EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration
Management and Leadership
Trevecca Nazarene University

Bachelor of Science in Music Business
Recording Industry Management and Entrepreneurship
Middle Tennessee State University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant, Business Operations | PURVAIB Creative
Conduct operational assessments within various small businesses and identifies operational gaps and provide appropriate training and coaching to business owners and their teams including operational standards and execution.
Analyzes strategic planning objectives and implementation for small businesses looking to enhance their branding, positioning, and marketing tools.
Advise business owners on event operations including event logistics, budgeting, staffing, marketing, technology and facilities.

Administrative Operations Manager | Vanderbilt University
Managed the Vice Provost’s day-to-day office operations and ensure consistent and professional procedures. Reviewed and approved all financial transactions, including procurement requisitions, travel entertainment expenses and procurement card expense reports.
Responsible for building and maintaining strong working relationships with high-level administrators, senior management, faculty, staff, students, and the Vanderbilt community as well as centralized departments specifically Finance and HR.
Served as the key trainer throughout the portfolio for Oracle Cloud systems and processes.
Managed the bi-directional flow of communication in and out of the Vice Provost office coordinating special projects.
Reviewed and approve all new hire data for staff and student employment. Assisted with analysis, processing and information flow related to annual performance evaluations.

Accounts Payable Manager and Statistician | United Methodist Church
Accurately processed disbursements annually.
Charged expenses to appropriate accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and recorded entries.
Increased the number of vendors/suppliers to our annual convention.
Assisted with annual audit procedures, reconciliation, and billing. Managed departmental budgets and pull statistical financial reports.
Managed departmental budgets and maintained accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.

Executive Assistant to AVP of Writer Publisher Relations | Broadcast Music Incorporated
Partnered with Executive in building departmental foundation by managing shared data and workflow, established a appointment system for highly important meeting and building relationships with VIP writers and their management teams.
Solved affiliate problems regarding account navigation, royalty payments, membership policies and understanding of writer/publisher splits which increased affiliate customer service satisfaction.
Gathered billboard data and researched writer information helping to disburse advances of over $658k to proven writers within 6 months.
Assisted in the planning and execution of BMI's first ever televised Trailblazer Awards show aired nationally.

Administrative Services Coordinator | Vanderbilt University
Prepared and/or review financial documents (check requests, purchase requisitions, consultant requisitions, and other expense requisition forms).
Identify and correct errors in financial forms where discrepancies required corrections.
Answered inquiries regarding the status of invoices, purchase orders, and check requests.
Maintained backup documentation of all financial activities and forms; reconcile financial documentation to ledgers and manage filing system.
Assisted with on-boarding process for affiliated, part-time faculty and student workers including international students (i.e., personnel forms, database management, ID cards, parking permits, record keeping, etc.).

Radio and Retail Promotions Coordinator | Sheridan Square Entertainment
Prepared and/or review financial documents (check requests, purchase requisitions, consultant requisitions, and other expense requisition forms).
Identify and correct errors in financial forms where discrepancies required corrections.
Answered inquiries regarding the status of invoices, purchase orders, and check requests.
Maintained backup documentation of all financial activities and forms; reconcile financial documentation to ledgers and manage filing system.
Assisted with on-boarding process for affiliated, part-time faculty and student workers including international students (i.e., personnel forms, database management, ID cards, parking permits, record keeping, etc.).

A/V Music Analyst | Broadcast Music Inc.
Prepared and/or review financial documents (check requests, purchase requisitions, consultant requisitions, and other expense requisition forms).
Identify and correct errors in financial forms where discrepancies required corrections.
Answered inquiries regarding the status of invoices, purchase orders, and check requests.
Maintained backup documentation of all financial activities and forms; reconcile financial documentation to ledgers and manage filing system.
Assisted with on-boarding process for affiliated, part-time faculty and student workers including international students (i.e., personnel forms, database management, ID cards, parking permits, record keeping, etc.).

COMPUTER SKILLS

Computer Systems/Software MS Office Suite, Google Suite, Windows, MaciOS, 8x8
Database Finance/HR Oracle Cloud, NetSuite, Abila, Paris, Statement Center, Shark, Vanco, Great Plain, Taleo, Ezra
Project Management Microsoft Teams, Asana, Trello, Basecamp, Planning Center, Podio, AirTable, HootSuite
Travel/Event Concur, etouches, Eventbrite, Event Management System (EMS)
Creative Adobe Creative Suite, PlaceIt, Canva

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

2019    College Business Management Institute (CBMI)- SACUBO
2019    University Staff Council Member (Representative for the Provost Office)
2019    Workplace Communication Skills
2019    Peer Interviewing
2019    Leading Teams through Stages of Change
2019    Becoming a Leader
2018    Oracle Cloud Financial Manager Training
2018    Oracle Cloud Human Capital Training
2015    Crucial Conversations Workshop
2013    J-1 Visa Workshop (International Employees)
2012    Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
2010    Procurement and Disbursement Training
2010    Financial Management Training