Inez Meilak
**** ******** ******* **., ****** Hill, TN 37174 – Tel # 931-***-****
SUMMARY: A versatile and driven administrative professional with 45+ years of experience providing support to senior executives. I’m a fast learning, self-starter with exceptional organizational abilities and proven history of managing multiple projects and simultaneously supporting daily office operations. Expertise in meeting coordination, budget administration, expense reporting, purchase order and accounts payable. Travel logistics through Concur & American Express Travel.
EXPERIENCE:
BRIDGESTONE TIRES October 2016 - Present
Executive C0-ordinator to the President & Directors of Data & Analytics
Assist in event planning and organizing offsite Global Management Conferences including travel logistics of executives and senior sales executives for both domestic and international attendees through Concur & through American Express Travel
Coordinate all forms of travel arrangements and problem solve any scheduling conflicts among executives
Responsible for creating purchase orders and process invoice payments for the department in the SAP System and Winshuttle systems. Day to day customer service with vendor’s requests regarding billing & payments.
Organize and manage weekly conference calls, client meetings, and all events including meal preparations and obtaining security clearance for attendees
Responsible for properly maintaining client files and service contracts
Answer multi-line phone system, maintain office supplies and report any office equipment repairs
Coordinate and execute all shipping logistics for presentations and other sensitive documents
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT March 2001-April 2016
Executive Assistant to Managing Director - Head of North American Institutional Sales
Provide day-to-day direct support to and the Head of North American Institutional Sales Deputy Chairman, while also serving the Deputy Chairman, 3 additional Managing Director, four Directors, and two Vice Presidents within the group
Develop and produce monthly expense and CRM database reports for senior management
Produce and develop presentations for client meetings and reports from CRM databases for senior management
Supervise staff of 12 Associates and Administrative Assistants – attendance, vacation time etc…
Maintain eight calendars while organizing and arranging meetings with clients and investment professionals
Assist in event planning and organizing an annual offsite Global Management Conference including travel logistics of executives and senior sales executives for both domestic and international attendees
Coordinate all forms of travel arrangements and problem solve any scheduling conflicts among executives
Responsible for the updating and maintenance of all relationships and sales activities in CRM system
Organize and manage weekly conference calls, client meetings, and all events including meal preparations and obtaining security clearance for attendees
Responsible for properly maintaining client files and service contracts
Answer multi-line phone system, maintain office supplies and report any office equipment repairs
Coordinate and execute all shipping logistics for presentations and other sensitive documents
EQUITRAC CORPORATION June 1997 – March 2001
Administrative Assistant, Dispatcher, Customer Service Representative
Managed day-to-day operations of ten field technicians, including dispatching and repair logging into MDB database
Produced presentations and quarterly reports utilizing PowerPoint and Excel
Tracked weekly sales numbers and created reports for sales and management
Managed calendars and handled all travel arrangements
Prepared budgets and expense reports for sales representatives
Managed product shipping and service orders
Conducted monthly equipment inventory for management
Handled heavy volumes of customer inquiries and complaints
Cont’d
Inez Meilak
1276 Chapmans Retreat Dr., Spring Hill, TN 37174 – Tel # 931-***-****
San Domenico Restaurant August 1988 – June 1997
Captain
Supervised team of 4
Managed food orders for proper delivery and service
Oversee my station making sure customer is fully satisfied
Helped with reservations and as a host when needed
Closed end of day
EDUCATION:
DRAKE BUSINESS SCHOOL April 1997
Business Diploma with Honors
Dean’s List – 4.0 GPA
Perfect Attendance Award
ADDITIONAL:
Computer: Microsoft Office Suite, CRM Software, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, ADP, Argos, MMD, SAP, Concur
Languages: Maltese
References available upon request.