SUZANNE PARADEE
Moweaqua
Summary
Highly motivated, organized, and reliable. I have over 30 years of experience (with over 10 in the C-Suite). I am very efficient and accurate in computer skills and executive administrative functions. Expertise in: Project Management & Event Planning, Handling Multiple Priorities,Office Manager,Creating Professional Presentations & Materials,International Travel Preparations,Administration and Operations Support
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Executive Assistant to the CHRO
HORACE MANN INSURANCE
Springfield
01.2015 - Current
- Provide high quality support to the CHRO of Horace Mann
- Continually provide large volumes of documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, especially for board meetings
- Environment is highly confidential
- Maintain extremely busy calendar
- Interact with Board of Directors
- Administrative duties: supplies, answer phone, filing
- Very professional and mature
- Able to work under extremely stressful atmosphere
- My mission is to be my executive’s business partner making suggestions and recommending creative solutions and help them acquire a very efficient/productive day
- While at Horace Mann, we engage, empower and incent our employees to perform and I do just that
- I also manage the Executive Wing front desk
Executive Assistant to President, CFO, COO, Corporate Controller, Finance Director & Counsel
THE GSI GROUP
Assumption
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: Global Wide Company
- Provides administrative support and regular updates to the executive management team’s calendars, answer phones, international travel arrangements, correspondences; as well as, organizing and maintaining files, and expense reports
- Answers the telephone of the executive management team and proactively facilitate communication of missed calls to executive staff as needed
- Arranges meetings requiring coordination with various parties including senior executives, board of directors, investors, etc
- Coordinates programs, events, or conferences by arranging logistics (including facilities and catering) and invitations, coordinating speakers, and controlling expenses of events within budget
- Organizes and administers international travel arrangements for senior management team as needed
- Also take care of passports and visas
- Works independently, takes intuitive and anticipates the needs of the executive management team
- Routinely handles and prepares sensitive and confidential information
- Coordinates interviews with HR VP & other top management
- Also serve as 'Corporate Office Manager' – handling routine office issues by: Responsible for cleaning service employees – negotiating payment, etc
- Ensuring Conference Rooms are kept neat and ready for use; Ordering Supplies; Overseeing the lobby and front desk area to ensure it is neat and provides a professional setting; Managing daily mail distribution, maintaining all office logistics, payments, etc
- Global Wide Company
Stenographer, Operations Rep, Word Processor, Diversity Assistant, Graphic Support
ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY/AMEREN
Decatur
01.1988 - 01.2005
- For 17 years, provided reliable support for managers, supervisors, and leaders; including making travel arrangements, payroll and time entry, dictation, report preparation, budget preparation, and calendar updating
- Created presentations on PowerPoint and accurate spreadsheets on Excel for Management presentations at Illinois Power Company that communicated information clearly and with impact
- Designed and developed very polished and accurate, user friendly course manuals in WORD and WordPerfect
- Provided support for Executives while being the backup coverage for the Executive Assistants during their vacations, absence, etc
- Designed outstanding posters, brochures and flyers used to promote internal and external marketing and information campaigns using Publisher
- Entered invoices at an outstanding rate for approval on automated system
- Provided database management on Lotus Notes and the Employee Training System
- Planned and organized prestigious events such as the Executive Leadership Colin Powell Event and the Illinova Minority Fellows Program that was attended by hundreds of Decatur, IL leadership
- Use digital and 35mm photography, photo scanning, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to create effective training materials, marketing materials and other graphic materials used by management
- Saved Illinois Power over $.5M in 2004 by locating underground facilities on a mapping system and processing the Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators tickets
- Communicated with customers on a daily basis
- Accurately entered 4,877 registrations for 273 Illinois Power Education Courses
Education
CBA - Management, Business, Economics, Marketing/Finance, Negotiating/Conflict
University of Illinois
Champaign01.1999
Stenography Certificate - Shorthand I – V, Typing I – III, Records Management, Word Processing, English/Vocabulary, Medical Terminology
Sparks Business College
Shelbyville01.1988
Skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Outstanding computer proficiency
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proactive decision making
- Skilled in office technology
- High-level confidentiality
- Event planning expertise
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Extensive calendar management
Professional And Community Activities
- Association of Executive & Administrative Professionals
- National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Member
- Illinois Power Headquarters Safety Committee
- National Association of Executive Assistants
- Illinova Minority Fellows Program Committee
- Executive Leadership Colin Powell Event Committee
- Social Committee
- Community Project Member
- Illinois Power Bowling League
- Professional Secretaries International Member
- Moweaqua Ambulance Board Member
- Moweaqua Jr. Women’s Club
Timeline
Sr. Executive Assistant to the CHRO
HORACE MANN INSURANCE
01.2015 - Current
Executive Assistant to President, CFO, COO, Corporate Controller, Finance Director & Counsel
THE GSI GROUP
01.2011 - 01.2014
Stenographer, Operations Rep, Word Processor, Diversity Assistant, Graphic Support
ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY/AMEREN
01.1988 - 01.2005
CBA - Management, Business, Economics, Marketing/Finance, Negotiating/Conflict
University of Illinois
Stenography Certificate - Shorthand I – V, Typing I – III, Records Management, Word Processing, English/Vocabulary, Medical Terminology
Sparks Business College
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