Janice Brown

Experience

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  Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  Oct 1990 - May 2005

  Associate Project Manager

  Hewlett-Packard Company October 1990 – May 2005Associate Project Manager Prepared Statements of Work (SOW), change orders, plan and manage schedules, initiated collaboration tools for multiple projects. Managed department’s quarterly budget, including travel, training, and certification/license. Planned project kick-off meetings, scheduled weekly team meetings, updated share point, web-sites, and maintained complete project responsibility until delivery. Administrative Assistant IV Primary support for Business Development Manager with responsibility for updatingengagement tools. Monitored the timely submittal of expense reports, approve reports. Scheduled required training courses, performance evaluations, team meetings, managed calendars, made travel arrangements, initiated purchase orders and scheduled travel arrangements and interview schedules for potential candidates. Event Planner Solicited Executive from various companies to attend Trade Shows and Executive Briefings by coordinating their schedules with their executive assistants to ensure that all were included. Reserved internal or external facilities, invited attendees, contacted hotels to reserve the required number of rooms desired. Communicated the agenda to all attendees. Initiated request from various divisions for necessary equipment needed for customer demos. Arranged logistics regarding shipment/arrival dates, scheduled technical staff to be on-site 24-hours prior to the beginning of events and remain through the event. Additional Positions include: Administrative Assistant III, Distribution Coordinator Purchasing Assistant and Literature Coordinator Show less

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  XPO

  May 2005 - Feb 2007

  Associate Project Analyst

  Menlo Worldwide May 2005 – February 2007Associate Project AnalystPrepared case studies for various customers, evaluating each to determine if we were marketing all of our supply chain logistics abilities while providing executive assistant support for a Vice President and his team of Business Development Managers. Managed the budget domestic and international travel and entertainment for the Business Development Manager and his direct reports. Acted as the point of contact for all documentation and contract related correspondence. Show less

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  PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP

  Mar 2007 - Dec 2009

  Executive Assistant

  Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation March 2007 – December 2009Executive AssistantTask include reviewing RFP’s for correct content, collecting and managing contracts and supporting pricing data, initiating logistics for conventions, external/internal meetings, travel, Share Point creation and maintenance. Preparing interview packets, scheduling and coordinating travel/lodging for interviewees, scheduling performance evaluations. Monitoring budgets to ensure that expense are coded to the appropriate cost center. Reviewing expense reports and vendor deductions for approval or disapproval within SAP then forwarding to the proper entity. Show less

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  The Broadlane Group

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2011

  Procurement Coordinator

  The Broadlane Group (Contract) January 2010 – July 2011Procurement AssistantAssisting Buyer with the logistics which included checking the status of purchase orders as well as items that were on back order to ensure that the item was made available at the specified time or reach out to an alternate vendor. Comparing prices on invoices to those agreed upon on contracts. Utilized Lawson and On-Ramp management programs to determine the specific needs.

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  Spectrum Enterprise

  Oct 2010 - Nov 2011

  Field Support Specialist

  Time Warner Cable (Contract) October 2010 – November 2011 Field Support SpecialistReviewed contracts prior to Account Executives getting signatures to ensure all required information is accurate, initiated request to the appropriate department when inconsistencies appear. Tools used to accomplish tasks include CSG, Sales force, Yellow Pages, and Service Ability.

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  Dallas College

  Dec 2011 - Aug 2012

  Adjunct Faculty

  Brookhaven College (Adjunct Faculty) December 2011 – August 2012 Business Division The courses I taught were: Business Communications, Office Simulation, and Microsoft Office Word. Business Communications were taught in online format, software used “Blackboard” which is assessed through eCampus. Office Simulation and Microsoft Office Word were taught in a class room environment

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  Tarrant County College

  Aug 2012 - now

  Assistant Coordinator of Special Projects

  Tarrant County Community College March 2015 - PresentAssistant Coordinator of Special Projects• Case load in excess of 100 students from AARP + 50 and. Job Ready, Willing and Able - Office Careers Program (OCP), ESL, GED students.• Provide educational avenues, Job Fair information, current job search techniques.• Assist with development of resume, cover letters, LinkedIn Workshop• Conduct mock interviews for interview preparation. • Capturing “Success Stories”, prepare quarterly reports according to Federal guidelines. Utilizing Project Management methodology initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controllingand closing on a quarterly basis while adhering to Federal guidelines. This is accomplished by: * Identifying, prioritizing and tracking issues * Developing and maintaining work plans. Adjunct Faculty – Continuing Education Department August 2012 – March 2015Facilitate in the “Office Careers Program” and Test Administrator for the CAL Center for Applied Linguistics Proficiency Test for Adults. Assist students with all levels of MS Office Suites, Keyboarding, QuickBooks and Business Communications. Show less