Lisa M. Longo
Brick, NJ 08723
Tel: 908-***-****
************@*******.***
OBJECTIVE: To provide world-class, efficient, and effective administrative
support within a dynamic firm.
EXPERIENCE
Covance Inc., Princeton, NJ
2009-Present
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CORPORATE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
. Directly assist SVP, General Counsel and VP, Corporate Security in day-
to-day activities.
. Design and implement a new efficient Board Book process that shows an
over 50% reduction in time.
. Interface and assist in the preparation of the Board of Directors
meetings and Annual Shareholders Meeting.
. Coordinate and prioritize all daily activities of the Senior Vice
President and Vice President through Outlook calendaring.
. Design and maintain PowerPoint presentation containing information of
department budget.
. Arrange all aspects of foreign and domestic travel (including creating
detailed itineraries).
. Input of detailed expense reports using PeopleSoft interface.
Medarex, Inc., Princeton, NJ 2000-2009
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT & PARALEGAL TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
(2004-2009)
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT & PARALEGAL TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (2000-2003)
. Directly assist SVP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and VP
and Deputy General Counsel in day-to-day activities.
. Served as liaison to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of
Board of Directors.
. Developed and implemented process in which Board and Committee minutes
are circulated and stored.
. Created and maintained department spreadsheet of all outside legal
vendors which was used to project departmental budgets.
. Developed online calendar on company intranet site for newly created
Compliance Committee using SharePoint software.
. Served as point of contact for Compliance Committee.
. Coordinated extensive calendar and travel (both domestic and
international).
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, Newark, NJ
1995-2000
(formerly Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey)
LEGAL SECRETARY
. Worked directly with senior partner and partner.
. Responsible for drafting all pleadings, briefs, motions, and
correspondence for various courts and to clients.
. Arranged for all court filings and scheduling of depositions.
. Responsible for all client billing which entailed pulling invoices
from the Juris accounting system, submitting to senior partner for
review, implementing revisions into accounting system, and submitting
invoices to individual clients.
. Served as point of contact in coordinating all interviews for the
summer associate program.
. Coordinated travel plans (both domestic and international).
Williams, Caliri, Miller & Otley, Wayne, NJ
1991-1994
OFFICE ASSISTANT
. Gained valuable experience in a law firm environment that enabled me
to coordinate all office activities, which included the organization
of all files, distribution of mail, and coordination of copy center
duties.
. Maintained extensive database for aged files sent to off-site storage
facility.
. Worked directly with all office associates to ensure the highest
standards are being met for our clients.
. Responsible for the training of new office personnel.
EDUCATION
Seton Hall University, B.S. in Business Administration, cum laude, May 1994
Honors: Dean's List
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Received certificate for Paralegal
Studies, 1995
SKILLS/CERTIFICATION
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint
Notary Public of NJ - Active