Yvonne Zuchowski

Brunswick, OH 440-***-****

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Executive Assistant & Events Planner

Savvy and reliable assistant who consistently and efficiently delivers superior C-Suite executive support beyond regular working hours with efficiency and precision. Trusted and respected administrator who identifies process improvements while maintaining an organized environment. Flawlessly coordinates and plans large unique corporate events. Notary Public with proven track record of implementing time and cost saving initiatives.

• Highly Organized • Self-Directed • Detail Oriented • Vendor Management

• Professional • Problem Solver • Resourceful • Events Coordination

• C-Suite Support • Project Manager • Deadline Driven • Travel & Scheduling Software & Systems: MS Office 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Decisions, To-Do, One Note, etc.). OnBase A/P System, Emptoria, Visio, Concur, Adobe Pro, Cloud Based Document Sharing and DocuSign. Professional Work Experience

Redwood Apartment Neighborhoods, Independence, Ohio 2022-2022 Executive Assistant/Events Planner:

• Supported Founder/CEO, President, CFO, Chief HR, Chief IT, Legal & Chief Acquisition Executives.

• Coordinated confidential finances, political donations, DocuSign process, taxes, and invoices.

• Administered finances, budgets, receipts, taxes, and wire transfers.

• Planned, organized, and executed corporate events such as off-site meetings, retirement parties, leadership meetings including all catering, agendas, presentations, and travel schedules.

• Transcribed board meetings notes and stored information in confidential software for easy access.

• Organized and managed executive calendars, minutes, and department meetings.

• Attended twice daily executive touch point meetings to efficiently coordinate CEO & President daily activities.

• Interviewed, selected, and trained administrative assistant to assist with supporting executive team.

• Managed and coordinated a variety of vendors to support executive team. Vestige Digital Investigations, Medina, Ohio 2020-2021 Office Administrator:

• Supported executives, communicated with clients, vendors, contractors, and employees.

• Maintained licenses, employee records and OSHA updates.

• Prepared and delivered contracts; implemented evidence tracking (signatures and retainers).

• Reconciled monthly expense reports.

• Managed inventory levels for all case materials by tracking orders.

• Established Standard Operating Procedures for training purposes.

• Outlined employee handbook for Legal, Finance and Human Resource contractor’s review.

• Improved and implemented new file closing process and streamlined electronic filing system.

• Planned and coordinated virtual happy hours during pandemic resulting in new clients. Applied Industrial Technologies, Cleveland, Ohio 2014-2020 Executive Assistant:

• Provided consistent superior executive support to CEO, CFO and CHRO. Anticipated needs and understood business unit goals and objectives.

• Liaison to Board of Directors and Sr. Leadership teams.

• Successfully coordinated Annual Leadership Meeting and on-site trade show.

• Creatively resolved inquiries from customers, vendors, employees, directors, and candidates and addressed concerns in a timely fashion.

• Prioritized conflicting needs; handled all matters expeditiously, proactively and followed up on projects for successful completion, often with deadline pressures.

• Maintained budgets, expense reporting and invoicing.

• Organized executive's time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence, drafting letters and documents, collecting, and analyzing information and initiating phone calls.

• Coordinated, planned, scheduled meetings and travel (domestic and international). Y V O N N E Z U C H O W S K I

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• Create documents and presentations for Board, VP’s, Directors and Managers.

• Coordinated electronic calendars, schedules, and travel plans including domestic and international travel, ground transportation and hotel accommodations.

Cliffs Natural Resources, Cleveland, Ohio 2011-2014 Global Supply Chain Coordinator/Executive Assistant:

• Provided broad range of high-level confidential administrative support to the Executive Vice President, Global Operations Services and seven (7) direct executive management reports.

• Negotiated corporate preferred hotel contracts and managed data integration with corporate travel programs resulting in significant cost avoidance / savings.

• Planned and facilitated off-site Global Operations Service Summit.

• Optimized operational efficiency by streamlining processes within IBM Emptoris Contract Management System.

• Created & distributed weekly, monthly, and annual supply chain reports for management team.

• Conducted audits of supply chain systems to ensure compliance with internal process controls.

• Developed skill set as systems administrator for key software systems, including web conference and video conference communication tools.

• Assisted in analyzing global spend data and provided reconciled recommendations.

• Worked directly with Sr. Management and Legal department to ensure all contract template content met supply chain business requirements.

• Developed and maintained various operations cost savings initiatives for private charters, hotels, catering, and meeting venues.

• Administrator for Asset Management’s Service Request System and MOS Audit System and Contract Manager for Supply/Service.

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio 2010-2011

Executive Assistant:

• Provided administrative support to the Vice President/Treasurer, Capital Markets and Vice President/Assistant Treasurer, Global Cash and Insurance and other Treasury Executives.

• Prepared correspondence, expense reports and presentations to the Finance Committee of the Board, Pension Investment Committee, processed invoices, and arranged both domestic and international travel. Controlled multiple calendars and proactively coordinated meetings with internal and external constituencies, while handling all incoming communications.

• Accountable for federal and state filings of the Federal Election Commission report for Eaton’s Public Policy Association (EPPA).

• Created New Hire On Boarding presentation, Management Checklist and Intranet Interactive Guidelines for Treasury Department.

Education

Cuyahoga Community College, Western Campus, Parma, Ohio

• Studies: Business and Event Planning

Outside Community Involvement

Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland:

• 2nd Vice Chair

• Trustee

Church:

• Public Relations Volunteer

• Summer Festival Committee Member

• Civic Leadership Breakfast Host

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