Administrative Assistant Executive

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CARMELA MASELLA

Cote St. Luc, Quebec 514-***-**** (cell)

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PROFILE

Professional executive assistant with extensive experience working with top-level management. Well organized, discreet, detail-oriented, and proactive in providing timely, efficient and accurate administrative support to the Executive office. Approachable, well presented and able to establish good working relationships with internal/external stakeholders. Able to work under pressure and successfully deal with competing demands efficiently, resolving problems independently and working successfully to meet organizational objectives. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Concur, Fraedom, basic knowledge of SAP. EXPERIENCE

RIO TINTO Montreal 1999 - 2016

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO, Primary Metal, Aluminium 2012-2016 Provided administrative support to the President and the Primary Metal Montreal team consisting of three VP’s as follows:

• Executed administrative support to senior executives

• Managed complex agendas (meetings also scheduled in different time zones)

• Prepared correspondence/documents

• Organized global travel arrangements for executives, including visa applications

• Screened, handled, and redirected calls

• Created purchase orders in SAP and invoice tracking

• Met and greeted visitors (internal and external) to the office

• Assembled data for reports to the Executive Committee (i.e. weekly Lean Meetings)

• Helped organize offsite meetings and conferences

• Interacted with the CEO Mining Executive to help organize the monthly Executive Committee meetings (i.e. logistics and gathering presentation material and sending out to the members of the Executive Committee and having booklets printed on time). Executive Assistant to the Chief Commercial Officer, Rio Tinto Alcan 2009-2012

• Executed administrative support to the CCO

• Provided support to a Project Team consisting of employees and external consultants

(i.e. helped find a dedicated location in the building, organized phones, computers, AMEX credit cards, set up e-Room, maintained a list of confidentiality agreements, posted information in the e-Room, trained a new hire to work as an assistant for the Project).

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RIO TINTO Montreal 1999 - 2016

Administrative Assistant to the SVP, Communications and External Relations, 2007-2009 Rio Tinto Alcan

Administrative Assistant to the SVP, Corporate and External Affairs, Alcan Inc. 2004-2007 Administrative Assistant to the VP, Investor Relations, Alcan Inc. 1999-2004 LES ALIMENTS PASTA TRE COLORI, Montreal 1995 - 1999 Worked in family business - retail, restaurant, catering ALCAN ALUMINIIUM LIMITED, Montreal 1981 – 1995

Assistant to the VP & Chief Financial Officer, Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 1992-1995 Secretary to the President, Alcan Automotive Structures 1987-1992 Secretary to the Administrative Assistant of the President and CEO 1985-1987 Secretary to the Executive Assistant, VP, Americas, Executive Office 1983-1985 Secretary in the Market Research Department, Alcan International Limited 1981-1983 EDUCATION

D.E.C., Secretarial Program O’SULLIVAN COLLEGE 1980 Courses in Business Administration VANIER C.E.G.E.P. 1977-1978

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