Administrative Professional with Security Background

WANDA D. BURRISS

***** ****** *** *****, **********, Va. 22191

**********@*****.***

240-***-**** (cell)

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Administrative experience 10 plus years. Outstanding organization skills and detail oriented. Excellent communications skills and the ability to work well with others and independently. The administrative skills, abilities and knowledge include a wide variety of skill sets to include the passing of clearances, teaching new administrative employees the basics of their responsibilities, along with proper formatting of correspondence. I schedule meetings, conferences and/or teleconferences for high level attendees within our Agency as well as those from other Government Agencies. I have held a Top-Secret Clearance; most recently had an Active Secret Clearance in 2017.

EDUCATION:

Associates of Art in Religion Liberty University August 2015

Bachelors of Science - Religious Studies/

Christian Counseling Liberty University November 2024

Business Administration

Introduction to Computer Programming; No. Va. Community College – 1998

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret; Public Trust (held TS previously)

QUANDRANT, Inc.

Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Executive Assistant – J6

September 2024 – March 2025

Provided scheduling for the Chief of Staff and staff members, attend meetings, provide notes and presentations, arranged VTC for meetings and conferences.

Inform the Senior Leadership of subject matter for meetings and secures background material, as necessary.

Manage calendar appointments and day-to-day activities for one or more senior level leaders to determine and prioritize action items, and coordinate responses to include staff actions, within established deadlines.

Coordinate and establish office procedures and policies (Standard Operating Procedures).

Meet and greet individual visitors for the Senior Leadership. Ensure the Visitor request forms have been passed and cleared.

Maintain the opening and closing of the Secured Network and Information processing room. Keep an updated log of the dates and times for opening and closing.

BRILLIENT, Inc.

TSA, Headquarters, Springfield, Va.

Executive Assistant – APM

June 2020 – September 2024

Coordinate and prepare reports, briefing materials, white papers, and other

correspondence to aid in discussions with top senior level leaders internal to the organization.

Manage calendar appointments and day-to-day activities for one or more senior level leaders to determine and prioritize action items, and coordinate responses to include staff actions, within established deadlines.

Plan/organize, support and/or attend meetings on behalf of Senior Leadership. Schedule appointments, interviews and coordinate meetings with other Senior Leaders (SL)

Manages the Senior Leadership's calendar and exercises control and complete commitment authority for scheduling and time commitments. Schedules for appointments, meetings, social events, conferences and Speaking Engagements for the Senior Leadership. Demanding schedule requirements, execute scheduling with maximum efficiency, constant vigilance, and meticulous attention to detail.

Coordinates closely with other teams, offices, support team of other senior leaders, and internal/external organizations to ensure the Senior Leadership’s long-range calendar reflects the significant events and requirements.

Inform the Senior Leadership of subject matter for meetings and secures background material, as necessary.

Meet and greet individual visitors for the Senior Leadership.

Troubleshoot calls by tactfully ascertaining the nature of the call, answering inquiries, and furnishing information.

Determine information to be shared, ensuring matters discussed and information given are in accordance with established policies.

SAWDEY SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc.

TSA, Headquarters, Arlington, VA

Audit Liaison POC Support

September 2018 – June 2020

Responsibilities:

Attended Entrance and Exit Conferences for all new or upcoming Audits conducted by Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of Inspector General (OIG).

Compiled and consolidated responses for review prior to sending to the Audit Liaison Division (ALD). Information is disseminated from all levels with responses to GAO and OIG corresponding to their inquiries and their recommendations.

Uploaded the APM Audit POC Team’s Weekly Activity reports. These inputs are incorporated into the APM Division Weekly Reports.

Maintained the electronic filing system of new and existing Audits and pertinent information contained in their respective files.

Worked directly with the APM Audit POC to ascertain all updates, recommendations and requirements for responses due to GAO or OIG.

Replied to email traffic and/or inquiries pertaining to GAO or the OIG requests for information or documents.

Schedule meetings, book Conference Rooms for meetings along with providing a Teleconference number for those attendees.

XLA – DEA Headquarters,

Arlington, Virginia

Foreign Medical Program Coordinator, Health Services Unit

May 2016 – September 2018

Responsibilities:

Maintained and Coordinate the Foreign Medical Program, preparing Special Agent’s and their family members for Medical Clearance for Overseas Travel. This includes sending the medical examination packages for each family member. (Medical Examination Forms)

Handled all Medical Evacuations (Medevac) with prompt attention to detail.

Coordinated with the Department of State to ensure family records are obtained.

Pass Clearances for families traveling overseas.

Maintained the Overseas Tracking system.

Prepared the Clearance Memo’s to alert the appropriate staff of the traveler’s clearance status.

Prepared Briefing documents and attend the Briefings for newly assigned Agents prior to their Overseas Travel.

Answered telephone calls and respond to numerous emails.

Prepared and review Travel Vouchers prior to submission for processing.

Prepared Claims for Reimbursement; ensuring all documents are correct prior to sending for processing.

Maintained all records and an intricate filing system.

Inova Health System,

Falls Church, Virginia

Administrative Coordinator, Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute

September 2014 – March 2016

Responsibilities:

Maintained schedules and appointments for the CEO and the Senior Director of the Cancer Center, and for the Chairman of Radiation Oncology and the Director of Cancer Services.

Adhere to the guidelines, policies and procedures of HIPAA when managing medical records, employee health records.

Use discretion as well as maintain confidentiality when overseeing medical records.

Use HIPAA guidelines as requests are made from other facilities that have “mutual patients”.

Ensured accuracy to enter and extract data to update electronic medical records for patients and employees using various programs and software to include; EPIC (electronic medical record program), Metriq (Cancer Registry) and STIX.

Supported the programs and their Team leads with the Cancer Center as Office Manager

Prepared numerous documents, memorandums, letters and various forms of correspondence.

Prepared travel arrangements to include the airline reservations and hotel accommodations and the submission of reimbursement expenses of travelers.

Attended monthly Cancer Committee Board meetings; prepare and distribute the Minutes.

Reserved the Auditorium on a yearly basis for the Oncology Grand Rounds that were held monthly, and reserved conference rooms for the Cancer Committee meetings.

Arranged catering services for each event; confirmed the menu and head count for food, drinks and desserts.

Maintained the conference room schedule/calendar.

Ordered office equipment and supplies for all programs within the Cancer Center and Cancer Services.

Ordered lab coats for new staff; create and order business cards, letterhead paper and special requests.

Updated the Patient Cancer Registry on a monthly basis.

Updated our office Disaster Emergency Plan Notebook; submit our revisions to Safety and Security.

Maintained the filling system; met and greeted visitors and screened callers.

Listened to voicemail messages; typed and sent the notes/messages to the Nurses in Radiation Oncology.

Inova Health System

Falls Church, Virginia

August 2012 – September 2014

Administrative Specialist, Employee Health & Safety, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Responsibilities:

Greeted and assisted visitors.

Managed the scheduling of employees for new hire assessments; respiratory fit testing and other screenings.

Attended training to gain the knowledge and the nature of TB testing; how to analyze and read the results of the TB test; this is directly related to the data entry for employee charts

Entered employee data into software system.

Maintained employee charts and transfer files from one facility to another.

Created and analyzed data to produce several reports and statistics on compliance.

Sent reminder letters to employees of their upcoming immunization or testing that were due or required.

Office Team (Charles County Government)

Greenbelt, Maryland

March 2010 – August 2012

Administrative Assistant, PGM/CS

Responsibilities:

Prepared numerous documents, memos, letters and various forms of correspondence.

Created PowerPoint presentations.

Attended Pre-Bid meetings and recorded Minutes.

Transcribed the Minutes for distribution.

Scanned documents and blueprints into the electronic project files.

Ordered office supplies for several offices and departments.

Created and organized a filing system for contracts and related documents.

Prior Work Experience:

NARDI Construction

Defense Intelligence Agency

Bolling Air Force Base

Department of Defense - U.S. Air Force (Civilian)

Pentagon, Washington, DC

Summary of Qualifications:

A former Federal Government employee, I have a vast range of skills, knowledge and abilities; to include passing Security Clearances, teaching Administrative employees how to strategically handle their responsibilities and duties of their position. Outstanding organization skills and detailed oriented. Excellent communication skills, a great team player with the ability to work well with others. An outgoing personality; able to work independently and also a Self-starter.

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