Hi, I’m
SAMIYAH BARNES
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Dynamic, results-oriented professional with over 15 years of corporate experience in a broad range of segments, including safeguarding financial and government records, customer service and team collaboration. Track record of success in implementing and improving operational excellence across departments. Recognized for being a self-starter with great leadership and prioritizing skills, and for being highly detail- oriented. Seeking a role in Project Management that will allow me to utilize my existing skill set, gain a new skill set, and delve into managing projects for a great organization.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Fulton County Government
Executive Assistant
03.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Receive, examine, evaluate, and code individual requests for Department records related to administrative, operational, civil, and criminal matters
- Work closely with the County’s Attorney's Office, Attorney General, Police Records Manager, and the County Records Manager
- Recognize and track any litigation requests, subpoenas and non-party requests for records and coordinate a corresponding response in a timely manner
- Effectively communicate and coordinate the collection information between departments and update requestors, internal customers, and others within the Department’s Open Records Unit
- Review and redact sensitive/confidential information from various records, such as documents, jail audio or police body cam footage, before information is released
- Ensure all requested information is released within the responsive deadlines established by state law and the Attorney General
- Maintain and update the Open Records Policies and Procedures
- Process request for jail arrest records, medical records, court records, subpoenas, ante-litem, warrants, accident reports and civil law-suits
- Delegate tasks daily to employees best positioned to complete them
- Perform quality control audits on projects throughout development to maintain the standard projected
- Forecast schedules, targets and deadlines as needed for the project/request
- Independently reconcile any issues that arise
- Maintain extensive knowledge of FOIA, HIPAA, and other applicable government codes.
Administrator Coordinator II - Custodian of Records
04.2019 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Responsible for both internal and external records requests, while managing a variety of projects across multiple departments
- Collaborated with 12+ department liaisons to coordinate the gathering and retrieval of responsive documents within the dedicated timeframe
- Facilitated the gathering of the requested information within all divisions of the County and disseminated requests to appropriate departments
- Worked closely with Risk Management to stay informed of possible and pending litigation and legal holds on records that would require an
- Attorney General Opinion if requested
- Undertook multiple projects simultaneously from initiation to completion to support office functions
- Verbalized/implemented new procedures, methods, systems and programs to the team
- Conducted fiscal reviews, surveys and collected information on administrative matters.
Associate LLC
Coman, Project Manager
06.2012 - 04.2019
Job overview
- Served as point of contact and liaison for the department Assisted in resource allocation, including personnel, equipment, and materials required for the project
- Arranged the coordination of records across multiple departments
- Prioritized, tracked, and managed multiple projects, requests, and duties simultaneously
- Orchestrated and conducted training of the Software needed department task
- Identified potential risk issues that may impact project delivery
- Build and maintained relationships with project stakeholders, including clients, team members, suppliers, and vendors.
Education
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA
Associate of Science from Social Work
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
Fundamentals of Cyber Security & Information Systems Security Certificate
University Overview
Performed vulnerability assessment, using ZenMap GUI And Nessus, and made recommendations for mitigating them.
Performed packet capture and traffic analysis using WireShark.
Created users, groups, and folders and assigned security permissions and access controls, implemented policies and tested all policy security
controls.
Generated public and private key pairs for both senders and recipients using Kleopatra. (Encryption/Decryption/Hybrid Cryptography)
Penetration Testing: Packaged and deployed malware using the Metasploit framework & Kali Linux/SET Toolkit. (Injection/Malware/Social
Engineering/DDOS)
Security Monitoring and Logging: Monitored file integrity with TripWire and network activity with Pfsense/Snort.
Configuring Backup and Recovery Functions: installed, configured and restored system state backup and set up a data storage server to use a
Network File System (NFS), then configured and verified successful load balancing.
Incident Response and Forensic Analysis: Analyzed a PCAP file and disk image for forensic evidence and prepared an Incident Response Report
for a data exfiltration event, using NetWitness and Autopsy.
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA
Bachelor’s of Science from Social Work
Aveta Business Institute
Six Sigma Black Belt
2022
University of GeorgiaAtlanta, GA
Certified Public Manager Certificate (CPM)
2021
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Report Writing
- Business Administration
- Social Media Management
Certification
Core Competencies
Team Management | Information Management | E-Governance | Problem-Solving | Project Management
Strategic Planning & Execution | Training | Time Management | Account Receivables | Legal | Finance | Accounting
Reports | Cyber Security | Operating Expenses| Data | Project Management | Research | Leadership
Strong Oral/Written Communication | Process Optimization | Multi-Tasking | Collaboration| Research Skills
Affiliations
Women in Technology (WIT) WIT Single Mothers CyberSecurity Program, Volunteer
Timeline
Executive Assistant
Fulton County Government
03.2021 - Current
Administrator Coordinator II - Custodian of Records
04.2019 - 03.2021
Coman, Project Manager
Associate LLC
06.2012 - 04.2019
Georgia State University
Associate of Science from Social Work
Emory University
Fundamentals of Cyber Security & Information Systems Security Certificate
Georgia State University
Bachelor’s of Science from Social Work
Aveta Business Institute
Six Sigma Black Belt
University of Georgia
Certified Public Manager Certificate (CPM)
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