Sr Executive Assistant / Office Manager

EXPERIENCE:

Northern Region Family Readiness Support, 04/2012 - 09/2014

Military Personnel Services Corporation - Lawrenceville, NJ

Subject matter expert responsible for overseeing 22 Company Commanders and

2,860 Soldiers. Briefed and trained entitlements, benefits, disputes,

health and welfare for Soldiers, wrote and implemented policies.

Safeguarded Soldier (employee) Personal Identifiable Information (PII).

Recruited, trained and cross trained volunteers in Family Readiness

Programs, hiring and firing according to guidelines.

. Developed and implemented the first official NJ National Guard

communication policy and plan for 2,860 Soldiers, including curriculum

and marketing materials.

. Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 2014, State of NJ Governor's

award in 2011, and 149 other awards and recognitions within a 10 year

period. Recipient of The Ancient Order of Saint Christopher Medal, and

Patronus Rotae. Recipient of the Ambassador of Peace Medal

. Devised a recruitment plan, recruited and trained 10 new volunteers in

9 months.

Director of Operations, 01/1992 - 03/2012

Teknics Industries Inc - Lincoln Park, NJ

Associate relations director, managed operational workflow; sales and

marketing; analyzed cost controls, and standardization in procedures,

Corporate (non-union) liaison for union contracts. Served as the corporate

procurement officer and developed relationships with State Departments and

Armed Forces for contracts totaling over 7 million. Developed, coached,

trained and implemented employee manuals, benefits, policies and served in

rectifying Labor Disputes. Hired, trained, and fired: Office, sales,

marketing and service personnel.

. Developed, maintained and managed employee manual, benefits, training,

entitlements and communication system.

. Contributed to an annual 25% increase in productivity through

improvements in operations, quality and safety assessed organizational

training needs.

. Decreased travel costs by 56% by coaching various planning skills and

negotiating pricing with vendors.

EDUCATION:

2012-2014: Department of Army: EEO, Ethics, CPR/AED/ First Aid, Master

Resiliency Trainer- ASSIT, How to Deal with Difficult People, Team

Building, Mental Health Preventions, Policy and Regulations, Contractors in

the Workplace.

1980 John Robert Powers Finishing School - Montclair, NJ, USA Etiquette

-Emphasis in Business, Cultural Etiquette and Time Management

Membership: PRIMER Networking, Appointment: Morris County Chairperson:

Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR)

Community Involvement: Family Readiness Group Leader, NJ National Guard,

Guest speaker: Armed Forces, 9-11 memorials, Memorial Day Parade, Red

Cross, United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Vietnam War Memorial, American

Legion, Veterans of Foreign War, and Prisoner of War (POW).

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