Dedicated and driven Administrative professional with 30 years of diverse work experience in various finance and administration-focused roles. Adept at working to achieve or exceed organizational goals in both independent and team environments. Thrives in challenging and dynamic work environments that demand strong attention to detail. Presently seeking a position with an innovative and highly reputable company that will deliver opportunities for professional development. Skills Include:

Active Listening Relationship Building communication Strategic Planning Cross-Functional Teamwork Time Management

Leadership Workflow Development Organizational Skills Project Management Critical Thinking Collaborative Problem Solving

MBIA Insurance Corp. | Purchase, NY | Executive Assistant/Security Administrator for SOX Applications | 2008-Present

         Ensure security for various finance, business and HR applications, including JPM Access and BNY Workbench

         Lead the consolidation of several IT SharePoint sites; handle the design, organization, and maintenance of each

         Complete employee commute analysis for six potential MBIA HQ relocation sites; use Tableau to illustrate options for executive review

         Developed clean desk policy for IT Administration, including a mandatory e-signature process and monthly audits for the first year implemented to reinforce the policy; yielded a compliance rate of nearly 100%

         Serve as the Agile Training Administrator to set up development SharePoint site and templates from case study exhibits

         Aid Senior Project Manager in transitioning IT Project Managers to Agile project management methodology

         Prototype contract support documentation for management review; also perform end-user testing for multiple applications

         Serve as an integral member of the Finance Quarterly Awards Committee; designed an online voting portal that offered the Finance department the capability to vote anonymously in order to reward members of their peer group

         Actively contributed to the Social Media taskforce by performing research and reporting results back to the team

Deutsche Bank Securities | New York, NY | Technical business Analyst-Securities Processing/IT | 2006

         Took on Technical Security Officer role to oversee organization compliance with DB Security Policy, and completed IT risk assessments for 2 vendor applications and 1 internal application

         Managed IT audit including investigation and resolution; liaised with developers to create a compliant user access security wrapper so that the securities processing IT team remained globally compliant with technological policies and procedures

         Worked in a New York GAP Resolution Manager to oversee IT policies; closed US gaps resulting from application security governance and production change control assessments

         Prepared the IT Management team for the Sarbanes Oxley Control Diagnostic Interview; yielded zero outstanding issues

         Fine-tuned the application security process for three apps that supported a 250-user base

         Liaised between firm and ICI/ADP for seven years regarding application security and product issues; tracked and worked to resolve

         Directed the knowledge transfer of the complete application security process to the Operational Excellence group; included training, as well as the crafting of a comprehensive procedural manual that aimed to uphold maintenance of quality standards

         Collaborated with the development team to formulate application testing and recovery tactics, such as an internal application that involved many interfaces; produced viable test summations and follow up documents as needed

         Engaged in B.S. coursework on a full-time basis from June 2006 until September 2007

         Business Analyst-Securities Processing IT, Deutsche Bank Securities, New York, NY, 2000-2006

         ICI Administrator-Fixed Income Settlement Systems, Deutsche Bank Securities, New York, NY, 1998-2000

         Administrative Assistant, Monroe College, New Rochelle, NY, 1995-1998

         Administrative Assistant, Kalliste Corp., Greenwich, CT, 1994-1995

         Senior Secretary Specialist, IBM Corp., White Plains, NY, 1984-1993

Bachelor of Science, Business/Leadership Development, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN

Associate of Applied Science, Secretarial Science, Monroe College, New Rochelle, NY.

Certificate, Financial Markets, Yale University on Coursera

Course Completion, Career Success, University of California-Irvine on Coursera

Certificate/Specialization, Municipal Bond School

Training Completion, Deutsche Bank & MBIA Corporate Training