Tess Aina
Columbus,Georgia
Summary
Highly-motivated with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing & Travel Specialist II
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
01.2021 - Current
- Offer comprehensive administrative assistance across campus departments.
- Handle travel arrangements, purchasing tasks, and data entry.
- Provide exceptional customer service, resolving any travel-related issues promptly.
- Handle customer inquiries regarding travel details via phone, email or face-to-face meetings.
- Coordinate travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, and car rentals, for diverse client base.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures when dealing with customers.
Lieutenant
Training Manger
01.2016 - 01.2021
- Responsible for the training of all members of the Columbus State University Police Department to comply with the State of Georgia’s laws, certification guidelines, Board of Regents training requirements and CSU policies
- Duties included but were not limited to training assessment needs, implementing, coordinating and overseeing training programs, developing and testing new training formats, scheduling training and notifications, program evaluations and validations, maintaining accurate records and documentation, ensured attendance.
- Developed training programs for new employees and conducted periodic refresher courses for existing personnel.
- Established cooperative relationships with community organizations to enhance communication between law enforcement agencies.
Adjunct Faculty
Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia
08.2009 - 05.2019
- Taught First Year Seminar : Introduction to Academic Life for incoming freshmen
- The course helped first year students to develop strategies for academic success
- Material covered included but was not limited to : Strategies for dealing with academic demands, familiarization with various academic resources to increase student success, and overview of CSU policies and procedures.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
Sergeant Community Relations Coordinator
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
01.2006 - 01.2016
- Responsible for establishing and maintaining positive and professional relationships with students, faculty and staff to ensure a safe and secure campus community
- Responsible for educating the CSU community in detecting and responding to situations that could result in criminal activity or decreased quality of campus life
- Duties included but were not limited to: developing and implementing effective methods of imparting information to the CSU community through various forms of media and communication
- Maintaining positive public relations with the media and public
- Developed and implementing crime prevention and community policing programs to foster community involvement
- Conducted crime preventing training programs.
Police Officer
Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia
01.2001 - 01.2006
- Provided general law enforcement and service related duties for Columbus state University
- Duties included but were not limited to: Patrolling assigned areas on campus
- Criminal and traffic law vio- lation prevention, detection and arrest of violators.
Education
Master’s of Public - Administration/ Justice Administration
Columbus State University
01.2006
Senior Administrative Professional -
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Columbus State University
01.2005
Skills
- Microsoft Office & Teams
- Google Workspace
- Peoplesoft Financials
- Zoom
Timeline
Purchasing & Travel Specialist II
Columbus State University
01.2021 - Current
Lieutenant
Training Manger
01.2016 - 01.2021
Adjunct Faculty
Columbus State University
08.2009 - 05.2019
Sergeant Community Relations Coordinator
Columbus State University
01.2006 - 01.2016
Police Officer
Columbus State University
01.2001 - 01.2006
Master’s of Public - Administration/ Justice Administration
Columbus State University
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Columbus State University
Senior Administrative Professional -
Columbus State University
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