KAREN LEIGH BOSHERS
[Send email using form at bottom]
PO Box 2064, Boise, ID 83701
[Send email to request phone number] 70.3477
CORE COMPETENCIES
Administration (10 years) Executive (10 years)
Records Management Radiological Control Webmaster
Procurement Diversity Webmaster and Board Member
Technical Reporting Operation Safety Board Facilitator
Facilities Issues
Leadership and Team Building (10 years) Policy, Procedure and Document Control
(10 years)
Training Initiative for INEEL, Lead Engineering Design File Coordinator
Radiological Administration, Lead Facilities Issues
Radiological Technical Writing and Correspondence Lead Radiological
Department Administration
Issue Communication and Resolution Environment
COMPUTER SKILLS AND TOOLS
Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Word, Power Point, Explorer, Scheduler
Web Editing: FrontPage, Dreamweaver, JavaScript
Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop
Records Management: Documetrix/EDMS Records Management
Corrective Action System: ICARE
Procurement: P-Card, Passport, Syscat
IT Technical Support: Remedy, Active Directory
REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)
2270 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, 83712, [Send email to request phone number] 32-8500, 2005-2008
Title: Crop Residue Disposal (CRD) Program Coordinator
Focus: Coordinate Agricultural Burning for State of Idaho
Responsibilities CRD Program Coordinator: Coordinate information flow of
records and registrations between
state agencies and groups, as well as with agencies of interest outside the
program; administer CRD Registration,
administer grower hotline and field questions from growers and public;
coordinate all southern Idaho burns during
peak season and all non-reservation burns statewide in non-peak season;
reviewing and analyzing meteorological
predictions to determine the effects of wind and weather on smoke at any give
time, then making burn
determinations; coordinate and participate in compilation of burning season
summary; review policy and established
procedures, prepare annual report, maintain historically significant CRD
records; prepare documentation for public
records and attorneys.
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)
1955 North Fremont, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415, [Send email to request phone number] 26-4411, 1998-2004
Contractor: Bechtel
Title: Principal Office Specialist for RadCon Director, 2002-2004
Focus: Administer services for INEEL Radiological Control department
Responsibilities for Radiological Control: PowerPoint presentations;
procurement for department of 250
employees; policy, procedure and document control; ICARE corrective actions;
records management; final authority
for correspondence and technical reporting; communication support covered the
following areas: move and
communication coordinator, travel arrangements, scheduling appointments and
calendars for management and
engineers; Engineer Design File Coordinator for Engineering Manager, team leader
for 350+ administrative assistants
at the INEEL for training initiative, Webmaster for RadCon, Webmaster and board
member for INEEL General
Managers Diversity Program, professional assistant for the RadCon Director.
Contractor: Bechtel
Title: Facilities Issues/ICARE Coordinator/OSB Facilitator for Spent Fuel,
2000-2002
Focus: Administer non-compliances and corrective actions safely for INEEL Spent
Fuel department
Responsibilities for Spent Fuel: ICARE system for tracking and management of
non-compliances and corrective
actions; policy, procedure, document control and records management for all
INEEL Spent Fuel facilities issues;
facilitate all OSB meetings including invitations, documentation and minutes
(approximately 25 board members).
Contractor: Lockheed Martin
Title: Senior Administrative Assistant for Plant Engineering, 1998-2000
Focus: Administer services for INEEL Plant Engineering department
Responsibilities for Plant Engineering: PowerPoint presentations; procurement
for 25 employees; policy, procedure
and document control; ICARE corrective actions; records management;
correspondence and technical reporting;
communication support covered the following areas for 25 employees: move and
communication coordinator, travel
arrangements, scheduling appointments and calendars for management and
engineers; professional assistant for the
Plant Engineering Manager.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Auditor part-time, South Fork Lodge, 2000-2003
Administrative Assistant, Lena Pope Home, Inc., 1992-1995
Girl Friday, Ben Hogan Company, 1986-1987
Administrative Assistant, TexMar, Inc., 1984-1986
Gallery Host/ Word Processor, Lincoln Fox/International Art Galleries,
1982-1984
Instructor/Inspector, Northrop Aircraft Corporation, 1981-1982
EDUCATION
Pursuing BS in Information Technology-Business System Analysis, Phoenix/Axia,
2010-Present
Dreamweaver Level 1 and Level 2, ExecuTrain, 2006
Photoshop, Rockhurst University, 1999
Effective Oral Presentation, INEEL Institute, 1999
Problem Solving and Decision Making, INEEL Institute, 1999
Conflict Management, INEEL Institute, 1999
Proofreading and Copy Editing, INEEL Institute, 1998, 1999
Records Management, INEEL Institute, 1998
Office Professional Level 1, 2 and 3, INEEL Institute, 1998-2001
HTML-Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced, ExecuTrain, 1998
Excel-Introduction, Intermediate, ExecuTrain, 1998
Access- Introduction, Intermediate, ExecuTrain, 1998
Project Scheduler 7, ExecuTrain, 1998
Computerized Business Administration, ATI Career Training Center, Fort Worth,
TX, 1991-1992
Quality Assurance, Non-Destructive Testing, Eastern Idaho Vocational Technical
School, Idaho Falls, ID, 1979-80
HONORS AND AWARD
Performance Plus Award, INEEL-Diversity Website, 2004
Performance Plus Award, INEEL-Training Team Leader, 2004
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