Susan D. Herdina Cell Phone: 612-***-******
Home phone: 651-***-****
*** ***** ***** *****, ****** Lake, Minnesota 55025 ******@***.***
Professional Profile
My project management, organizational and customer service skills are
highly refined and I have the ability to communicate effectively with all
levels of employees, service providers and community leaders. And I
provide a level of professionalism that allows me to be successful in
negotiations and enables me to build strong relationships with my clients.
I have many years of executive-level administrative experience and
experience in facilities management in construction and space-related
projects, workspace planning and space allocation.
Summary of Skills
Detail oriented Strong computer skills:
Strong communication skills MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
Project management Outlook; web-based work order and
Problem-solving and critical property management programs; social
thinking networking; Visio, Concur, Passport,
Customer focused Quicken
Typing speed: 65+ wpm Technical aptitude - the ability to
Relationship-building understand and learn programs and
software quickly
Mechanical aptitude
Professional Experience
Edina Realty
2007 to present
Real Estate Sales Professional
Achievements:
Prepare and present information on current home sales market to homeowners
interested in selling their homes or buyer interested in purchasing a
home.
Negotiate listing agreements
Negotiate sales contracts in accordance with the Minnesota Department of
Commerce regulations.
Develop customer relationships
Utilize internet and social network marketing
Hayden & Co/RentersWarehouse.com
2007 to present
Residential Property Manager and Leasing Agent
Achievements:
Work as leasing agent focusing on single-family home owners to place
tenants in their properties
Negotiate rental agreements and property management contracts with
property owners
Coordinate advertising for renter and property owner search
Coordinate and complete the lease documents and agreements between tenant
and property owner
Collect and track rent on 175 managed properties using Quicken software
and AppFolio web-based software
Develop monthly invoices and rent payments to property owners and payments
to service providers
Manage and balance property budgets and track payment activity
Coordinate work orders on managed properties
Managed the company transition to new property management software
Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1999 to 2007
Property Services Representative
Achievements:
Oversee operations and space needs in a total of 450,000 square feet of
occupied office, power plant and service center buildings.
Point of contact for problem resolution for building occupants
Coordinate bi-annual fire and emergency evacuation drills at all Xcel
buildings.
Partner with Corporate Safety on safety-related issues during project
design and completion.
Act as lead safety coordinator and liaison to safety coordinators across
the service territory.
Monitor and communicate facility-related issues to building occupants
"Sell" the services provided by the department to various department
leaders.
Negotiate office space needs and assignments with building management
Assist in budget development and tracking; manage costs.
Coordinate the design, re-design, purchase and installation of employee
workstations.
Coordinate, implement and track project schedules, budgets and department
tactical plans.
Coordinate and schedule employee moves.
Solicit and measure customer satisfaction rate on major projects
Conduct routine site visits and assess maintenance and/or improvement
needs within the buildings.
Assign work to various work groups, vendors, maintenance crew and
contractors using a web-based work order system.
Coordinate the installation and network setup of Ricoh integrated copier
units (copier, printer, fax)
Support the conference room reservation system and coordinate set up
Support the conference room presentation systems
Support the audio visual and presentation functions for quarterly board
meetings with executive
Team lead in the development of tasks and procedures matrix
Participant in office standards and guidelines development team
Coordinated facility-related Year 2000 activities
Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1994 - 1999
Executive Assistant
Vice President, Thomas Micheletti (currently with Excelsior Energy)
Achievements:
Support VP of Public and Government Affairs - reporting directly to CEO
Expense reporting
Meeting and travel arrangements
Written communications
Coordinate political action committee events
Monitor and understand legislative bill process related to utility
industry
Manage annual employee pay process
Partnered with I/T to research and inventory all software used in entire
business unit in preparation for Year 2000 roll over.
Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, MN
1990 - 1994
Administrative Assistant, Regulatory Affairs
General Manager, David Sparby (currently CFO, Xcel Energy)
Achievements:
Provide general support to the General Manager: meeting, expense, travel,
telephone.
Provide support in the development of rate case filings with the Public
Utilities Commission: copy, assemble and distribute rate case materials,
type and format rate case testimony documents; offsite meeting
arrangements.
Provide support throughout the department as needed
Partnered with I/T area to introduce and implement the Local Area Network
idea to both Regulatory Services and the corporate executive assistants in
1993. Coordinated training and provided assistance to employees.
Education
Licensed real estate professional since 2007
Continuing education courses related to residential property management
and real estate.
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota
BA Communications - no degree
1997
Former Member International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
Former member International Communication Industries Association (ICIA)