Executive Assistant

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Astute and articulate professional with broad experience in dealing with fast-paced engineering environment; seeking a career within administrative field to exercise skills in technical administration, planning, organizational management and communication, with talent to independently plan and direct high-level business affairs. Highly familiar with program management, policy development, management analysis and information resources management. Adept at dealing with multiple, interdependent projects leading toward organizational improvements through innovative solutions. Demonstrated uncompromising expertise in building rapport and cultivating a trust situation. Well-versed in Persian language.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EXECUTIVE AND BOARD RELATIONS

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION

STAFF RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING

RELEVANT SKILLS

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

- Evaluated inventory levels for optical-based measurement systems, process control tools and production equipment.

- Planned and prepared all material needed in final assembly of Lucent products.

- Communicated and worked collaboratively with vendors such as ASC International.

- Planned, created, and maintained master planning units (MPU) for the factory and warehouse material requirements.

- Conducted evaluation to inventory level; identified and resolved all customer order issues.

- Provided support to overall provisioning needs of Lucent products.

- Ensured continuous communication between Lucent Technologies and vendor to observe efficient and timely integration of orders for Advance Network Service (ANU) products.

- Drafted and updated assembly instructions and manufacturing layouts.

- Coordinated with Lucent internal systems, such as Datamart and MFG-PRO.

- Oversaw overall operation at BSAC (Building System Automation Center).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

- In charge of planning and ordering part for sensors of Vision Master and Laser Vision, as well as checked any technical drawing modifications of both Vision Master and Laser Vision.

- Kept the Fox-Pro database updated for each drawing changes.

- Utilized special processing computers in order to control critical alarms, heating, cooling and security systems on a programmed schedule basis.

- Controlled various operating systems, such as Johnson Control, Honeywell and Landis & Gyr.

- Used proficiency in C++ programming in order to maintain database for programmable thermostat for different temperatures.

- Performed extensive testing on thermostats intended for maximum comfort and energy-saving temperature settings testing on the circuit design.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

- Led the creation of graphical design of system's control components as well as floor-foamer with a control box for the Food and Beverage Division.

- Planned and successfully designed infrared audio communication system, an out-of-circuit DC ammeter for senior design project, as well as a website for the local assembly shop with information associated with global integration product and assembly process.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

FULL TIME HOMEMAKER, ACTIVE MEMBER OF PTA 2002-PRESENT

APPLICATION ENGINEER, DELTA INDUS SYSTEMS, INC., BUFFALO, NY 2001-2002

APPLICATION ENGINEER, DEMAND PLANNING, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, COLUMBUS, OH 2000-2001

PRODUCT/PROCESS ENGINEER, GLOBAL INTEGRATION, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES –COLUMBUS, OH 1998-2000

ENGINEERING ASSISTANT, BUILDING SYSTEM AUTOMATION CENTER (BSAC)-UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 1996-1998

SUMMER INTERN, CONTROL ENGINEER, ECOLAB INC., MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN 1997

SUMMER INTERN, TEST ENGINEER, HOME AND BUILDING CONTROL DIVISION, HONEYWELL INC., PLYMOUTH, MN 1996

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CONCENTRATION IN CONTROL SYSTEMS & SIGNAL PROCESSING

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – MINNEAPOLIS, MN: 1998

Deans Lists: 1993-1994

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Custom Pneumatics Training, LANDIS & STAEFA INC.

ACTIVITIES

Member, The International Organization of Pakistani Women Engineers: 2000

Member, Society of Women Engineers: 1994

Treasurer, Persian Student Association (PSA), 1994

AWARDS

Leadership Award, Cultural Outreach Program, University of Minnesota: 1993

TECHNICAL SKILLS

HARDWARE IBM-PC/Compatibles and Macintosh

SOFTWARE MATLAB, PSPICE, Desktop Publisher, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, FrontPage), AutoSketch, and other word processors

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES C++, C, FORTRAN, Pascal, HTML, and VHDL

OPERATING SYSTEMS UNIX, MS-DOS, Windows, and Macintosh

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