Annette E.

Edwards
147 Pleasant Valley Road Groton, NY 13073 (607) 227-0164 aeh3171@gmail.com

Skills Summary ___________________________________________________________________

25+ years office
experience
Event Planning
HR Management
Team Leadership

Undergrad & Alumni

collaboration
Attention to detail
Marketing
development

Community
Involvement
Budget Management
Newsletter Editor
Website Design

Professional Experience __________________________________________________________

GENERAL OFFICE SKILLS
Advanced level of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer,
Publisher, and Outlook.
Managed multiple calendars for staff members, company airplane, meeting
rooms, and travel calendars
Administration experience with executive level staff, including handling of
sensitive and confidential material.
Travel arrangements and conference room scheduling
Ithaca College Parnassus (EZPay, Credit Card, Journal Entry, Employee selfservice and iProcurement modules), Oracle Calendar, Thunderbird, and
Argus
BUDGET/PROPOSALS/CONTRACTS

Balanced Capital budget monthly.

Formally completed and submitted legal bid documents, designed contracts

to use in personal business.

Monitored and processed budget transfers using Parnassus and Argus

(Ithaca College).
MARKETING/PUBLICITY/COMMUNICATION
Authored professional correspondence to customers and vendors.

Tracked financial aspect of marketing campaigns and trade-shows.

Created and updated slides for in-house company communication system.

Created and Edited newsletters for BorgWarner, Envisage, and

Toastmasters.

UNDERGRAD/ALUMNI COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION

Chapter house management and Agent for house.

Assist alumni associations with all aspects of communications and

fundraising.

Facilitate fraternity officer trainings and transitions.

Event planning and website content development for clients.

Worked with City of Ithaca and University Staff on required house

inspections and chapter paperwork.

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Collaborated with undergraduate fraternity officers to support their success.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Managed project resources.
Lead documentation effort and oversaw team in that effort.
Personnel Management & Retail Manager on Duty responsibilities

HUMAN RESOURCE SKILLS

Screen, interview and hire new Team Members.
Oversee Team Member recognition program
Generate and post weekly schedule
Process weekly payroll
Handle correctives process for Team Members
Prepared and presented a full-day of New Hire Orientation
Editor of monthly company newsletter
Worked with outside recruiting firms to bring in new employees
Organize company team meetings, bowling party, picnic, and other social
events.
Managed office seating chart and arranged for new hire hardware, software,
and desk space.
Posted job openings on various job boards.
Organized company Lunch & Learn Presentations.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS SKILLS
Managed client go-live project for a new software development product.
Documented Processes and and Process Flows.
Collected and Documented client business requirements for changes or new
work to be done.
Worked closely with development team, Quality Assurance, and the client on
deliverable, budget, and expectations.
Maintaining client/stakeholder communications.
Assisted resources to help the team meet deliverables.
Designed a document structure for new process documentation.
Project administration for the NSrA project, a multi-year, multi-million dollar
undertaking, including scheduling meetings and trainings, documentation,
creating purchase orders, processing invoices, tracking spending, arranging
travel, and working with vendors/consultants.
Campus Technology Renewal coordinator for front end paperwork as well as
asset tracking for installations.
WEB/ON-LINE
Designed website for the BorgWarner Powdered Metal Division to use inhouse

Annette E. Edwards
147 Pleasant Valley Road Groton, NY 13073 (607) 227-0164 aeh3171@gmail.com

Created website for personal wedding consultant business.

Completed web design in HTML web design proficiency.
Administrator for company website, and company Facebook page.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Planned all company community involvement such as The Relay for Life
team, The Great American Smoke Out, Breast Cancer Awareness month, all
retirement/birthday parties within our location.
Board member with the company Employee Association which plans and
offers numerous functions and trips to the employees.

Employment History __________________________________________________________

STEWART HOWE ALUMNI SERVICES -LANSING, NY
Agency Services/Client Manager, January 2014 to Present
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB-ITHACA, NY
Personnel Manager, October 2012 to February 2014
ENVISAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS-ITHACA, NY
Recruiting Coordinator, May 2011 to June 2012
Project Manager/Business Analyst, April 2010 to May 2011
ITHACA COLLEGE Ithaca, NY
Department Business Coordinator, 2007 to April 2010
J.B. ROBINSON JEWELRY Ithaca, NY
Part-time Sales Associate, September 2008 to January 2011

YANKEE CANDLE Ithaca, NY

Second Assistant Manager, March 2008-September 2008
THE THOMAS GROUP INCORPORATED Ithaca, NY
Human Resources Coordinator, 2007 to 2007
BORGWARNER MORSE TEC Ithaca, NY
Administrative Secretary, 2001 to 2006
SENSIBLE BUSINESS SYSTEMS Cortland, NY
Administrative Assistant, 2001 to 2001
PALL TRINITY MICRO CORP. Cortland, NY
Administrative Assistant, 2001 to 2001

Annette E. Edwards
147 Pleasant Valley Road Groton, NY 13073 (607) 227-0164 aeh3171@gmail.com

CLARITAS INCORPORATED Ithaca, NY

Account Executive, 2000 to 2001
THE CBORD GROUP Ithaca, NY
Inside Sales Representative, 1997 to 2000
CARGILL INCORPORATED Lansing, NY
Sales/Rock Salt Bid Coordinator, 1994 to 1997

Organizations & Associations ____________________________________________________

RELAY FOR LIFE, TOMPKINS COUNTY
Stewart Howe Team Captain, 2014
WALK NOW FOR AUTISM, AUTISM SPEAKS
Central New York Logistic Committee Chair, 2009, 2010
WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY CAMPAIGN
Groton Public Library Reading Night with Childrens Author Anne Mazer, April
2009
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL
Ithaca College Club, Vice President of Membership & Public Relations 2008,
2009
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF WEDDING PROFESSIONALS
Certified Wedding Planner, 2008
Education __________________________________________________________________________
TOMPKINS CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Dryden, NY
Enrolled Fall 2014 Semester for Culinary Arts
ITHACA COLLEGE
Professional Certificate in Strategic Communication Management
2009
TOMPKINS CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Dryden, NY
Associates Degree in Business Administration, 2007
Professional Certificate in Strategic Communication Management
2009