Cynthia Skinner-Hobson
Vicksburg ,MS
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Administrative Assistant
City of Vicksburg - Office of the Mayor
10.2021 - Current
- Handle scheduling for the mayor’s calendar and prepared meeting agenda and materials.
- Review incoming communications for urgency or importance; prioritized correspondence accordingly for mayor’s review or action.
- Manage budgets and expenses, maintaining financial records for accurate reporting and analysis.
- In charge of executing proclamations and resolutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, expediting project completion times and enhancing overall efficiency.
- Gather documents, data, and formulated analytics to prepare issues for discussion and reports for review.
- Enhance communication between departments through proactive coordination of meetings and events.
- Produce accurate office files, updated spreadsheets, and crafted presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
- Ensure timely completion of projects by monitoring progress against deadlines, providing updates to executives as needed.
- Documente and distributed meeting notes to identify, analyze, and improve workflows.
- Draft professional correspondence on behalf of executives, fostering strong relationships with clients and partners alike.
- Foster a positive work environment by addressing employee concerns and facilitating team-building activities.
- Implement updated policies and practices for organization and monitored effect.
- Write and enforce administrative procedure plans to reduce errors and prevent process delays.
- Increase productivity with the implementation of digital tools for document management and collaboration.
- Conduct research on industry trends, providing valuable insights to support strategic decision making.
- Organize and coordinate conferences and monthly meetings.
- Use advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Greet arriving visitors, determined nature and purpose of visit and directed individuals to appropriate destinations.
- Update and maintained confidential databases and records.
- Uphold strict timetables by maintaining accurate, balanced calendars.
- Create and manage office systems to efficiently deal with documentation.
- Organize logistics and materials for each meeting and took detailed notes for later dissemination to key stakeholders.
Diversified Consultant & Government Relations
C.E. Skinner & Associates, LLC
06.2016 - Current
- Specialized, created, managed and produced fundraising events for the 501c3 College Options Foundation
- Analyze business climates with S.W.O.T. Analysis to strategize market penetration
- Modified comprehensive financial reporting package to reflect growing organizational complexity
- Gained success at getting legislative bills passed and obtaining proclamations
- Served as a freelance paralegal on an as needed basis
- Designed business plans
Marketing Director
M3A Architecture PLLC
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Attended conferences/conventions as a vender in order to educate and form relationships with school districts, Colleges, faith-based organizations and other businesses about M3A Architects and their award winning catalogue
- Implemented marketing strategies which resulted in 20% growth of client base
- Researched and updated all required materials needed for firm and partners
- Supported the Principal/Owner with daily operational functions
- Worked directly with project management, other architects and clients to achieve more revenue for the firm
- Built strong relationships with industry professionals and influencers
- Deployed well-coordinated campaigns, events and public relations strategies to promote brand
- Developed and presented marketing plans and reports to CEO and shareholders
- Conducted market research to identify new opportunities and target markets
- Developed creative presentations, trend reports, kitted assets, and product data sheets
- Wrote and distributed press releases to increase brand visibility
Sr. Business Analyst / Project Manager, Contractor
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Identified process inefficiencies through gap analysis
- Managed testing cycles, including test plan creation, development of scripts and co-ordination of user acceptance testing
- Recommended operational improvements based on tracking and analysis
- Researched and resolved issues regarding the integrity of data flow into databases
- Project Risk & Scope Process Analysis & Redesign
Education
Master of Science - Business Management
Belhaven University
Jackson, MSBachelor of Science - Business Management
Belhaven University
Jackson, MSSkills
- Excellent interpersonal; communication and organization skills
- Self motivated
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Presentation and communications expert
- Microsoft Suite, including Excel, Pivot Tables, Visio, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, Publisher
- WebEx; Zoom and Skype virtual meeting platforms
- Critical thinking skills
- Data management
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Providing Feedback
- Immersive Activities
- Agile Methodology for Project Management
- Organizational Development
- Legal Compliance
- Policy Enforcement
- Risk Management
- Leadership Development
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Organizational culture
- Google Analytics
- Decision trees
- Predictive modeling
- Machine Learning
- Regression analysis
- Natural Language Processing
- Random Forests
- Cluster Analysis
- Business Analysis
Timeline
Executive Administrative Assistant
City of Vicksburg - Office of the Mayor
10.2021 - Current
Diversified Consultant & Government Relations
C.E. Skinner & Associates, LLC
06.2016 - Current
Marketing Director
M3A Architecture PLLC
01.2016 - 01.2017
Sr. Business Analyst / Project Manager, Contractor
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2015 - 01.2016
Master of Science - Business Management
Belhaven University
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Belhaven University
- Applied Business Analytics , MIT - May 2024
Summary
Resourceful Executive Administration Assistant/Project Manager with 20 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable and experienced in economic development, applied business analytics, sales, budget and financial management.
Certification
- Applied Business Analytics , MIT - May 2024
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