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SUSAN LARIMER

BUFFALO,NY

Summary

Reliable Administrative Assistant with experience in administrative roles and managing office operations. Effectively supports business leaders and teams with strong organizational and communication skills. Demonstrates consistently positive attitude and commitment to customer satisfaction to produce high-quality work.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant to the Associate Vice President

University at Buffalo, Facilities
10.2015 - Current
  • Provide administrative and business support to Associate Vice President of Facilities
  • Maintain AVP's calendar – plan and schedule meetings
  • Enhance communication between Facilities department and other University departments
  • Coordinate Town Hall Meetings for over 500 Facilities employees
  • Create and maintain files in Box
  • Make purchases with University department credit card (PCard); reconcile statements using online system
  • Create and maintain written standard operating procedures
  • Create and maintain organizational charts using Microsoft Visio and Power Point
  • Travel Coordinator for Facilities Staff – assist travelers in submitting reimbursement requests through Concur
  • Work closely with Facilities Directors to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
  • Facilities Event Planning Committee member
  • Provide support to Project Procurement Coordinator (purchasing)
  • Maintain log of computer equipment, accessories and software
  • Campaign Liaison for UB Employees Campaign for the Community.
  • Answer incoming phone calls to process requests, transfer calls, or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
  • Monitor and order supplies and materials to keep office well stocked.

Secretary 1

University at Buffalo, Facilities Finance & Administration, Project Accounting
08.2011 - 10.2015

Project initiation -

  • Enter new project information into database (Maximo - IBM Asset Management Database)
  • Enter work orders on new or existing projects
  • File Construction Permits and Code Compliance Certificates
  • File DOB requests
  • File PRF (Project Request Form) requests and accounting coding email replies in DMS

During Project -

  • Send emails to various lists
  • Review of active projects
  • Check parent projects for expenditures
  • Review signed documentation report

Project Closeout -

  • Check project status and initiate closeout if indicated
  • Prepare and forward closeout request to Project Manager
  • Close work orders and change project statuses in MPL and Maximo
  • Send customer surveys for completed rehab projects
  • Run, convert to .pdf and file all project closeout reports
  • Track and notify Document Management staff of files to be archived; update MPL
  • Backup to department receptionist
  • Administrative support to Finance & Administration – schedule meetings, enter journal entries
  • Handle calendar for Director of Finance & Administration.

Keyboard Specialist 2

University at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy
11.2006 - 08.2011
  • Perform all Keyboard Specialist 1 duties in addition to the following: Department Admissions Liaison
  • Process non-matric admissions applications entered on GradMit
  • Non-matric credit hour record keeping
  • Ed.D
  • Program Secretary
  • Monitor paperwork of matriculated students as they proceed to degree completion
  • Liaison for department and students with GSE Dean's office and Student Response Center
  • Maintain detailed records of student's academic progress
  • Knowledgeable of all degree requirements and guidelines
  • Coordinate with faculty on conduction of exams, qualifying papers, dissertation proposals and findings
  • Issue announcements to faculty and students
  • Process appropriate paperwork (i.e., ATC, M-Form, Application for Degree, etc.)
  • Personnel
  • Distribute faculty timesheets and calculate sick time
  • Process ePTF for fall, spring and summer adjunct appointments
  • Supervise work-study student personnel – process appointment paperwork (I-9, W-2 biographic data, etc.), assign/distribute work assignments, monitor work-study funding balances, approve online timesheets, assign work schedule based on student's availability.

Keyboard Specialist 1

University at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy
01.2004 - 11.2006
  • Department Scheduler
  • Work with Department Chair and program coordinators in obtaining course offerings for each semester
  • Input semester course offerings additions, deletions, changes, room assignments, etc.; prepare all related forms
  • Maintain course monitor file
  • Distribute, collect and process student course evaluations at end of each semester (UBCATS)
  • Budget Coordinator
  • Manage annual departmental budget
  • Responsible for all day-to-day budgetary operations and accounts; including State Operating Funds, Income Fund Reimbursement, and UB Foundation
  • Generate monthly budget reports for Department Chair
  • Maintain running balances and log of all program budget transactions
  • Order all supplies and equipment for department using eReq, Speed Order or P-Card
  • Process monthly P-Card reconciliation
  • Monitor faculty travel allocations and process all faculty and student travel reimbursements (state and UBF) and RAP forms
  • Monitor office key sign-outs and deposits, and order new keys as needed
  • Monitor petty cash account
  • General Office Duties
  • Department receptionist – answer phone calls and walk-in visitors and promptly forward them to appropriate person among faculty and staff
  • Mail handling, UPS processing, faxing, typing, filing
  • Maintain electronic records management system for all incoming and outgoing correspondence
  • Conference room and equipment reservations
  • Paycheck distribution
  • Department publicity (bulletin boards, publications)
  • Monitor ELP Alumni Database and Listserv
  • Oversee all updates and changes
  • Submit work orders to University Print Services (i.e., business cards, letterhead, envelopes, etc.)
  • Submit and monitor maintenance requests
  • Maintain offices and related conference rooms in appearance
  • Knowledge and distribution of student forms
  • Backup to other office staff during vacations, illnesses, extended absences and busy periods to help department workflow continue in efficient manner
  • Record/transcribe meeting notes for Academic Standards and ELP faculty meetings.

Education

Associate's Degree - Administrative Assistance And Secretarial Science

Bryant & Stratton
Buffalo, NY
01.1987

Diploma - College Preparatory

Hutchinson Central Technical High School
Buffalo, NY
06.1985

Skills

  • SharePoint
  • Windows 10
  • Microsoft Office 2013 (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Teams)
  • EPTF
  • EREQ
  • SIRI
  • Maximo (accounting/financial/work order tracking)
  • DMS (document management storage)

Timeline

Assistant to the Associate Vice President

University at Buffalo, Facilities
10.2015 - Current

Secretary 1

University at Buffalo, Facilities Finance & Administration, Project Accounting
08.2011 - 10.2015

Keyboard Specialist 2

University at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy
11.2006 - 08.2011

Keyboard Specialist 1

University at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy
01.2004 - 11.2006

Associate's Degree - Administrative Assistance And Secretarial Science

Bryant & Stratton

Diploma - College Preparatory

Hutchinson Central Technical High School
SUSAN LARIMER