Amanda Nave
Procurement & Contracts Administrator
West Valley City,UT
Summary
20 Years experience in both public/private administration and client relations support in multi-industry environments. Excellent at leveraging interpersonal skills to build, sustain, and foster peak-performing teams. Dynamic Quality Assurance Analyst who successfully executes testing methodologies to identify gaps and make recommendations for process improvements. Leverages excellent analytical and programming skills to document and troubleshoot errors. Knowledge of test case management and defect tracking tools to support test processes. Pragmatic Contract Administrator with extensive data analysis and contract negotiation talents, with financial and contract management expertise. Highly skilled in team development, research, and contract processing.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Utilities Procurement & Contracts Specialist III
Salt Lake City Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT
06.2018 - Current
- Initiated, completed, and oversee maintenance of various contracts and agreements for 2 different departments using both manual and automated strategies.
- Researches contractual agreement language, working closely with the Office of the City Attorney, to ensure compliance of city ordinances, coordinates approved contracts for signage related to construction projects, including professional services, amendments, and change orders, as directed by Public Utilities management.
- Works closely with Risk Management to ensure insurances, surety bonds are vetted. Ensure contractual requirements set by federal, state, city or departmental policies, meet procurement guidelines, as well as, interpreting set policies for general public, department personnel and other city employees.
- Authorized to set-up and update new contracts through Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP), as well as, related financial documents.
- Coordinate changes to contracts which might occur during a contracts lifetime.
- Monitor incoming contracts and service agreements for correct pricing and information.
Judicial Assistant III
Salt Lake City Corporation, City Justice Court
Salt Lake City, UT
12.2013 - 10.2017
- Performed advanced tasks and duties, demonstrated complete knowledge of three critical areas (i.e., Small Claims, Traffic, Criminal).
- Verified/directed/amended/maintained/electronically filed all charging documents received from all outside prosecuting agencies and parties.
- Reviewed and monitored files for defendant compliance and probation/sentencing requirements, and independently problem solved and closed cases based on Standing Orders and policies.
- Processed financial obligations related to traffic, criminal and small claims cases including but not limited to: payments and payment plans, credits for treatment, Finders Program and auto-payments.
- Managed court sessions, maintaining attendant records for court proceedings.
- Researched laws, court decisions and other documents relevant to cases before court to aide in judge's decision-making.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Salt Lake City, UT
08.2007 - 05.2010
- Supported data gathering, analysis associated maintenance of interfaces/connections during client's annual enrollment period.
- Analyzed and tested different builds to identify, trace and help resolve bugs.
- Managed data flow and integration including carrier connections/payroll and/or processed manual carrier updates.
- Researched and resolved complex employee benefit problems and questions identified through routine audits; escalated failures appropriately and programmatic issues to appropriate team members/carriers or other third parties.
- Fixed identified issues to increase productivity and boost workflows.
- Created and achieved product quality objectives and met product specifications.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 06.2010 - 05.2017
Skills
Group presentations
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Timeline
Utilities Procurement & Contracts Specialist III
Salt Lake City Corporation
06.2018 - Current
Judicial Assistant III
Salt Lake City Corporation, City Justice Court
12.2013 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Utah
06.2010 - 05.2017
Quality Assurance Analyst
Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
08.2007 - 05.2010
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