Ronnie Lea

Cell: (650) 279-5897 Email: ronnielanelea@yahoo.com

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Over 15 years of successful business experience as a right-hand to executives providing all aspects of administrative support, including calendaring, processing legal documents, event planning, domestic and international travel arrangements, financial tracking and reporting, and managing special projects Broad legal experience, including proposal writing and pricing, document review and management, contract negotiation and administration, patent prosecution, knowledge of intellectual property Flexible, adaptable and proactive with a keen attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills Able to prioritize a heavy workload and meet project deadlines in a fast paced, multi-project, dynamic environment Interact well with diverse groups of people and personalities including executives, staff, board members, high-profile clients, investors, and support personnel Ability to deal with sensitive/confidential information and situations with diplomacy, discretion, and tact Broad knowledge of corporate structure and roles, functional business units and their interaction, procedure and process flows Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to assess and develop effective solutions Willingness to go beyond the scope of the job to assist the executive & company in meeting its objectives Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal Proficient user of PCs with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint plus extraordinary ability to exploit internet search and research; extensive knowledge of accounting and financial systems PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Aug 2011 Present Aug 2007 Dec 2010 TEMPORARY & CONTRACT WORK Administrative and project support to various C-level executives and their staff ALVARION, INC., Sunnyvale, CA Executive Administrator Supporting the President & Executive Staff Wholly-owned subsidiary of an Israeli-based firm, Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR) a world leader in 4G wireless broadband solutions with over two million end user units deployed by carriers, ISPs and private network operators in 130 countries worldwide
Laid off due to world-wide reorganization & relocation of U.S. headquarters from the Bay Area to Maryland

Heavy calendar management, including scheduling meetings, company presentations, board meetings, conferences, training of internal personnel and external clients Daily liaison with counterparts at Corporate Headquarters in Tel Aviv Managed office operations including financial reporting, and customer/vendor relations Benefit administration, liaison with vendor representatives, maintain personnel files Maintain contact database, make complex domestic and international travel arrangements Provide administrative support, including copying, filing, preparing monthly expense reports and personal support as needed Mar 2007 Jul 2007 VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM, Menlo Park, CA Executive Assistant to General/Founding Partner and Venture Partner Venture capital firm managed over $1 billion of committed capital and focused on early stage investing with a portfolio comprised of US and foreign companies in various technology sectors Jul 2005 Jan 2007 COTHERIX, INC., South San Francisco, CA Executive Assistant & Project Coordinator for Sr. VP, Sales and Marketing
CoTherix was acquired by Actelion Pharmaceuticals to expand its product portfolio in the PAH and cardio vascular franchise, resulting in initial lay offs of 50+ employees

Manage calendar, maintain contact database, make complex domestic and international travel arrangements, assist with meeting, event and tradeshow coordination

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Develop and implement internal process for efficient review/ approval of promotional materials Improved work flow process with Accounting /Finance to process vendor and consultant invoices, tracking of purchase orders and vendor contracts Manage relationship with inventory warehouse, on-line ordering process, and inventory levels Work with advertising agency on job scope development, processing of estimates, track project progress and budgets, and completed materials trafficking Assist in development and control of department budget Coordinate and track consulting agreements, speaker bureau participants, invoices and usage Provide marketing department support and project coordination including, dissemination of information and collateral materials to the field Jul 2004 May 2005 CORGENTECH, INC., South San Francisco, CA Executive Assistant to VP/General Counsel and VP, Investor Relations
Two failed Phase 3 drug trials resulted in the lay off of over 50 employees, approximately 45% of the total workforce. Corgentech later merged with AlgoRx and is now known as Anesiva.

Provided diverse, advanced and confidential administrative support to the Vice President, Investor Relations and Vice President/General Counsel of a public biopharmaceutical company, including contact database maintenance, calendar management, meeting and event coordination, and special project management Assisted in the establishment of two new departments, Legal and Investor Relations, including bringing both of those efforts in-house that were previously contracted for using outside consultants and legal firms Established administrative processes and procedures to assist the departments and their executives with effective and efficient operations Jun 1999 Jun 2004 TOOLZ LIMITED and TLZ, INC., Mountain View, CA, and Hong Kong SAR, China Executive Assistant to the President/CEO
Substantial reorganization resulting in the lay off of 35 employees, approximately 1/3 of the work force in the US and Hong Kong. Later the company changed its name to Robotoolz and was acquired in 2009 by Bosch Tools.

Provided all aspects of administrative support to the President/CEO of a cutting-edge, international laser measuring tool designer and manufacturer, including calendar management, travel arrangements, scheduling meetings/conferences, and managing special projects Acted as liaison with the Board of Directors, legal firms, angel and institutional investors/shareholders, corporate auditors, and office services vendors/suppliers Assisted in the preparation of documents, correspondence and reports relating to numerous financings, bridge loans, tracking share capital, stock administration, shareholder records, due diligence inquiries, and the corporate incentive stock option plan Coordinated all aspects of correspondence and documentation with outside counsel concerning all corporate legal matters in Hong Kong and California Responsible for coordinating all other legal matters with several outside law firms, including patent prosecution, patent litigation, trademarks, trade dress, and copyrights Organized and maintained corporate records, including board minutes and resolutions, articles of incorporation, numerous types and rounds of financings, and investor/shareholder records Analyzed corporate procedures and made recommendations for streamlining and process improvements resulting in reduced labor hours and costs Assisted in writing consulting and non-disclosure agreements, employee handbook, various human resources and administrative procedures Negotiated cost-saving vendor agreements for purchase and/or lease of office services, supplies, equipment, and maintenance Researched and implemented an efficient design plan for office space, then researched and negotiated the purchase of used office cubicles and furniture, a new telephone system, and all phases of their installation and on-going maintenance

Ronnie Lea (650) 279-5897 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued) Prior to 1999 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (Private Sector), Washington, D.C. Metro Area Contracts Administrator and Manager

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Coordinated contracts for several engineering consulting services firms with various federal government agencies, Department of Defense, and numerous commercial clients Assisted with all aspects of cost proposal preparation, coordinated the integration of data into the technical proposal, and arranged for final delivery to the client Successfully negotiated terms, conditions and pricing of contracts to meet corporate goals Managed office operations including financial reporting, and customer/vendor relations Analyzed existing department processes, developed, wrote, and assisted in the implementation of new policies and procedures for streamlining and process improvements to comply with government standards EDUCATION/TRAINING Business Administration Studies & Received a Certificate in Contracts Management University of Virginia, Falls Church Continuing Education Center, VA