Erica Krause
Woodburn,OR
Summary
Senior Executive Assistant with deep experience in calendar management, confidential support, travel coordination, and expense reporting. Skilled at keeping executive priorities organized, schedules aligned, and operations moving smoothly.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Executive Assistant
Coherent
Santa Clara, California
07.2016 - Current
- Provided administrative support to the Senior Vice Preseident of Sales Acceleration Programs, managing calendars and scheduling meetings for global operations.
- Coordinated comprehensive travel arrangements, ensuring seamless logistics for executive schedules.
- Scheduled cross-functional meetings with engineering, finance, and operations stakeholders.
- Supported executive projects and facilitated follow-up actions across Coherent business units to enhance operational efficiency.
- Managed multiple projects concurrently, meeting all deadlines while maintaining high quality standards.
- Processed expense reports and purchase requests using company approval procedures.
- Maintained knowledge of organizational policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Participated in frequent communication with other administrative team members, human resources and the finance department on special projects and events.
Senior Executive Assistant
Hewlett-Packard
Sunnyvale, California
09.2014 - 07.2016
- Provided high-level tactical and strategic executive administrative support to the Vice President of Worldwide Strategy and Operations.
- Managed complex, fluid calendar by proactively resolving conflicts and prioritizing meeting requests to optimize executive time.
- Created, prepared, and edited executive presentations and documents using Microsoft Office Suite to enhance communication and decision-making.
- Extensive experience with domestic, international and personal travel: coordinating itineraries, schedules and point-to-point logistics.
- Administered HR transactions to ensure smooth onboarding and offboarding processes., including new hires, terminations, compensation, bonus and FPR.
- Manage Rewards & Recognition tool, including submissions, approvals and budget management.
- Coordinated monthly teambuilding events and dinners to strengthen team cohesion and morale.
Senior Executive Administrative Assistant
Samsung
San Jose, California
06.2012 - 06.2014
- Supported the SVP of Research & Development, project team managers and a team of 100+ multi-cultural members to execute the business, financial, and customer goals of confidentially assigned projects.
- Managed $15 million project purchasing plan, conducting budgetary analysis of planned vs. actual spending to ensure fiscal accountability.
- Monitored project plans, liaising with external, internal, and international vendors, finance, accounting, and logistics to facilitate project execution.
- Procured all purchase requests for software and hardware needs for various team projects.
- Prepared weekly status updates & reports and project records maintenance and archiving.
- Implemented and maintained asset tracking software and assisted with a physical fixed asset audit.
- Assisted global real estate with the preparation of a departmental site location move.
- Administered onboarding processes for new hires and contractors, ensuring compliance with company policies and promoting smooth team integration.
- Planned and coordinated monthly and yearly teambuilding events.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Administation of Justice
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA06-1992
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA06-1992
Skills
- Executive support
- Calendar management
- Travel coordination
- Logistics management
- Project coordination
- Budget management
- Expense reporting
- Decision making
- Information security
- Corporate event coordination
Timeline
Senior Executive Assistant
Coherent
07.2016 - Current
Senior Executive Assistant
Hewlett-Packard
09.2014 - 07.2016
Senior Executive Administrative Assistant
Samsung
06.2012 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Science - Administation of Justice
San Jose State University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
San Jose State University