Experience
Office Manager, Ipsos
Los Angeles, CA Nov 2010-Dec 2012
. Effectively mediated decisions between local office senior management and
corporate senior management on all major office decisions.
. Managed an office of 150 people in a non-A services building.
. Managed two employees and the day to day operation of the facilities,
including supplies, repairs, and building maintenance.
. Supervised all office administrative needs including seating, parking,
phone lists, resources and invoice processing.
. Implemented and maintained an office budget by working closely with the
Accounting department in a satellite office.
. Created unique and exciting office morale by organizing and running team
building events on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.
. Was responsible for planning and overseeing all office construction
projects and assisted with office design and layout.
. Created, implemented, and maintained an Emergency Action Plan for the
office, and communicated plan to employees and staff.
. Worked with local management to design Business Continuity Plans specific
to different business units within the office.
. Communicated new policies and procedures or changes to existing policies
and procedures to senior management and regular staff.
Recruiting Manager, OTX
Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY Jan 2008-Nov 2010
. Administered recruiting for company of 250 employees.
. Worked with senior management to fill positions for all domestic offices.
. Managed as many as twenty-five open positions at a time, while
effectively prioritizing to assist with business efficiency.
. Conducted interviews with candidates, scheduled interviews with
candidates and hiring managers, and gave staffing recommendations based on
interview insight.
. Was able to fulfill staffing requirements of the Company without
utilizing outside recruiting agencies or services.
. Worked with online tools and referrals to fill open positions.
HR and Office Manager, OTX
New York, NY April 2007-Dec 2009
. Provided HR generalist knowledge to onsite staff in order to answer
questions and resolve personnel issues.
. Worked with HR VP in Los Angeles to effectively report on and mediate
large scale personnel issues within the office.
. Input Payroll and Benefits information for New York, Chicago and
Cincinnati offices.
Managed Immigration for all employees across the country and in our London
office.
Handled all new hire on-boarding and terminations
Hosted team building and office morale events.
Managed facility supplies and vendors.
Worked with Los Angeles IT department to resolve basic onsite IT issues.
Acted as onsite liaison for a major construction project in another office
building, then coordinated and managed office move to new building.
Executive Assistant, OTX
Los Angeles, CA Oct 2006-April 2007
. Worked with President of Media Research as his Executive Assistant.
. Scheduled meetings and booked travel, both domestic and international.
. Prepared extensive and complex expense reports.
. Assisted with email inbox by deleting junk and flagging important items.
. Coordinated holiday cards and client gifts for both the President and his
entire division.
. Ensured President arrived to all scheduled meetings and phone calls on
time.
. Handled catering and travel coordination for all big meetings and major
client events.
Education
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - BFA Musical Theater, 2004
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Skills
Team building events, people and project management, logistics, spatial
organization, spatial design and layout, budgeting, financial
reconciliation, recruiting, immigration, vendor relationships.
Referrals
Available upon request.