LARISSA IANTOSCA

**** ********** **, **********, ** 303-***-**** adyhm1@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Motivated and teamwork oriented. Project coordinator who successfully manages 75+ projects per year. Experienced in coordinating projects and planning all types of events small and big, providing great management and customer support. I am excited to make a meaningful contribution to a business with teamwork, organization, enthusiasm, and strong work ethics.

EXPERIENCE

4/2021 – CURRENT

PROJECT COORDINATOR, EXTRAMILE CONVENIENCE STORES, LLC. (CHEVRON)

PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA

Procure, track, warehouse, and delivery coordination for 75+ projects per year.

Achieving objectives by working closely with Project Managers towards; enforcing conversion standards; problem solving and developing process solutions to drive project efficiency. Including on-site visits.

Assist in the plan and spec analysis in order to provide clear, documented and coordinated equipment specs for assigned projects.

Support new franchise openings and ensuring compliance with franchise image and equipment standards.

Responsible for maintaining the ExtraMile image standards documentation.

The primary ‘Point of Contact’ with equipment and service vendors, and facilitating changes in specifications, costs and uses with internal stakeholders. Including updating contracts and working hand in hand with EMCS legal counsel.

Primary user and maintainer of back-office invoicing and purchase order programs, also review and negotiate vendor’s contracts.

Dashboarding and data analysis of project management team’s conversion projects and build a pipeline report twice a month.

Support with coordination and documentation of ExtraMile Image Refresh program.

Strong ability to build and maintain relationships and resolve conflicts in a constructive manner.

MOVING OUT OF STATE + PANDEMIC BREAK:

In June/2020 moved from Virginia back to California.

10/2019 – 06/2020

PROJECT COORDINATOR, RIGHT FACTOR CONSULTING (DHA – DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY – GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR)

TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA

Assisted a Project Manager in organizing ongoing projects, project schedules, deliverables, and internal processes (e.g., project onboarding, travel), produce weekly / monthly status and activity reports for a large-scale software training of Department of Defense Medical Professionals, (PILS- Program Integration Lifecycle Support Contract DoD).

Scheduling interviews for prospective employees.

Conducting On boarding of new employees to include HR documentation and client orientation.

Travel coordination for 80 onsite trainers on government travel. Communicate travel schedules to employees and assist with their travel reservations (airfare, lodging, car rental, etc.)

Track employees travel schedule.

Served as a liaison between employees and company’s third-party travel agency.

Provided travel briefings for trainers.

Invoiced, reviewed, and prepared employee expense reports to ensure adherence to U.S. Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), as well as internal company travel polices.

Provided meeting facilitation and coordination support for stakeholder meetings.

Updated expense trackers and the contract budget.

Provided day-to-day support to the program team regarding weekly project reviews.

Provided backup coverage for the PM and other project coordinators as needed.

Helped with training and supported other Project Coordinators.

MOVED OUT OF STATE BREAK:

2017 my family was transferred to Washington DC for work. From 2017-2019 I volunteered at Haycock Elementary School.

09/2014 – 11/2016

CO-OWNER, Labelup (AN EVENT PLANNING BUSINESS)

Pleasanton, California

Conducted the business planning, marketing, executing, and overseeing all the events. Delivered all types of events with strategies, developed the business designs, and participated in all the events.

Provided customer service assistance. Experience in managing large and small events.

Created and conducted sales, marketing, and public relations. Delivered a word class customer experience on time and on budget. Tracked budget and event spends.

Online Storefront Management. Detail oriented, well organized, with an ability to forward think and problem solve. Able to plan and manage multiple events at once.

Strategic planner able to move visions into reality.

MOVED OUT OF STATE BREAK:

In June/2011 my family was transferred to California from Colorado.

10/2008 – 05/2011

SENIOR DATA ANALYST, Thomson Reuters

Denver, Colorado

Responsible for categorizing and collecting information on over 8000 Brazilian Investment Funds by various media sources for a multinational finance company.

Portuguese translation required on the job.

Collected and verified a broad spectrum of fund data including Net Asset Values, Total Net Assets, fund attributes, initial, annual and redemption charges, fees, benchmarks, and classifications.

Built rapport with fund professionals, contacting them regarding their performance data and attributes.

Proactively identified fund or industry developments within the data set and promoted continuous improvement.

Monitored progression of daily, weekly, bi-weekly collection deadlines and ensure that current data policies and procedures were adhered to meet set quality control standards.

06/2008 – 10/2008

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, Nordstrom

Denver, Colorado

Customer services at a high-end fashion retailer.

Responsible for conducting retail services, handling customer complaints, and managing the cash distribution for a large department store.

03/2007 – 05/2008

CONTRACTED ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, express employment professionals

Lakewood, Colorado

Served as a contracted administrative assistant for employers such as the Colorado Department of Revenue, Genethera Inc. pharmaceutical company, and the USDA Graduate School.

Positions generally required interaction with the public in a customer service capacity.

MOVED FROM BRAZIL TO THE US BREAK:

I moved from Brazil to the US in 2005, restarted my career in 2007.

MARKETING INTERN, PINHEIRO & FRAGA CONSULTORIA

salvador, brazil

Conducted and analyzed marketing research for a private firm in the areas of corporate marketing, political campaigns, and implementation of new products and businesses in the local market.

HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST INTERN, COELBA (ELECTRIC COMPANY OF BAHIA, BRAZIL)

salvador, brazil

Responsible for all the recruiting procedures for new employees.

Participated in the employee relations program that involved organizing employee events, handling employee complaints, and creating employee newsletters and special publications for a state-run utility company with over 4,000 employees. Specifically responsible for administering employee satisfaction questionnaires.

EDUCATION

JANUARY/2005

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, FACULDADE DE TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIAS (“UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE”)

Major: Marketing

SKILLS

Microsoft Edge, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Google Chrome, Adobe, Smartsheet, Laserfiche, Oracle programs.

Data Analysis

Marketing

Project Coordination, Database management

Social media, Advertisement

Language skills: Bilingual, fluent in (Brazilian) Portuguese, fluent in English and proficient in Spanish.

Data Analysis

Event management / event planning

Attention to details

Adaptability

Collaboration

Marketing

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