Executive Assistant

HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE AND PERSONAL ASSISTANT with proven ability in handling business and personal matters with accuracy, efficiency, diplomacy and confidentiality. Experience with senior level executives as well as with high-ranking government personnel. Areas of expertise include:

- Organization and project management skills

- Resourceful – respond on quick notice; ability to research and resolve the situation at hand

- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skill

- Highly proficient in computer applications – ability to create highly professional presentations and track

large volumes of critical information

- Successful experience planning business and social events as well as public relations activities

- Planning and support of national and international non-profit agencies

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook; QuickBooks, Palm OS, Apple,

Adobe Acrobat, CPARS, LAN, Orbits, Business Objects, AS400, WordPerfect

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Provide administrative support to executive vice president in the luxury automobile industry – handle personal and business calendars, prepare presentations for national meetings, record board meeting minutes and ensure logistics. Coordinate international meetings, plans, arrangements and communication with the US and UK Jaguar Board of Operations Council.

• Coordinate and manage marketing projects: Research varied resources for the collection of sales data and the preparation and dissemination of sales analysis reports; administer vehicle allocation and distribution, ensuring accurate port delivery for products in excess of $1,000,000 daily; and handle other projects as assigned to provide support and information to marketing management.

• Served as a personal assistant to entrepreneur of healthcare publishing company – edited publications and handled all incoming and outgoing correspondence, coordinated business and personal engagements, finances, staffing, contract services and tutorial lesson planning.

• Directed in the offices of eight Commanding Generals (equivalent authority to senior level executive) in the U.S. Army - oversaw functions for smooth daily operations, delegated tasks for eight administrative assistants, managed $2 million budget, and handled recordkeeping for the recruitment and training of 250 personnel.

INTERPERSONAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Successful experience interacting with corporate executives and their management staff, administrative staff, government agencies and diplomats, and external vendors and contractors.

• Developed an ability to assess in advance the needs and desires of executives and government officials based on extensive administrative experience, exposure to many cultures and many levels of individuals.

• Ability to exercise discretion in disclosing information – handled classified and secret documents for the U.S. government.

• Skilled in writing and editing – handle business correspondence, responded to White House and congressional inquiries, edited publications, wrote policy manuals and procedures, press releases and promotional material.

EVENT PLANNING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Reputation with colleagues for professionalism, dependability, creativity, impeccable attention to detail and overall tastefulness of events, including business meetings, social events, multicultural activities, and personal executive gift selections and engagements.

• Committed to going the extra mile to ensure attention to every detail and the comfort and importance of every guest for successful special events – regarded as the expert for international protocol.

• Instrumental in the first ever U.S. representation of an entertainment group in an Eastern Bloc country – planned and coordinated first televised July 4th program in Kosovo from the ground up – responsible for $1.5 million budget – recommended for participation in Partnership for Peace and participation in international non-profit programs.

• As an international public affairs liaison, planned and coordinated events and handled special arrangements for US and foreign ambassadors, heads of state and political dignitaries, researched contacts, prepared written communications and followed up for favorable public relations, and interfaced with international representatives and dignitaries.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

JAGUAR CARS NORTH AMERICA, SALES AND MARKETING, Irvine, CA 2006 to present

Perform executive level office administration, budget analysis, and project coordination/management for the

sales and marketing division of the North American headquarters.

EXECUTIVE PERSONAL ASSISTANT

EASY H PRODUCTS, INC., Laguna Niguel, CA 2003 to 2006

Coordinated business and personal functions for the owner of a healthcare publications company – handled

correspondence and publication editing, finances and contract services for home and business.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/OFFICER - ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST

U.S. ARMY, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL DIVISION EUROPE, Heidelberg, Germany 2003 to 2006

Oversaw administrative functions for public policy and personnel office for U.S. and German civilians,

ensuring compliance with government regulations.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/MANAGER – CHIEF OPERATIONS AND PLANS COORDINATOR

U.S. ARMY, BAND AND CHORUS/ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION, Heidelberg, Germany 2000 to 2003

Planned and managed U.S. entertainment public relations tours throughout Europe; involved in personnel

development and assignments, budget management and security and contingency plans and operations.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE – OPERATIONS AND PLANS COORDINATOR

U.S. ARMY, BAND AND CHORUS/ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION, Heidelberg, Germany 1997 to 2000

Handled correspondence and conducted research for the coordination of public affairs efforts, organized events

with host nations and prepared and wrote public relations material and arranged media interviews.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Music

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Linguistic Studies: Conversational German

University of Maryland, Heidelberg, Germany

Real Estate Principals, Real Estate Practices and Real Estate Law

Kaplan Schools, Irvine, California

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