Traci E. Dunning
Warren,Ohio
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Assistant
St. Loree Inc.
01.2015 - Current
- Serve as liaison between U.S and Japanese counterparts for business communications.
- Develop tracking systems for sales, product replacements, and testimonials.
- Manage monthly invoices and ensure timely payments using QuickBooks.
- Marketed product to expand into larger demographics.
Administrative Assistant
Swagelok
01.2018 - 01.2025
- Plan and execute corporate events, morale-boosting activities, and social gatherings.
- Manage executive travel, including domestic and international arrangements.
- Oversee corporate credit card expenses, ensuring financial compliance.
- Utilize SAP for procurement processes, expediting vendor payments.
- Enhance team culture through recognition initiatives within several work groups.
- Serve as offsite planner as well as meal coordination across the organization.
- Proficient with calendar management and planning.
- Excel in effective and positive communication and display productive assertiveness.
- Passion for events by planning and executing several creative events a month including lunches, morale booster breaks, and social events.
- Promote organizational policies and the quality of Swagelok’s morals and values.
Sales Manager
Travaglini Enterprises
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Expanded, sold, and closed corporate traveler and contract worker client base.
- Developed and executed successful sales strategies, including event participation and tradeshows.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with hotel partners.
Patient Services Manager
Sodexo
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Led food services operations for a 200 bed hospital, ensuring patient needs were met.
- Advocate for nutrition services, ensure that patients dietary needs are met as well as expectations exceeded in quality of meals.
- Excellent communicator who can plan, delegate, and complete multiple assignments within fast-paced, deadline-driven environments including operating both the cafeteria and patient service meals simultaneously.
- Ambitious self-starter who demonstrated superior attention-to-detail and sharp problem-solving skills, with issues such as meal delivery times, staffing, and meal selection.
- Food Service Management Professional specializing in high-volume Food & Beverage Operations, Team Building, Training / Development, and Process Improvement.
- Applied dynamic leadership talents toward directing food service operations for a 200-Bed hospital to include handling comprehensive breakfast / lunch cafeteria functions as well as smoothly handling a meal tray-line for patients of hospital.
Sales and Catering Manager
Magnuson Grand Hotel and Conference Center
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Planned and executed weddings, corporate events, and social functions.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and managed event budgets.
- Successfully developed on the spot contingency plans for any last-minute changes in events.
- Garnered new business with sales calls, visits, and site tours.
- Executed contractual obligations with clients as well as communicating with departments to ensure successful events as well as holding BEO meetings so that all departments involved are educated in upcoming event(s).
- Investigate and respond to clients concerns and special requests, as well as preparing and implementing quality assurance standards sometimes at a moment’s notice.
- Collaborated with clients with budgets, venue selection, and vendor negotiations.
Public Affairs, Collocated Club Manager
Pope Air Field
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Coordinated military and community events, including government visits and recognition programs as well as maintaining local community relations.
- Organized logistics for distinguished visitors including travel and itineraries.
- Actively aided in recognition programs, scheduling events, ceremonies, preparing agendas, gathering biographies, guest information, and speaking points.
- Assisted in coordination of community/military events including Military Child Event, Earth Day, Senior Games, Tops In Blue, and State Government visits.
- Assisting and implementing Honorary Commander Induction, an organization that brings local civic leaders and military leaders together.
- Successfully reduced club debt from $100,000 to under $30,000 in one fiscal year and revenue generating initiatives.
- Managed all aspects of club operations, including sales, labor management, and event planning.
- Strengthened relationships with Pope Air Force Base and Ft. Bragg installation organizations, ensuring successful event execution while upholding military traditions and protocols.
- Developed and executed innovative solutions to increase club membership, guest engagement, and revenue.
- Led a team in delivering high-quality customer service while fostering a positive and professional environment.
- Implemented cost saving measures and improved operational efficiency as well as contributing to financial stability.
- Awarded Civilian of the Quarter for NAF CIV CAT II in recognition of outstanding contributions to the base community.
Education
Business/Hospitality Management
University Of Phoenix
Business/Hospitality Management
Kent State University
Skills
- Leadership & Management: Team Building, Personnel Management, training & development, team leadership & responsibilities
- Event Planning & Coordination: Vendor relations, itinerary planning, public relations, site coordinator, Planning Events from inception to production
- Client Relations & Sales: community outreach, customer engagement, sales strategy, and forecasting, tradeshows
- Operations & Administration: calendar management, corporate travel, financial oversight, offsite meetings
Timeline
Administrative Assistant
Swagelok
01.2018 - 01.2025
Administrative Assistant
St. Loree Inc.
01.2015 - Current
Sales Manager
Travaglini Enterprises
01.2014 - 01.2015
Patient Services Manager
Sodexo
01.2013 - 01.2014
Sales and Catering Manager
Magnuson Grand Hotel and Conference Center
01.2012 - 01.2013
Public Affairs, Collocated Club Manager
Pope Air Field
01.2009 - 01.2011
Business/Hospitality Management
University Of Phoenix
Business/Hospitality Management
Kent State University
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