Michael R. Baran

*** ******** **.  Huntsville AL 35801  256-***-****  256-***-**** cell  utrp3o@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

My objective is to seek a challenging position with a growth oriented company, which will allow further utilization of my skills and the ability to acquire new skills. Position seeking would allow for the transformation of demonstrated organization, communication, and project management skills proven by over 24 years of diverse experience in both the Federal Government and Private Sector into a challenging opportunity.

Profile

Motivated, personable professional with excellent organizational and communication skills. Carry out daily office function consisting of travel management; meeting planning; office communications include the scheduling and coordination of Video Teleconferencing (VTC); general correspondence; miscellaneous project requests; time card assistance; and office supply management. Developed reports, templates, and spreadsheets to increase accuracy of data, productivity, and efficiency.

Security Clearance

Hold active DoD Secret Clearance.

Skills Summary

 Organization

 Communication

 VTC Coordination

 Report Preparation  Travel management

 Computer in Microsoft Applications

 Customer Service

 Scheduling  Time Card Assistance

 Template Generation

 Written Correspondence

 Office supply management

Education

Associates Degree in Business Administration, Strayer University – March 2009; GPA 3.769/4.0

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Strayer University – Graduation expected in 2011, GPA 3.83/4.0

Diploma: Business Management, Stratford Career Institute – 2003

Certificate: Solinet Training for Interlibrary Loan Users – 1998

Certificate: Quality Leaders Course, Clovis Community College - 1994

Professional Experience

SAIC Corporation, Huntsville AL August 2006 to October 2009

VTC Coordinator/Administrative Assistant: Lead VTC coordinator whose responsibilities include scheduling and maintaining the daily calendar for the VTC and Conference rooms. Work in a team environment to operate all video teleconference systems and facility operations. I was responsible for training personnel on the use and operation of VTC systems. Provide pre-conference testing and setup for video teleconferences and/or meetings. Troubleshoot Video Teleconference network issues (Routers, Xtron Tandberg and Polycom systems). Utilize scheduling software to ensure proper coordination of users, participants, schedulers and facilitators to ensure uninterrupted and trouble-free transmission of conferences. Connect systems to Local Area Network (LAN) or ISDN network. Support and assist multiple managers with daily communications tasks, including general inquiries concerning department functions. Other responsibilities include assisting in time card management; coordinating travel; generating expense reports; maintaining files in an organized manner; ensuring office supply needs are maintained; support event planning execution. Additional duties include submitting and following to closure problem reports to IT, and facilities and maintenance. Position requires flexibility and adaptation to support a highly changing environment.

COLSA Corporation, Huntsville, AL May 2001 to August 2006

Administrative Assistant IV: Prepared reports for departments. Answered multi-line phone and responded to general inquiries concerning department functions. Maintains calendar; schedule appointments, meetings, conferences rooms, and video telecons. Responsible for verifying security clearances of those attending meetings. Loaded briefings and charts and had them ready to go at the start of the scheduled meeting. Made travel arrangements for all personnel using Travel Inc. Filed travel reimbursement and tracked them through Accounts Payable. Additionally, tracked Staff Calls, created position announcements, and tracked status of positions. Work with budget information like PSR’s and loading them into a spreadsheet, printing them out, giving them to the appropriate people and once they are done with them making sure they are filed in appropriate notebooks. Tracking Staff Calls that are received and creating position announcements for each position that comes out, tracking the status of each position, seeing who has applied for that position

Lockheed Martin, Huntsville, Alabama: April 1999 to May 2001

Data Entry Clerk: Down-loaded information from the computer system at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), using thee Automated Support Requirements System (ASRS). Made updates to the PRD computer. Trained others using the PRD computer system. Setting up and using matrixes to track launch information for the Shuttle. Scheduled meetings, updated matrix’s and maintained the staff Calendar so I knew where everyone was at any given moment. Sent out messages for different meetings and ensured the necessary staff was notified. Setting up and using matrixes to track launch information for the Shuttle.

Civil Service Experience November 1986 to April 1999

Library Technician, Circulation/Interlibrary Loan: Basic circulation desk duties include online procedures, using scanning devices on barcodes in books, proper shelving of books /periodicals, locating lost books, registering patrons on the computer.

Supply Clerk, Stock Control: Monitored all requisition for supply and equipment, processed status listing, reviewed requisition exception codes, reviewed and interpreted new and/or change in supply procedures, monitored off-line register, and monitored delinquent and rejected documents.

Operations Clerk: Child Development Center, enrolled patrons, verified child’s paperwork was current, received and confirmed reservations by telephone, prepared daily/consolidated reports, assisted with administration of the center by inventorying.

Medical Clerk (Office Automation): Performed administrative duties; received calls, greeted visitors, scheduled appointments, keep appointment logs, prepared medical reports, correspondence, maintained branch library, maintained file plan, pulled medical records. Made sure the proper paperwork was in the appropriate place prior to the patient’s appointment. If not, went to the appropriate offices and retrieved the paperwork. Re-file medical records in flight medicine when there were busy. Compiled statistics for monthly meeting. Used Enable OA to develop and set up templates for forms used on the computer, to facilitate data entry and printing. Instructed other personnel in using the templates to reduce and repetitiveness. Worked on Z-248. Became proficient in Microsoft Word, and how to transcribe data from a tape recorder.

Office Automation: Performed administrative duties; received calls, greeted visitors, scheduled appointments, keep appointment logs, prepared medical reports, correspondence, maintained branch library, maintained file plan, pulled medical records, established/maintained project deadlines, and posted regulations, made up briefing slides.

Data Transcriber, reviewed books, marked mistakes, input corrections into the computer using Peachtext and verified with computer print-out.

Military Experience – Air Force March 84 to December 85

Administrative Specialist: Received calls, greeted visitors, composed/type correspondence, established and maintained deadlines, typing EPR’s and OER’s, maintained file plans, scheduled meetings, order and posted regulations, took care of disposing classified material and any documents that were classified making sure they had the proper markings and also putting them in locked classified safes or storage units. Sometimes making sure the building was locked and signing off on Security Inspections forms. Making sure classified was put away when they were done and if not go find it and put it away until they need it again, not leaving it out in the open were somebody could come by and take it.

Prior employment available upon request.

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