Patricia Stuut

PATRICIA J. STUUT -- VIRTUAL ASSISTANT / OFFICE MANAGER I am a performance-driven administrator with robust organizational & communication skills and a history of multidisciplinary-industry support who routinely exceeds expectations using a consultative, one-on-one approach to build successful working relationships and reduce complex, administrative tonnage to logical, overarching processes; skilled, creative, and innovative. My personal mantra: “Take care of the little things and the big things take care of themselves.” Review Testimonials @ www.linkedin.com/in/patriciaadministrivia.com. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORP., Alpharetta, GA Sept-2014 to Apr-2018 Title: Office Administrator, direct report to VP of IT Americas in support of Oracle implementation supporting elevator company’s elevator sales, service and service-contract business. Roles: Executive Assistant, Event Coordinator, Procurement Administrator, IT Technicians' Admin / Project Assistant. Highlights:  Technical writing; edited technical memoranda, corporate updates, and announcements from VP of IT for “All Hands” updates to staff via email on day-to-day, high-priority business.  Facilitated five internal office construction renovation projects for 14K square-foot office facility from 2014 through 2017 from inception to completion, coordinating space planning, budget controls, and follow-up procurement, to accommodate staff growth.  Conceived and implemented interim process for complex entry of project delivery data, accommodating gap during transition from proprietary software to cloud application. Managed propriety software enabling guest and visitor network access during meetings; engaged in technical troubleshooting on IP phones, conference room projectors, and local office network issues with internal departments, keeping IT technicians and managers doing business each day.  CRITIGEN (IT Geospatial consulting, design, integration, & support services to CH2M / Jacobs Engineering) Atlanta, GA Sept-2009 to Sept-2014 Title: Project Assistant. Roles: Executive Assistant to VP of IT (Operations) & VP of IT (Business Development); additional roles in Training support, Business Development, Market Research initiatives. Provided strategic market research for target accounts via online data resources. Highlights:  Compiled data via Hoover’s and various Cloud resources for competitive analysis of competition, writing internal reports for senior management review.  Assisted HR in staff onboarding and termination processing, assistance with special projects as requested.  Facilitated professional meetings and event planning.  Performed Facility Management role for local office.  Maintained business development database via Salesforce, tracking leads for Sales and BD follow-up.  Performed Proposal document preparation, detailing research in support of Proposal production. Prepared reports, contracts, presentations and correspondence, collecting, compiling, and analyzing data for scheduled reports and in response to special requests.  Negotiated vendor contracts, compiling data for client deliverables on behalf of project delivery team. COMPUTER SKILLS EDUCATION Microsoft Office apps; Adobe Acrobat Professional; amenable to short-burn training on your custom, internal systems and cloud-based apps. Bachelor’s studies, Creative Arts Program with focus on Writing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), Charlotte, NC. Also industry experience in: Broadcast Media; IT Healthcare; Sales Training; Real Estate; Printing & Typography.