Sharry Bain, MS

Experience

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  Forever 21

  Aug 2007 - May 2009

  Sales Associate (Seasonal Worker)

  •Sales associates assist customers with questions and concerns. •Duties included working the cash register for customer check out, stocking product, checking back stock for customers, assisting customers with fitting and sizing issues, answering phones, posting signage, running registers, cleaning, unpacking product shipments, and various other assigned jobs.

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  Middle Tennessee State University

  Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Resident Assistant (Student Worker)

  •Documented complaints, addressed issues, and submitted an Incident Assessment report to the Director.•Coordinated educational forums, social events and diversity programs for 100 residents living on-campus.

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  Royal Bank of Canada

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Customer Service Representative (Summer Job)

  •Processed banking deposits, withdrawals, money transfers, check cashing, and foreign currency exchange transactions.•Performed the entry of customer data to open and close accounts and balance overnight cash deposits.

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  Middle Tennessee State University

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Executive Assistant to the Dean of the College (Student Worker)

  •Provided clerical support, set appointments, coordinated meetings, and kept the Dean's calendar.•Conducted research as directed by the Dean and prepared confidential reports, letters, and memoranda.•Updated and maintained 5,000+ electronic/physical student records and files on a continuous basis.

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  State of Tennessee: Department of Children's Services

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Case Worker I (Internship)

  •Documented case work, developed permanency plans, and created the Family Functional Assessment form.•Facilitated client-supervised visitation, conducted client interviews, and assisted with client transportation.

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  Buckeye Bahamas Hub, a subsidiary of Buckeye Partners, L.P.

  Jan 2011 - Feb 2014

  Executive Administrative Assistant

  •Provide administrative support to the HSSE (Health, Safety, Security & Environmental) Senior Director, HSSE Manager, Team Leaders and other HSSE Support Staff; including calendar management & appointment scheduling, preparing expense reports and travel arrangements. •Build databases to manage data for Employee KPI and Contractor KPI reports. •Follow-up on all incidents to ensure that individuals are in compliance with established reporting procedures, ensuring all action items are completed on a timely basis.•Develop, organize, and track weekly team Safety Observation Reports (SOR). •Track and code invoices, monitor budget reports and assist with budget preparation. •Compile data and summarize KPI findings to create and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports. •Prepare a monthly newsletter that heightened the knowledge and awareness of HSSE related issues.•Create and enter Purchase Requisitions with the use of JDEdward’s software. Show less

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  Emera Inc. (Grand Bahama Power Company)

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2016

  Executive Assistant & Business Analyst

  •Provide administrative support to several Executive Team members; including calendar management & appointment scheduling, preparing expense reports and international & domestic travel arrangements including related logistics.•Assume responsibility for effectively recording and reporting information and maintenance of the department systems and files.•Complete miscellaneous research, complex analytic support, compiles monthly and year-end reports for management with limited supervision.•Leadership team and board meeting preparation: attend meetings, compile agenda, take and prepare minutes, and disseminate information, as appropriate.•Build reports to efficiently and effectively summarize information, trends, and analyses using graphs, charts, and text while identifying key factors behind basic problems and establishing a path to solve them.•Assist in yearly budget preparation and monthly budget forecasts, including tracking and monitoring of spending.•Process bi-weekly and monthly payroll, verification of overtime approvals, tracking of training hours, sick days and other ‘out of office’ hours.administrative duties related to training and organizational development.•Schedule training events, create and obtain instructional materials, and ensure employees are kept abreast of training requirements. Show less

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  Americold Logistics, LLC.

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2020

  Executive Assistant to Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of North America Operations

  • Manage calendars and arrange board meetings and plan extensive, multi-segment travel arrangements (domestic & international).• Organize the logistics for programs, events, meetings, and conferences by arranging facilities and caterers, issuing information and invitations, coordinating speakers, and managing the event budget.• Assist in ensuring key deliverables are met, streamline information to present in a consolidated and more easily-digestible fashion, and utilize strong project management and organizational skills to ensure results are on-time, and accurate for all critical business materials.• Act as an HR liaison: provides transactional support and assists with Global Operations staffing and new hire onboarding. Coordinate training for operations team members and update job descriptions, as needed. Show less

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  UPS

  Mar 2020 - Oct 2022

  Chief of Staff

  Serves as a high-visibility strategic thought partner that leads the coordination and strategic alignment of each function. Responsible for streamlining high-priority projects and executing leadership level internal and external initiatives that have significant impact on company objectives. Manages executive and department calendars, commercial and private travel arrangements (domestic & international), internal and external board meeting preparation, committee reporting, and action item follow up, and expense reporting. Show less

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  Chewy

  Nov 2022 - Jul 2024

  Senior Manager, Executive Administration

  Coordinates and advances the work of the CEO’s office, ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness. Represents the CEO in delegated projects and initiatives designed to achieve all company priorities and objectives. Ensures matters requiring the attention of the CEO are thoroughly developed, researched, and evaluated. Coordinates and/or oversees the scheduling of strategic events, meetings, and other requests to balance and address key objectives, including quarterly board meetings and earnings. Show less