Debra S. Rice

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Administrative Support

Professional Administrative Assistant/Office Manager with additional project management and organizational skills seeking to utilize relevant experience in an administrative support assignment.

Professional Experience

Blessey Marine Services Oct 2013 – Present

Office Manager / Project Manager Houston, TX

Provide exceptional support to the VP of Barge Maintenance to include extensive calendar management and meeting planning/follow-up.

Maintain all US Coast Guard documentation including maintaining documentation in company and customer databases.

Project management/support in all new construction, monitor new construction change orders.

Write all Management of Change forms for Boat and Barge Maintenance policies/procedures.

Strong participant in re-writing departmental policies/procedures and department’s section of SAP to include purchase orders, work orders, invoices, and maintaining US Coast Guard documentation.

Collaborated with Audits and Investigations to ensure thorough researching and completion of Root Cause Corrective Action Plans.

Schedule, plan and attend the department weekly staff meetings.

Maintain KPIs for preventative maintenance within the department.

Prepare and post agendas and minutes of department weekly staff and safety meetings.

Successfully meet comprehensive responsibilities for presenting safety observations to Executive Management.

Participate in customer audits.

Responsible for updating the weekly project progress charts, in MS Project, and publishing.

Responsible for travel arrangements, completing and submitting expense reports.

Assist the VP with personnel performance evaluations.

Responsible for company vehicle inventory.

UTC Aerospace Systems (Space, Defense Systems & Oil and Gas) Feb 2011 – October 2013

Senior Administrative Assistant Houston, TX

Expertly directed all aspects of domestic/international travel planning, including expense reporting.

Responsible for maintaining four (4) conference room calendars.

Utilized NetMeeting, AT&T conference meetings and teleconference procedures to set-up presentations for meetings; prepared agendas/minutes and updated projects with MS Project following status meetings.

Continually updated policies/procedures/quality documents/process flow charts and routed to appropriate individuals for approval/signature.

Maintained KPIs for cost savings and other initiatives.

Prepared monthly charts, using Excel and PowerPoint, for presentation at the VP Staff Meetings, assisted with formatting contracts for Business Development.

MRI Technologies, Inc. Feb 2007 – Feb 2011

(Contractor Hamilton Sundstrand and NASA – Space Systems) Houston, TX

Administrative Assistant/Project Assistant

Million Air Interlink, Inc. Jan 2001 – Jan 2007

Executive Assistant to the CEO Houston, TX

Education / Training / Certifications / Awards

San Jacinto Community College, Project Management Certification, May 2008

Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center, July 2002 – June 2003,

San Jacinto Community College, Executive Secretary Certificate, July 1996

Humble High School, High School Diploma

MS Office Suite Certification

CPR/AED Certified

Notary Public, State of Texas

References Gladly Provided Upon Request

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