Helen N. Stewart
Tel: 757-***-****
Email: **************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Innovative, solutions-driven Administrative data and event support with
over 14 years of experience, linking people, experiences and technology to
enhance operational effectiveness.
. Strong oral and written communicator, comfortable presenting to
corporate leaders
. Outstanding relationship builder and mentor for high performance cross
function teams.
. Practices the powerful tool of communication to empower and challenge
the project team to reduce errors, increase performance, and exceed
customer expectations.
Key Competencies
Customer Relationship Management Scheduling (MS Project 2000)
Excellent oral and written Event Planning
communication Process Flows (Visio and iGraphics)
Change Management Business Process Reengineering and
Improvement
Professional Highlights
In February 2005, returned to Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. and gained
additional responsibilities with the corporate environment.
Supported civil servant and contracts as part of NASA's $861M eight-year
Program to implement a single integrated business solution across 10
separate NASA locations. The Program and its eleven Projects are
strategically designed to unify the financial, budget, travel, and
logistical businesses for the entire Agency and to provide real-time and
accurate data for management decision making.
Ferguson Enterprises-Corporate Headquarters
September 2005 -Present
Executive Administrative Assistant
Report directly to the VP of Commercial Sales and VP of Hospitality and
Government Administration. Provides support for respective department
heads. Responsible for reviewing all incoming time sensitive
communication, including emails, to ensure priority items are acted upon
in a timely and professional manner. Liaison with executive's direct
reports, and other senior executives as required. Manage heavy calendar,
email, phones and travel scheduling. Organize programs, events, meetings
or conferences by arranging facilities and caterers, issuing information
or invitations, coordinating speakers and controlling event budgets.
Prepare executives expense reports, reconcile corporate credit card
account(s), administer & update department attendance records. Maintain
confidential files, records and other information with complete
discretion. Demonstrates superior organizational and prioritization
skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and plan work
activities efficiently to meet deadlines and high-level goals
Data Support
Administrative assistant for the Business Information Dept responsible
for assisting Information Analysts in initial scrubbing and ongoing
monitoring and maintenance of metadata, data quality, and processes
related to Data Warehousing and Corporate Information. Also, coordinated
all logistics for group and team building events as well as travel,
catering coordination and negotiation
Key Accomplishments:
. Departmental reporting needs for both Market Research and Business
Information
. Review and comparison reporting of all nine monthly and yearly
Marketing dept budgets to Director of Marketing
. Coordination of COGNOS Power User Training by business group and
region
. Liaison for outside contractor hired to assist with data cleanup
Associate Program Manager
Worked closely with Program Manager to develop Product planning and the
execution of marketing plans, which help identify customer product needs.
Responsible for measuring existing approved programs, as well as conducting
and analyzing customers and markets.
Key Accomplishments:
. Responsible for all new product adds to system for internal and
external purchase
. Assist in the coordination and communication of vendor promotions
. Addressed distribution issues and vendor concerns as they related
to product strategy and program issues
. Responsible for internal communications regarding program changes
NCI Information Systems March 2002
-September 2005
Business Analyst
Business analyst for the Integrated Asset Management Project focusing on
the software configuration and the business processes surrounding
material acquisition, inventory management, and warehousing.
Key Accomplishments:
. Identified, understood and flowcharted the current "as-is" business
processes related to Materials Acquisition for all Wave 1 project
activities at Langley.
. Identified potential business process gaps as well as all the
Langley Management System forms, reports, and systems impacted by
the implementation of SAP.
. Commuted to NASA Project Agency at Marshall Spaceflight Center in
Huntsville, Alabama two weeks every month learning SAP,
representing Langley's current business processes, and testing
configuration changes.
Change Management Lead
Captured and provided metrics and distributed communications Center wide
on previously implemented Program modules.
Key Accomplishments:
. Responsible for presentations to various groups including Financial
Users Network Forum, Point of Contact meetings, and Business
Process Owners meetings.
. Completed weekly status updates, drafted end user communications,
assisted in review of new software functionality.
. Posting and maintaining current website information on both the
Langley website and the Center wide website.
. Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the NASA Center Director
Education/Training Highlights
Graduated Raytheon Leadership Institute
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, HTML, Visio, Project,
OneNote, and Publisher
Member of the Project Management Institute
Completed Foundations of Project Management Course from the Project
Managers Institute Effective Communication Skills Workshop