Experience

Onyx Creative
• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Office Administrator

  • Mar 2022 - Present

L2M Architects
• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Administrative/Accounting Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2022


J.A.Rice, Inc.

• United States
• Civil Engineering

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - May 2017

  • Adeptly handle administrative matters including screen calls, manage calendars, plan meetings and events, make travel arrangements, compose documents, and office organization for efficiency. • Time sheet entry; Assist with bi-weekly payroll processing. • Daily scheduling assistance to Operations Manager. • Screen resumes submitted to company and post openings on job boards. • Assist with general accounting operations; Reconcile monthly payable statements with receipts, prepared monthly petty cash reports, MBE reports, reconcile job tickets with invoices. • Represent and promote J.A. Rice, Inc. by attending networking events. • Provide assistance to project managers with proposal research; attend pre-bid and project award meetings, client correspondence, and project closeout. • Maintain proposal pipeline and project budget information on cloud-based project management system. Show less



Putting on the Ritz Catering

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Oct 2013

  Operations Manager/HR Generalist Putting on the Ritz Catering-August 2006 to October 2013 Developed relations with staff, while creating a cohesive and productive team within a deadline driven environment. • Provided HR support to a workforce of 25-100 (Full time and on call part time) employees. • Continuously recruiting candidates through direct recruitment, internet mining, and other creative methods. • Identified staff vacancies; recruited, interviewed, selected qualified candidates, and determined wages, all the while maintaining low turnover. • Conducted exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination. • Created and maintained new hire and personnel files • Host training sessions to ensure all staff, new and current is knowledgeable of company policies, safety and proper procedures related to their specific job. • Generated and processed all necessary paperwork for payroll and legal compliance. • Processed payroll on a weekly basis via PAYCE. • Create schedules for full time, on call part time, kitchen, and warehouse staff, overall management of 25 full time employees, 100 on call part time employees. • Maintained all employee personnel benefits; PTO, health insurance, and 401K plans. • Filed unemployment claims and workers compensation claims in a timely manner. • Provided administrative support to president and sales managers. • Answer phone calls on a multi-line system, assisted customers with event information, directed calls to appropriate extensions, and record messages. • Attend weekly production meetings and monthly sales meetings. • Established an open door policy to always provide assistance and support for all staff. Event Manager/Day of Coordinator Show less



Company's Coming Catering

• Sales Manager

  • Sep 2003 - Sep 2006

  Sales Manager Company's Coming Catering/Wild Orchid Cafe-September 2003 to April 2006 Responsible for selling, coordinating, and executing catered events to achieve business development, growth and profitablility goals. • Negotiated menus and prices, demonstrating good communication and listening skills. • Maintained existing corporate and leisure accounts with vigorous follow up. • Generated new accounts via sales blitz, business networking events, and industry shows/conventions. • Responsible for all aspects of human resources applications…interview and recruit qualified applicants, training, event staffing, and tracked hours for payroll. • Doubled as the sales manager and liaison to staff on the day of events sold. Show less



Garys' Grill Annapolis Md

• General Manager

  • Jun 1996 - Aug 2001

  Full life cycle staffing: recruiting, on boarding, training, and off boarding. Directed sales and profitability of a well know restaurant, generating 1,000,000.00 + annually. Full life cycle staffing: recruiting, on boarding, training, and off boarding. Directed sales and profitability of a well know restaurant, generating 1,000,000.00 + annually.