NICOLE FITZHUGH
***** ******** **, *********, ** 28278 • Cell: 414-***-**** • *************@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
• Self-motivated, creative and proactive administrative professional who works with a sense of urgency to
anticipate the needs of the business. Thrives in a fast paced, dynamic process driven environment.
• Possess 17 years of extensive and progressive experience in the coordination, planning and support of
daily operational, project and administrative functions in a highly confidential environment.
• Streamlines processes to maintain efficient workflow and reduce operational costs.
• Applies experience, skills, and knowledge to procedures, processes, and techniques to complex
situations.
• Skilled at multi-tasking and maintaining a strong attention to detail. Employs professionalism, tact,
flexibility, superior written and oral communication skills as well as the ability and confidence to
effectively interface with senior management and high profile clients to meet all business needs.
Professional Experience
Clean Power, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin April 2013 – May 2014
Supervisor
• Oversaw day-to-day operations including staff management of 14 employees, employee time tracking,
quality assurance inspections, inventory management and expense tracking.
• Trained new staff members on operations, policies, and chemical handling.
• Created employee incentive program and training initiatives that focused on improving time
management and increasing speed of staff which resulted in significantly lower customer complaints and
increased satisfaction.
GE Healthcare - Acro Services, Waukesha, Wisconsin November 2012 – November 2013
Project Coordinator
• Composed correspondence and created procedural manuals; researched, compiled and analyzed data to
produce complex reports from multiple programs; created Excel spreadsheets.
• Researched and analyzed health management vendors; prepared PowerPoint decks and participated in
pitches.
• Liaison to vendors and healthcare global sites.
• Auditor to certify all GE (except healthcare) global sites in mandatory Health and Wellness program.
• Collected and calculated post event surveys on vendor/event satisfaction; distributed results to
stakeholders.
• Created and maintained org charts for Healthcare sites by collaborating with site leaders on a regular
basis.
• Analyzed the need and approved access to various HealthAhead programs and folders; database
management.
• Created, coordinated and attended global WebEx webinars and teleconference meetings; coordinated
events.
UnitedHealth Group, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin July 2007 – January 2011
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
• Coordinated and managed day-to-day logistics of the office including inventory and expense
management.
• Coordinated multiple executives’ calendar simultaneously; coordinated logistics and resources for
meetings.
• Organized and scheduled events including budget management.
• Established best practice by initiating Benefits Determination process to track clients Medicare skill
days eliminating costly hospital bills and company fines.
• Coordinated new hire on-boarding: ordering computer equipment, system programs, trained staff on
programs and administrative processes, set-up all job trainings, conducted departmental orientation,
security access and off-boarding of staff; facility management support.
• Arranged corporate travel; reconciled travel expenses, executive AmEx expenses, and P-card expenses
expeditiously in Concur; participated extensively in annual budget management with the executive
director.
• Composed correspondence and created procedural manuals, prepared reports and PowerPoint
presentations.
• Served as business liaison with nursing homes; investigated and resolved member and staff issues.
• Accompanied marketing director at nursing homes to generate new business, distribute brochures and
document new business leads generated by nursing staff; took insurance courses in order to talk about the
product.
e.Funds - Spherion Staffing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 2005 – April 2007
Dispute Analyst
• Processed complex Visa debit card disputes; resolved issues by conducting investigations and
collaborating with financial institutions, third party vendors and cardholders.
Marsh USA - Stivers Staffing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 2005 – September 2005
Administrative Assistant
• Collaborated with team members and clients to produce insurance proposals and insurance certificates.
• Composed correspondence and coordinated logistics and resources for meetings.
Medical College of Wisconsin - Stivers Staffing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin November 2003 – March 2004
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Director
• Coordinated day-to-day logistics of the office and managed the director’s calendar and schedule.
• Prepared, managed and submitted government grants for various programs and studies and maintained
budgets.
• Conducted literature searches, proof-read and edited manuscripts for publication in medical journals.
• Coordinated and scheduled family training sessions for child asthma study; created all training material.
Pooh's Corner Childcare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 2002 – July 2009
Administrative Assistant to the owner
• Coordinated day-to-day logistics of the office while managing the owner’s calendar and schedule.
• Composed all correspondence and forms; created employee and policy handbooks.
• Managed accounts payable, accounts receivables, billing and collection, tracked employee time and
payroll.
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin November 1999 – July 2002
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Program and Clinical Directors
• Coordinated day-to-day logistics of the office while managing multiple calendars and schedules.
• Composed all correspondence and completed all physician credentialing and privileging applications.
• Coordinated meetings, travel arrangements and reconciled travel and AmEx expenses in Concur.
• Analyzed, created, input into system and maintained 12 physicians’ complex schedules, with continuous
change.
• Investigated scheduling issues and drafted immediate responses; streamlined process to minimize
conflicts.
• Coordinated and monitored smoking cessation program with clinical director and clinical manager;
created and maintained project information in Access database.
• Cross-trained on clinic front desk procedures, triage line, billing/collections, medical records and patient
referrals.
Manpower World Headquarters, Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 1996 – November 1999
Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director
• Coordinated day-to-day logistics of the office while managing multiple calendars and schedules.
• Composed complex correspondence, created spreadsheets, and created PowerPoint presentation decks.
• Arranged global corporate travel, reconciled travel and other expenses.
• Coordinated all aspects of new hire on-boarding including department orientation and staff off-boarding.
• Managed supply inventory and budget, department expense management including billing and
collections, budget assistance and tracked payroll.
• Coordinated meeting logistics, transcribed dictation, took and distributed meeting minutes.
• Business liaison with insurance carriers; maintained workers' comp policies.
• Handled all incoming and outgoing mail.
Education
University of Phoenix, Waukesha, Wisconsin 2008
Bachelor of Science in Business Management: 3.25
Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2004
Associate of Science in Business Management: 3.67
Additional Skills
• Quick learner, love learning new programs and processes, proficient in MS Office Suite, adapt quickly
to a high level of change, positive can-do attitude, time management, prioritization, excellent oral and
written communication, well organized, work well under pressure, team player and works well
individually, excellent judgment, strong problem solver and ability to be objective.