George Tramountanas
Executive Assistant at Weidner Apartment Homes- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) Certified
ITIL AuthorityFeb, 2011- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Weidner Apartment Homes
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United States
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Real Estate
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500 - 600 Employee
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Executive Assistant
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Oct 2019 - Present
• Reported directly to the CPO (Chief People Officer) of this billion dollar company, supporting her as well as the Recruiting and Training teams. • Coordinated travel for team members, including flights, cars, hotels, and meals for associates traveling to the home office. • Managed calendars for executives, including coordination of meetings, providing agendas, and taking minutes. • Tracked employee movement in all offices throughout US and Canada (800+ associates), pulling data from various sources into an org chart format. • Assisted with the preparation of presentations, including the usage PowerPoint, creation of meeting materials, and setting up video-assisted conference calls. • Conducted research and wrote reports for CPO to share at executive meetings. • Scheduled and coordinated training events as well as job fair attendance for teams. • Responsible for overseeing budgets, tracking expenses, and reconciling receipts for CPO and departments. • In charge of purchases both large and small; familiarity with purchase order systems. • Drafted company-wide communications on behalf of CPO and teams I supported. • Researched and posted job requisitions for positions all across the US and Canada. • Acted as software administrator to help manage various programs across divisions. • Lots of experience working with databases; from data entry to pulling data into spreadsheets to manipulating data for presentations. • Excellent with all kinds of technology – both software and hardware.
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University of Washington
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Administrative Assistant/Office Manager, IT Project Manager
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Aug 2004 - Jul 2019
Administrative Assistant/Office Manager: • Part of team that facilitated the opening of nine new residence halls on UW campus. • Responsible for all unit tech purchases, as well as the tracking all assets. • Set up and maintained office-wide calendaring application for 50+ conference rooms. • Drafted all department-wide communications regarding IT unit. • In charge of scheduling executive meetings, preparing agendas, and following up on action items. • Coordinated department-wide move to new offices across campus. • Managed relationships with vendors to ensure continued support for our systems. • Organized department-wide events, including our annual HFS Employee Appreciation ceremony for 700+ employees. Project Manager: • Produced and maintained documentation for several software programs, including website Content Management System (CMS), SharePoint, and Great Plains (Dynamics GP). • Onboarded the department onto new CMS platform. This included managing the data migration from the old CMS, and holding CMS user training in 1:1 and 1:many formats. • Analyzed and helped determine the purchase of systems for department needs, including Content Management Systems, Online Purchasing Site, and Ticket Tracking software. • Gathered requirements to provide specifications for hardware replacement projects including managing desktops, Husky Card ID systems, and digital signage management systems. • Worked across UW departments and campuses to implement new Husky Card hardware, in addition to moving our department from a local Exchange server to Office 365. • Conducted presentations to management teams regarding status updates, project requests, process improvement, and the onboarding of systems.
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Comic Book Resources
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Canada
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Entertainment Providers
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100 - 200 Employee
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Web Journalist
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2003 - 2017
Worked as part-time reporter for online comic book news site. Website is ranked among the top in its industry for its readership. Proven ability to maintain weekly columns, conduct phone and in-person interviews, and capable of meeting tight deadlines. Selected achievements include: • Conducted set visit and interviews on “X-Men 3.” • Coordinated and maintained a weekly column with Marvel Comics. • Covered and reported on TV and Film news events for sister site Spinoff Online. • Attended and reported from several large conventions, including San Diego, New York, and Emerald City. • Over 500 interviews and articles completed. Partial list can be found at https://www.cbr.com/author/george_a-_tramountanas/
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WE Communications
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Team Administrator
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2001 - 2004
Began in company as part of Operations, but was later promoted to Account Team Administrator. Coordinated schedules for press tours, created graphics for client and press presentations, and responded to inquiries from publications regarding Microsoft products (our main client). Selected achievements include: • Planned logistics and schedules for teams at conventions such as Comdex, Microsoft Developers Conference, and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. • Managed team budget and kept teammates aware of their billable utilization. • Proofread press releases, managed collateral, and organized presentations. • Assisted in coordination of events related to product launches.
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Education
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1995 - 1998
University of Southern California
Master's Degree, Film and Television Production -
1989 - 1993
University of Washington
Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General
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