Breigh Fenello
St. George
Summary
Accomplished Executive Assistant with over 13 year's supporting C-Level Executives in education, start up and technology driven environments. Poised and competent, able to exercise independent judgement under pressure always providing a sense of calm. Detail oriented with success implementing solutions to create optimal efficiency. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with diverse individuals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant to the Campus Dean
Rocky Vista University
08.2023 - Current
- Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
- Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
- Maintained confidentiality with sensitive documents, ensuring proper storage and distribution as needed.
- Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
- Streamlined executive communication by managing emails, phone calls, and scheduling appointments.
- Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate effective communication throughout the company.
- Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
- Managed office inventory, tracking supplies and placing orders to ensure smooth daily operations.
- Coordinated events for staff members, promoting team-building activities and boosting morale within the workplace.
- Supported executives in decision-making processes by conducting research and presenting findings in clear formats.
- Prepared and edited presentations on behalf of executives for both internal meetings and external conferences.
- Ensured smooth daily operations through consistent maintenance of office equipment, troubleshooting issues when necessary.
- Delivered exceptional organizational support enabling executive focus on high-level strategic initiatives fostering company growth.
- Contributed to budget management by monitoring expenses and providing detailed expenditure reports regularly.
Executive Assistant, CIO/VP of Marketing/Communications/Events
College of Southern Nevada
01.2015 - Current
- Project fiscal year budgets for the IT Department as well as Marketing & Events, track departmental expenses against budgetary constraints in various categories
- Generate all software, hardware, Marketing, Communications, and service requisitions in Workday
- Reconcile all invoices for Marketing and IT Departments with the accounts payable team
- Coordinate travel, prepare trip itineraries, book dinner reservations, and scheduled meetings
- Order necessary office supplies for IT, Marketing, Events, Communications
- Read, research, and route correspondence; drafted letters, documents, and reports; collect and analyze information; initiate telecommunications
- Screen email traffic, phone calls, and maintain filing systems
- Support Chief Information Officer/VP of Marketing through personal document management, calendar organization and collateral preparation for meetings
- Provide support and work on special projects as needed for Senior Director and Department Directors, & Marketing Director
- Assist in the coordination of annual Spotlight on Excellence event, CSN Connections, Convocation, Commencement and most recently the CSN 50th Anniversary Gala
- Work closely with vendors and maintain excellent relationships
- Supervise one part time worker, provide training and ensure accuracy of work by providing feedback when needed
- Prepare all student worker/part time employee contracts in Workday
- Generate expense reports & supplier invoice requests
Executive Assistant, CEO
Overlay Gaming Corporation
05.2013 - 12.2014
- Managed multiple calendars for executives including CEO
- Arranged national, provided itineraries, scheduled dinners
- Organized the new office and designed systems to maximize administrative operations
- Performed bi-weekly payroll for all employees through ADP
- Managed on boarding paper work, insurance enrollment, office set up and orientation of new employees
- Registered all new employees with the Nevada Gaming Board
- Scheduled on site and off site meetings for executives
- Participated in weekly Leadership Team meeting: generated agenda, recorded minutes, followed up on action items
- Coordinated all aspects of internal and external visitor meetings, seminars, interviews
- Scheduled and coordinated weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly research management and new ideas team meetings
- Organized and maintained administrative and research-related document migration to SharePoint folders
Operations Manager/Executive Assistant, CEO
Hearing Fusion
02.2012 - 05.2013
- Managed the CEO/Owner's Outlook Calendar
- Transcribing, proof reading, typing letters
- Scheduling all travel: flight, hotel, and car rental
- Provided training for all new employees
- Managed all customer support representatives
- Organized and participated in local and out of state trade shows
- Trained new customers on our web based program
- Scheduled Webinars through WebEx
- Ordered and maintained inventory of all office supplies
- Oversaw the production and helped create company website
- Assisted with creating and managing the company's multi-media sites
Inventory Analyst
Cardinal Health Inc
04.2004 - 12.2012
- Supported Operations Manager, sales staff, customer service, as well as our local customers
- Worked daily inventory reports and investigated and resolved any issues
- Daily operations included answering phones, distributing mail, filing, faxing, scanning, and e-mail correspondence
- Responsible for ordering/keeping inventory of office supplies
- Organized internal meetings
Education
Business Administration -
Portland Community College
Portland, ORSkills
- Adept in Technology
- Accurate and detailed
- Excellent Workday skills
- Advanced MS Office Suite knowledge
- Budgeting and finance
- Data management
- Extremely organized
- Materials preparation
- User interface understanding
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Self-motivated
- Strong verbal communication
- Advanced clerical knowledge
- Optimizing processes
- Travel Arrangements
- Critical thinking
- Customer service
- Budgeting
- Research skills
- Administrative support
- Office management
- Executive support
Timeline
Executive Assistant to the Campus Dean
Rocky Vista University
08.2023 - Current
Executive Assistant, CIO/VP of Marketing/Communications/Events
College of Southern Nevada
01.2015 - Current
Executive Assistant, CEO
Overlay Gaming Corporation
05.2013 - 12.2014
Operations Manager/Executive Assistant, CEO
Hearing Fusion
02.2012 - 05.2013
Inventory Analyst
Cardinal Health Inc
04.2004 - 12.2012
Business Administration -
Portland Community College
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