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Tawana Patterson

Kennesaw,GA

Summary


Driven professional with experience in fast-paced project-based environment, seeking to transition to new field. Developed skills include project planning, stakeholder communication, and risk management. Committed to leveraging these capabilities to contribute effectively in dynamic and collaborative setting.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Coordinator Supervisor

EA HOLSTEN INC
10.2021 - Current
  • Overseeing multiple large projects end-to-end coordinating with multiple Sales Representatives ensuring the successful delivery of projects on time and within budget
  • Including but are not limited to processing orders ,bids and change orders
  • Monitor, control and create scheduling of appliances, routing deliveries, project budgets, tracking expenditures and identifying cost-saving opportunities, resulting in a 75% reduction in project costs, while delegating tasks
  • Facilitate regular project meetings, providing status updates, addressing issues, and ensuring my team and Sales Reps are informed and aligned with project goals
  • Implementing project tracking and reporting mechanisms, providing real-time visibility into project status, risks, and milestones
  • Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, proactively addressing challenges to prevent delays and ensure successful project delivery
  • Evaluation, gathering feedback from team members, outside subcontractors, and Superintendents in the field to identify areas for improvement
  • Assessing work performances of employees
  • Training and on boarding new hires to make sure they understand their roles
  • Support the AR/AP as needed

Office Manager

AVI Foodsystems
07.2017 - 06.2021
  • Oversaw daily operations and schedules for over 65 employees
  • Managed and maintained calendars for the director & executives
  • Assisted HR in the recruiting and processing the documentation of new hires & processed ADP payroll ensuring it was correct
  • Balanced and authorized petty cash
  • Handled incoming calls & inquiries, liaised with students, vendors, building maintenance and the security team
  • Spearheaded the move to a paperless system which saved the company $8,240 annually and freed up 15% office space used for document storage
  • Recorded, and maintained employee & client information with strict adherence to privacy policies

E-Commerce Sales Coordinator

Steve Madden
01.2017 - 07.2017
  • Worked closely with the Inventory Manager, Order Management and Distribution team to manage shipments according to given deadlines
  • Managed the internal Proof of Performance, processed orders & liaised with the Operations team to manage quality control of photos
  • Worked with assigned managers cooperatively on various projects by their assigned managers
  • Placed & managed orders to ensure timely and complete product fulfillment

Account Specialist Manager

Mia Shoes
01.2004 - 12.2016
  • Increased business volume by implementing new customer service initiative
  • Efficiently set up new accounts
  • Recovered two dormant accounts totaling $150,000
  • Coordinated product pricing, issued returns & processed cc transactions
  • Liaison between customers, marketing & sales representatives
  • Troubleshot administrative problems by coordinating preparation of reports, analyzed data and identified solutions

Dispatcher-Administrative Assistant

UPS
03.1995 - 01.2004
  • Dispatched feeder drivers & other dispatch offices to ensure feeder department were staffed with drivers & schedules were adhered to
  • Utilized UPS information systems to dispatch drivers inbound & outbound with deliveries
  • Resolved administrative issues by coordinating preparation of reports, analyzing data & identifying the solutions

Education

1 yr - Medical Assistant

Florida College
Fort Lauderdale, FL

HS Diploma -

Boys & Girls High School
Brooklyn, NY
05.1987

Skills

  • MS Office
  • Conflict Management
  • Schedule Coordination
  • Vendor Management
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Project Coordination
  • Data analytics
  • Team player

Timeline

Project Coordinator Supervisor

EA HOLSTEN INC
10.2021 - Current

Office Manager

AVI Foodsystems
07.2017 - 06.2021

E-Commerce Sales Coordinator

Steve Madden
01.2017 - 07.2017

Account Specialist Manager

Mia Shoes
01.2004 - 12.2016

Dispatcher-Administrative Assistant

UPS
03.1995 - 01.2004

HS Diploma -

Boys & Girls High School

1 yr - Medical Assistant

Florida College

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