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Professional Experience
Barclay's Global Investors
Procurement Specialist
October 2007 - present
- Prepare contract management solutions for big companies and clients
- Responsible for Purchase Orders & Requisitions for the most cost-effective solutions
- Web Designer / Intranet Department Lead
- Prepare weekly ROI cost-savings reports in Excel
- Construct IT & Finance Resourcing & Training
- Regular Project Manager
Executive Direction, Inc.
Contract Administrator
July 2006 - May 2007
- Prepare and administer contracts for an IT consulting firm
- Negotiate contractual issues with employees until a resolution is reached
- Prepare and edit monthly reports in Excel
San Francisco State University
Staff Writer/Reporter, Xpress Newspaper
August 2005 - June 2006
- Write and edit articles for a weekly publication
- copyedited articles for usage, content, and style
- inspected page proofs for overall quality and consistency
- Authored news and sports articles and covered a variety of assignments including breaking news
Lead Receptionist/Assistant, Police Department
November 2002 - January 2006
- Performed electronic livescan and hardcopy fingerprints for employment background checks and clearance.
- Lead receptionist in charge of training all new receptionists
- General administrative duties (Telephone customer service, Filing, Billing)
University of the Virgin Islands
Copy Chief, UVisions Newspaper
January 2001 - June 2002
- Entry level exposure that included various aspects of the publication process
- Assisted with editorial functions including final editing
- Authored university-based articles
Computer Applications
- Adobe PhotoShop, In Design, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Professional
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Blackboard & company intranet file-sharing sites
- FTP & Teamsite Web Site Uploader
- Soundtrack Pro
- HTML
Publications
- 2005-2006 Golden Gate Xpress Staff Writer
- 2001-2002 UVision Reporter/Copy Chief
Awards & Recognition
- 2007 - Society of Professional Journalism Region 11's Best Sports Story, Second Place for Lockett Legacy
- 2007 - Hearst Journalism SFSU Faculty Selection
- 2006 - San Francisco State University Best Package for Lockett Legacy
- 2006 - San Francisco State University Best Game Story for Gator Dominate
Education
2002-2006 BA
Journalism
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
2001-2002
Mass Communication / Journalism
University of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands