CAROL M.

KING-RIES
Wilmington, DE H (302) 762-0423 Email: cmkries@comcast.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A driven professional with over fifteen years of experience in community service.

CORE & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

 Leadership  Communications  Collaboration
 Strategic Planning    Decision Making  Adaptability
 Engaging and Inspiring Others  Developing Others  Advocate

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN SERVICES

Wilmington University, New Castle, DE (January, 2019)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

RELEVANT COURSE WORK

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN SERVICES

This course explored a range of social services issues for various populations while looking at the political, legal and
social impact and implications. It trained students to develop effective programs to meet various social needs and develop
support for those needs.

RESEARCH, DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS IN HUMAN SERVICES

This course focused on the analysis of human service needs and the selection and development of appropriate
organizational programming. It introduced the principles of program design, implementation and evaluation. It taught
students to design interventions and evaluate outcomes, as well as introducing the concepts of short-term and long-term
strategic planning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TECHNOLOGY MANAGER, 10/1999 – 2/2000
AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Responsible for purchasing technology management, oversight of technology contracts, and providing purchasing
expertise for service contracts.
 Negotiated corporate technical contracts
 Managed Purchasing technology
 Prepared for next software implementation
 Managed corporate Purchasing reporting processes

PURCHASING AGENT, 6/1995 – 10/1999

Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE
Responsible for technology contracts, support of the Newark plant, and business liaison to Purchasing IT support.
 Negotiated contracts for Newark plant, corporate services, and human resources
 Purchasing representative on AstraZeneca merger team
 Developed and presented annual corporate purchasing reports
 Led Purchasing survey implementation team
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BUSINESS ANALYST, 1/1992 – 6/1995

Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE
Provided purchasing expertise to the corporate reengineering and SAP implementation project.
 Assessed and documented purchasing policies and procedures
 Facilitated reengineering of procedures to streamline processes and provide cost efficiency
 Developed SAP system to support new processes
 Developed and facilitated SAP training
 Implemented SAP system

BUYER, PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, 6/1990 – 1/1992

Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE
Responsible for purchasing support for the Pharmaceutical Research Division.
 Prepared and evaluated requests for quotations and proposals
 Negotiated purchasing contracts for equipment and services
 Developed and facilitated training for research purchasing system

VOLUNTEER & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH
YOUTH DIRECTOR
 Planned youth events and on-going activities
 Recruited and coordinated staff
 Implemented annual Vacation Bible School for over 60 youth

LEARNING LINK OF DELAWARE

PARENT CONSULTANT
 Developed, along with a team, programs based in at risk schools to engage parents and students
 Coordinated, prepared and facilitated parent and student meetings at Glasgow High School
 Planned, coordinated and facilitated two week Leadership camp at Bayard Middle School
 Coordinated and facilitated college-readiness field trips and activities to Del State and U of D

HOPE RESTORATION CENTER

TRAINER
 Developed and participated in Counselor training
 Developed course assessment tools