PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Business analyst professional seeking to secure a position with a well established organization that will lead to a lasting relationship enabling me to maximize my skills in document analysis, task and work flow analysis, and project management. I have strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to contribute to a project at every level to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high - level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true need.

WORK HISTORY:

Confidential

Senior Administrative Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Provides support to the Office Manager, project management team and other management staff as needed.
• Compile, type letters (formal/informal), memos & reports using a variety of software applications and paying special attention to detail. Create and maintain special reports, presentations and new databases as applicable.
• Manages the purchasing services functions including requisition handling, purchase order process, and document retention for the project management team.
• Sets up new vendors with purchasing with the new vendor form.
• Tracks purchasing information; coordinates receiving of goods by interfacing with receiving facilities; ensures that Purchase Orders are received within two days of entry into Lawson; Follows up with procurement to find out the status of purchase orders.
• Files all paperwork related to the purchasing process in the appropriate folders on a weekly basis.
• Checkbook use and maintenance to include account status, reconciliation and proper documentation. Keep manual records filed, updated balance, daily data entry of all purchases.
• Preparation of departmental accounting audits; follow up as necessary.
• Track monthly usage and billing for leased office equipment.
• Maintain parking validation tickets to include status, proper documentation and reordering when depleted.
• Responsible for keeping the office supplies stocked, making travel arrangements, processing travel reimbursements, check requests, purchase orders, office supplies orders, etc.

Confidential

Metrics Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided data base and analytical support for the Contractor Safety Management Program and Global Gas; input data via People Soft and created Queries in Microsoft Access. Provide process improvement recommendations in data collection methodologies.
• Research safety topics and/or opportunities as instructed to do so by the HSE Director
• Developed statistics and metrics reports to track effectiveness of Contractor Safety Management programs with an increase of 92% safety increase.
• Created an innovative method of measuring statistical significance; then led the implementation, resulting in more reliable and actionable results in 1/3 less time.
• Identified risk from prior contractors and performed S.W.O.T. analysis to identify several key weakness areas in contractor utilization on company pipeline projects and maintain safety data, keeping databases up to date.
• Analyzed, forecast, and presented key metric monthly trend results to the president of the Pipeline Division and her direct reports; subsequently relayed executives' key concerns from the meeting to managers in division to help them prioritize and focus resources.
• Prepare documents and presentations for monthly HSE and operational meetings and maintain monthly company safety data reports; monthly and quarterly safety statistics.
• Collaborated and interfaced extensively with workgroups across the business unit to obtain input and recommendations regarding safety concerns within Global Gas, also implemented new safety measure guidelines for future company contractors based on international standards and best practices.
• Summarized analytical results, drawing out significant deviations, making recommendations, and presenting to key internal clients and vendor groups.
• Facilitated weekly management safety meetings as assigned to discuss new implementations.
• Collaborated with contractors and project managers, external agencies, third - party technology distributors to facilitate communication for successful project launches.
• Strategized project scoping and specifications documents, to clearly communicate the project roadmap.
• Participated in the development and implementation of company-wide safety programs such as defensive driving, lockout/tagout, confined space entry, fire protection, and other OSHA safety compliance programs.

Confidential

Billing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Billed and maintained large profile accounts for clients by promptly removing, installing, and replacement of billions in assets; input of data via People Soft and creating Queries in Microsoft Access.
• Saved $164,000 the first year by designing and achieving new efficiencies in list creation process.
• Saved the company $130,000 by identifying and solving inefficient data retrieval problem.
• Used Confidential data programs; IMP1 and PerfectLoad to research and update equipment.
• Facilitated weekly finance meetings and liaison with distance finance divisions via conference calls.
• Ensured database integrity relative to terms, frequency of billing, and payment methods.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Executive Secretary

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for support and administrative duties for the Vice President.
• Provided general administrative and clerical support, including creating, editing, typing and copying general business documents.
• Recommended new processes for efficiency, automation and streamlining for Human Resources, Benefits coordination and Payroll.
• Responsible for preparation of comparison documentation for third party outsourcing selection.
• Worked on implementation team for HRIS PeopleSoft system upgrade from Windows based to Web based platform.
• Year - end tax out of balance resolution which resulted in an avoidance of a $35m penalty.
• Performed web site messaging through Unix Systems and HTML for Enron employees and contract offices.
• Scheduled appointments, coordinate meetings, and planned travel arrangements using Outlook.
• Tracked vacations, absences and timesheets in SAP.
• Performed and created PowerPoint presentations.