Desiree Boudin

Los Gatos, CA

Summary:

Seasoned administrative professional with over 10 years of experience reflecting a record of increasing scope and responsibility.

Diverse background in human resources, IT, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, HR, Legal, Finance and Contract negotiations.

Expertly manage complex Calendars, expense reports, POs, sales and budgets by keeping excellent records.

Outstanding experience with promotional marketing and external events, including use of social media, experience in events and project coordination.

Handles all aspects of events from start to finish creating and coordinating special events.

Strong organizational skills, precise and thorough, ensuring work is completed with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.

Skilled at performing a full range of complex responsibilities requiring a high degree of problem-solving and flexibility.

Works well with regional managers and vendors with excellent rapport.

Dedicated, reliable, and focused with sound judgment and decision making abilities.

Experience running a sales/marketing office with Novel as a start-up company.

Worked in corporate E-Commerce Marketing at Nortel Networks, Apple Computer and in Finance and other companies.

A Few Accomplishments:

Suggested and was approved to run a large project for the entire team of over 500 people for an off-site communications meeting in Monterey, CA.

Worked on an internal project at Cadence Design Systems and moved an entire engineering department of 300 engineers and worked closely with a command center to coordinate the project.

Worked effectively in start-ups and am flexible and adaptable to change.

Ran and managed all office procedures with Novell, Inc. in the start-up mode while it was growing by 500 percent! Took business to a success from a negative sales position to being a multi-million dollar profit.

Professional Experience:

Adecco/ Acer Electronics, Inc., Manpower/Right Management, Inc., San Jose, CA June 2012 – Jan 2020

Executive Administrator

Supported up to 1-5 VP’s at a time and performed heavy calendar management, meeting planning, off-site special events, travel arrangements and project management/ coordination.

Heavy scheduling meetings/events for career coaches to conduct trainings for “C” Level executives for career repositioning.

Proactively manage multiple fluid calendars resolving schedule changes and conflicts.

Working with the Corporate Meeting Center to schedule many meetings for interviews, presentations, morale boosting events through H.R., Product demonstrations and other meetings as needed.

Assisted Facilities/Security manager and the Human Resources Manager.

Planned large meetings and conventions and in-house all hands on meetings and small luncheons as well with all aspects involved including catering and audio/visual set-up, tear down and reset of rooms.

Worked on large conferences and corporate meetings, concerts, parties and special events both on and off-site at San Jose and Santa Clara Convention Centers and Levi Stadium.

Working on company specific trade shows at the events, hands on, checking in and directing personnel.

Coordination of all details related to travel, expense reports, working with facilities, catering, IT, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, HR, Legal, Finance and Contract negotiations.

Proven project management/ coordination experience working setting up large conferences, events and working on projects in a fast paced environment using budgetary concerns, timelines and producing results.

Excellent rapport and customer service with distributors, Vars, Oems and other channel marketing and sales.

Pro-active team player to solve problems and work as a liaison with clients as needed with upcoming trade shows, calendaring and working out and fine tuning all details for all projects as needed.

Interior Design background and a flair for setting up new spaces.

Outstanding computer skills with both apple and IBM compatible systems using all Apple software and Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and other software systems on both IBM and MAC.

Created and maintained Excel spreadsheets and created PowerPoint presentations as needed.

Type 65 wpm without errors.

BMW, Mountain View, CA November 2011 - June 2012

Client Advisor/Sales

Did research to get them in their dream vehicle and took the clients on test drives, wrote up sales as per the clients’ needs and wants.

Followed up with fantastic customer service to see how they were doing with all stages of the business being before, and after the sale.

Education:

Business Marketing/Business Education Training and Development – Work-2- Future Current and summer 2010

Project management, Microsoft Office Suite, Quick-books and Medical billing and coding.

Business Vocational Certificate Graduate, College of San Mateo, September 2004 – June 2006