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AdministrativeAssistant

Valerie Castro

Sunnyvale,CA

Summary

Professional with strong background supporting high-level executives. Adept at managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and handling confidential information with discretion. Known for effectively collaborating with teams and adapting to changing priorities. Skilled in communication, organization, and problem-solving, always delivering results.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Executive Assistant

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
03.2019 - 05.2025
  • Provided administrative and business support to the VP and General Counsel of Legal, Intellectual Property & Global Business Groups.
  • Improved information flow between departments by serving as a liaison between the Vice President and other executives or team members.
  • Managed complex travel arrangements, ensuring seamless logistics for domestic and international trips.
  • Organized agendas, prepared materials, and administered all weekly team meetings, quarterly all-hands meetings, trainings, conferences, morale events, employee network meetings and 2 offsite per year.
  • Assisted with PPT presentation preparation, document/email preparation, informational teams/slack channel communication postings, survey generation and analysis, and obtains electronic signature approvals using Adobe Sign.
  • Notarize and legalize legal documents (POA's, Affidavits, etc.)

Legal Sr. Administrative Assistant

Dell
08.2011 - 10.2018
  • Provided administrative and business support to the VP of Legal, General Counsel and team of paralegals for Dell’s Boomi division
  • Maintained calendars, schedule meetings, teleconferences and travel
  • Distributed contract templates to internal requestors for external customer distribution
  • Prepared contract summaries, changed notifications for internal customer reference.

Contracts Administrator (Legal)

Force10 Networks
08.2010 - 08.2011
  • Maintained contracts database records with updated customer information, current contracts and amendments
  • Managed a portfolio of contracts, ensuring compliance and timely renewals.
  • Oversaw contract lifecycle management, ensuring timely renewals and amendments.

Education

A.A Degree - Liberal Arts

De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
06.2006

Skills

  • Executive support
  • Document preparation
  • Calendar management
  • Meeting planning
  • Travel arrangements
  • Meticulous attention to detail

Contributions

  • Served on integration team to merge customer data and contracts for Dell’s bay area acquisitions
  • Organized interdepartmental volunteer opportunities at local non-profits: RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), Second Harvest Food Bank, Family Giving Tree – Holiday Wish Drive and Backpack Back-to-School Drive Backpack Drive)
  • Filled in and sent out contract templates from legal team, general filing, and document indexing; sorting and classifying material to be filed; assembling files in chronological order; maintaining neat and orderly files.
  • Ensured integrity of database records in accordance with established policies and procedures

Qualifications Summary

Accomplished administrative assistant offering 14 years of experience reporting to a VP, General Counsel and legal staff. Personable professional dedicated to making the lives of busy executives easier. Serve as an effective gatekeeper; manage calendars; and efficiently handle daily office tasks. Proficient user of MS Office, MS Excel, MS Teams, Slack, Workday, and Concur.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Legal Executive Assistant

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
03.2019 - 05.2025

Legal Sr. Administrative Assistant

Dell
08.2011 - 10.2018

Contracts Administrator (Legal)

Force10 Networks
08.2010 - 08.2011

A.A Degree - Liberal Arts

De Anza College