EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT / SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Bilingual administrative professional with 20+ years of experience supporting hi gh-level executives.

Distinguished for performance excellence, dedication, motiv ation and initiative devoted towards every assignment. Driven to be the key pers on in facilitating team efforts towards completing projects; and meeting company goals and objectives. Adept ability developing and managing administrative proc esses; improving accuracy and efficiency, while reducing expenses. Bilingual: Speak, read, and write fluent English and Spanish. Basic knowledge of Portuguese. AWARDS *Certificate of Appreciation Award for Outstanding Performance - March 2010 *Certificate of Appreciation Award for Outstanding Performance - April 2007 *Team's Appreciation Award - Absolute Personal Best - October 2004 *High 5's Certificate Award - October 2002 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Northrop Grumman Corp., Technical Services, February 2007 - January 2011 Executive Assistant - Defense and Government Services Division (DGSD) Provided executive-level administrative support to Business Management and Contr act Directors; V.P back-up assistance; Dashboard coordinator to the President; m anaged and maintained multiple dashboard servers of 21 government projects, with more than $35 Million in annual revenue. Edited, drafted, proofread, revised an d produced internal and external correspondence, presentations, charts and other documents in MS Office products. Managed executive's calendars; arranged and co ordinated meetings, conference calls, social events and quarterly trainings; res earched and identified venue; and organized catering services. Made travel arran gements and generated/submitted expense reports. Reconciled and produced reports of corporate credit cards. Tracked and processed invoices for payment. Liaised with financial, procurement, human resources, business development and other de partments. Screened calls. Ordered office and computer supplies; managed file sy stem, archived and retrieved records. * Cut company dashboard effort expenses by $72,000 annually, for three years. Co ordinated and produced monthly analysis of projects to identify issues and areas for improvement. * Conducted extensive online research of training institutions. Compared availa ble programs and categories, matching the needs of each employee position; analy zed pricing and generated reports on findings-submitted final selections for Dir ector's approval. Booz Allen Hamilton, Executive Assistant, October 2000 - January 2007 Executive Assistant - Wireless Mobility Solution Team (WMST), (2006 - 2007) Provided executive-level administrative support and directed day-to-day office o perations to Wireless Mobility Solution's principal and senior executives' onsit e and offsite. Managed principal and senior executives' calendars, scheduled and coordinated meetings, conference calls, trainings and social events. Executed internal and external correspondence using word processing, spreadsheet and pres entation products. Made travel arrangements, produced and submitted expense rep orts. Processed invoices and consolidated corporate cards. Managed awards databa se. Liaised with financial and human resources departments. Screened calls. Man aged and maintained file system up-to-date. * Coordinated-national and international-travel arrangements for company executi ves; executed continuous research and analysis to reduce expenses and come in un der travel budget.

* Established personnel tracking system to contribute to the professional growth and development of employees; analyzed data on tuition and training to award ac ademic licenses. * Created and maintained awards database; coordinated awards programs and specia l employee events. * Developed process to analyze internet sources, identified best prices on offic e supplies and computer equipment; saved 30% on supplies expense. Executive Assistant - Trade and International Development Team (TID), (2003 - 20 06) Directed office operations and provided executive-level administrative support t o Development Team principal, senior executives and 15 international project off ices; reinforced proposal effort between businesses and government entities (sup ported 350 proposals in three years). Responsible for the production and submiss ion of proposals, expressions of interest, and other documents. Provided Server quality control and maintenance of Group-Share System to capture and store e-cop y of submitted proposals, expressions of interest, reports, resumes and account records. Managed marketing materials and sensitive government information. Gene rated international invoices and processed invoices for payment. * Developed system utilizing Adobe Acrobat; assembled documents according to MB size, reformatted files into size accepted by all government institutions. Reduc ed stress and overtime expenses; consistently met government deadlines-system al lowed document hardcopies, which were previously impossible. * Designed and managed key tool in company's resume database; identified best ma tch of qualified candidates for new business opportunities and major projects ba sed on resume background analysis. Merged two existing databases with 75,000+ re sumes, into one interactive staffing database. * Created proposal template system to simplify and manage technical proposals, m atrices, performance appraisals, letters of commitment and resumes - currently u sed by Training and International Development Team. Executive Assistant - International Development Team (ITD), (2000 - 2003) Oversaw administrative functions, supported two principals, managers and team (i ncluding foreign leaders) in daily on and off-site operational activities of mai n clients including: USAID, Department of State, other government institutions a nd private sectors. Drafted and produced internal and external correspondence; c oordinated travel arrangements and meetings; generated and submitted expense rep orts; and liaised with payroll and accounts payable departments. Provided client and business support; processed invoices; maintained calendars; and scheduled m eetings and conference calls; screened calls; ordered office supplies and mainta ined file system up-to-date. * Utilized bilingual skills to translate key documents from English to Spanish; executed written and verbal correspondence with potential business partners over seas regarding their contract requirements. * Played key role in liaising with international organizations in Latin American countries; supported the development of new business opportunities. Created tem plates of correspondence, memoranda and legal documents in Spanish to be used by off-site offices. Biodiversity Support Program c/o World Wildlife Fund 1996-1999 Bilingual Sr. Administrative Assistant Supported Analysis/Adaptive Management, Latin American & Caribbean Directors and Program Officers/Project Coordinator in accomplishment of all administrative an d financial functions. Mobil Oil Corporation, Administrative Assistant 1990 - 1996 Administrative Assistant III (1992-1996) / Administrative Assistant II (1990-199

2) National Accrediting Commission for Cosmetology Arts & Sciences, (NACCAS)1989 1990 Administrative Assistant Alien Assistance and Immigrations Rights 1988 - 1989 Paralegal/Bilingual Administrative Assistant EDUCATION Bachelor of Business Administration (Equivalent Certificate) - University of El Salvador Commercial Secretary (Diploma), National Business School (ENCO), El Salvador Journalism, National University of El Salvador COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, MS Project, Visio, Acrobat, WordPerfect, Lotus, Lotus Notes, Freelance