AMRITA PURKAYASTHA

Cell: +91-956**-*****, Email: ac8of3@r.postjobfree.com

14+ years’– Customer Coordination & Support, Program Management, Administration

• Customer connect with Indian Navy (PDNAM), Indian Air Force, DRDO HQ, RCI, HAL Corporate Office, FICCI

• Executed defense projects demonstrating customer coordination– Indian Navy TCAS, Logistics & ATA Carnet, Offsets

• Expertise in complete Honeywell Aerospace, India, trade show setup and management in Def Expo, Aero India

• Proficient in coordinating with cross-functional/ cross-cultural teams and leadership

• Experienced in key platforms/tools – SAP, SAP-Concur, MS Office Suite & SFDC

• Completed Green Belt (Six Sigma Plus), Finance for non-Finance Managers.

• P.G. Diploma in Mass Communication, BA English (Hons.) Experience

Mar’2011 - Till date Lead Administrative Assistant, Defense & Space, HONEYWELL AEROSPACE India Executed projects for Defense & Space thru active customer/multiple stakeholder coordination. Proficiency in SAP, MS Office

• Driving payment completion of Indian Navy past due ($5.4M) – Coordination for 8 months with Indian Navy (Principal Directorate of Naval Air Materiel), Principal Controller of Defense Accounts, State Bank of India, leading to payment completion. Awarded Bravo Silver by Country Head, Defense & Space

• Executed TCAS Equipment Field Training at Naval Base, INS Hansa – Coordinated with Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard officials, finalized training agenda, managed training logistics, managed overseas trainers, preparation of training material. Successful completion was contractually key to payment of $5.4M

• Guiding various Defense Management Offsets Wing (DOMW), Indian Offset Partners, Honeywell Offsets Council on various document assessment prior to submission to Ministry of Defense

• Coordinating with FICCI, Indian Customs, DRDO, Freight forwarder DHL for completion of material return of TALIN (ITAR equipment) via ATA Carnet.

• Complete management of Honeywell presence in Def Expo, Aero India, Seminars – Coordinate with Customers, Defense Exhibition Organization, Media representatives/Advertisers, Vendors. Manage trade show budget. Execute lead generation and recording in SFDC, coordinating with various HON functions to direct and resolve customer queries.

• Proficient in SAP operations for purchase order generation and vendor payment processing

• Complete administration management for Aero India President, Country Head Defense & Space, ALT, ELT Members. Scheduling meetings with Senior officials in Ministry of Defense, Civil Aviation, DRDO, Armed Forces, Corporates Jul 2006- Mar 2011 Administration Executive, AVAYA AEROSPACE India Managing large scale administrative operations, across multiple locations Pan India; Proficiency in SAP

• Driving administration for Avaya Global Connect (350 employees) reporting to Country Director, HR. Managing key projects across multiple locations in India, e.g. complete office accommodation management across 4 cities. Managing Vendor procurement through SAP

Feb 2005 – Jun 2006 Administration Executive, WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES India Managing large scale administrative operations

• Driving administration for Global Development Center (1500 employees) reporting to Head Operations (Maj Gaurav Arya) Education

• 2003-2004 Post Graduate Diploma, Mass Communications, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

• 2000-2003 Bachelor of Arts (Hons), English, Guwahati University Reference

• Sureet Hazra, Country Head, Defense & Space, Honeywell Aerospace

• Faizi Mohsini, VP Aftermarket Sales, Defense, Boeing (ex- Country Head, Defense & Space, Honeywell Aerospace)

• Arijit Ghosh, VP, Business Development, TATA Advanced Systems Ltd. (ex-President, Honeywell Aerospace)