ELIZABETH B HALFORD

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebhalford/

adt24j@r.postjobfree.com 980-***-****

SUMMARY Pragmatic professional with over 15 years of experience in project management, administration, operations enhancement initiatives. In-depth exposure in people and process management; effectively tracks projects, diagnoses complex problems and tailors strategic solutions. Undertakes business requirement analysis and offers high level consultative advice. Develops and maintains productive relationships with key stakeholders, equally comfortable working autonomously from remote locations. Liaises closely with cross functional teams for profitable deliverables and negotiates with vendors for mutually beneficial commercial gains. A Change Leader: has proven capacity to influence and manage change across all levels, with demonstrated success improving operational processes and implementing strategies. Experience supporting large, internationally diverse engineering project teams.

‘Drives results through effective people and project management’

EXPERTISE OFFERED

Strong Initiative Autonomous/Remote Operations Multitasking Strategy & Business Acumen Communication Skills Documentation & Proof-Reading Customer Focus Relationship Management Data Integrity & Security Senior Management Support Finance Management

EXPERIENCE

Mar 21-Present ALLIED SPECIALTY RESOURCES LLC Remote

Project Administrator (Framatome)

Provide engineering and administrative support to large multi-million-dollar digital modernization project onboarding new employees (permanent and subcontractor), updating network access, ad- hoc and project-related reporting, maintain training database for project related documentation, Records Management using Lifecycle & Documentum (USDOCP), creating & revising purchase requisitions using SAP, coordinating employees for client site access.

Dec 19 – Mar 21 VIRTUAL ASSISTANT Remote

Virtual Assistant

Provide individualized service to career professionals. Prioritize and manage diverse tasks, from managing emails, researching data and proofreading correspondence to paying bills and running errands, planning events and arranging travel.

Hired for part-time and full-time assistance.

Provide a broad range of services that allow clients time for networking events, worry-free travel and leisure activities.

Entrusted to manage confidential information.

Jun 19 – Nov 19 REAL ESTATE REPAIRS LLC Mount Pleasant

Administrator Bookkeeper

Accountable for providing administrative support, preparing & reconciling financial accounts and handling relevant documents. Administered new client intakes; oversaw end-to-end procedure from procuring information, scheduling appointments, providing relevant information, following up and ensuring on-boarding of clients.

Paid attention to detail; prepared monthly statements and reconciled all invoices each month.

Ensured accuracy and integrity; while managing reconciliation, invoices and general ledger. Checked for more than six months old discrepancies to streamline records.

Stakeholder management; liaised effectively with stakeholders to ensure seamless operations.

Oct 18 – Apr 19 STV ENGINEERS INC Charlotte

Project Coordinator

Responsible for providing end-to-end support in managing diverse projects; handled documents, liaised with multiple internal & external stakeholders and ensured adherence to predetermined budget & timelines. Provided strategic inputs to ensure high quality and accurate completion of tasks.

Effectively developed and handled correspondence and documents; process submittals, transmittals, Requests for Information (RFIs) and COIs.

Ensured documents archived accurately; uploaded on SharePoint and website of North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on a regular basis.

Communicated effectively; transmitted information to all relevant stakeholders and ensured seamless operations.

Aug 17 – Sep 18 MILES-McCLELLAN CONSTRUCTION Charlotte

Project Administrator

Accountable for handling reconciliations, purchase orders, lien wavers, cash-flow, budget, vendor payments, and other administrative duties, at the organization. Formulated SOPs, timesheets, budget and cash-flow reports. Capitalized on exceptional communication and collaboration skills to procure local municipality’s licenses and permits.

Displayed exceptional organizational skills; formulated plans for month-end reporting, ensured timely reconciliation, processing of invoices and generation of reports to avoid last-minute stress.

Went above and beyond the call of duty; resolved subcontractor conflicts to ensure timely completion of tasks and promote a conducive work environment.

Dec 05 – Jul 17 AREVA GROUP

Dec 16 – Jul 17 Engineering Aide II/III Orano Aiken

Retained as a resource during organizational restructuring; retained to support MOX – a federal project at Savannah River Site, for the Software Development Group (SDG). Provided general administrative support, prepared key reports, handled technical systems and oversaw team recruitment & engagement.

Dec 05 – Nov 16 Reporting Specialist II Framatome Charlotte

Functioned remotely within a flexible office environment; oversaw implementation of software applications for project collaboration to ensure disbursal of tier-1 support on a 24X7 basis. Handled assets, invoices, documentation and project management reports. Utilized technical applications for faster processing of data; managed complex data through MS Excel’s V-Lookup, Pivot features. Ensured accurate & timely reconciliation with minimum discrepancies. Also ensured maintenance of accurate project records in Procore and other local job folders. Maintained liaison with diverse internal & external stakeholders to ensure seamless operations. Additionally, supported project-related operations of Steam Generating Team (SGT) – a business compromised of 50% AECOM and 50% AREVA.

Operations & Program Management Strategic & Innovative Initiatives Key Accolades

Conceptualized, initiated and implemented a SharePoint 2003 pilot program for SGT business entity; prepared user-friendly training manuals and addressed issue of corporate firewalls.

Established multi-network and browser tool for remote, online project collaboration; project extrapolated for company-wide use across North America.

Received Corporate Organizations Recognizing Excellence (CORE) award for the initiative.

Successfully implemented project collaboration tools to enable sharing of project data between SGT users and client organizations. Conducted performance tests on SharePoint & Procore to ensure seamless functioning. Rolled out across multiple projects within business group.

Streamlined weekly timecard labor reporting; identified gaps, reported issues to concerned stakeholders and enhanced efficiency by reducing report processing time by 50%.

Arrested discrepancies in invoicing and delivered 95%-98% accuracy; collected, collated and analyzed data, reported finding to relevant authorities and ensured adherence to changes. Successfully replaced an average of 1-3 units per project, costing multi-million dollars.

Received CORE award in 2013 for contributing to positive cash-flow and generating significant amount of funds for the All-Employee Incentive Program by December end, 2012.

Collaborated one-on-one with the accounts department to ensure accurate entries and correct invoicing. Curbed existing discrepancies and loopholes.

Stakeholder Engagement Training & Development Change Management Crisis Management

Supported transition from SharePoint 2003 to 2007 at the corporate level; created multiple permission groups and levels to ensure data security as per guidelines of PIGA.

Formulated training manuals to ensure grass-root level acceptance and adherence.

Displayed presence of mind and resilience to tackle complex situations; addressed corporate level network hack which led to disabled external user access to SharePoint sites.

Tested, implemented, and trained users on external SharePoint 365 and SharePoint DMZ to provide a temporary solution and ensure business continuity.

Enabled new employees to adapt and commence work from day-one of joining; formulated welcome kits to provide detailed information about the organization and setup. Ensured appointment appropriate IT system in place with relevant software installed.

Formulated a detailed Excel sheet to enable senior management track unnecessary software/hardware being used by each employee; significantly reduced IT cost.

Went above and beyond to ensure all users adhered to system update/upgrade protocols; liaised with senior representatives of Information Systems’ team, communicated plans well in advance and personally visited all the offices for compliance.

Instilled a collaborative work environment; organized after-office get-togethers to break the ice between team members. Also ensured culture of AREVA incorporated at MOX project site.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office Suite: Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint SharePoint

Procore SAP QBO Penta BST JD Edwards AS400 Concur UltiPro Skype GoToMeeting WebEx Adobe Bluebeam Lifecyle Documentum (USDOCP)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

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