Career Highlights

Belay,  Atlanta, GA                                                                                                                               2017-Present
Virtual Assistant

Provide comprehensive virtual assistance to CEO and management team.  Maintains calendars and prioritizes meeting requests for management.  Reviews incoming correspondence to organize and identify items of special interest to management.  Handles routine correspondence and assists in arranging travel.  Conducts research on and implements new applications for the organization.  Assists the HR Department in the areas of editing job requirements, posting openings and scheduling the hiring process through onboarding. 

• Successfully migrated company records to Google Team Drive.
• Successfully migrated company from Meldium to 1Password.
• Successfully trained and utilized Lever for hiring process.

 Blalock Academy School, Overland Park, KS                                                                                                            2011 – 2017

Instructor (Homeschool)

Utilize broad scope of multi-subject knowledge and dynamic instructional acumen toward planning and presenting forward thinking lessons within a homeschool-based learning environment, including developing and implementing age-appropriate curricula, delivering instruction and evaluating student performance; and maintaining student records.

• Ensured strict compliance with state laws and reporting procedures.
• Cost-effectively assessed instructional needs to purchase required materials.
• Promoted a well-rounded education via selection of valuable extracurricular activities.

Gilbert Public School System, Gilbert, AZ                                                                                                                2009 – 2011

Paraprofessional

Assisted in the supervision and instruction of mildly/moderately disabled special needs students under the supervision of a certificated teacher; observing and documenting student progress; implemented plans for instruction; and assisted students by providing for special health care needs.

Edu-Prize Charter School, Gilbert, AZ                                                                                                                           2007 – 2009

Instructional Aide

Demonstrated experience in supporting teachers within special needs and / or exceptional learner classrooms, including performing in instructional aide, support staff, paraprofessional, and / or substitute teacher roles to achieve all objectives.

• Met and / or exceeded individualized goals via 1:1 and / or classroom instructional assistance.

 Summit Solutions, Inc., Raytown, MO                                                                                                                     2001 – 2006

Senior Consultant

Drove multi-site business success by focusing on developing leading-edge solutions that enabled and leveraged collaborative technologies to solve challenges.  Exhibited knowledge of Microsoft platform, wireless, and fax technologies with extensive talents among large, multicultural IT organizations and with collaborations between globally based, culturally diverse administrators.  Project-managed design, implementation, documentation, and support of key efforts.

• Managed both Global Faxination Server and SAP / Exchange connector installations and upgrades.
• Led Blackberry migration of users from Lotus Notes to Exchange, as well as migration from BES 3.6 to 4.0.
• Actively drove global operational support of implemented technologies, and handled technical documentation.

 Aventis Pharmaceuticals,  Kansas City, MO                                                                                                            1997 – 2001

Consultant

Strategically steered Global Infrastructure Technologies’ consultant initiatives with responsibility for evaluating and managing standards of email add-on products.  Provided advanced consulting and problem resolution support.  Led projects encompassing Aventis E-connectivity, global email data migration, and Microsoft Joint Development for Exchange 2000 and Airstream, along with Year 2000 project, conferencing server, and instant messaging for Microsoft Exchange.

• Personally managed both Latin America and Puerto Rico infrastructure projects, respectively.
• Proactively coordinated and managed North America Salesforce emerging technologies initiatives.
• Served as PM for Fax/Exchange and SAP/Exchange connectivity; Unified Messaging and wireless connectivity; and backbone infrastructure migration and public folder migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 – 2003.

 Senior Advisor

Spearheaded operations and management of the company’s global email environment, including providing results-driven domestic / international services encompassing backbone operations and maintenance, systems documentation, change management, and problem resolution, as well as system monitoring and capacity planning.  Efficiently handled all new releases, enhancements, and / or add-on functionality testing and implementation while ensuring seamless efforts.

• Successfully managed high-volume backbone servers based in Europe and Latin America.

 Senior Analyst

Expertly administered and managed high-volume Kansas City-based Microsoft Exchange servers for 3,500+ users while serving as primary global contact for the implementation and support of Fax and mobile servers using Faxination Server.

• Led functionality testing, documentation, and tech support for migration of Kansas City clients to Outlook 98.

 Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, Leawood, KS                                                                                               1995 – 1997

Managing Consultant

Played a vital role in delivering integral consulting for Hoechst Marion Roussel, including providing email support and help desk staffing as required.  Served as Microsoft Exchange Email Team Member tasked with second-level support for Microsoft Exchange, migration of Microsoft Mail accounts to Exchange, set up of Internet firewall accounts, and administration of Windows NT and Exchange accounts.  Effectively handled sales proposal technical writing / consulting.

• Served as the single point-of-contact to resolve core issues and / or handle inquiries.
• Personally supported all mainframe, network, printer, software, PC, and Mac systems.

 Recent Supplemental Experience

Community Services, Gilbert, Az, Overland Park, KS                                                                                     2005 – Present

Various Roles (Uncompensated Services)

Capitalize on the opportunity to grow personally and professionally in various community-based roles, including serving as community chairperson, party planner, board member, sponsorship chair, and team manager for sports club.

• Served as Co-Chair for annual Charity Golf Tournament and community programs.
• Profitably led fundraising efforts for soccer club and school activities to boost the bottom line.
• Showcased solid leadership qualifications as Board Member for Arizona Soccer Club and FC Barcelona AZ.
• Created and ran program to professional train and lead all team managers at FC Barcelona Az.
• Created and organized club-wide community service projects for players.
• VP Activities for PTO