Executive Assistant and Legal Assistant

Professional Profile

Highly motivated administrative professional with 15+ years of experience providing

executive level support. A self-starter with exceptional interpersonal and organizational

abilities, and a proven history of managing multiple projects simultaneously while

supporting daily office operations. Expertise in calendar management, meeting

coordination, expense reporting, travel arrangements, and budget administration.

• Managing Files, Records and • Planning Corporate Events and

Documents Meetings

• Performing Accounting Functions • Managing Calendars and Travel

• Handling HR Responsibilities • Training and Supervising

• Preparing Correspondence and Personnel

• Issue Resolution

Reports

technical competencies

Knowledge and abilities needed to accomplish computer-related duties, as well as other

specific tasks.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office • Proficient in Lotus Software

• SAP • C+

• Oracle • C++

• RAPID • Visio

• QuickBooks • Visual Basics

• Concur • Reflections

• Easy Procure • Adobe PageMaker

• SmartDocs • PMP

Professional Experience

Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC

Executive Administrative Assistant

June 2007 – March 2015

Achievements:

Created a database to track employment vacancies and follow candidates through the

hiring process.

Responsibilities:

• Support five managers and 250 staff coordinate of meetings, process of grant-in-

aid, onboarding & start up support of new employees, cost center reporting, and

general office administration. Strong knowledge of SAP, Easy Procure, Concur

and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook) as well as

excellent written and verbal skills. Occasionally creating Adobe PageMaker from

Microsoft Word documents.

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Progress Energy, Raleigh, NC

Executive Administrative Assistant

September 2005 – June 2007

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Vice President of Investor Relations with operations in the Investor

Relations department, including all communication with shareholders, buy-

side analysts, and sell-side analyst. Assist in strategic external

communications.

• Assist the Vice President of Coal and Fuel develop a budget, drive growth and

achieve a plan for the coal and fuel product in alignment with network structure

and matrix for agreed sales channels and customer categories. Define and

develop the Oil & Gas Product Offering around the regional Progress Energy hubs

and connectivity through trade lane development.

IBM, Research Triangle Park, NC

Legal Assistant

November 2004 – September 2005

Responsibilities:

• Provided support for three general legal counseling attorneys in the

Personal Systems Group (PSG) for the IBM xSeries and IntelliStation

hardware brands on general contract, licensing, marketing, antitrust,

development, and distribution issues.

Provided support for general legal counseling to the IBM Personal Systems

Group and xSeries hardware brands on open source development issues.

Education

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

Masters

June 2012

Taft Law University, Santa Ana, CA

Juris Doctor

January 2010

Everest University, Tampa, FL

Bachelors

August 2005

Everest University, Tampa, FL

Associates Degree

June 2002

Wake Technical College, Raleigh, NC

Associates Degree

May 1987

References

References are available upon request.

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