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LORI WAGENKNECHT

adjhk3@r.postjobfree.com

224-***-****

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hillrom Sept 2019 – Present

Executive Assistant to the SVP and CHRO

• Provide support to our CEO when necessary

• Acts as the “gatekeeper”, managing top executives and their respective direct reports both locally and globally

• Acts as the direct primary point of contact between internal and external executive management, personnel, board members, and vendors; Direct point of contact with Board Member EA's

• Handling of confidential materials all aspects of my role

• Maintain and be cognizant of expense reporting

• Manage global and US HR distribution lists

• Set up bi-weekly HRLT (Leadership Team) meeting which includes an agenda and minutes

• Set up and coordinate all HR meetings which falls into different categories (global and US)

• Work with other EA’s both US and global to set up and plan Executive Leadership Team meetings both on and off site (materials, hotels, travel, etc.)

• Provide support to our Benefits, Communications and VP of Human Resources (who reports to the CHRO) Abbott Laboratories Mar 2017 – Sept 2019

Administrative Assistant II, Human Resources DVP Executive Compensation, DVP Benefits, and Wellness

• Responsibilities for all administrative functions of the department: Answered phones, calendar management, scheduled travel, managed correspondence, and scheduled couriers, processed expense reports, meeting/event planning, created or modified business documents, prepared presentations from source materials, handled teleconference, acting as a liaison for remote access issues.

• Coordinated and maintained departmental files, as assigned, in compliance with corporate and government regulations

• Followed purchasing and requisition procedures, Corporate Security and Privacy Rules, Corporate Branding Guidelines, and Copy Center procedures

• Ordered business cards and stationery

• Use intermediate to advanced software skills to perform work assigned

• Microsoft Office Suite and other business-specific software, including the Corporate Travel Web site, and employee performance management systems. Coordinated new employee office set-ups and onboarding

• Trained/coordinated work for new administrative assistants

• Consistently interacted with high-level executives

• Frequently handled confidential or business-sensitive information

• Maintained and managed calendars, including meetings, travel schedules, and domestic and international travel arrangements

• Proactively identified and resolved scheduling conflicts

• Primary point of contact for the manager’s schedule The Benida Group, LLC – (Family Office) Sept 2015 – Apr 2016 Executive Assistant to CEO, CFO, Legal Counsel

• Maintained a highly complex travel schedule for domestic and international meetings

• Scheduled recurring quarterly financial update meetings with clients and outside vendors

• Scheduled quarterly relationship-building meetings with CEO and clients

• Board Meetings: Handled related administrative matters such as collecting, preparing, and distributing materials for the Board of Directors and Investment Committee members. Prepared specific agendas and send both hard copies and email attachments in a timely matter for review to board attendees before the scheduled board meeting. organized catering, travel, hotel arrangements, meeting room details if board meeting was not held in 2

office boardroom. Organized all ground transportation, if needed. Coordinated with IT to be certain all video/conferencing were up and running 100%. Was always prepared for last-minute changes and distributed materials accordingly. Took and prepared notes for distribution, as directed

• Scheduled CEO’s participation in appropriate teleconferences

• Assisted Legal Specialist with document management projects

• Scheduled meetings as necessary for Owner with external Boards, Committees and Foundations

• Organized and maintained multiple contact lists

• Actively scheduled educational segments to earn CPE credits for multiple designations (CPA, CFA, CFP, CIMA, IMCA, AICPA)

• Composed and typed correspondence; Reviewed correspondence and distributed to appropriate individuals

• Prepared reimbursable expense reports

• Completed and reviewed various informational requests - completed documentation for CEO’s and clients signature

• Assisted CEO in executing and achieving office/personal goals and objectives Abbvie Pharmaceutical Company, Waukegan, Illinois Mar 2015 – Jun 2015 Administrative Assistant II to Vice President Global Commercial & Health Communications

• Responsibilities included all administrative functions of the department: answered phones, calendar management, scheduled travel

• Prepared and set up all bi-monthly teleconference meetings with participants from the main office, US offices, and foreign offices. All necessary agendas and presentation materials prepared promptly sent to all in attendance, whether in person or by video/teleconference

• Managed Administrative Assistants timesheets, vacation schedules, supply orders, and phone coverage

• Managed correspondence and scheduling couriers

• Processed expense reports

• Meeting/event planning

• Created or modified business documents

• Prepared presentations from source materials

• Handled teleconference, iPhone, and WebEx setups

• Provided some support for tracking budget expenditures

• Created board books as requested

• Used advanced software skills to perform work assigned

• Understood the use of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-specific software, including the Corporate Travel Web site

• Coordinated new employee office set-ups and onboarding

• Interacted with high-level executives daily

• Consistently handled confidential or business-sensitive information with the utmost integrity and discretion. Data is typically organizational or multi-dimensional.

• Maintained and managed executive calendar.

• Managed domestic and international travel plans using executive guidelines

• Proactively identified and resolved scheduling conflicts Terlato Wine Group, Lake Bluff, Illinois Aug 2011 – Nov 2014 Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chairman, Chief Administrative Officer Executive Assistant to the President

• Sr. Administrative Assistant supporting a C-Level executive for a privately held family company involved in the luxury wine import/export industry

• Managed and maintained extensive calendar coordination and time management support for high powered, rapidly changing Vice Chairman’s office

• Quarterly board meetings: Collected and prepared materials, set up boardroom with necessary a/v equipment, organized catering, transportation (both air and ground), greeted board members upon arrival.

• Supervised receptionist duties. Managed and organized extra projects for the receptionist.

• Substantial domestic and international travel coordination (private & commercial)

• Created, prepared, and provided relevant data for customer presentations, events, and meetings with the utmost quality and accuracy.

• Managed executive relationships within the organization to ensure deliverables are achieved in an efficient and 3

timely manner.

• Responsible for all administrative tasks involving every facet of the day to day activities of the Vice Chairman’s office

• Provided 24/7 support; Primary gatekeeper and liaison

• Confidential support

• Tracked, managed and if appropriate, responded to incoming and outgoing emails

• Interfaced with firm management, outside board members, prominent Chicago and, YPO/WPO members

• Provided a full range of personal support to executive and family members including purchasing gifts, planning domestic and international vacations, running errands

• Orchestrated business and personal events and screened and responded to philanthropic requests

• Reconciled and prepared expense reports

• Maintained and tracked information related to the owner’s transactions, such as financial investments, residences, automobiles, insurance, credit accounts, mobile phones, season ticket events EDUCATION

Western Illinois University

Northeastern Business School (administrative courses) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, Concur, PeopleSoft, Kronos

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