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VALERIE CRUZ

VALERIE CRUZ

HR Generalist, Counseling
West Hills,CA

Summary

Adaptable professional with over 10+ years of experience and a proven knowledge of administration and operations. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Management role at your company with possibility of career advancement. Experienced Office Management and Administration Professional experienced optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support specialist and leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.

Work History

PRODUCTION OFFICE MANAGER

VizzFX LLC
  • Managed task assignments, priorities and production schedules for the teams and handled staffing changes
  • Managed talent payroll and vacation days
  • Managed resource and budget of teams and presented cost and savings analysis
  • Served as a liaison and admin to Executives, Producers and teams
  • Provided administrative and project support to visual effects supervisor
  • Managed space planning and artist moves with the Digital Artist Managers and Facility Operations
  • Active contributor and consultant in Production performance appraisal process.

EXECUTIVE ADMIN/HR GENERALIST

Health Net Inc.
  • Provided administrative and project support to C-Level Executive Team and their respective Directors
  • Served as liaison to Finance Group to monitor allocation of assets within the IT Group
  • Performed office tasks such as purchasing office supplies, processing of expense reports, check requests and purchase requisitions, and distribution of inter-company communications
  • Research and analysis of invoice/payment status for department savings
  • Served as point of contact for vendor and search firms staffing and recruitment for ITG Department, candidate tracking, background check, training and orientation, payroll, expenses and invoices, POs and other HR related functions.

GENERAL MANAGER

Double U Enterprises
  • Recruited and Managed musicians and their talents for placement in entertainment venues
  • Negotiated talent contracts related to pay rates and commitments
  • Managed company and talent events, performances, travel arrangements, and expense reports
  • Managed research and analysis of costs and expenses for talent and company savings
  • Created company branding and marketing for promotional events.

Education

Master's Degree in Business Administration - Business

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Phoenix, AZ
06.2010

Bachelor of Science - Behavioral Science

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Phoenix, AZ
09.2008

Skills

  • Scheduling and Planning
  • Production Coordination
  • Meeting Deadlines
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Project Management

References

  • DIANE MARCIEL, EXECUTIVE ADMIN, CENTENE INC., (818) 451-8888, anna.marciel@gmail.com, Former Colleague
  • KAREN BLUM, RECRUITER, HEALTH NET INC., (818) 371-4403, Former Colleague
  • GREGORY THOMPSON, SENIOR RECRUITER, HEALTH NET INC., (818) 676-8900, Former Colleague

Languages

Tagalog
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

PRODUCTION OFFICE MANAGER

VizzFX LLC

EXECUTIVE ADMIN/HR GENERALIST

Health Net Inc.

GENERAL MANAGER

Double U Enterprises

Master's Degree in Business Administration - Business

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Bachelor of Science - Behavioral Science

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
VALERIE CRUZHR Generalist, Counseling