Ursula Brady, MBA

Experience

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  Standard Transmission & Gear

  Mar 2000 - Oct 2002

  Purchasing Manager

  Shipping Receiving Manager, and Inventory Control – Purchasing and control duties for 4,000 plus parts inventory, daily reporting in Excel and budget supervision. Directed warehouse employees in daily shipping and receiving duties. Chosen by outside consulting firm to organize, assemble and deliver managerial training to remainder of supervisory staff.

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  Tri-Net Workforce Solutions

  Jun 2004 - Mar 2008

  Managed caseload of customers for TANF utilizing state and local policy and procedures. Worked with clients performing intake, interviewing, completing eligibility verification, and providing referrals to supportive services, employer services, job coaching, job search and orientation/classroom instruction. Administered Texas Assessment of Basic Education testing and facilitated customer access to training, education, and employment services, as well as job-specific information in order to help each client obtain gainful employment and complete their TANF eligibility requirements. Completion of National Advanced Workforce Expert Certification. Show less

  • Choices Career Specialist

    Mar 2005 - Mar 2008

  • Career Specialist

    Jun 2004 - Mar 2005
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  Texas Workforce Commission

  Jul 2004 - Mar 2008

  Career Specialist

  Managed caseload of customers for TANF utilizing state and local policy and procedures. Worked with clients performing intake, interviewing, completing eligibility verification, and providing referrals to supportive services, employer services, job coaching, job search and orientation/classroom instruction. Administered Texas Assessment of Basic Education testing and facilitated customer access to training, education, and employment services, as well as job-specific information in order to help each client obtain gainful employment and complete their TANF eligibility requirements. Completion of National Advanced Workforce Expert Certification. Show less

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  Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

  Apr 2009 - Aug 2013

  Provides support for both grant and enterprise funded courses performing day to day duties independently. Utilizes processes and methods consisting of various inter-related steps. Responsible for maintaining a variety of documents and records. Maintains regular contact with instructional staff both in house and adjunct and disseminates information as needed. Assists with customer service needs of students for registration and eLearning purposes. Interprets memorandum of understanding with national emergency groups as applicable to position. Show less Provides support for grant courses performing day to day duties independently. Utilizes processes and methods consisting of various inter-related steps. Responsible for maintaining a variety of documents and records. Maintains regular contact with instructional staff both in house and adjunct and disseminates information as needed. Assists with customer service needs of students for registration and eLearning purposes. Interprets memorandum of understanding with national emergency groups as applicable to position. Show less

  • ESTI-Administrative Assistant

    Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  • PS&S – Administrative Assistant

    Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Customer Service Associate

    Apr 2009 - Jun 2012
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  Texas Engineering Experiment Station

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2016

  Program Coordinator

  Oversee administrative operations for the faculty, technical lab manager, and technical staff in the AggieFab Laboratory and serve as the liaison with various departments, administrative offices, and industry. Handle accounts receivables and payables for the AggieFab Laboratory which is a university shared user facility; oversee user access and maintain records of user safety training; provide organizational interface between the technical staff and the faculty; assist with ordering and purchasing of supplies; assist lab manager and IT staff with establishing and maintaining a web-based user facility interface and scheduling system; manage student workers; provide customer support; and handle all day-to-day general administrative duties; attend meetings as needed; other duties will be assigned as need arises Show less

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  Dillard's Inc.

  Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Commission Sales Associate

  Addition to my full time position as a part time commission sales associate.

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  Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Jun 2016 - Nov 2019

  Executive Assistant II

  The Executive Assistant, under general supervision, is responsible for providing direct administrative support to the assigned Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) executives in the Financial Services Division, including special events, projects, initiatives, and programs. Provides leadership in planning, directing, and evaluating departmental operations. Performs a wide variety of complex tasks relating to administrative and accounting functions within the Financial Services Division.

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  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

  Nov 2019 - now

  Provides leadership for Centralized Business & Accounting Services Department by managing programs focusing on continuous process improvement. Monitors and evaluates internal controls. Manages the preparation of reports and special projects. Develops methods for improving efficiency.Establishes goals and objectives. Develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals and reviews internal processing procedures to ensure compliance with applicable policies ad state and federal regulations.Maintains budgetary controls and prepares budget requests, analyzes legislative bills and other regulatory activity to determine impact. Prepares and oversees the preparation of status analyses of funds and expenditures, while developing and implementing operational strategies, program guidelines, procedures, policies, rules, and regulations. Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others and oversees the training of others. Show less

  • Financial Manager

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Business Coordinator III

    Nov 2019 - Oct 2021