Amanda DiCristoforo's Resume
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Amanda DiCristoforo's Resume

Amanda DiCristoforo
44 Nonantum Street, Apt. #1, Brighton, MA 02135 | ------------ | ------------

Relevant Experience:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA February 2016 – Present
Fiscal Operations Specialist – College of Professional Studies (July 2018 – Present)
?Manage the full life-cycle procurement process for the college: sourcing vendors, acquiring quotes/bids, coordinating contract agreements between parties, obtaining invoices and working with Accounts Payable to remit payment
?Track spending against multiple budget allocations and provide monthly budget updates to 5 unit heads
?Oversee, manage and train 4 work study students in general office support activities

Graduate Operations Program Manager – College of Professional Studies (July 2017 – July 2018)
?Analyzed and assessed the operational impact associated with revising a Master’s program, and then researched and collaborated with academic and financial offices to implement creative solutions to complex roadblocks
?Preformed cost-analysis on how reducing all the courses of one Master’s program from 12 weeks to 6 weeks and from 4 credits to 3 credits would impact existing and new students in the program – effectively saving the Graduate Operations department $150,000
?Collaborated cross-functionally to design and organize special events for 4 graduate programs, including an event which featured former Ambassadors as panelists as well as a career advice alumni panel
?Trained part-time faculty on policies and procedures of the college and teaching expectations
?Tracked, monitored and evaluated faculty engagement and performance through quarterly reports to ensure performance improvement and growth evidenced in part by student evaluation ratings

Conference & Administrative Coordinator – Bouvé College of Health Sciences (February 2016 – July 2017)
?Coordinated logistics, registration, social media, marketing, vendor relations and space rentals for the Center for Drug Discovery's inaugural three-day international conference
?Recruited globally-renowned speakers, organized their itineraries including their travel arrangements and assisted in reimbursement of their incurred expenses
?Managed the Center for Drug Discovery’s external partnerships with domestic and international scientific foundations and associations, co-sponsoring and co-marketing worldwide events to increase participation of diverse Ph.D. students
?Provided operational support to the Director of University Events Planning & the Office of Campus Events
?Collected and analyzed data from feedback survey to create measurable goals to benchmark against future events

Western New England University, Springfield, MA November 2015 – February 2016 Campus Events Operations Assistant
?Provided operational support to the Director of University Events Planning & the Office of Campus Events
?Supervised and managed 10 student workers on event sites and in the administrative offices of Campus Events

Other Experience:
Monson Public Schools, Monson, MA October 2015 – February 2016
Substitute Teacher
?Conducted the program of study prescribed in the lesson plans left by the classroom teacher

Fairview Farms, LLC, Brimfield, MA August 2015 – February 2016
Assistant Horse Riding Instructor / Barn Assistant
?Instructed students (ages 5 to 18) in horse turnout/bring in, mucking stalls, grooming, tacking up, and general barn safety

Education:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA Candidate for M.S. Global Studies & International Relations, March 2019 GPA 4.0

Bentley University, Waltham, MA Bachelor of Science, Management, May 2015

Computer Skills:
MS Office (advanced in Word, PowerPoint, Excel),
CONCUR, Salesforce, Banner Finance, Outlook, Google
Drive

Interests:
Psychology, cross-cultural communication, avid animal
lover, Bollywood dancing, helping contribute to a larger goal with a team of passionate individuals