Dyesha Howard
**** ***** *** ***, ******* ****3 Cell: 404-***-**** E-Mail: ************@*****.*** COMMITMENT LEADERSHIP INTEGRITY
A proven visionary and strategic leader with years of hands on experience in providing exemplary services to staff and students respectively. Possess superior management skills, capable of leading professionals, maximizing individual productivity and creating cohesive team environments. A well versed professional that thrives within an evolving and dynamic environment. With integrity, operate with the best interest of my customers, employers, and the public. Dedicated to maintaining a reputation built on quality, service, and uncompromising ethics. Professional Experience
Administrative Clerk, Mercer University, College of Pharmacy, 08/2016 – Present
Support Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Director of Alumni Affairs, Director of Marketing and Communications
Manage and support college represented events
Preparing requests for payment of invoices
Preparing forms for budget processing (Citrix)
Creating requisitions for purchase orders
Editing the student handbook
Maintaining contact databases
Ordering supplies for faculty, staff and students
Receptionist duties
Senior Administrative Secretary, Georgia State University, Perimeter College Athletics, 06/2007 – 04/2016
Purchased equipment and supplies using a purchasing card or requisition for a purchase order
Created and manage electronic procurement documents (Oracle/PeopleSoft); Manage and create department file records
Managed monthly purchasing card statements and logs (Works Bank of America System)
Managed and approve travel authorizations and expense reports (Oracle/PeopleSoft)
Managed 11 separate budget progress reports (Oracle/PeopleSoft, Microsoft Excel); Assists in the developing departmental budgets for 8 sports
Provided training to new staff members on the travel module
Served as a delegate for staff; submitting travel authorizations and expense reports on their behalf
Proxy: Submit payroll for multiple employees on a biweekly or monthly basis (ADP Electronic Time Management System)
Arranged travel plans (book flights, charter buses, rental vehicles and hotels)
Generated check requests to accounts payable for monthly housing and utility expenses
Created budget transfer requests to ensure adequate funding/encumbrances Key Competencies
Customer Service
Analytical Skills
Quality Assurance
Process Improvement
Staff Development
Problem Solving
Records Management
Organizing & Planning
Supervising / Management
Interpersonal Relations
Verbal & Written
Communication Skills
Applications / Software
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Outlook
MS Publisher
Adobe
PeopleSoft
ADP
Banner
ESAMS
Lotus Notes
Citrix
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Managed FedEx and UPS accounts for departmental shipping
Received, sorted and distributed all mail documents; Coordinate mailing/returns for the department
Generated Per Diem forms for contractors to be paid
Generated scholarships and eligibility using NJCAA system
Scheduled public safety officers and maintenance/custodial crews for special events
Collected money and manage ticket sales for special events; Monitor cash advances
Requested/submitted W9's and vendor data forms for new vendors to be added to the procurement database
Reconciled housing reports for students on scholarship
Submitted, track and manage insurance claims for injuries
Coordinated payment of invoices and approves and monitors expenditures
Assisted new hires with completing their paperwork; Submit background checks to Public Safety for new hires
Supervised the work of student assistants
Senior Secretary, Georgia Perimeter College, Social Sciences & Athletics, 02/2001 – 05/2007
Provided customer service to students, faculty / staff and visitors
Answered the telephone and provided information related to the department
Registered students for classes (Banner)
Coordinated mass mailings; Receive, sort and distribute all mail documents
Input course schedules for all faculty / staff (Banner)
Coordinated the collection of end of semester course material
Ordered office supplies and first aid equipment
Submitted payment requests to accounts payable
Scheduled and coordinated meetings
Arranged course assessment exams for faculty
Maintained and organized records directed and responded to general inquiries. Text / Data Entry Operator, IBM, 10/1995 – 12/2000
Provided administrative support for a text/graphics center
Assisted customers in formatting and creating documents and spreadsheets
Typed RFP's (Request for Proposal) and RFI's (Request for Information)
Examples: tent cards, name badges, invoices, brochures, tri folds, flyers, organizational charts, business letters, merges for mass mailing of 15,000 or more customers, newsletters, index cards, tab sheets, resumes, address labels, envelopes, letterhead.
Taking in work requests via e mail (Lotus Notes)
Entered weekly payroll into Lotus 123
Entered product requests from business reply cards
Entered survey responses
Deleted customers from mailing list
Typed labels for products
Filed invoices and reply cards
Education
8/2014 12/2015 Took courses at Georgia State University, Perimeter College towards AS in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
05/2013 Travel and Expenses Module
12/2011 Managing Employee Relationships
12/2011 Complaint Investigations Harassment, Discrimination and Wrongdoing
11/2011 Legal Complaint Malfeasance, Ethics and Compliance
10/2010 Introduction to Purchasing
10/2010 PeopleSoft EProcurement Training
10/2007 Purchasing Card Training
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07/2002 Continuing Education Introduction to Coding, Human Diseases, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology & Anatomy
References
Dr. Vincent June, South Louisiana Community College, Vice Chancellor of Student Services, *******.****@******.*** / 404-***-****
Dr. Barbara Brown, BOR University System Office, Asst. Vice Chancellor for Transitional and General Ed., *******.*****@***.*** / 404-***-****
James Barnaby, USG Strategic Sourcing Director, Fiscal Affairs, ***.*******@***.*** / 404-***-****
Cania Harris, Georgia State University Perimeter College, Accounts Payable, *****.******@*****.*** / 678-***-****
Alfred Barney, Georgia State University Perimeter College, Director of Athletics, **********@*****.*** / 404-***-****
Pierce Richardson, Southern Intercollegiate Assigning, Arbiter Sports Manager, ******@*********.*** / 770-***-****