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AdministrativeAssistant

Teresa M. Rainwater

Houston,TX

Summary

Executive Assistant skilled at offering high-level executive support to senior-level and C-level staff. Expert in travel management, expense tracking and schedule coordination. Expertly assists executive team using exceptional communication and organizational skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Executive Assistant

Fidelity Information Services, FIS
01.2022 - Current
  • Support 3 Senior Vice Presidents
  • Oversee executives calendars, manage meetings (onsite and offsite), and conferences, and manage travel itineraries and presentation preparation
  • Create meeting agendas and record meetings
  • Streamlined executive communication by managing emails, phone calls, and scheduling appointments.
  • Prepare and edit reports, correspondence, forms, manuals, and publications
  • Prevented scheduling conflicts by organizing weekly/monthly internal meetings, and complex client meetings, sending out calendar invites, and setting up conference calls
  • Prevent overspending by managing the assigned budget and costs, processing expense reports, and purchasing requisitions as needed
  • Act as a point of contact for other executives and act as the liaison between client executives and executives with high professionalism
  • Remained abreast of company policies and procedures for employee travel, expense reporting, and reimbursement.

Executive Assistant

Harris County Human Resources & Risk Management
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Support Chief Talent Officer, Director of HR & Employee Relations, and Talent Acquisition Manager
  • Prepare and edit reports, correspondence, studies, forms, manuals, and publications
  • Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
  • Oversee calendars, meetings, conferences, trip itineraries, and presentation materials
  • Analyze incoming information and disburse it to the proper individual
  • Assist the Chief Talent Officer in evaluating administrative practices and programs and offer insight into developing and revising policies, procedures, standards, and methods
  • Create meeting agendas and record meetings from minutes
  • Screen incoming calls, take messages, and set up conference calls and meetings
  • Review Commissioner’s Court hearing notices and agendas
  • Ensured tasks were completed, and objectives were met by conveying information to staff on behalf of management
  • Maximized customer satisfaction when greeting customers and determining how to better assist them
  • Centralized HR functions across 90 county departments to create a more uniform HR model
  • Overhauled outdated processes and procedures to realign information.

Executive Assistant

Hilcorp Energy
06.2021 - 10.2021
  • Generated weekly reports for the CEO allowing for informed decisions to be dictated down to Senior Vice Presidents, and Vice Presidents
  • Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate effective communication throughout the company.
  • Maintained confidentiality with sensitive documents, ensuring proper storage and distribution as needed.
  • Fielded incoming calls and directed individuals to the proper team member for further assistance
  • Registered and greeted visitors
  • Controlled and managed documents and prepared documents/presentation books for upcoming meetings
  • Coordinated travel arrangements, including booking flights, hotels, car rentals, and home maintenance
  • Obtained required signatures and approvals on documents and reports
  • Controlled spending by creating, tracking, and approving items for processing
  • Eliminated inaccuracies by reconciling monthly charges with receipts and coding information for reporting
  • Prevented scheduling conflicts by organizing weekly/monthly internal meetings, sending out calendar invites, coordinating catering, setting up conference calls, and documenting weekly forecasts.
  • Coordinated events for staff members, promoting team-building activities and boosting morale within the workplace.

Executive Assistant

Siemens Healthcare
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Supported Vice President/Zone GM with internal and domestic travel accommodations, and heavy calendar scheduling
  • Arranged meetings onsite and offsite by reserving equipment, and conference rooms, and coordinating catering services
  • Produced, proofed, and edited complex correspondence
  • Compiled and analyzed information for reports and presentations
  • Coordinated special projects and activities and served as a resource for organizational policies and procedures
  • Reduced outstanding invoices by following up on payments and processing expense reports/purchase requisitions accordingly
  • Protected confidentiality in documents when processing confidential and critical information
  • Tracked budgets and resolved discrepancies by researching and investigating information.
  • Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate effective communication throughout the company.
  • Supported human resources initiatives by coordinating interviews and assisting with new hire orientations.

Senior Administrative Assistant

Siemens Energy
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Managed calendars, schedules, and appointments for senior management
  • Supported software operations, sales, and product line management departments
  • Composed and edited memos, documents, and correspondence
  • Produced special reports, presentations, and data for assigned projects
  • Orchestrated travel arrangements and accommodations domestically and internationally
  • Secured visas and passports for international travel
  • Organized monthly meetings and took minutes for distribution
  • Entered and approved timesheets for group departments
  • Developed billable timesheet reports and reviewed unapproved hours
  • Processed and approved expense reports on behalf of management for direct reports
  • Prevent overspending by managing the department budget and costs
  • Built a top-performing team by onboarding and processing paperwork for new hires, contractors, and interns
  • Remained abreast of company policies and procedures for employee travel, expense reporting, and reimbursement.

Senior Administrative Tech

CDI / Siemens Energy
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Supported the GN Engineering Department
  • Managed calendars, schedules, and appointments for senior management
  • Mediated between domestic and international groups
  • Utilized SAP to process purchase orders and goods receipts
  • Prepared and edited complex memos, documents, and other correspondence
  • Edited policies and procedures for travel, expense reporting, and reimbursement
  • Onboarded new hires, contractors, internal domestic, international transfers, and domestic and international interns
  • Distributed loaner call phones for international travel
  • Ensured the accuracy of information when processing and reconciling information
  • Eliminated inaccuracies by reconciling and processing reports regularly
  • Prevented supply outages by processing orders for supplies as needed.
  • Promoted to Contractor Team Lead for Engineering Dept

Team Lead/Senior Tech Adminstrative

CDI Managed Services
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Led and directed seven CDI contractors in Generator Engineering
  • Approved timesheets and notified management of time off requests
  • Coached, counseled, directed, and resolved issues that arose by working with management
  • Improved skill levels of team members by conducting regular performance reviews
  • Spearheaded multiple special/ongoing projects important to areas of improvement.

Education

High School Diploma -

Mountain View High School
Vancouver, WA
06.1987

Skills

  • Executive Support
  • Office Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Time Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Expense Reporting
  • Video Conferencing
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams/Live
  • SAP, Concur, Workday

Prior Experience

  • Executive Assistant, Innovate Washington/Washington Technology Center
  • Senior Administrative Assistant, Seattle Public Schools

Certification

  • CNP - Certified Notary Public

Timeline

Executive Assistant

Fidelity Information Services, FIS
01.2022 - Current

Executive Assistant

Hilcorp Energy
06.2021 - 10.2021

Executive Assistant

Harris County Human Resources & Risk Management
01.2021 - 01.2022

Executive Assistant

Siemens Healthcare
01.2017 - 01.2021

Senior Administrative Assistant

Siemens Energy
01.2015 - 01.2017

Team Lead/Senior Tech Adminstrative

CDI Managed Services
01.2014 - 01.2015

Senior Administrative Tech

CDI / Siemens Energy
01.2012 - 01.2015

High School Diploma -

Mountain View High School
Teresa M. Rainwater