Professional Objective

To obtain a position as project management, office management, building
operations.  This includes handling a wide variety of situations and conflicts
involving the clerical and administrative function of the office, as well as
confidential and time sensitive material.

Qualification Highlights 
HR Generalist
Project Management Experience
Expert business office and building operations manager 
Develops policies and procedures for new programs 
Experienced with start-up sites and staff 
Manages projects with minimal direction and excellent results 
Performs well in a dynamic environment
Thorough, well organized and careful 
Skilled at communication and negotiation
 Creates order out of chaos
Co-workers describe me as:  “A pit bull with manners,”  “A heat-seeking
missile,” 
 “A good will ambassador” and “The group glue” 

Professional Overview
•	Project and Program Management
•	Created new business departments for 3 Silicon Valley start-ups
•	Provided Administration support for up to 40 employees in one company
•	Adapted Headquarter policies and initiated new procedures for 3 new sites  
•	Developed all start-up business functions from inception to maturity 
•	Managed liaison and operations for two international Education programs      

•	Trained 12 business administration staff members
•	Directed annual purchasing budgets up to $50,000

Benefits for Employer
•	Creates efficient office operations where there is none 
•	Executives can leave the office at 5 p.m. knowing that things will get done
•	I make my manager look good
•	Office staff works productively in a calm and professional atmosphere 
•	Teamwork improves through shared information, contacts and skills 
•	On-going training enhances morale and performance of staff, students and
vendors 
•	Start-up operations get sustainable organizational structure that grows with
them
•	Office purchases are economical and fully documented
•	I research, recommend, develop procedures and manage projects through to
completion 
Employment History


Cadence Design Systems  						September 2006- Jan 2009	
San Jose, CA  				

Senior Department Admin 
•	Reported to VP of Marketing Operations
•	Purchasing and Data entry 
•	Used SAP system requesting PO’s
•	Project Management/Department/building Management
•	Worked with backend legal contracts for group
•	Assistant to three VP’s and three Directors
•	Tracked and set up appointments and projects to completion
•	Analyzed office needs and implements them
•	Worked with facilities and operations to insure employee needs
•	Organized meetings and calendars
•	Completed expense reports
•	Established a systematic method for self and others to track time commitments
and the completion of tasks.
•	Supported multiple people in the Industry Alliances staff. 
•	Provided administrative support to the senior managers and other members of
the IA team. 
•	The work included managing calendars, doing expense reports, assisting the
department with travel arrangements, arranging cross –department meetings
•	Set up purchase orders
•	Set up new hires
•	Assisted team with IT and facilities issues
•	Managed special projects.  

WestEd (Contractor)					 	March 2006- June 2006
E3 Institute in Early Education				           
San Jose, CA

Assistant Research Associate to Professional Development Manager
•	Project Management with Education programs
•	Worked with programmers, designers and staff members to ensure Early Education
programs implementation.
•	Supported Development Manager in tracking & implementing program success.
•	Contributed  to and supported Early Education events and classes

Safeway Inc, Corporate office (Contractor)			Jan 2006 – March 2006
Pleasanton, CA 

Assistant to Director of Public Affairs
•	Analyzed and organized office and file systems followed by implementation of
systems.
•	Responded to Northern California donations requests with funding checks and
letters     from Safeway
•	Created Contracting/Employee Manual for new employee
•	Managed Calendars


Atempo, Inc (Contractor)						June 2005 – Sept 2005
Palo Alto, CA

Office and Human Resource Manager for company
•	Managed company benefits and helped employees choose specific insurances
•	Kept close contact with Insurance carriers and employee needs
•	Analyzed and organized office logistics and file systems and implemented them
•	Involved with hiring and termination process and logistics
•	Support of VP
•	Ordered all office supplies and was main contact for vendors


Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) - West 			June 2001 – Mar 2005
Moffett Field, CA

Campus Liaison and Operations Manager for the Professional Development Center 
Feb 2003 – Mar 2005
•	Project Management 
•	Promoted to Campus Liaison
•	Managed non-academic functions for a new, international work-study program 
•	Provided a seamless transition by coordinating with Pittsburgh and India  
•	Adapted CMU policies and created new procedures to meet foreign students’
needs
•	Conducted orientation, protocol training and counseling for 40 graduate
students

Operations Program Manager 					June 2001 – Feb 2003
•	Established a presence for Pittsburgh-based CMU at a secure NASA facility in
California
•	Developed a wide range of business functions for the CMU-West start-up,
including: administrative, building operations, vendor relations, purchasing,
requisitions, billing and employee benefits
•	Guided NASA personnel, Silicon Valley vendors, and CMU-East staff to support
CMU-West strategy and needs
•	Managed all non-academic issues for the first Summer Robotics Camp at
CMU-West
•	Directed an annual purchasing budget of approximately $50,000

Awards:  Nominated for CMU’s prestigious 2004 Andrew Award in the Culture
category 
	     http://www.cmu.edu/PR/weekly04/040902_prweeklynews.html







Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs-Research Lab	March 1999- June 2001
Palo Alto, CA 

Business Office Manager 
•	Project Management of new group, building and Lucent branch
•	Reported to the VP of Lucent -West 
•	Established a presence for Lucent Technologies - Bell Labs in the Silicon
Valley
•	Successfully adapted corporate policies and created new procedures for
Lucent-West
•	Developed all business office functions, including administrative, purchasing,
requisitions and billing, employee benefits, building operations and vendor
relationships
•	Assisted the Operations Manager to outfit the facility; selected all artwork
and plants 
•	Directed an annual purchasing budget of approximately $50,000

Network System Laboratory, Compaq / DEC-Research Lab	August 1992 - Feb 1999
Palo Alto, CA  

Business Office Manager
•	Reported to the Director of the Network Systems Laboratory (NSL)
•	Developed administrative support for the NSL Director and research personnel,
including administrative, office supplies, furnishings, building operations,
expense reports, travel
•	Project Management and support with new developments executed from Lab
•	Trained 8 administrators for a business spin-off: the Palo Alto Internet
Exchange, (PAIX)
•	Set up remote office infrastructure for PAIX facility and personnel
•	Coordinated special events and international Executive Briefing Program
operations

Education
Enrolled at University of Phoenix for B.S. in Business Administration, GPA 3.83
with all A’s.

Computer Skills
•	Oracle Purchasing & Expense Program
•	MS Office, Exchange, PowerPoint, Outlook Scheduling, Outlook Express Mail
•	Adobe Frame Maker 
•	SAP Purchasing 
•	XMS online Expense Tracking Program
•	Expert at using the Internet for business, education and research 
•	IBM Expense Reporting System