I am actively seeking a Personal Assistant role in a demanding, fast-paced situation. My 6 ˝ years of support experience at Microsoft Corporation and Bandon Dunes Golf Resort have equipped me with a multitude of skills and proved my raw intelligence to be my most outstanding asset. Furthermore, I am available to spend whatever time necessary ramping up in this position, working additional or “off” hours, and traveling whenever necessary- I am young, polished and in the right personal position to energetically devote myself to making an impact on the way this individual’s life operates.
Why would I be the perfect PA? My varied experience and refined personality lend themselves well to this job. I started my career setting up internet start-ups on QuickBooks and managing all accounting transactions and revenue. Continued at Microsoft Corporation in a business operations analyst role. Translation: Executive support including becoming an Excel and Powerpoint wiz, doing confidential compensation and recruiting analysis and reporting, and managing Marketing Expense & Revenue of over $150MM a year. Also at Microsoft Corporation I continued supplementing my project management experience as Event Planner in Corporate Marketing. I lead the Microsoft partner presence at Comdex Las Vegas 2002 & 2003. Lastly, I supplemented my Executive hosting experience as an Assistant Golf Professional at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
If my abilities meet your requirements, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity of speaking with you at your earliest convenience. My resume and picture follow below.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
• Over 6 ˝ years in business operations as a consultant, analyst, and project manager for Microsoft Corporation and small business ventures including internet start-ups and as a golf professional at a top-ranked resort.
• 4 years experience at Microsoft Corporation where I established myself as a trusted team member, exceptional gatekeeper and self-managed quick learner in the Events business as well as Human Resources.
• Extensive project management experience in Events business in large tradeshows, conferences, and launches.
• 1 ˝ years experience in Golf business as LPGA T&CP assistant professional, specifically golf shop operations, playing lessons, tournament operations, and guest service.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA January 2001-current
Kelly Services Contractor- Business Operations Event Marketing November 2005-May 2006
Business Operations Analyst Event Marketing November 2002-April 2004
Event Program Manager- Partner Pavilions November 2002-April 2004
Recruiting Business Analyst January 2001-November 2002
• Operational
o Spearhead process improvement projects related to event planning best practices including process flow documentation, cash management, and exhibit property program.
o Produce and analyze monthly reporting scorecard and quarterly business review for reporting customers.
o Partnered with Corporate Finance during annual budget process including budget creation and evaluation of investments and divestments.
o Manage $12M annual opex budget and $150M in annual event spending expense and revenue, including producing monthly budget vs. actual reporting and variance commentary.
o Provide budget tool training to vendor and employee audiences of up to 160. Maintain and update Excel event budget reconciliation tool used for individual event budgets of up to $30M.
o Perform cost-benefit analysis, SWOT analysis, and commentary creation around unique business opportunities.
o Owned project to develop metrics illustrating where operational process improvements were needed or had been successfully implemented.
• Project
o Responsible for coordinating all aspects of partner co-marketing at large tradeshows including COMDEX and FOSE.
o Responsible for selecting vendors, building budgets, developing sponsor packages, lead generation for partner sales, coordinating all aspects of partner properties and booth layout, driving milestones, onsite show management, and budget and revenue reconciliation.
o Show set-up and monitoring of online partner event registration tool.
o Participated in creation of new tools through requirements gathering, tool development, and user adaptability testing.
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort – Kemper Sports, Bandon, OR April 2004 – November 2005 Assistant Golf Professional
• Implemented policies and procedures required for high-quality golf shop operations including cash management, operations of tournaments, and group requirements.
• Responsible for contacting all visiting groups and assisting with tournament set-ups, scoring needs, lessons, and post-round golf activities.
• Acted as a host professional to special visiting groups by providing a resort orientation and site visit tours.
• Assisted in pace of play data analysis, weekly inventory, statistical analysis for golf students.
• Maintained full knowledge of golf shop merchandise and provided feedback where needed to retail patrons.
• Participated in junior clinics and Golf Academy playing lessons.
Montgomery Professional Services Corporation, San Francisco, CA July 1999 - January 2001
Consulting Associate
• Maintained a positive working relationship with up to 6 internet start-up clients per week as well as approximately 300 vendors.
• Developed client scheduling and traveled independently to clients in the Bay Area.
• Created and maintained accounting systems such as Quickbooks, cash flow projections, headcount and capital requisitions, budgets and financial statements for internet start-ups and medium-business clients.
• Evaluated and made recommendations on client’s operational processes including special event and project funding, employee expenses, sales reporting, and budget variance commentary.
EDUCATION:
Miami University, Bachelor of Science, Business Finance & Int’l. Marketing Oxford, OH, 1999
Miami University Dolibois European Center, Int’l. Business Contemporary Europe Luxembourg, 1997
Microsoft Corporation: Precision Questioning (2003), Making Negotiation Real (2003), Advanced Word Skills (2003), Eisenstodt Associates Event Training (2003), Getting the right things done through Cross-Group Collaboration (2002), Managing and Motivating both ends of the spectrum (2001), Developing People (2001), Peer Mentoring (2001)
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