Cindy G.

Experience

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  L.A. Works

  Jan 1995 - Sept 2009

  Project Leader

  Responsible for management of 25-600 volunteers at service projects and annually held fundraising event. The most recent being the UCLA volunteer event in September 2009. I managed over 600 task captains and volunteers who painted the exterior of several buildings of the school, the gymnasium, the lunch area and the basketball court (lines). Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was on hand as were the Chancellor Gene Block and Volunteer Center Director Antoinette Mongelli. see link attached:http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/4-600-blanket-city-for-volunteer-102334.aspx Show less

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  Mellon Financial Corporation

  Nov 1997 - Jul 2000

  Administrative Assistant

  Responsibilities included: providing executive assistance to directors of human resources, strategic planning and marketing; event coordination (United Way campaign, American Heart Walk and holiday party including management of event staff, liaison for special guests, budget oversight, materials/name badge production, audio visual needs, room layout, menu selection); project management of office build-out (including temporary relocation of staff, phones, IT); facilities/office management (including equipment and electrical service, purchasing furniture and office supplies); fire safety team oversight and coordination; screening, interviewing and orientation of administrative personnel; managing and negotiating cost effective temp agency contracts; production of PowerPoint marketing presentations; word processing, proofreading and editing Word documents; creating Excel spreadsheets; general administrative tasks. Show less

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  SeeBeyond Technology Corp

  Jul 2000 - Oct 2002

  Contract Coordinator

  Responsibilities included: weekly reporting to CFO, general counsel, finance department vice presidents and legal team on status of software contracts; serving as liaison to sales team regarding contract details and software shipment status; working extensive overtime during quarter-end to ensure contract correctness and receipt of software by clients before midnight deadline; entering, reviewing and approving all U.S. software orders, maintaining Onyx database for same.

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  Overture Search Services, Inc

  Feb 2003 - Dec 2003

  (Temporary) Contract Administrator

  Responsibilities included extensive travel to Palo Alto office to organize and catalog contracts; assisting team with due diligence reports; heavy document and file maintenance; general administrative tasks.

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  League of Women Voters

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  (Temporary) Administrative Assistant
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  PCR Services Corporation

  Nov 2004 - Jul 2006

  Executive Assistant

  Responsibilities to environmental planning firm: providing executive assistance to firm principals by acting as administrative project lead; organizing: office space, executive and company filing systems, executive desks; voicemail transcription; email response and maintenance; calendaring; meeting preparation; résumé review, candidate screening and interview scheduling. Duties to assist environmental planning team of 15+ included: extensive proofreading, editing, assembly and mass distribution of Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs); organization of internal and external meetings. Show less

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  Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP

  Nov 2006 - Aug 2008

  Client Finance Liaison

  Responsibilities to law firm included: providing executive assistance to director of client finance and portfolio managers by answering/screening phone calls and email; assisting clients with account information; researching and completing collection files; making travel arrangements; processing expense reports; extensive calendaring; typing memos. Position required learning three computer applications specific to client finance (collections department) as well as company applications. Additional duties: event coordination for annually held meeting and emergency response team leader. Show less

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  KCRW

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2015

  Food Crew!

  I worked the pledge drive on the Food Crew. I loved this time - we organized food deliveries, managed the flow of food and made the volunteers feel appreciated!

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  SoCal Harvest

  Jul 2009 - Dec 2016

  Community Organizer

  Responsible for all aspects of running a not-for-profit: management, marketing, outreach, coordination of fruit donors and harvest volunteers and delivery of harvested fruit (and much more!).

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  City of Long Beach Neighborhood Leadership Program

  Feb 2010 - Aug 2010

  Program Graduate

  Six-month program required attendance at weekly team meetings focused toward planning, coordination and execution of community event; program training included team building, grant and press release writing, public speaking. See link attached: http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/tree-warriors-set-out-to-plant-new-trees-along-the-atlantic-corridor-saturday/

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  Primal Alchemy Catering

  Jul 2014 - now

  Catering Sales Manager

  Sales Lead, managing leads from initial inquiry to culmination of event. Logistics, staffing and equipment. Additional abilities: Event Lead (Chef), Event Captain, Cook, Server, Bartender.