Donna M. Leccese Arlington, MA 02474 http://www.linkedin.

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781-643-0344 - home 617-538-8720 - cell donnaleccese@comcast.net

Dedicated and skilled Executive Assistant who can adapt quickly, take charge, balance priorities and meet deadlines SOFTWARE MS Office 2010 Concur Ariba Adobe Acrobat Kronos Sharepoint Lotus Notes LiveMeeting GoTo Meeting Taleo Vurv

EXPERIENCE Autodesk, Inc., Waltham, MA 9/06 12/11 Assistant to Sr. Director of Strategic Technology Supported Sr. Director and staff in all day-to-day business activities Effectively managed Sr. Director's time through heavy calendar focus Conference call coordination combining local, west coast and/or international staff Arranged domestic and international travel including hotel, transportation, passports/visas; reduced airfare costs where available, and monitored department travel budget Processed and reconciled expense reports in a timely manner Successfully planned and executed on-site and off-site events/meetings/dinners Onboarded new hires inc. offer letters, I-9 documentation, appropriate equipment purchase, and business cards Generated electronic job requisitions, arranged interview schedule, travel, and logistics for candidates Oversaw department purchasing card (P-card) program spending and reconciliation Controlled manager proxy for HRIS Utilized mail merge for invitation letters Processed vendor invoices, if required Accomplishment Turned a 6-month learning curve into 4 months Tufts Health Plan, Waltham, MA 12/04 6/06 Assistant to Vice President of Marketing Supported Vice President and staff, including Vice President of Corporate Communications and staff Strong calendar and e-mail management with frequent communication to Vice President Leveraged Vice Presidents time by taking initiative and exercising judgment where appropriate Organized Senior Management quarterly meetings, Member Relations Committee meetings, and Client Advisory Council meetings Created/edited Powerpoint presentations with accuracy Arranged domestic travel Processed and reconciled expense reports in a timely manner Assisted in prep for Board meetings Posted news clips daily to company intranet regarding healthcare news Prepared vendor invoices for payment Accomplishment Having no prior knowledge or experience with Lotus Notes, self-trained in a few days

Donna Leccese pg. 2 TriNET Systems, Inc., Westwood, MA 5/04 12/04 Sales Coordinator Supported Sales Manager, Sales Team and Project Managers First point of contact between customers and account managers Handled booking of all new system installations and upgrades as well as maintenance agreements Composed and calculated price quotes that did not require sales engineering, allowing more time for larger-scale sales projects Coordinated and completed sales or maintenance proposal process Created service orders for shipment of equipment and service tickets for dispatching as well as for sales engineering purposes Updated sales forecasts on weekly basis Ran margin reports for booking/commission purposes Maintained calendar database for sales and operations department Monitored company database for current and accurate customer information at all times Accomplishment Within the first month had already become comfortable with sales process and procedures Texas Instruments, Waltham, MA (temporary assignment) Field Sales Assistant During part of an unemployed period, supported the sales team with various duties Reed Business Information (formerly Cahners Publishing), Newton, MA Assistant to Vice President/Publishing Director Administered day-to-day support to Vice President and Editorial staff Strong email management for issues requiring Vice Presidents immediate attention Liaison between Vice President and customers/internal departments Compiled/submitted Monthly Management Report Arranged all domestic and international travel Processed and reconciled all expense reports Interacted with Circulation Department regarding subscription issues/problems Maintained ACT customer database (promos & advertising) for up-to-date accuracy Coordinated monthly employee award program All Star of the Month Dec. 02 12/03 5/04

9/02 6/03

Editorial responsibilities: Managed editorial section of magazine, Design Ideas, by gathering material submitted by outside engineers; recorded and tracked via Access database; researched problems/issues; processed payment upon publication of article Coordinated annual Innovation of the Year Award event for editorial staff Accomplishments Streamlined payment process for Design Ideas through P.O. elimination; replaced with gift cards Completed Innovation of the Year Award responsibilities two weeks ahead of schedule 200 entries EDUCATION Mass. Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA Major: A/S Executive Secretarial Science Deans List Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA Various accounting & computer courses