Experience

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  Hawaii Venture Capital Association

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Business Administrator

    • Feb 2015 - Present
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * Administrative Management* Bookkeeping / Accounting* Event planning and coordination* Membership Management

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  Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawai`i

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Business Administrator

    • Feb 2015 - Present
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * Administrative Management* Bookkeeping / Accounting* Event planning and coordination* Membership Management

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  Masaki School of Music

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Business Consultant

    • Nov 2013 - Present
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * Set up and maintained QuickBooks accounting system for music school with comprehensive database for students, teachers and vendors. Set up credit card transactional policies and establish merchant services accounts, set up mobile device applications. * Created and implemented school policies and procedures, tuition and registration forms. * Market school through social media platforms to website, FaceBook and local news publications. Design and publish monthly newsletters and advertisements of events.

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  Business Administrative Services

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Business Consultant

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    If you are a founder or executive at a startup company, your focus is on financing, technology development, market analysis, customer acquisition, and business growth. Tedious back office general office management and organization, accounting, IP, IT infrastructure, legal and HR take a back seat to these priorities or require a number of specialists to manage. I focus on managing these types of business administrative tasks for your company on an outsourced contract basis and at reasonable rates. The contracted work can be tailored specifically for your growing company’s needs to:* Handle the logistics of finding and moving into a new office space.* Negotiate and set up of business, accounting and banking vendor relations and accounts.* Negotiate and set up of computer networks, office equipment and communications.* Set up of company’s digital and hard copy information infrastructure. * Establish employee or contractor contracts, benefits, payroll, and timekeeping systems.* Ongoing efficient organization and management of company’s business operations.

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  ClearFuels Technology, Inc.

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Business Manager

    • Mar 2009 - Dec 2014
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * On project management team that managed a $23.7 million DOE grant award, which included weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting on project's status under federal regulatory reporting requirements. Instituted procedures to meet compliance with federal funding audit requirements and supported DOE audit procedures.* Establish and instituted policies and procedures for company time keeping and invoicing for Consultants to company. Implemented charge code system and time keeping protocols for reporting requirements. Train Consultants on time keeping reporting and administer weekly and monthly reporting to the DOE.* Negotiation and procurement of new office space; coordinate physical relocation to new office; procurement of new office furniture, IT, communications, office equipment and supplies. Manage all issues with building management. * Manage the company's financial, legal, IT and vendor data flow to complete accounting, tax, legal, insurance, investors, government reporting requirements for tax returns, QHTB compliance reporting, audit reviews and equity documentation.

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  CACI International Inc.

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Executive Administrator & Office Manager

    • Mar 2007 - Jan 2009
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * Executive Administrator to the VP of Asia-Pacific Region and immediate staff of an international company. Facilitate and support business interaction and coordination for all executives of the Asia-Pacific office and all executives of the company.* Office management including procurement and management of all office equipment, supplies, office security, parking and keys for the Asia-Pacific office. Management of all office vendor accounts. Contact and resolution on issues with building management.* Facilities management, including the proposals and procurement of all office equipment, copiers, printers, phone systems, servers, peripherals and furniture.* Lead on coordination of annual major military - civilian tradeshow exhibitions, including the physical booth logistics, registrations, advertising, booth personnel scheduling, giveaways, and related event and business client meeting scheduling.* Lead on event coordination for company functions between executives and employees and/or clients, including the procurement of securing the venue, menu selection, guest attendance for training sessions, visiting executives, birthday and farewell luncheons and the annual Christmas party for 180+ employees.* Support all the program managers on task on Hickam Air Force Base, Tripler Army Medical Center, Fort Shafter, Camp Smith and Pearl Harbor.

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  ClearFuels Technology Inc

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Consultant

    • Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * Assembly, organization and management of all hard copy and digital data for company, including corporate, financial, insurance, accounting, legal, investors, consultants, partnerships and project documentation to support the company's Series A, B and bridge round financial rounds.* Install and set up server and wireless network infrastructure and security protocols, enabling print and file sharing for investors due diligence. Design and deployment of DocuXplorer (proprietary document management software) for company's electronic documentation.

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  Sennet Capital LLC

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Office Manager

    • Jun 2006 - Oct 2006
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * Set up and maintained medical, dental, D&O insurance, retirement and financial management plans for partners and employees. Set up of physical files for all vendors.* Set up and maintained QuickBooks accounting system for vendor accounts payables and accounts receivables, partner distribution and expenses. Facilities management of office, requisitions of office furniture, equipment and supplies. Manage issues with sub-leased tenant.* Set up and maintained company's computer security and backup system, phone system, peripherals. Manage vendor accounts for payment, repairs and maintenance issues.* Set up and maintained physical and digital filing systems and global contact lists for company. Preparation of company's portfolio.* Executive assistance to three partners, including daily meeting scheduling, individual filing systems, tax filings and personal issues.

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  Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Litigation and Transactional Paralegal

    • Oct 2003 - Jun 2006
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * On litigation team representing fortune 500 corporation in $55M mold remediation and $1.8M class action lawsuits. Organized and managed 500,000+ hard copy and digital repositories and productions.* Install, upgrade and management of firm's Concordance databases, including designing and deployment and establishing protocol for electronic database document productions. * Organization and business transactions, including entity formations, filings, project scheduling and management and project closings.

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  The Pacific Law Group

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Apr 1998 - Oct 2003
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    Sole paralegal responsible for case analysis, organization and records management, medical records analysis, discovery, trial and arbitration preparation for five attorneys, with weekly caseload of ten to fifteen active cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, workers compensation. Initiation, implementation and deployment of the firm’s Access Conflict Database, from inception to completion, including defining the scope, design and development, management, and upgrade.

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  Other Law Firms

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Jan 1994 - Mar 1998
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    Litigation Paralegal for various law firms in Honolulu.

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  The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Staff Accountant

    • Jul 1992 - Apr 1994
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    * Management, reconciliation and financial reporting of the hotel's operations for the various departments, concessions, suppliers and vendors.