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Amarillo, Tx 79108 Email: ad2jr9@r.postjobfree.com Highly skilled professional, credited with seasoned expertise in operational direction project management, procurement, and contracts and negotiations. Accomplished team leader and mentor with a reputation for increasing revenue, reducing expenses, and building motivated and talented teams of professionals through targeted support management. Strong communicator with excellent managerial experience who succeeds at all levels of customers. Self-starter who thrives in competitive environments and consistently exceeds objectives. Recognition for driving profit and efficiency leadership and professional representation of mission and culture.

Microsoft Office Software

Financial Analysis

Data Entry

Microsoft Excel

Industry Networking

P6

Program Design & Development

Effective Cost Management

Strong Communication Skills

Customer Relations

ProjectWise

Mentoring/Coaching

Accounts Payable

SAP

Integrity & Dedication

SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Played key role in collaboration with assisting the Front Range Community College – Brighton Center Site Director and Dean of Instruction in the creation of yearly operating budget

• Exceptional performance in financial management such as the reconciliation of multiple budget accounts for the Brighton Center (53 accounts) on a daily and monthly basis

• Strength in leadership delivery within hiring practices, retentions, training and development

• Exceptional performance in all aspects of planning and delivery for concurrent projects

• Managed all project phases, including procuring materials, action planning, maintaining permits and approvals, invoicing, and product delivery

• Administrative performance in strategic reporting including optimization of cost and scheduling

• Strength through skilled interfacing expertise across multiple internal and external groups to coordinate objectives, project information, and status updates

• Established solid business relationships with clients and external contacts as primary liaison for all inquiries regarding operations, events, IT issues, etc.

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access)

• Acknowledged as a strategic visionary regarding the creation and implementation of an electronic informational resource to assist in providing support within organizations

• Served as SAP Analyst for the plant and performed training and support for staff Diana Russell-Long Resume, Page 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Operations Specialist (SAP Invoicing)

Mind Lance/Xcel Energy, TX July2021 – July 2023

• Process incoming invoices within SAP (SES and VIM processing)

• Update P6 information to reflect assignments of PM and PC on projects

• Utilize ProjectWise to obtain needed information such as Design Guides and Schedules

• Create needed Scopes of Work

Customer Service Representative

Aerotek, TX September 2019 – July 2021

• Respond to and handle customer inquiries and complaints in a timely manner.

• Maintained a polite and professional telephone manner.

• Developed personal organizational and multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment. Operations Manager/SAP Analyst

Advanta Seeds US, TX September 2017 – June 2019

SAP data entry for processing records according to Plant Conditioning Forms, ensuring real time processing of information.

Organize and document office operations and procedures; ensure these procedures are being followed by staff

Perform tasks of controlling master records in SAP and track changes with SAP Global Team

Process A/P and A/R for the Hereford plant

Data entry of initial sales orders (Regular sales, returns, rebagging, samples, credits, etc.)

SAP data entry of inbound deliveries of both Seed and Non-Seed Purchase Orders.

SAP liaison between the Hereford facility and corporate office for budget, A/P, and A/R

Serve as SAP liaison for Operations with SAP Global Team through the Fresh Service ticketing system

Invoice sales documents, to include price and terms verification of sales orders

Manage scheduling, budgeting, and payroll for temporary employees

Organize the office layout; order office supplies when needed

Maintain warehouse inventory in SAP

Program Assistant/Clerk

All State Fastener Inc. Amarillo, TX March 2016 – February 2017

• Answer multi-line phones

• Assist Regional Manager with creation and implementation of an online customer ordering website

• Implement Excel program to create unique identifiers for supplies which will be stored in internal system for purchasing and inventory purposes

• Input sales orders

• Office duties

Office Assistant

Wrangler Pumping – Garbage Gators Amarillo, TX June 2015 – October 2015

• Customer service representative

• Document filing

• Accounts payable

Program Assistant I

Front Range Community College Brighton Center Brighton, CO 2006 – 2014

Directed all front desk operations, testing center, and client service management of FRCC-Brighton Center for new and continuing students

Scheduled and managed personnel for the Student Services department. Solid collaboration with Site Director to establish and implement procedures for admission/records, faculty support, testing, cashiers, advising, and instruction

Exceptional communication with multiple departments and outside vendors to implement and maintain information technology, security, janitorial, and building maintenance needs for routine operations.

Served as liaison for Front Range Community College (College-wide) and SARS Software representatives with the competency to determine priority of issues

Communicated with the Information Technology department when issues escalated to access of the database required.

Created and submitted monthly statistical reports of services provided at the Brighton Center.

Assisted Site Director and Dean of Instruction in the creation of yearly operating budget for the Brighton Center General Professional I

Front Range Community College Westminster, CO 2004 - 2006

Managed and participated in the reconciliation of budgets for special services, testing, and recruiting

Collaborated with IT to set up and utilize the SARS software (database) to the fullest capacity for the Student Development Center’s needs. Serve as main contact regarding functionality of SARS software

Managed purchasing and registrations for special services, testing and recruiting EDUCATION & TRAINING

Associate of Applied Science: Business

Front Range Community College Westminster, CO

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