Manager Office

Lakita LaShel Edwards

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Profile

. Dedicated and technically skilled business professional with a versatile

skill set developed through experience as an Operations Manager, Human

Resource Manager, Auditor, Office Manager, and Bookkeeper.

. Excellent in resolving employer and consumer challenges with innovative

solutions, systems and process improvements proven to increase efficiency

and customer satisfaction.

. Offer advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and other

applications/systems.

Key Skills

Office Management Report & Document Auditing

Teambuilding & Preparation Human Resource

Supervision Spreadsheet & Database Management

Staff Development & Management Inventory Management

Training Accounts Payable/Receivable Budget Management

Policies & Procedures

Development Purchasing/Procurement

Experience

Holmes County Sheriff's Office, Lexington, MS April 2013 - Present

Dispatcher

Uses a computer-aided dispatch system to receive emergency calls from the

public requesting police, fire, medical or other emergency services--

determining the nature and location of the emergency and dispatching

emergency units as necessary and in accordance with established procedures.

Results:

. Efficiently prioritizes emergency calls by degree of urgency.

. Manages dispatch and reception operations simultaneously.

. Handles cash bonds and other monetary transactions appropriately.

Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center, July 2008 - December

Gainesville, GA 2012

Administrative Operation Manager

Managed the day to day administrative operations of a facility which

included managerial responsibility for paraprofessional staff across

several disciplines responsible for all facility support functions.

Results:

. Developed efficiency-enhancing workflow/process improvements that made

it possible to accommodate increasing responsibilities necessitated by

staff reductions.

. Decreased facility expenditures 15% by implementing needed controls on

stock/supplies and standardizing ordering procedures.

. Managed annual operating budget of approximately 5.7 million dollars

for a surplus of less than $100.00 for four consecutive years.

. Instituted methods for the recruitment of staff which has increased

the number of applicants applying for vacancies by 30% and was

involved in the development of a plan to solve retention problems

Mississippi Department of Human Services, Jackson, MS April 2003 - June

2008

Internal Audit Administrator, June 2007 - June 2008

Accountant/Auditor II, June 2006 - June 2007

Office Manager, April 2003 - June 2006

Served as office manager of satellite facility of the Department of Human

Services and was rapidly promoted to progressively more responsible

positions which involved oversight of the eight departments comprising the

Department of Human Services and all subgrantees, providing direction for

budgets and policy development and revision.

Results:

. Assisted in the development of departmental policies which improved

internal controls

. Created tools for the completion of audits aimed at the determining

departmental compliance with policy both fiscally and operationally.

. Trained new hires to completed audits and acted as lead auditor for

95% of audits conducted over the course of employment

Education

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS June 2005 - July 2005

Non-degree seeking

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS May 2003 - August

2005

Master of Business Administration, GPA 3.5

Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS August 1998 - May

2002

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Graduated Magna Cum Laude,

GPA 3.55

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