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Janelle Zumwalt

Urbana

Summary

Detail-oriented Executive Assistant with proven expertise in calendar management, travel coordination, and office procedure development. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and facilitating seamless communication across teams.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

Alphawave Semi
San Jose
09.2022 - Current
  • Coordinated executive schedules and prioritized meeting requests for senior leadership.
  • Managed communications between executives and external partners efficiently and professionally.
  • Organized company events, ensuring all logistics and materials were in place.
  • Developed office procedures to enhance operational efficiency across administrative tasks.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline project workflows and deadlines.
  • Maintained company confidence and protected business operations by keeping sensitive information confidential.
  • Answered telephone calls from customers or clients providing assistance where necessary.
  • Provided administrative support in preparing contracts, invoices, purchase orders, and other documentation required for daily business activities.
  • Scheduled and arranged travel and hotel reservations for meetings, conferences and seminars.
  • Organized and managed complex calendar of appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements for executive team.
  • Coordinated meeting and work schedules for staff teams and executives.
  • Scheduled appointments for executives with external parties such as vendors or suppliers.
  • Coordinated with internal departments on a regular basis to ensure efficient functioning of day-to-day operations.
  • Greeted visitors warmly upon arrival at the office premises.
  • Assisted in developing policies and procedures pertaining to office administration matters.
  • Managed all aspects of catering needs for special events hosted by the organization.
  • Facilitated communication between senior management and staff.
  • Monitored inventory levels of office supplies and placed orders when necessary.
  • Coordinated multiple schedules using online calendaring system.
  • Managed daily office operations and ensured smooth workflow across departments.
  • Trained new staff on office procedures and company policies.

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

SiFive/OpenFive
Fremont
08.2018 - 09.2022
  • Coordinated executive schedules and prioritized meeting requests for senior leadership.
  • Managed communications between executives and external partners efficiently and professionally.
  • Organized company events, ensuring all logistics and materials were in place.
  • Developed office procedures to enhance operational efficiency across administrative tasks.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline project workflows and deadlines.
  • Maintained company confidence and protected business operations by keeping sensitive information confidential.
  • Answered telephone calls from customers or clients providing assistance where necessary.
  • Provided administrative support in preparing contracts, invoices, purchase orders, and other documentation required for daily business activities.
  • Scheduled and arranged travel and hotel reservations for meetings, conferences and seminars.
  • Organized and managed complex calendar of appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements for executive team.
  • Coordinated meeting and work schedules for staff teams and executives.
  • Scheduled appointments for executives with external parties such as vendors or suppliers.
  • Coordinated with internal departments on a regular basis to ensure efficient functioning of day-to-day operations.
  • Greeted visitors warmly upon arrival at the office premises.
  • Assisted in developing policies and procedures pertaining to office administration matters.
  • Managed all aspects of catering needs for special events hosted by the organization.
  • Facilitated communication between senior management and staff.
  • Monitored inventory levels of office supplies and placed orders when necessary.
  • Coordinated multiple schedules using online calendaring system.
  • Managed daily office operations and ensured smooth workflow across departments.
  • Trained new staff on office procedures and company policies.

Office Management Assistant/Document Control

Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore
06.2013 - 08.2018

Engineering Control Document Technologist

  • Support CA NW Engineering community with the Engineering Authorization (EA) release process utilizing several information management tools (PRIME & PDM Link).
  • Process, upload files, create reports, manage databases for EA's and specification documents, both on the classified and unclassified networks.
  • As the EA & specification SME, educate new engineers and early-career staff to help them understand the EA requirements, procedures and processes.
  • Updates engineering documents, such as drawings, reports, and specifications, for an assigned program; processes engineering change orders; and administers identification, control, and accounting activities for systems, components, and equipment, in accordance with requirements.
  • Analyzes proposed changes in product design to determine effect on documents such as drawings, test specifications, and manuals, and ensures that all documents have required approvals.
  • Backup for creating, updating and processing Material Lists (MLs).

Office Management Administrator June 2013 - April 2017

Manager Support:

  • Manage calendar for department managers and staff
  • Answer all incoming phone calls in manager(s) absence, provide response to caller if possible, route calls if necessary, or take messages and follow-up with manager
  • Organize all meetings – prepare meeting materials, conference room reservations, and VTC coordination and set-up.
  • Take meeting minutes at all staff meetings
  • Track all action items
  • Travel arrangements to include air, hotel and car

Staff Support:

  • Travel and expense reports
  • Meeting coordination – including conference room reservations VTC coordination and meeting materials
  • Process purchase requisitions

Executive Assistant

MIPS Technologies, Inc
Sunnyvale
03.2011 - 02.2013
  • Executive Administrator for the VP of WW Sales, VP of Sales Americas and VP of Asia Pacific.
  • Administrator for Americas Sales Team
  • General Administrative responsibilities include:
  • Manage Execs’ calendars and schedule meetings
  • Coordinate international and domestic travel arrangements including air, hotel, car, restaurant, and other reservations.
  • Prepare and submit expense reports for Execs.
  • Maintain business cards and contacts database
  • Maintain department organization charts
  • Sales Support responsibilities include:
  • Review and verify travel policy compliance for all expense reports submitted to the supported VPs before signature.
  • Generate required agendas and presentation materials for customer meetings.
  • Prepare Excel-based Weekly WW sales forecast and compile weekly status reports.
  • Prepare correspondence and all required internal paperwork such as purchase orders, vacation time requests, overtime requests, etc.
  • Manage sales team events as needed, including annual worldwide sales conference.
  • Manage personnel requisitions, space planning and budgets.
  • Manage and maintain Customer Contact list for WW sales team.
  • In the case of remote offices, coordinate collection of contacts from local administrator.
  • Prepare the sales department’s annual raise spreadsheet.

Executive Assistant

PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Systems
Newark
08.2009 - 04.2010
  • Supported President and CEO
  • Maintained calendar and managed email for President
  • Attended weekly Executive meeting, take minutes and circulate among Executive team
  • Attended weekly Commercial Solar meeting and update Solar tracking spreadsheet with any new dates and upcoming jobs
  • Lead management – search on-line databases and qualify potential new commercial solar jobs
  • Maintained Marketing and Sales intranet document depository
  • Processed expense reports and purchase requisitions

Executive Assistant

Virage Logic
Fremot
06.2008 - 07.2009
  • Supported VP of Worldwide Marketing and Sales
  • Supported VP of Corporate Marketing
  • Maintained calendar and managed email for VP WW Marketing and Sales
  • Scheduled all aspects of travel for VP’s and direct reports
  • Coordinated department to include hotel, literature and menus
  • Coordinated yearly Sales kick off meeting
  • Lead management – daily lead assignments to sales force and uploading to on-line database
  • Maintained and updated Marketing intranet
  • Processed payment requests, expense reports, and purchase requisitions

Executive Assistant

Altera
San Jose
05.2004 - 07.2008
  • Supported VP of Worldwide FAE Organization, May 04 – Sept 07
  • Supported VP of Worldwide Channel Sales – Oct 07 – July 08
  • Maintained calendar for VP
  • Scheduled all aspects of travel for VP and direct reports
  • Scheduled and coordinate all aspects of department meetings within company budget guidelines, including hotel, literature, menus, and entertainment
  • Monthly maintenance of worldwide Master Distributor FAE list
  • Maintained master Outlook email alias’s for entire Sales organization, worldwide
  • Coordinated bi-yearly FAE certification training including troubleshooting account issues for Distribution FAEs and updating Certification database with attendee information
  • SumTotal LMS admin maintaining all Altera and Distribution FAE accounts
  • Created Super Licenses for all Distribution FAEs, worldwide
  • Ordered and tracked all no change orders for FAEs, worldwide
  • Ran quarterly design win reports for Human Resources using Excel and company database
  • Tracked shared budgets with distributors for vendor fairs
  • Worked with vendors to order and manage design of all FAE awards, certificates, and giveaways
  • Processed payment requests, expense reports, and purchase requisitions

EA SVP N.A Sales / Sr. Field Sales Coordinator

Xilinx
Dallas, TX & San Jose CA
01.1997 - 05.2004
  • Supported the SVP NA Sales, an office of 10 FAEs and Regional Managers,
  • Coordinated travel arrangements, on-site and off-site meetings, processed expense reports, office supplies, shipping, mail, and office equipment maintenance
  • Coordinated all office activities between Dallas office, corporate office, reps and distributors
  • Created and maintained customer sites in FOX
  • Maintained Southwest account list including forecasts and revenue population
  • Built reports as needed using data from various sales and opportunity databases through Hyperion, Actuate and Discoverer tools
  • Monthly and Quarterly management presentation and sales reports
  • Processed and followed up on no charge orders using various customer service Oracle based systems
  • Expedited, prioritized, and tracked sales orders using Oracle and web based systems
  • Served as liaison between sales rep, distributor, and Xilinx corporate office

Skills

  • Calendar management
  • Travel coordination
  • Office procedure development
  • Document preparation
  • Event organization
  • Administrative support

Timeline

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

Alphawave Semi
09.2022 - Current

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

SiFive/OpenFive
08.2018 - 09.2022

Office Management Assistant/Document Control

Sandia National Laboratories
06.2013 - 08.2018

Executive Assistant

MIPS Technologies, Inc
03.2011 - 02.2013

Executive Assistant

PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Systems
08.2009 - 04.2010

Executive Assistant

Virage Logic
06.2008 - 07.2009

Executive Assistant

Altera
05.2004 - 07.2008

EA SVP N.A Sales / Sr. Field Sales Coordinator

Xilinx
01.1997 - 05.2004
Janelle Zumwalt