VASOOMATI PERSAUD
South Ozone Park,USA
Summary
Detail-oriented professional specializing in procurement and contract management. Proven ability to enhance supplier onboarding processes and maintain compliance through effective reporting and documentation. Committed to delivering high-quality results while managing multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Local Content Coordinator
Schlumberger Guyana
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Processed and secured approvals for all new contracts with the Local Content Secretariat.
- Prepare sole source for the Ministry of Guyana
- Compiled monthly compliance report detailing percentage spend across at-risk categories.
- Supported reporting requirements for the Ministry from a supply chain perspective.
- Over 100k GYD need to be approved if not sent to public bidding - process to make us compliant
- Collaborated with legal to analyze local content law and identify compliance gaps in processes.
- Facilitated onboarding for new suppliers, ensuring adherence to company compliance standards.
Customer Service Representative
Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Inc
12.2021 - 06.2023
- Handling all customer inquiries through various channels (telephone, chat, email) in a professional manner
- Meeting or exceeding your daily and monthly performance targets while maintaining maximum service availability
- Provide thorough responses to customer queries by using your knowledge of our business processes. Understanding basic business knowledge to ensure accuracy in all customer queries
- Escalated issues to team leaders for resolution
- Identified and implemented opportunities for service improvement
- Documented all customer interactions to maintain accurate records
- Maintained quality levels prescribed by clients
Facility Base Administrator
Schlumberger Guyana
04.2019 - 12.2022
- Managed Staff House bookings to maximize occupancy and optimize resource utilization.
- Managing Staff House utilization (including inventory)
- Booking of Offshore certifications (BOSIET, HUET and UKOOA)
- Tracked invoices, verified accuracy, and coordinated follow-up on supplier payments.
- Fuel ordering, reconciliation and reporting
- PPE ordering, distribution, cost allocation and reporting
- Petty Cash disbursement, reconciliation and reporting
- Executed iBase ticket from facility administration lead
- Maintained base documentation to enhance retrieval speed and ensure compliance.
- Complies with all applicable Schlumberger standards and policies.
- Ensure compliance with the Data Privacy & Protection Guidelines and relevant legislation.
- Identified and participates in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure QHSE procedures are followed.
- Understand and promote Schlumberger values.
- Ensure QUEST certifications are up to date, and QUEST assigned remedial actions are properly closed out within the agreed deadline.
Administrative Assistant
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
06.2015 - 03.2019
- Coordinated board and sub-committee meetings, ensuring all logistical details were managed effectively.
- Created business correspondence and reports to facilitate clear internal and external communication.
- Utilized Microsoft Office tools for document creation and management.
- Updated land sales and application database, maintaining accurate records for efficient access and reporting.
- Preparing Leases For Cane Farmers
- Assisting with Legal Documents
- Produced affidavits to support vendor agreements
Secretary to Company Secretary
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
03.2014 - 06.2015
- Acted as the primary point of contact for the board of directors, shareholders, and regulatory authorities on corporate governance matters.
- Coordinated and facilitated board meetings, preparing agendas, board packs, and minutes to ensure effective governance and decision-making.
- Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including filing annual returns, disclosures and resolutions.
- Drafting and filing statutory documents, such as annual returns, board resolutions and meeting minutes.
- Maintaining corporate records, registers and statutory books as per the applicable laws and regulations.
- Advised management and board members on corporate governance best practices and compliance issues, enhancing organizational adherence to legal standards.
- Managed shareholder communications, organizing annual general meetings and addressing inquiries to foster transparency and stakeholder engagement.
- Guiding corporate governance best practices and implementing governance frameworks.
Administrative Assistant (ag)
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
11.2013 - 03.2014
- Coordinated administrative tasks to enhance executive support
- Organized board and sub-committee meetings to ensure efficient operations
- Composed professional business correspondence
- Opening Tenders (RFQs and Public Tender)
- Preparing Leases For Cane Farmers
- Preparing Affidavits for Vendors
- Assisted in preparation of legal documents to facilitate compliance
- Maintained and organized land sales and application records
Legal Clerk
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
10.2010 - 11.2013
- Organized, filed, and retrieved legal documents and records to ensure accessibility for legal teams
- Maintain physical and electronic case files with up-to-date information
- Prepare and format legal documents and correspondence
- Assisted with calendaring hearings and depositions, ensuring compliance with critical deadlines
- Transcribe legal notes or dictation for attorneys or court personnel
- Supported document discovery and trial preparation, contributing to effective legal proceedings
- Monitored and updated dockets to ensure accurate case tracking
- Deliver or electronically file court documents on behalf of legal teams
Secretary to CEO (ag)
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
02.2013
- Managing the CEO's calendar, including arranging meetings, appointments and other relevant events.
- Coordinated transportation and accommodation arrangements for CEO travel to optimize schedules.
- Managed emails, phone calls, and other communications to ensure timely responses for the CEO.
- Prioritising and resolving any scheduling conflicts.
- Implemented time-saving strategies to streamline administrative processes.
- Filing and tracking any needed expenses, receipts or invoices.
- Delivered messages and information to relevant parties.
- Attending meetings and networking events to enhance professional connections.
- Assisted in data entry by accurately inputting information into the company database.
Work Study
Regional Democratic Council Region # 4
07.2010
Education
Administrative and Secretarial Support -
The Consultative Association of Guyanese Industry CAGI
03-2015
Bachelors’ Degree of Social Science - Business Management
University of Guyana
Guyana09-2014
Adobe Publishing- CS3 -
Global Technology
08-2013
Foundation Desktop Publishing -Corel Draw -
Global Technology
06-2013
Advance Desktop Publishing -Corel Draw -
Global Technology
06-2013
Internet & Email -
Global Technology
09-2010
Word Processing – Word 2007 -
Global Technology
09-2010
Spreadsheet- Excel -
Global Technology
09-2010
Introduction to Computers -
Global Technology
08-2010
Windows 7 -
Global Technology
08-2010
CXC - Mathematics, English, Business, Accounts, Integrated Science, Social Studies, Economics, Office Administration, English B
Annandale Secondary School
05-2010
Skills
- Supplier onboarding
- Vendor management
- Contract management
- Compliance reporting
- Legal documentation
- Data analysis
- Project coordination
- Customer relationship management
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Deadline management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
Training
- Basic Presentation Skills
- Challenges of Facilitating
- Customer Service Fundamentals
- Finance for P&S
- Introduction to Facility Cleaning
- Introduction to SSO
- Project Management for Non Project Managers
References
- Sherrie Hewitt, Attorney-at-Law, IPED, +1 592 658-5548
- Frederick Singh, Attorney-at-Law, Head of Corporate Secretariat, Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc., +1 592 691-3494
Areas Of Expertise
All new contracts are sent and approved by Local content secretariat, Prepare sole source for the Ministry of Guyana, Monthly report on Compliance % spend categories -At risk categories, Archiving all approvals for easy access, Local Content database - Vendor name and compliance certification & SAP ID, ASL and ARIBA, Support reporting requirement by Ministry from a supply chain side, Over 100k GYD need to be approved if not sent to public bidding - process to make us compliant, Working with legal to overall understand local content law and identifying gaps in our process to make us compliant, Onboarding of new Suppliers, Provide support for catalogs and run smaller tenders where bandwidth allows., General Office Administration (Filing, Office Management, Coordinating Meetings), Arranging hotels and travel requests, Booking of Offshore certifications (BOSIET, HUET and UKOOA), Manage base documentation, Managing Staff House utilization (including inventory), E-Journey Creation (for late night early morning trips), Fuel ordering, reconciliation and reporting, PPE ordering, distribution, cost allocation and reporting, Petty Cash disbursement, reconciliation and reporting, Execute iBase ticket assigned by facility administration lead, Tracking of invoices, verifying accuracy and coordinating/follow up on payment of suppliers., Manage Staff House Bookings to ensure maximum capacity is utilized., Complies with all applicable Schlumberger standards and policies., Ensure compliance with the Data Privacy & Protection Guidelines and relevant legislation., Identified and participates in continuous improvement initiatives., Ensure QHSE procedures are followed., Understand and promote Schlumberger values., Ensure QUEST certifications are up to date, and QUEST assigned remedial actions are properly closed out within agreed deadline., Handling all customer inquiries through various channels (telephone, chat, email) in a professional manner, Meeting or exceeding daily and monthly performance targets while maintaining maximum service availability, Provide thorough responses to customer queries by using knowledge of business processes., Escalating customer or system issues to team leaders to ensure immediate resolution, Identifying opportunities for service improvement, Accurately documenting the details of all customer interactions, Ensure quality levels prescribed by clients are consistently met., Microsoft Office Proficiency, Secretarial Duties, Organizing Meetings (Board Meetings and other Sub-Committee Meetings), Business Writing, Opening Tenders (RFQs and Public Tender), Updating Court Files, Preparing Leases For Cane Farmers, Preparing Affidavits for Vendors, Assisting with Legal Documents, Responsible for updating Land Sales / Application Database, Serving as the primary point of contact for the board of directors, shareholders and regulatory authorities on corporate governance matters., Coordinating and facilitating board meetings, including preparing agendas, board packs and minutes., Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including filing annual returns, disclosures and resolutions., Drafting and filing statutory documents, such as annual returns, board resolutions and meeting minutes., Maintaining corporate records, registers and statutory books as per the applicable laws and regulations., Advising management and board members on corporate governance best practices, legal requirements and compliance issues., Managing shareholder communications, including organizing annual general meetings and handling shareholder inquiries., Guiding corporate governance best practices and implementing governance frameworks., Handling emails, phone calls and other communication for the CEO., Researching and booking transportation and accommodation for any necessary travel., Assist with data entry and file management., Receiving and delivering messages and information to relevant parties., Managing the CEO's calendar, including arranging meetings, appointments and other relevant events., Filing and tracking any needed expenses, receipts or invoices., Prioritizing and resolving any scheduling conflicts., Attending meetings or networking events as needed., Implementing time-saving strategies where possible., Organize, file, and retrieve legal documents and records, Maintain physical and electronic case files with up-to-date information, Prepare and format legal documents and correspondence, Assist with calendaring hearings, depositions, and deadlines, Transcribe legal notes or dictation for attorneys or court personnel, Support document discovery, trial prep, or post-trial documentation, Monitor and update dockets or indexes as needed, Deliver or electronically file court documents on behalf of legal teams
Timeline
Procurement Local Content Coordinator
Schlumberger Guyana
01.2023 - 06.2023
Customer Service Representative
Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Inc
12.2021 - 06.2023
Facility Base Administrator
Schlumberger Guyana
04.2019 - 12.2022
Administrative Assistant
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
06.2015 - 03.2019
Secretary to Company Secretary
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
03.2014 - 06.2015
Administrative Assistant (ag)
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
11.2013 - 03.2014
Secretary to CEO (ag)
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
02.2013
Legal Clerk
Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc
10.2010 - 11.2013
Work Study
Regional Democratic Council Region # 4
07.2010
Administrative and Secretarial Support -
The Consultative Association of Guyanese Industry CAGI
Bachelors’ Degree of Social Science - Business Management
University of Guyana
Adobe Publishing- CS3 -
Global Technology
Foundation Desktop Publishing -Corel Draw -
Global Technology
Advance Desktop Publishing -Corel Draw -
Global Technology
Internet & Email -
Global Technology
Word Processing – Word 2007 -
Global Technology
Spreadsheet- Excel -
Global Technology
Introduction to Computers -
Global Technology
Windows 7 -
Global Technology
CXC - Mathematics, English, Business, Accounts, Integrated Science, Social Studies, Economics, Office Administration, English B
Annandale Secondary School