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AMBER BERTRAM-PRATT

Valley Stream,NY

Summary

Seasoned Executive Assistant with 20+ years of supporting multiple top-tier executives across various industries. Strong multi-tasking and time management skills to provide client-centric support, with a demonstrated willingness to learn new skills to better support executives & advance business objectives.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Executive Assistant

Urbint
01.2020 - Current

Urbint is a series C startup that uses AI to identify risk and protect workers in the utility industry.

  • Provide support to the CEO, CCO, CFO, CTO and other members of the leadership team while maintaining confidentiality.
  • Champion a 'People First' approach; launching Urbint's first Employee Resource Group (ERG) to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging in a remote environment.
  • Manage complex calendar scheduling.
  • Execute multi-city domestic and international travel arrangements while obtaining required visas, documentation, etc.
  • Update spreadsheets and create presentations
  • Prepare meeting agendas for staff meetings and board meetings
  • Handle scheduling and logistics planning for conferences and monthly meetings.
  • Assist with team building initiatives and maintenance of organizational culture and employee morale.
  • Transcribe meeting minutes to support sales, business development and senior management teams.
  • Create expense reports and budgets for the management team and their direct reports.

Executive Assistant

Jefferies
09.2010 - 09.2019

Jefferies is a middle market, full service investment banking and capital markets firm.

  • Provided executive-level support to three Managing Directors and seven senior and junior members within Investment Banking.
  • Prepared highly confidential material and information concerning various deals, acquisitions, mergers and personnel matters.
  • Extensive interaction with senior management and clients at the CEO/COO/CFO level.
  • Arranged board meetings, conferences, closing dinners, company offsites, and internal group outings; securing and confirming venues and presentation equipment; received guests.
  • Logged and updated internal database weekly with all banker/client meetings and associated call reports.
  • Coordinated complex domestic and international travel for individuals including lodging, air (commercial/private) ground transportation, as well as obtaining passports and visas.
  • Managed multiple daily calendars, both professional and personal; arranged all client meetings and calls.

Executive Assistant

New Leaf Venture Partners
03.2006 - 03.2010

New Leaf Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on investments in healthcare technology companies.

  • Provided executive level administrative support to the CFO, Vice President and Senior Financial analyst.
  • Improved office procedures by preparing user guides for common workflow assignments.
  • Prepared and assembled media kits for marketing and public relations.
  • Responsible for obtaining data from Senior Financial analysts regarding new deals in order to develop weekly report distributed to Senior Management.
  • Managed capital purchases for office equipment, liaison with vendors, generated and maintained equipment tracking records.
  • Planned and coordinated corporate luncheons/dinners and developed presentations for related on-site and off-site meetings.
  • Maintained calendars and scheduled all telephone appointments and in-person meetings.
  • Made extensive domestic and international travel arrangements for senior-level executives.

Education

USC - Business Management

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Bachelor of Arts - Forensic Psychology

John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
New York, NY

Skills

  • Complex Domestic/International Travel (acquiring visas, invitation letters, etc)
  • Concur, Expensify, and Tallie Expense Systems
  • Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
  • Google Suite
  • Slack and Cisco Phone Systems
  • Greenhouse Platform
  • Workday, ADP, Lattice, CultureAmp, FreshService, JIRA and Asana Softwares
  • Executive Presentation Preparation and Meeting Minutes
  • Client and Team Event Coordination

Timeline

Senior Executive Assistant

Urbint
01.2020 - Current

Executive Assistant

Jefferies
09.2010 - 09.2019

Executive Assistant

New Leaf Venture Partners
03.2006 - 03.2010

USC - Business Management

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Bachelor of Arts - Forensic Psychology

John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
AMBER BERTRAM-PRATT