Mary L. Brennan

Warrenton, Virginia 540-***-**** ad3eln@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Seasoned, resilient professional, possessing top-notch skills as an Executive Assistant and Operations Manager, with added experience in conference and event management. Strong communication skills and dedicated team player. Customer service guru.

Skills

●Accounts Payable

●Account Management

●Administrative support

●Apple applications

●Benefits Administration

●Budgets

●Business Development

●Contract Negotiation

●Corporate Training

●Cost Analysis

●Conference Planner

●Customer Relationship Management / CRM

●Event Planner

●Executive Assistant

●Forecast preparation

●Google apps

●Human Resources Management

●Marketing strategy implementation

●Microsoft Office through MS 365 apps

●Office Management

●Payroll

●Personnel Policies Creation

●Property Management

●Salesforce

●HubSpot

●Social Media Management

●Staff Management

●Sales Strategies

●Vendor Management

●WORKING REMOTLY – experienced

Work History

Executive Assistant: 05/16/2022 – 05/01/2023

Metropolitan Wealth Management

• Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and General Counsel, working as dictated by the President and CEO and General Counsel Reporting directly to the President & CEO for all matters related to the office of the President for the Audrain Automobile Museum and reporting directly to the General Counsel for Metropolitan Wealth Management. Position is responsible for written most confidential correspondences within the company and to board and community members, monitoring telephone calls to the President & CEO and General Counsel; maintaining the schedule and calendars of the President & CEO., travel arrangements for the President & CEO and General Counsel; attending assigned meetings with the President & CEO in order to record meeting minutes; and other administrative duties and special projects as assigned. Liaising with and providing support to Board of Directors, attends monthly meetings, sending notices, preparing meeting notices, agendas

and packets.

Sales/Marketing Coordinator, 08/01/2020 to 05/01//2022

ASC Engineered Solutions – North Kingstown, RI

●Coordinating training and scheduling for sales staff.

●Producing quarterly budgets for Board presentations.

●Producing marketing campaign materials such as brochures and videos.

●Maintaining supplies of sales presentation materials, including slides and brochures.

●Analyzing customer shopping data to optimize sales efforts and better identify potential customers.

●Tracking the quotas and goals of each member of the sales team.

●Entering order information into the company database.

●Answering client questions regarding their account or sales products.

●Working with staff members from other departments such as marketing, research/design and financing to optimize sales.

Operations Manager, 08/2018 to 01/2020

Medliminal, LLC – Manassas, VA

●Responsible for ensuring that the organization was performing at its full potential.

●Oversee the day to day operations of the organization.

●Collaborating with executives, directors and managers of the organization, ensured the efficient process of product delivery.

●Ensuring that the organization retained enough staff, resources, and funds needed to run smoothly.

●Responsible for every stage of production and provide the tools necessary for product delivery.

●Sales Coordination and on-boarding.

●Directed day-to-day operations focused on attainment of key business metrics, continuous improvement initiatives

●Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.

●Developed and submitted strategy and initiative reports to highlight current actions and proposed changes to corporate committee.

●Managed Operations staff

Executive Assistant & Office Manager, 06/2005 to 06/2018

MTH Management Corporation

●Served as the Office Manager, Executive Assistant and Event Planner for a Multi-Tiered Holding corporation that is focused on real estate holdings.

●Responsible for all aspects of Office Management including HR and AP.

●Provided confidential administrative support to the President/CEO.

●Handled all personnel recruitment.

●Prepared correspondence, reports, and materials for publications and presentations.

●Liaised with other business agencies, organizations and vendors.

●Composed and updated all HR and AR policies as needed.

●Responsible for planning and implementing all company events.

●Accountable for sales and marketing of over 100 commercial real estate units / marketing

●Responsible for property management of residential and commercial units

●Audited all incoming commercial and residential rent payments.

●Kept up-to-date with social media apps and new media trends.

●Managed and 90-acre estate farm and its residences, including a 15,000-sf estate home rental / event venue.

Account Executive, 03/2002 to 06/2006

Blue Ridge Management Group, Inc. – Washington, VA

●Served as the lead account executive in the area of conference management, special events, and logistics for national and international high-end clients.

●Responsible for client budgets ranging from tens of thousands into the upper hundreds of thousands.

●Was responsible for the interface between the client and the facility with respect to venue.

●Selection, plenary program coordination, speaker liaison, board and trustee meeting room setups, break formats, audiovisual needs, all conference food functions and VIP special events.

●Served as the lead person in the area of trade show exhibit management and sponsorship sales.

●In this capacity I served as the interface between the client and the potential exhibitors and sponsors for national and international events.

●In addition to organizing the sales and marketing effort for these components, I was also responsible for the conception and completion of all conference resource materials.

●Client list included The Nature Conservancy, United Way of America, and The Humane Society of the United States to name a few.

●Responsible for all event budget estimates and the entire post meeting cost analysis.

●Secured high-value accounts through consultative selling, effective customer solutions and promoting compelling business opportunities.

●Directed all creative aspects of advertising campaigns.

●Communicated between internal and external stakeholders, clients and vendors.

●Obtained pricing deals, negotiated contracts and solidified beneficial agreements.

●Alerted and contacted customers about account or informational issues to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.

●Built and cultivated healthy pipeline of customers interested in partnering with clients.

●Effectively communicated with clients using well-developed interpersonal skills, which helped to improve relationships and rapport.

Conference Planner 03/01/2001-03/01/2022

Blue Ridge Management Group, Inc

●Strengthened customer relationships with proactive and collaborative approach to managing needs.

●Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

●Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.

Project Manager & Human Resources Coordinator, 08/1999 to 03/2001

Imaging Acceptance Corporation

●Executed all aspects of the corporate Human Resources Division until the Company closed.

●Recruited all prospective new hires.

●Responsible for providing all new employees with Corporate training.

●Implemented Corporate Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies.

●Managed all aspects of employee benefits.

●Managed and maintained an Employee Data Base of over 300 associates.

●Managed all aspects of the top revenue- producing project.

●Was responsible for training and management of over 200 employees.

●Reported directly to Corporate and client CEOs on project and employee status.

●Created and managed all Corporate outings and events.

Executive Office Manager, 01/1995 to 08/1999

Greystone Funding Corporation – Warrenton, Virginia

●Responsible for overall support to the Executive Vice President.

●Assisted in all aspects of day-to-day management and operations of two corporate entities with an associate base of over fifty employees specializing in the funding and servicing of multi-family properties to include hospitals, apartment complexes, and commercial real estate.

●Managed all accounts payable functions of two corporate entities.

Human Resources Assistant, 08/1987 to 11/1994

The Fauquier Bank – Warrenton, Virginia

●Provided overall support to the Vice President and Personnel Officer.

●Assisted in administering the Human Resource function to include recruitment, payroll and benefits administration.

●Handled general clerical issues and composed correspondence of an utmost confidential nature.

Education

Worked towards degree in Business Administration

Strayer University

Worked towards degree in Business Administration

Northern Virginia Community College

High School Diploma

Fauquier High School

Additional Information

●Impeccable references available upon request.

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