Tara Morejon

Hillsboro, OR 503-***-**** ad3xju@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/taramorejon

EXPERIENCE

Beaverton School District, Beaverton, OR

Project Coordinator (Program Specialist II), July 2022 - Present

● Coordinate facility improvement and maintenance projects such as district rekey of 63 sites from project intake to project close out.

● Build strong relationships with stakeholders (e.g., school administrators, office staff, and custodial staff), leadership, and contractors.

● Investigate and determine facts needed to compile scope of work for each project

● Draft and finalize Request for Quotes, identify applicable contractors, facilitate bid walks, and award bids per public procurement guidelines.

● Upon contract execution, establish schedule and project milestones

● Ensure project compliance with district technical standards

● Provide timely communication to stakeholders and contractors

● Process change orders as needed

● Maintain complete records of project construction contract records, building plans, and specifications for each project.

● Work with school administrators, office and custodial staff on ADA facility requirements for staff and students with disabilities.

● Respond to complaints and concerns regarding ADA law and regulations

● Working knowledge of of current codes as related to facilities improvement projects

● Work with local jurisdictions to obtain proper permitting as required per project

● Track projects in MS Projects, Smartsheet, and eBuilder as required per project Program Specialist I, June 2021- June 2022

● Initiated and successfully implemented process improvement of existing paper-based absence tracking and custodial coverage process by converting to online tracking process using dynamic MS Excel spreadsheets.

● Worked with Risk Management on Workers Compensation cases, Injury Reports and Light Duty assignments

● Coordinated custodial rover assignments to ensure necessary custodial coverage at 53 sites and provided proper communication to school administrators, office staff and custodial staff

● Provided accurate and timely account of absence leaves in Absence Management

● Provided effective support and training on attendance/leaves to Maintenance staff

● Performed auditing and detailed review of absence verification reports for Payroll

● Collaborated with Human Resources to manage confidential information with employee leaves (e.g., Family, Medical, Bereavement, Unpaid, etc.)

● Assisted Field Supervisors with hiring process by submitting vacancy notices, setting interview sessions, interviewing, entering candidate ratings, conducting reference checks, scheduling pre-hire assessments, and submitting hire requests in Applicant Tracking System

● Assisted with on-boarding of new custodial and maintenance staff

● Streamlined workflows of absence tracking and custodial assignment communication

● Set up annual and new hire training assignments in online training system (Vector Training)

● Managed timesheets and budget allocation for overtime and out-of-classification pay

● Maintained sensitive and confidential employee files

● Centralized required trades certifications to efficiently manage and schedule required renewals

● Created Standard Operating Procedure for department telework policy Programmer Analyst, August 2018 - May 2021

● Successfully led a district-wide project to redesign the district website and 51 school sites to ensure work is completed according to web accessibility guidelines, quality of deliverables, required timeline, and approved budget

● Trained over 150 web content editors on new Finalsite web content management system

● Maintained and evaluated data sets and worked with student information databases

● Facilitated Web Governance Committee with stakeholders, scheduled monthly meetings and organized agenda to establish best practices

● Performed software and system testing for application updates and patches

● Obtained necessary programming knowledge through self-driven online courses Systems Support Specialist, July 2013 - July 2018

● Coordinated and led IT projects for new email system, staff intranet, and mass notification systems through needs determination, request for proposals, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and implementation

● Trained BSD staff in classroom environment, on-site at schools, and one-on-one

● Provided technical writing of support materials and documentation (e.g., manuals and quick guides) of district-wide applications

● Created and maintained staff intranet content to support over 4000 staff members with varying levels of technical understanding

● Helped maintain School Office Procedures Manual by updating content to ensure FERPA compliance and best practices.

● Provided Tier 2 level Help Desk support resulting in ‘Excellent’ service ratings on feedback surveys

Office Assistant IV, October 2009 - June 2013

● Managed school office and provided administrative support to school principal

● Maintained budget, purchasing, and bookkeeping of school finances

● Coordinated and facilitated monthly Safety Meetings and identified safety concerns/fixes

● Created school newsletters, website updates, and event flyers Office Assistant II, October 2008 - September 2009

● Provided customer service and assistance to parents, students, teachers, and school staff

● Increased efficiency of daily substitute check-in process by creating color-coordinated folders with applicable substitute information thereby reducing the time required from 20 minutes to less than 10 minutes

Realestate.com, Clackamas, OR

Realtor, March 2005 - October 2008

● Prepare and interpret representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds

● Evaluate mortgage options helping clients obtain financing for best fit to financial circumstances

● Coordinated home inspections, negotiated repairs, and ensured proper completion by contractors

● Promoted property sales through advertisements, open houses, multiple listing services, and other online advertising platforms

First Tech Federal Credit Union, Beaverton, OR

Marketing Manager, September 1997 - June 2005

● Managed multiple projects of varying scopes such as brand development, new products development, and website creation from inception to release

● Supervised a four-person marketing team consisting of graphic designer, copywriter, marketing researcher, and marketing associate

● Hired, coached and conducted performance reviews

● Drafted Request for Proposals (RFPs) and managed vendors

● Controlled project schedule for quarterly branch merchandising and product promotions

● Managed stakeholder engagement to foster interdepartmental communication

● Maintained and reported on marketing budgets

Marketing Specialist, January 1997 - September 1997

● Wrote copy, and designed newsletters/advertisements with desktop publishing tool

● Data-mined marketing database and customer relationship management system Branch Manager, January 1996 - December 1997

● Supervised branch employees to ensure high level of member service

● Reviewed and approved loans to grow loan revenue by 25% Member Services Supervisor, January 1994 - December 1996

● Supervised and performed employee evaluations for 20 member services representatives

● Trained new tellers to ensure a high level of customer service Member Services Representative, January 1990 - December 1994

● Provided high level of customer service and maintained 4-star feedback surveys

● Balanced cash drawers to a 99.6% accuracy and maintained cash vault inventory EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Portland State University, Portland, OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Compliance Training

ADA Coordinator Certification, University of Missouri Construction Program Manager Training

Construction Program Manager In-Training Certification, Construction Manager Institute Training

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training 10-Hour OSHA Construction Training

Project Management Training

Project Management Fundamentals, Portland Community College Microsoft Project 2013, Portland Community College Project Manager Professional (PMP) Coursework, Vision Training Systems Technical Training

Developing ASP.NET MVC 5, New Horizons Learning

Querying Data with Transact SQL, New Horizons Learning Intro to Web Development w/MS Visual Studios, New Horizons Learning Programing Fundamentals of Web Apps, New Horizons Learning Programming in C#, New Horizons Learning

Intro to Programming, New Horizons Learning

JavaScript Level 1, Portland Community College

Teaching Adult Learners, Portland Community College Advanced Web Pages, Portland Community College

Microsoft SQL Level 1 and 2, Portland Community College C# Programming Level 1 and 2, Portland Community College

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