JANINE P. FROST
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SUMMARY More than 30 years of office experience with over 10 years of supervisory experience, as well as 10 years customer service and trainer experience. Superior organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Works well with peers in a fast-paced environment. Very detail orientated.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE ITS-Information Technology Services-VSMO Unit June 2018 – present
Contract Management Specialist (grade 18)
Assists in drafting contracts
Prepares contract amendments, working with Legal, Program and Finance
Works with State Control agencies
Monitors expiring contracts
Enters information in OSC Portal (EDSS) for Procurements and CRERs
Evaluates proposals
Assists with contract execution
Identifies and reports the contract deficiencies
Administers contract closeout procedures
Reviews procurement records to ensure that all applicable laws, rules, and regulations
are adhered to and that proposed contracts represent the “best value” to the State.
Review proposed contracts for fiscal and programmatic correctness
Performs contracts and procurement functions in the Statewide Financial System (SFS)
(including encumbrances and creating, editing, dispatching and canceling POs)
DOL Unemployment Insurance Integrity and Quality Control June 2017 – June 2018
Secretary 2 (grade 15)
Provides back-up to Director of Unemployment Insurance Integrity and Quality Control
Provides administrative assistance
Prepares materials for unemployment matters
Prepares multiple mailings
Schedules and facilitates meetings
Maintains multiple calendars
Maintains many Excel spreadsheets
Drafts and proofreads letters in Microsoft Word
Coordinates of multi-diverse meetings and prepares materials
Coordinates special events and food services
Makes all travel arrangements and maintains travel records
Prepares travel and other procurement functions in SFS
Maintains inventory of supplies
Maintains office equipment
Maintains filing system
Received mail, opens and distributes mail to other offices
Coordinates and administrates special projects
Receives large volume of telephone calls
NYSIF Procurement Unit February 2015 to October 2015 (Secretary 1)
October 2015-June 2017 (Administrative Aide)
Administrative Aide (grade 13), Secretary 1 (grade 11) - same duties
Provided administrative support for Contracts Managers
Provided back-up for Mailroom
Provided back-up for executive coverage of phones and meetings
Processed and covered recordkeeping of MWBE documentation
Prepared MWBE expenditure data and provided quarterly reports to ESD
Participated with NYSIF’s LEAN program
Coordinated and administered special projects
Maintained many Contract Unit Access databases
Maintained many Contract Unit Excel spreadsheets
Prepared Expense Reporting
Managed Vendors in Oracle (a section of SFS)
Managed Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) in Oracle
Responsible for collecting insurance for all contracts
Prepared multiple mailings
Scheduled and facilitates meetings
Maintained multiple calendars
Maintained multiple Inboxes in Outlook
Drafted and proofread letters in Microsoft Word
Coordinated and maintained multiple conference rooms
Coordinated multi-diverse meetings and prepared materials
Maintained office equipment
Received mail, opened and processed mail
NYSED Office of Counsel April 2014-February 2015
Secretary 1 (grade 11)
Provided back-up to Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs and to Deputy Counsel
Provided administrative assistance to nineteen attorneys and one paralegal
Directly supported to five attorneys
Proofread appeals for attorneys for Commissioner
Prepared appeals for final
Prepared materials for litigation matters
Prepared materials for FOIL requests
Drafted and proofread legal letters
Scheduled and facilitated meetings
Maintained multiple calendars
Prepared multiple mailings
Maintained inventory of supplies
Maintained office equipment
Maintained filing system
Maintained databases for appeals, litigation and subpoenas
Received large volume of telephone calls
Received mail, open, stamp and distribute mail to all in the office
Coordinated and administrated special projects
SUNY Counsel’s Office August 2010 – April 2014
Secretary 1 (grade 11)
Provided back-up to Executive Assistant to Senior Vice Chancellor, General Counsel and Secretary of the University
Provided administrative assistance to fourteen attorneys and two paralegals
Directly supported six attorneys and one paralegal
Supervised and trained new employees, interns and temps to set standards for quality performance
Prepared materials for litigation matters
Prepared materials for FOIL requests
Scheduled and facilitated meetings
Maintained multiple calendars
Drafted and proofread legal letters
Coordinated of multi-diverse Regional Meetings and prepared materials
Coordinated special events and food services
Made all travel arrangements for all attorneys and maintained travel records
Maintained office P-card, records and reconciled P-card
Maintained inventory of supplies
Maintained office equipment
Maintained filing system
Received mail, opened, stamped and distributed mail to all in the office
Scheduled and tracked attorneys’ compliance with continuing legal education (CLE) requirements
Coordinated and administrated special projects
Updated office procedures
Received large volume of telephone calls
Maintained all Keyboard Specialist 2 and Clerk 2 duties retained and continued
Keyboard Specialist 2 (grade 9) July 09 –August 2010
Performed secretarial support for fourteen attorneys and two paralegals (directly supported five attorneys and one paralegal)
Drafted and proofread legal letters
Handled and logged FOIL appeals
Answered phones
Scheduled meetings
Made travel arrangements
Maintained databases and Excel spreadsheets
All Clerk 2 duties retained and continued
Clerk 2 (grade 9) August 08 – July 09
Created and implemented a new file system- maintained file room & warehouse files
(all files were logged using this system for easy access for attorneys and paralegals)
Maintained Library
Opened and distributed mail
Ordered supplies
Department of Health-SPARKS Unit
Clerk 2 May 08 – August 08
Made large volume of phone calls to hospitals in New York State to update database
Maintained database for SPARKS Unit
SUNY Student Loan Service Center January 07 – May 08
Clerk 1 – SUNY Student Loan Skip-Tracer
Handled incoming mail returned by post office to locate borrowers
Utilized numerous Internet applications to search for borrowers
Aetna, Albany, NY 2000 – 2007
Senior Customer Service Representative
Handled large volume of customer service calls, solving member and insurance issues
Processed large volumes of claims
T-Mobile (formerly VoiceStream and Omnipoint) Albany, NY 1998 – 2000
Senior Customer Service Representative
Handled large volume of customer service issues, solving equipment and billing concerns
Supervised and trained new employees and set standards for quality performance
Assisted sales representatives with all their duties
Maintained in-house files for all customers
AT&T (formerly CellularOne), Albany, NY 1996 – 1998
Senior Customer Service Representative
Extensive customer interaction
Handled large volume of customer service calls, solving equipment and billing concerns
Trained new employees and set standards for quality performance
Processed accounts receivable brought in by mail or by customers
CD Plus\Ovid Technologies (BRS), Albany, NY
Senior Database Editor 1990 – 1995
Scanned and quality-controlled medical articles
Reviewed, edited and keyed electronic versions of medical journals to ensure accuracy
Supervised and trained new employees and set standards for quality performance
Participated in an improvement team to develop a more efficient work area
Receptionist 1989 – 1990
Performed general receptionist duties and responsibilities
Maintained department files and distributed follow-up reports
Experience with PBX telephone system
Distribution Clerk 1988 – 1989
Photocopied, collated, filed and distributed in-house projects
Maintained accurate supply inventory by converting from paper to Lotus 1-2-3
Prepared mail for UPS and other priority mail services
Publications Clerk (temporary position) 1988
Assisted Publications Clerk in collating printed materials for distribution to customers
EDUCATION Empire State College, Albany, NY
& TRAINING Graduate, Shaker High School, Latham, NY
Partnership Administrative Skills Certificate Program
TECHNICAL Extensive knowledge of Outlook, Sharepoint, SFS, Oracle system, Internet services, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio,
SKILLS Adobe, SAL systems, Access, Microsoft Office 2010 Suite, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Legal Files, Windows, COTS, Word Perfect 6.0, ACAS applications, MS-DOS 6.0, Lotus-1-2-3, Xerox Scanning
System, OVID Search, LATS, Groupwise, Orbit Search, BRS Search, Tris+ system, POS (Infocell) system