VERNON F. GARRAWAY

ad0cx8@r.postjobfree.com 647-***-****

Coordinator Support Services

Over 18+ years’ experience in project coordination, office administration and office management, and 6 year’s facility management experience. A unique blend of experience in managing the needs of multiple stakeholders and vendors, while still meeting deliverables on time and on budget. My core competencies include:

Safety Management

Project Coordination

Supervision/ Leadership

Service Coordination

Facility Management

Event Management

Contract Negotiation

Report Writing

Facilitation/Presentations

Highlights of Qualifications

Education: Diploma, Office Administration, Advanced Certificate in Project Management, Certificate in Facility Management, Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Computer Proficiency: MS Office Suite; Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Project, Visio, Share Point, Raiser’s Edge, SAP, Oracle, Lotus Notes, Google Docs, WHIMIS, dabbled in CAD and many other software.

Facility Management: efficiently managed all contractors, suppliers and maintained a safe, clean work environment for all employees

Project Coordination: skilled in all phases of the project life cycle from prioritization, implementation, and tracking, documentation, reporting and managing work packages.

Office Management: organizing meetings, special events, trade shows and conferences, maintaining office supplies, general office management and staff supervision

Administration: Coordinated the daily project administration for 7 project managers, within International Projects, Research and Development Department.

Professional Experience

Coordinator, Facilities Corporate Services, CORBY November 2022 – February 2023

Managed all packing and shipping/receiving of merchandise, courier packages and daily mail.

Main contact for vendors, suppliers, technicians and building maintenance for up-keep.

Responsible for sourcing, ordering of supplies, Invoicing/AP, setting up for social events, meetings and other events. Joint Health and Safety Committee Member.

Facilities, Office Ambassador, Meridian Credit Union January 2019 – August 2020

Managed building occupant moves, meeting and conference room set and teardown.

Supervised minor building repairs, vendors, suppliers and maintenance management

Onboarding new employees in the corporate office, and assisting IT with equipment set-up

Daily back-up for mail room coordinator and concierge member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Responsible for opening the cooperate office daily, and keeping 28,800 sq. ft. of office space, clean and organised.

Facilities Assistant, Warden Woods Community Centre (casual) August 2018– January 2019

Responsible for Maintenance and repairs of agency buildings and grounds, monitoring of assigned facilities, to ensure they are ready for use by agency staff, volunteers and community members. Sourcing supplies, Invoicing, AP

Regular cleaning of: floors, windows, washrooms, stairways, hallways, entrances, kitchen, meeting and programme rooms. and stocking of supplies

Vernon F. Garraway 647-***-****

Ramp/Cabin Agent, Envoy Air Inc. July 2016 – July 2018

Conduct visual/physical Security search of aircraft, while providing excellent cabin grooming service to American Eagle, American and Envoy Air flights before departure. Acting Crew Chief.

Event Attendant, Nasco Staffing (part time) March 2015 – July 2016

staff/event attendant at several conferences, tradeshows and cultural events

Project /Service Coordinator – Activo, TELUS (contract) June 2012 – Feb. 2015.

Sourced Telephony parts and coordinated the dispatch of Technicians to install service and maintain TELUS Telephone equipment at customers’ site.

Liaised with clients to facilitate the efficient installation of Voice, Data and Enhanced Devices, resulting in timely installation for customers. Communicated with service providers, Bell, Rogers, and other carriers to ensure target due dates are met.

Project Coordinator / Document Specialist - BC Hydro (contract) Feb. 2009 – Feb. 2011

Assisted Project Managers with project plans and budget tracking, daily project updates and analysis while maintaining Asset Management database and issue logs.

Managed project work packages, tracking, updating, organizing, reporting and matrix updates.

Conducted Internal audit of project documentation; set-up project files for successful external audit.

Updated procurement database, cross-referencing invoices, purchase orders, and assisted with the conversion from passport system to SAP; produced weekly procurement tracking reports.

Provided document quality management, coding, tracking, matching all invoices and purchase orders, query unexpected changes before migration to SAP database.

Education and Professional Development

Certificate, Occupational Health and Safety, University of Toronto 2021

Certificate, Facility Management, Ryerson University, TO 2018

Advanced Certificate, Project Management, Langara College, BC 2010

Project Management Methodologies (BCIT) 2009

Diploma, Office Administration, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Calgary, AB 1992

Certificate, Event Planning, Vancouver Community College 2004

Certificate, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Vancouver 2004

Guidelines for Report Writing, (BCIT)

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