Ashley Pickens

• Monitor and evaluate compliance with Prevailing Wage standards among 19 subcontractors.
• Oversight of processing of millions of dollars in invoices with precision and accuracy.
• Implemented tracking systems for project milestones, enhancing visibility of progress among stakeholders.
• Engaging with the onsite teams monthly to obtain necessary approvals and clarifications on invoiced items, ensuring alignment with project milestones.
• Monitor contract budgets and expenditures, ensuring financial accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

• Managed payroll functions efficiently for over 80 employees, ensuring timely and accurate compensation for all staff members.
• Managed the recruitment process, conducting interviews and onboarding new employees to promote a seamless integration into the team dynamic.
• Implemented comprehensive training program for new hires, improving their integration into team and productivity.
• Guided other managers and employees on company policies, programs, benefits and salary administration.
• Managed employee relations issues professionally, resolving conflicts efficiently while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Enhanced client satisfaction with timely and accurate invoicing, ensuring prompt payments and better cash flow management.
• Maintained accurate financial records by reconciling accounts payable and receivable transactions regularly to ensure balanced budgets.
• Conducted regular inventory assessments of office supplies, materials, and uniform ordering necessary items proactively to prevent stock shortages.
• Coordinated office events and meetings, ensuring timely execution and optimal scheduling for all participants.
• Managed vendor relationships, negotiating contracts for cost savings while maintaining high-quality services.
• Oversaw facility maintenance requests, coordinating with building management to address repairs or improvements efficiently.
• Supported month-end and year-end closing activities by reconciling accounts and preparing financial reports as needed.
• Reduced costs with meticulous budget monitoring and expense tracking for essential supplies and equipment.
• Managed online reputation by addressing customer feedback promptly and professionally, maintaining a positive image for the company.
• Managed fleet inventory, fleet data, and preventive maintenance and streamlined vehicle allocation processes for optimal usage.
• Explained benefits and retirement to plan participants in easy to understand terms in order to educate each on available options.

• Reviews potential donors medical history, social history, and physical assessment to determine whether the tissue is suitable for donation.
• Preforms safe, efficient, and quality surgical recovery of ocular tissue for transplant and research purposes with aseptic technique.
• Obtains blood specimens for serologic testing.

• Training over 35 new employees, OMT students, medical students, and resident ophthalmologist in technical training with ophthalmic equipment, clinical procedures, and patient care

• Managing a high volume patient clinic while maximizing performance for patient care by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.

• Completing detailed fittings of toric, multifocal, monovision, scleral, RGP's, and hybrid contact lenses for corneal disease and penetrating trauma patients.

• Collaborating with physicians and medical staff to preform diagnostic testing such as corneal topography, specular microscopy, Goldmann applanation, Humphrey visual field, refractometry, lensometry, and A-scan fluorescein angiography, fundus photography, OCT's, slit lamp photography, B-scans, and indocyanine green angiography to diagnose patients with diseases and other ocular issues.