Catherine M. Tobar Berkeley, CA
Phone: 510-***-****
Email: ad7lkn@r.postjobfree.com
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Solitaire Agency, Fusion, Instawork, Trusted Herd, Victory Marketing Agency, Jobble, SNI Companies, Inc., Wonolo
Temporary Project Coordination/Administrative/Brand Ambassador Position May 2014-Current
Temporary gigs with these Corporations Include:-
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PROFILE OF QUALIFICATION
Three decades worth of outstanding C-Suites and administrative experience and consummate professional dedicated to making the lives of executives easier Over 15+ years combined IT & legal experience within corporations and law firms Over five years Project Coordination and Management/Business Analyst/Planning Lead experience
Over 9 years of several Brand Ambassador roles
Remarkable hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Word, Excel, Project, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Adobe Acrobat
Superior communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills Orientation to quality work while paying attention to detail Equal effectiveness in working with a team, or independently Excellent organizational skills with the talent to prioritize, multi-task, and expedite deadlines Ability to communicate to any audience effectively and with ease Proficiency in SAP and Google Suites
High understanding of Niku Workbench and MS Sharepoint Comanding experience of G Suites, including Docs, Drive, Calendar, G-Mail, Hangouts Facebook
Apple
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
IBM
Salesforce, Inc.
Gate Gourmet
LSG Sky Chefs
Tatcha
UniQlo
Security Intelligence Systems
Worked assuring COVID screening for Apple employees entering the Apple campus is complete and valid electronically (and At-Home 11/2021-09/2022) Serve as a gatekeeper in effectively handling day-to-day office tasks Administrative functions include coordinating deliverables with specified third parties, creating and updating risks logs, planning and participating in project meetings, prepare well-researched and accurate documents
• Overall administrative duties such as booking airline flights, resorts, vedors and caterers ordering meals that also include special dietary needs, and coordinate with kitchens in assuring deadlines are met accordingly while saving within a budget
• Create project management calendars withNiku and Sharepoint to document goals and objectives visually
• Coordinate a seasonal team to bring a project to fruition in a timely manner
• Work on a tight deadline/schedule to coordinate setting up booths for convention giveaways and vendor expo booths
• Met with security intelligence in high-end clubs to coordinate security and assess risks with ultimate solutions
• Promote brand products and services by consolidating several comapnies' presence and their customers while giving the comapnies a human touchand strengthening marketing
• Work seasonally as a cashier at various major basketball, baseball and soccer games FAIRMONT HOSPITAL May 2013-April 2014
Physical Rehabilitation
I broke and dislocated my shoulder severely, therefore had to attend full-time physical and occupational therapy during this period of time
EAST BAY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
Volunteer Services August 2012-May 2013
• Refurbish donated computers for use in schools and NPOs
• Literacy tutoring from pre-schoolers to adults, including ESL classes and after-school lessons
• Food bank resource to sort, pack and distribute food to the needy in East Bay food banks SIMS RECYCLING SOLUTIONS (Temporary) April 2012-Aug 2012 A+ Refurbish Technician
• Basic laptop repairs and component swapout
• Dismantled electronic devices and separated components and materials per customer specifications and operating procedures
• Entered data into various computer systems/applications as required U-TURN FOR CHRIST Dec 2011-Feb 2012
Volunteer Services
• Maintained clean and sanitary condition at U-Turn Bible College for residents, including bed- making, clean restrooms, hand laundry, and maintained common areas
• Assembled food boxes at Western Eagle Foundation for distribution to low-income families
• Responsible for food inventory, preparation and serving of meals to U-Turn Home residents HAYWARD COMMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK (CAN) Jan 2011 - Nov 2011 Volunteer Services
• Garbage Cleanup and Graffiti Removal at various sites in Hayward
• Served homeless population in Hayward as a community resource for independent living in seeking temporary/permanent shelter
• Provided free basic computer training to CAN members and reading/writing tutoring WELLS FARGO BANK (Contract) July 2010 - Dec 2010
Project Coordinator
• Coordinated various tasks associated with projects initiated from the acquisition by WFB of Wachovia Banks
• Worked with one project manager on projects related to foreign exchange and currency transaction within WFB and Wachovia
• Worked with one Senior VP coordinating between off-shore resources and resources located on the East Coast on various development projects PEARSON VUE (Temporary) Sept 2008 - Oct 2008
Project Coordinator
• Supported Senior Vice President in creating and managing his Microsoft Project Plan of testing tool being created for global use by Pearson branches
• Attend weekly or spontaneous global bridge conference calls to discuss status of project, risk and issues log and support other staff globally as needed to maintain project status and needs
PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL (Temporary) May 2008 - July 2008 Project Coordinator/Executive Assistant (Temporary)
• Day to Day executive support of 2 senior Vice Presidents including:
• Document, record and distribute meeting minutes
• Travel arrangements, including conference registrations, flight and hotel reservations
• Manage and coordinate Outlook calendars for multiple day-to-day and recurring meetings
• Prepare for conference call meetings and set up dial-in bridges
• Monitor telephone calls received for potential program submissions and filter telephone calls
TARGET CORPORATION (Contract) Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
Planning Lead/Business Analyst
• Provided general administrative support of the contract process including proofreading, formatting agreements, replicating contract terms for numerous projects
• Maintained master contract files and tracked contracts to ensure agreements were current
• Ensured all software licensures and certificates and additional contracts were current
• Managed detailed project plans at a task level across the project cycle; created and customized Clarity Work Breakdown Structure tasks
• Created and/or assisted in writing and managing project documents including Project Management Plans, VSEPs, Risk Plans, Issues Logs and support turnover documentation
• Ensured tollgates and milestones were completed on a timely manner and coordinated needed meetings for inspections and Project Quality Assurances
• Engaged Assets Protection technical team to translate business requirements into technical requirements for Stores’ Camera Map project
CARGILL(Contract) Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
Project Manager
• Oversaw the migration of the Secretariat Database to the GEMS Database for all Cargill business entities
FAEGRE & BENSON LLP July 2003 - July 2004
Litigation Technology Services Case Manager
• Planned, directed, and monitored case-specific litigation technology projects to achieve cost
-effective, client-oriented outcomes
• Oversaw all financial aspects of services and technology to prepare weekly budgets
• Planned, documented, and successfully executed projects and sub-projects in conjunction with case assistant management, data management, image technology, e-Discovery and project staffing. Also prepared witness kits for large matter cases BEST BUY COMPANIES, INC. (Contract) May 2000 - March 2003 Project Coordinator
• Created, managed, and maintained project plans via MS Project, linking project plans to Niku Workbench software for budget and resource tracking, and maintaining it weekly to ensure successful project execution
• Established project team meeting schedules, project reporting to ensure escalation and mitigation of issues, and conducted day-to-day supervision of IS project resources