SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: PC/MAC proficient; Windows 10/Catalina, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, WebEx, Zoom, Kronos, Workday, Oracle, FileMaker Pro, Now Contact, QuickBooks, Google and Outlook calendars, Internet and smart home savvy. Outstanding communication skills, loyal and discreet. A team player, highly competent, and can manage multiple projects efficiently. Proactive, able to anticipate needs, and sees the larger picture. A creative problem solver who is highly resourceful and gets the impossible done. A strong negotiator, persistent, doesn’t take “no” for an answer and pays meticulous attention to detail. Excels in a fast-paced, demanding environment, highly organized and outstanding follow through; allows nothing to slip through the cracks.
EXPERIENCE:
Activision Blizzard, Santa Monica, CA 7/19-Current
Executive Assistant to CEO Bobby Kotick
Provided support to the CEO, maintained complex schedules with a tremendous attention to detail. Scheduled and monitored complex meetings with company leadership, with constant changes, proactively flagging and anticipating conflicts and rescheduling meetings and appointments as needed. Ensured all materials were prepared ahead for meetings. Managed international and domestic travel logistics, acting as liaison between plane, helicopter, car service, hotel, security and house staff. Maintained databases for contacts and gifting. Researched, purchased and flawlessly coordinated deliveries of gifts.
SAM DS LLC, (Confidential High Profile UHNW A-List Entertainment Family) Pacific Palisades, CA 5/11-3/19
Personal Assistant/ Estate Coordinator
Provided personal support to A-List family, served as a liaison between vendors, multiple properties, corporate office, two jets, motor yacht (86m), large staff, security, and business office. Facilitated large projects including budgets, logistics and performed research. Responsible for global purchasing; supplying the yacht, planes and all estates. Sourcing, procuring, and coordinating installations, in charge of multiple inventories and updates, distributed and gave directives to staff at multiple properties. Reconciled credit card purchases and expenses for particular properties or individuals, prepared extremely detailed expense reports and negotiated rates with vendors. Scheduled meetings, assisted with travel coordination including private air, yacht, upkeep of properties, automobiles, and personal items and handled special projects as assigned.
CALLIE KHOURI and T BONE BURNETT, Santa Monica, CA 3/08 –3/11
Executive/ Personal Assistant/ House Manager
Provided professional and personal support to Academy Award winning writer/director and her accomplished music producer/musician husband. Handled personal and profession calendars, script submissions, ran home office, travel, house upkeep, inventories, pet care, event planning, hiring of new employees. Served as a liaison with agents, managers, lawyers, business managers, producers, staff members and all vendors. Coordinated interviews and special appearances.
KARI MATCHETT, Santa Monica, CA 5/07 –3/08
Personal Assistant to Actress
Provided full personal support to busy actress whose credits included; COVERT AFFAIRS, ER, HEARTLAND, INVASION and 24. Responsible for bills, errands, personal shopping, gift purchasing, overseeing pets, maintenance/organization for house and car, travel arrangements. Served as a liaison to business managers, talent agents and vendors.
JERRY AND LINDA BRUCKHEIMER, Los Angeles, CA 10/06 – 4/07
House Coordinator/ Personal Assistant
Provided full personal support to high-profile producer and his wife. Responsible for gift purchasing, errands, personal shopping, overseeing house maintenance and ordering supplies for office. Maintained and organized the video and book libraries.
EMMETT FURLA FILMS, Beverly Hills, CA 8/05 – 10/06
Executive Assistant to CEO and President
Provided full administrative support to co-presidents of a production company. Maintained schedules, managed phones and phone logs, drafted correspondence for both producers. Interfaced with all levels of production crew including producers, directors, writers, actors and production staff. Logged script submissions gave creative input on submissions as well as, director, actor and writer lists. Supervised 2nd assistant and interns.
BRILLSTEIN-GREY ENTERTAINMENT, Beverly Hills, CA 1/05 – 8/05
Assistant to Danny Sussman
Provided full administrative support to high-profile TV talent manager. Set meetings, managed calendars, phone log, prepared expense reports, arranged travel and accommodations, for clients and employer. Served as liaison between clients, agents, producers, directors, publicists, personal assistants, business managers, lawyers, housekeepers, and productions. Arranged for premieres, appearances, magazine shoots hair, make-up, and stylists for clients without publicists. Approved quotes, photos and video clips for various usages. Analyzed breakdowns and followed up with casting directors. Drafted script submissions, and various other internal and external correspondences.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Floater/Assistant -William Morris Agency, Beverly Hills, CA
Floater/Assistant -Writers And Artists Agency, Beverly Hills, CA
EDUCATION:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
BA Theatre