Patricia Bladh
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******** **. **
City: Albuquerque
State: NM
Zip: 87106
Country: USA
Phone: 619-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $45,000
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Patricia Ann Bladh
Executive Assistant/HR Manager
Dedicated, accomplished, highly professional Executive Assistant and Business Officer with extensive experience in the coordination, planning, and support of all administrative functions. Seeks a full-time position in a creative and challenging environment. Excellent corporate and customer service communications. Professional demeanor.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Strong management and creative business models Human Resources Manager/Recruiting Budget Administration
Sponsored Fund Raising Contract Management Seminars and Event Coordination
Team Building & Leadership Supervisor Negotiation Skills Human Resources/Recruiting
Superb Communication Skills International Travel, Personal Affairs Extensive Editing/Transcription
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Windows XP, All MS Office Applications, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Performance Now, Paychex, Adobe Devtrack, Endnotes, UCSD Financial Systems, NSF, Fastlane, NIH, Internet Research
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, San Diego, CA May 2011- Present
Supporting Consultant Engineers and clothing designer with administrative work to include AR/AP, taxes, administrative paperwork, editing, copywriting, calendar tracking.
Santech, San Diego, CA June 2010 aaa May 2011
Office Manager/HR Manageraaa company dissolving
Administrative support to VP Development and CTO for a medical device company. Recruited for CEO, engineers and administrative support. Supported the clinical trials hiring and monitoring. Developed an HR system to include employee records, timekeeping for payroll, recruiting to include a search that found the new and current CEO. Took notes in Board meetings for Founders. Moved company across town to one new site from two separate sites. Oversaw build out and design of new site.
Minnow Medical, Inc. June 2007 - June 2010
Executive Assistant/HR Manager aaa company aquired
Assisted CEO/CFO with fund raising. Took over Human Resources from ground up. Assisted CEO to build a successful company. Developed a hiring matrix for next year of growth. Recruited engineers and executives. Attended Job Fairs and represented Minnow Medical. Developed a Performance Review software system and participated in annual review of all employees in the company. Participated in the Emergency/Safety Team.
Center for Networked Systems, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 2003 aaa 2007
Chief Business Officer/Head Administrator
Reported directly to Dr. Andrew Chien as he started the Center from infancy. Developed and managed $3M budget through cost projection for multiple projects. Coordinated and adapted objectives for multiple projects to meet resource changes. Evaluated short/long term financial projections through proposal and model development. Managed all HR issues for staff, student, and academic personnel from diverse backgrounds. Executed sponsored
research administration for Federal, State, and industrial sponsorships. Managed property, facility, and equipment procurement and maintenance. Maintained positive relations with 16 university faculty members.
Key Achievements:
Contributed to creation and establishment of $10M multidisciplinary research center by participating in writing organized research unit proposal to secure UCSD approval. Authoring grant funding reports for Federal, State, and private funding sources, determining staffing needs, defining job responsibilities, and recruiting and hiring qualified candidates.
Supported rapid growth by managing annual budget increased from $1M to $3M in one year, and meeting additional staffing needs.
Managed quarterly events for Center and Sponsors.
Built lean, efficient team through applicant interviews, selective hiring, recruitment oversight, staff supervision, and performance evaluation.
Directed relocation to new building through space management, planning, negotiations, and procurement.
Expanded external interactions with both UCSD entities and outside organizations including CSE, ECE, SDSC, Jacobs School of Engineering, Calit2 and CWC.
Contributed information to legal department regarding patents, donations from Industry and other issues involving the center.
Provided effective support for 12 active research projects involving graduate student appointments across 5 distinct campus units.
Extensive editing/copywriting.
Entropia, Inc., San Diego, CA 2000 aaa 2003
Executive Advisor/Office Manager/HR Manager
Provided administrative support for Dr. Andrew Chien, CTO and co-founder, and office management for 60-member technical / engineering staff at fast-paced, distributed computing start-up. Handled all HR duties for the company. Supported CEO, CTO and co-founder through calendar management, appointment and meeting scheduling, travel arrangements, publication organization, marketing for global public speaking engagements and events, and organizational information tracking. Arranged and participated in corporate activities including offsite meetings, Board meetings, and staff events. Managed yearly 3 day research conferences. Extensive editing/copywriting.
Key Achievements:
Played instrumental role in supporting dramatic, fast-paced company growth by expanding staff from 20 to 100 personnel within one year through resource screening, relocation coordination, and department placement prior to establishment of HR department.
Orchestrated on-schedule company relocation to achieve fully operational statues within 24 hours of move by preparing new site, coordinating construction team, developing technical procedures across all departments, and supervising continuous building maintenance.
Updated and maintained internal website for ATG, Technical Architecture, and Entropia Peer to Peer Working Group and Global Grid Forum activities with current research information.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Psychology and Russian aaa State University of New York (SUNY); New Paltz, NY and Excelsior College, Albany, NY
Russian and French Graduate aaa Defense Language Institute; Monterey, CA
PHR Certificate aaa Will have certificate in Jan. 2013
SHRM Member
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Army aaa Signals Intelligence & Training NCO, Russian and French, Recipient, Army Commendation Medal