SR. PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE Professional Profile Results-oriented Project Administrator 14+ years' experience toy manufacturing industry. Meticulous collaborative professional unsurpassed skill managing diverse needs deadline-driven environments. Qualifications core competencies strengths follows: *Ability communicate effectively team members management team. *Develop maintain key relationships/partnerships domestic international functional groups line functions. *Multi-tasking: Able handle one project simultaneously.Time management ability Schedule management Time management ability Ability prioritize Professional demeanor Schedule management Problem resolution Deadline-oriented Microsoft Office Experience Sr. Project Management Associate November 2010 Current Company Name City State Barbie Product Development Manage projects original concept final implementation Performs concurrent project management assignments moderately complex toys high volume skus relative product development (planning, costing, engineering); proactively meets company milestones deadlines ensuring projects remain budget. Projects high visibility/key drivers generates 2 million dollars sales annually. Facilitate weekly team meetings provide timely project status updates cross functional team members. Travel company's China Indonesia manufacturing plants track development/production progress Barbie product line. Utilize Agile software platform actively track key milestones product lifecycle. Administrative Assistant April 2008 November 2010 Company Name City State Design Assist VP Design, Director three Design Managers Girls Inc. Design team calendar management, setting meetings special projects. Coordinate aspects appointments, conference calls meeting set-up, including (but limited to): conference room booking set-up, catering arrangements, preparation handouts, video/teleconference AV equipment needs set-up, communication meeting info via e-mail. Create purchase requisitions process AP vendors. Assist coordinating special events. Manage aspects extensive domestic international travel arrangements. General support Girls Inc. Design (ordering office supplies, shipping, etc). Process expense reports travel Design VP, Director Managers. Prepare track monthly spending budgets department. Administrative Assistant May 2007 August 2007 Company Name City State Assist one Executive three Senior Client Communications Directors Nissan/Infiniti account team. Coordinate aspects appointments, conference calls meeting set-up, including (but limited to): conference room booking set-up, catering arrangements, preparation handouts, video/teleconference AV equipment needs set-up, communication meeting info via e-mail. Primary office-wide point-of-contact general OMD phone calls. Coordinator external (reps vendors) office events. Manage aspects extensive domestic international travel arrangements. Maintain update Executive Client Communications Director's files, contacts list databases. Process expense reports travel in-town expenses 4 Client Communications Directors. Intern, Office Manager Assistant September 2006 January 2007 Company Name City State Maintain manage high end fashion showroom includes 400 designer clothing, shoes, accessories. Assist fashion stylist well celebrity clientele pulling pieces showroom respective events. Prepare Press Release kits. Maintain update client database Keep inventory items clothing, shoes, accessories arrive designer clientele. Work special projects needed. Sales Associate March 2006 September 2006 Company Name City State Ensure customers rewarding experience kept coming back time time. Set visual merchandising displays change in-store floor plans. Demonstrate excellent customer service skills, meeting hourly selling expressed credit goals. Provide product knowledge customers worked part team meet individual store objectives. Project Administrator October 1999 February 2006 Company Name City State Barbie Product Development/Samples Administrator Manage aspects Mainline Barbie product development design concept approval production start. Point contact Orient Plant Vendor Operations (both US abroad). Responsible sourcing, purchasing, determining tooling accessories textiles. Maintain hard cost Transfer Product Final Production Release within 10%, able incorporate design concepts products ready manufacture. Assist Marketing Team advertising, commercial shoots, toy fairs, sales line reviews. Attend Domestic Toy Fair Shows representative development trouble shoot Girls Brands (Barbie, Specialty, Fashions Accessories). Also assisted set up/tear toy fair shows. Support Worldwide Sales Marketing coordinating premium (handmade) production samples. Responsible shipping highly sensitive, rather expensive prototype samples documents domestic/international subsidiaries. Received awards Best New Product launch 2004 Product Line well Excellent Customer Service. Education Bachelor Science Degree Business Management 05/2010 University Phoenix Business Management Merchandising Design 9/07 American Intercontinental University City State Merchandising Design Business Administration Marketing 5/98 California State University City State Business Administration Marketing Skills advertising, Agile, AP, budgets, budget, concept, costing, credit, clientele, Client, Excellent Customer Service, databases, database, drivers, e-mail, special events, expense reports, fashion, floor plans, functional, inventory, Director, Marketing, meetings, office, Multi-tasking, ordering office supplies, product development (planning, Press, Product Development, progress, project management, purchase requisitions, purchasing, selling, Sales, shipping, tear, phone, travel arrangements, video, visual merchandising