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Yurena Driggs

Miami,FL

Summary

Experienced Program Manager skilled in managing functional operations and projects. Advanced understanding of organizational strategies, financial management, procurement and contracting. Expertise in logistical analysis, including community needs and performance, development and standardization. Thorough understanding of management, procurement and acquisition regulations.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Secretary/Operator

Gus Machado Ford
Hialeah, FL
01.2007
  • My duties included and were not restricted to answering the office multi-line telephone, and accordingly directing and/or transferring the call to the appropriate department
  • I was also responsible for charging down payments, tags and tag refund, data entry, receiving and sorting the mail and deliveries, setting up appointments, greeting customers, running credit reports, problem solving for customers, translated when needed, and training other staff members for afternoon position.

Program Manager

The Children's Trust
Miami, FL
01.2007 - Current
  • Oversee over 20 contracts each year from concept through final delivery in the Innovation and Youth Enrichment Initiatives.
  • Develop and organize routine and special programming by factoring in slot timing, demographics and other important parameters.
  • Devise tools and benchmarks to improve community performance and monitor production.
  • Administer $10 million dollar budget and tracked expenses.
  • Monitor progress of programs, using and applying programming documents, program directives, funding documents and other program material.
  • Interact with programs within our community to identify business needs and requirements.
  • Implement and lead meetings, opening up dialogue with area managers to discuss Community needs.
  • Define classification levels for privacy information and intellectual property.
  • Create and present data using MS Excel spreadsheets and other MS Office tools.
  • Orchestrate smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments.
  • Track and report monthly program results to Associate Directors to facilitate change management activities.
  • Review and score new proposals
  • Visit and evaluate summer and after-school programs
  • Create purchase requests in CoreIntegrator
  • Manage the incentives teacher program, WAGE$


Secretary

Americas Cellular
Miami, Fl
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • I was responsible for but not limited to answering the office’s multi-line telephone, filing documents, writing letters, setting up presentations, scheduling meetings, welcoming customers, receiving and shipping cell phones, Tracking merchandise, opening the correspondence, paying bills, and entering information to the system.

Legal Secretary

Sadow and Gorowitz, P.A
Miami, Fl
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • My duties included and were not limited to interviewing future clients, drafting and sending letters for attorneys and clients, assisting all attorneys with clients’ files and putting information in order
  • I was also responsible for answering the firm’s multi-line telephone and accordingly directing and/or transferring the call to the appropriate staff member
  • Furthermore, I assisted my fellow staff members and clients in translating their conversations and documents.

Education

License: All Lines Adjuster -

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
12.2021

Associates in Arts Degree -

Miami Dade College
2007

Skills

  • Performance monitoring Policy and procedure improvements
  • Budget coordination
  • Documentation proficiency
  • Budgeting
  • Vendor management Information Protection / Data Classification
  • Budgeting and Resource Management
  • Team leadership and direction
  • Program leadership
  • Project Management Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint,Word, Excel, PowerPoint & CoreIntegrator

Timeline

Secretary/Operator

Gus Machado Ford
01.2007

Program Manager

The Children's Trust
01.2007 - Current

Secretary

Americas Cellular
01.2005 - 01.2006

Legal Secretary

Sadow and Gorowitz, P.A
01.2004 - 01.2005

License: All Lines Adjuster -

University of Central Florida

Associates in Arts Degree -

Miami Dade College
Yurena Driggs