SHERRI N. HARVEY
Lexington,SC
Summary
Highly marketable, forward-thinking project management specialist with 28 years of professional experience and business acumen, whose seeking her next exceptional position. Talented at driving continued growth and success from harnessed business principles. Committed to innovation, development, and implementation for strategic initiatives. Confident in leading team members, managing schedules and coordinating resources. Persuasive in communicating and negotiating with internal team members, vendors, and other stakeholders. Strong worth ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Devoted to making each engagement a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECT SPECIALIST
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
08.2015 - Current
- Leads two key pillar programs for a Fortune 100 company, recognized as best company to work for in 2023, Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Built brand of highly effective team member with extreme value to offer, which gifted full time permanent role from long time contractor in 2021.
- Global Program Manager for Cisco Systems Inc.’s US Federal Authorization Program.
- Program Lead for key business sales exception program for Channel Partners in the Partner Sales Organization.
- Partner with stakeholders across business units (sales, finance, security, compliance) to develop analyses and documentation in collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with production, managerial and senior executive teams.
- Authors and updates internal and external documentation and formally initiates and deliver requirements and documentation.
- Drives awareness of program requirements across business units and identifies substandard systems and processes through evaluation of real-time data.
- Serve as thought leader for technical business processes, developing systems and prototypes that promote continuity, increased efficiency, and productivity on multiple levels.
- Responsible for managing sales exceptions for FED & SLED business, which include cross – functional working with internal sales team, senior level leadership and partners.
- Revamped protocol for chartered program annually and as needed to meet Cisco’s Terms and Condition and ensure partner enablement.
- Collaborates with aligned teams for sales enablement for efficiency on all training and program aspects.
- Determine and develop user requirements for programs to ensure maximum usability.
- Conduct daily systems analytics to maximize effectiveness and troubleshoot problems.
- Addresses any compliance issues with Sales and/or Sales Operations.
- Partners with SLED Contract Management Office and Legal on new contract solicitations
- Creates sales exception audit reporting to ensure bookings values are reported out correctly, per quarter.
- Completes all weekly, quarterly, monthly reporting and sales forecasting.
- Handles all general inquires on historical sales exceptions for FED & SLED markets.
- Develop meaningful and lasting relationships with partners for optimized systems integration and responds to questions and concerns from managers and executives.
- Simplifies complexity of required practices to enable partners to meet projected goals.
- Attends Partners Sales Organization Conferences.
- Designated Ambassador for Cisco Systems, Inc. 2023 Partner Summit Partner Conference.
- Lead logistics planner for Give Back events and successful 2023 Partner Olympics.
- Eagerly executes ad hoc assignments, as requested.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Welch, Graham & Ogden Insurance
Manassas, VA
10.2014 - 08.2015
- Executed clerical function of Commercial Lines Agent, which included aiding Sales Account Executives and clients with service needs
- Ordered and issued binders, certificates, policies, endorsements, and other related items
- Managed complex task with abstract variables
- Interacted with team and clients with excellent customer service, ensuring full needs were met
- Cooperated purposefully and provided information and guidance, as needed, to achieve the business goals of the agency.
EXTERNSHIP COORDINATOR
Corinthian Everest College
Woodbridge, VA
10.2013 - 10.2014
- Coordinated, tracked, and reported all HR activities with externships
- Recorded employment transactions and recruitment placements
- Provided solutions to students and related inquiries and worked to enable positive outcomes
- Staffed and recruited extern students with local employers while developing and enhanced working relationships
- Administered guidance to student during classes and one-on-one meetings, to prepare them for externship experience and future employment, per completion of externship.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Condortech Services, Inc.
Springfield, VA
02.2012 - 10.2013
- Provided data analysis for project deadlines
- Documented administrative matters, conferences, briefings, and meetings
- Served as the primary staff support for multiple priorities and generated results under time-critical deadlines
- Reviewed documents, reports, and /or applications for omissions and inconsistencies, and ensured data was complete and accurate
- Managed incoming and outgoing correspondence to ensure appropriate and timely routing, review, approval, and adherence to policies.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
US AID
Washington, DC
11.2011 - 02.2012
- Facilitated support to USAID as an Administrative Assistant within the Management Bureau of the Office of Acquisition & Assistance
- Executing high quality and confidential support in delegated administrative facets and daily responsibilities in OAA's infrastructure
- Sustained team members of Management Bureau as assigned with maintenance of USAID employment database management and coordinating training requirements for staff, calendar scheduling, event planning and travel arrangements
- Served as a liaison official with the Federal Acquisition Institute and other educational/training facilities authorized to approve training request worldwide.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Condortech Services, Inc.
Alexandria, VA
08.2009 - 05.2011
- Executed all administrative tasks for Chief Executive Officer and facilitated support to various departments within the company securing efficient operations consistently
- Assisted the Director of Sales with the collection of statistics and data from headquarters and field offices for use in preparing the mandated General Services Administration (GSA) Quarterly Reports
- Assisted multi-departmental schedule for New Hiring Orientation Training and implemented office set-up for all new hires
- Aided with the preparation of training materials, and maintained all filing systems, archiving data when it became necessary
- Implemented company software and document destruction recycling procedures.
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
DISYS IT & Consulting Firm
Mclean, VA
06.2005 - 08.2006
- Contributed to the accomplishment of Human Resources practices and objectives which provided an employee-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasized empowerment, quality, productivity, and standards
- Administered programs, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the company.
PERSONNEL ASSISTANT
Volt Services Group
01.2003 - 06.2005
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
SAIC
03.2002 - 01.2003
Education
Commercial Lines Insurance Agent -
Insurance School
Virginia 01-2015
Office Computer Application (OCA) -
TESST College of Technology - Alexandria
Alexandria, VA01-1996
High School Diploma -
CondortechCondortech Services, Inc. Ballou Senior High School
District Of Columbia 01-1995
Skills
- Operation Systems: macOS Monterey Version 1231
- MS Office, Adobe, Smartsheet, Box, Webex Team Space, Tableau, DocuSign, Cisco Webex, Sales connect, SharePoint
- Scope Definition
- Documentation Management
- Scheduling Expertise
- Documentation and Reporting
- Stakeholder Relations
- Team Leadership
- Team Collaboration
- Technical Presentations
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Customer Relationship Management
- Detail Oriented
- Project Management
- Resource Allocation
- Performance Monitoring
- Quality Assurance
- Problem-Solving Abilities
- Interpersonal Communication
- Creative Thinking
- Effective Communication
- Time Management
- Professionalism
- Excellent Communication
- Reliability
- Phone and Email Etiquette
- Task Prioritization
- Multitasking
Accomplishments
- Awarded team member for support at Cisco's Partner Summit Conference - 2023
- Give Back Logistics lead for several Partner Sales Organization events
- Planning lead for upcoming Give back event in May 2024
- Certified in Cisco Compliance Procedures for role designation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
PROJECT SPECIALIST
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
08.2015 - Current
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Welch, Graham & Ogden Insurance
10.2014 - 08.2015
EXTERNSHIP COORDINATOR
Corinthian Everest College
10.2013 - 10.2014
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Condortech Services, Inc.
02.2012 - 10.2013
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
US AID
11.2011 - 02.2012
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Condortech Services, Inc.
08.2009 - 05.2011
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
DISYS IT & Consulting Firm
06.2005 - 08.2006
PERSONNEL ASSISTANT
Volt Services Group
01.2003 - 06.2005
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
SAIC
03.2002 - 01.2003
Commercial Lines Insurance Agent -
Insurance School
Office Computer Application (OCA) -
TESST College of Technology - Alexandria
High School Diploma -
CondortechCondortech Services, Inc. Ballou Senior High School
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