contractors, electrical, plumbing, custodial, glass,
refrigeration, asbestos removal, roofing, paving, boiler servicing,
water treatment, hazardous waste removal, and mechanical
engineering contractors.
. Established a site-wide accessible database of over 500 vendors
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), resolving a risk-management audit
with Roche Global. Received an award for addressing and resolving this
important site-wide safety issue.
. Created standard operating procedures (SOPs) for maintaining the
MSDS database.
. Created, managed, and reconciled chargeback reports reflecting over
1,000 billable hours monthly.
. Reconciled chargeback reports with representatives from all
departments site-wide including: research, regulatory,
environmental and health services, finance, and human resources.
. Purchased over $1M annually in repair parts for all mechanical
equipment on the site, including parts for: HVAC, automotive,
pumps, chillers, air compressors, boilers, thermostats, and
electrical car parts.
. Event coordinator for all site-wide barbeques, overnight camp outs,
parties, and special events for over 1000 employees and their
families. Worked with committees and event budgets to create
engaging events supporting high morale.
"One of her best qualities is her ability to sit in a fish bowl of
activity between mechanics, engineers, and staff, while she answered the
phone, deal with vendors." Karen Metzger, Facilities Relocation Manager.
Sephora, A Div. of Louis Vuitton, (LVMH), San Francisco, CA 2000-
2001
Inventory Control Specialist, for 70 National Stores
. Collaborating with warehouse management, preferred shippers,
merchandise vendors, and 70 stores nationally, (including:
managers, staff, and the corporate director of merchandising),
monitored the delivery of $1,000,000 in inventory monthly.
. Expedited, monitored and tracked lost merchandise shipments.
. Traveled 30% annually to assist with grand openings throughout the
United States.
US Fleet Leasing, San Mateo, CA (Company moved to Texas) 1992-
2000
National Client Relations Representative
Managed day-to-day operations for 20 key national accounts, involving
over 5,000 vehicles, and daily contact with national fleet managers from
companies like: McKesson, Hartford Insurance, Mission Foods, and AT&T.
. Established national fleet accounts with all major U.S. vehicle
manufacturers including: Ford, GMC, and Chrysler in support of
. Collaborating with internal and external clients
o established factory build-out requirements;
o obtained volume discounts from manufacturers;
o provided client fleet administrators with cost analyses,
supporting new buying decisions;
o consistently awarded bonus for creating high customer
satisfaction.
. Confidential procurement of luxury automobiles for client company
Presidents and other VIP's.
. Insured all records were up-to-date for 5000 fleet units including:
insurance, gas, maintenance, and vendor packets. Arranged for pick
up of new vehicles from dealerships in all 50 United States.
. Negotiated sales prices and expedited delivery of out-of-stock
vehicles with fleet managers at major dealerships in all 50 United
States.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
. General Studies, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
. Over 40 hours of professional development training annually.
COMPUTER EXPERTISE
. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, ACT, PowerPoint
. IBM Maximo
. Quick Link Expense Reporting
. PeopleSoft
CERTIFICATIONS
. State of California First Responder Operations
LANGUAGES
. Conversational Spanish