Kayla McKee-Price
Kayla McKee-Price
------------ | ------------ | ------------/in/kaylamckeeprice | Portland, OR
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Over ten years of progressive administrative management and secretarial/clerical experience supporting executives, attorneys, managers, supervisors and staff in fast-paced, dynamic environments. Bachelor’s Degree, High School Diploma, U.S. Citizen, fluent in English (she/her), coachable, an ongoing learner.
Proficiency with PC Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, OneNote, Visio, Adobe Acrobat Pro, SharePoint, Skype, WebEx, Zoom, ConcurGov Travel, familiarity with MS Access, MS Teams, Google Suite, Dropbox, Apple Mac Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
Detail-oriented, positive, proactive, resourceful, self-motivated, responsible, and professional. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, maintaining discretion and confidentiality.
Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills. Able to prioritize, track, follow through and meet deadlines on multiple projects, reprioritizing as necessary to meet changing requirements and deadlines. Effective critical thinking and decision-making skills; able to take direction well.
Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with management, staff, and clients, collaborating with different personalities and styles. Friendly, supportive team player; enjoy working independently and as part of a team.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Salient CRGT - Portland, OR October 2010 - January 2020
Senior Administrative Assistant
Contract worker on assignment at customer’s location, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider. Provided a full range of administrative and office support for managers of several organizations within client’s Human Resources (H.R.) department, and provided backup support to H.R. Director as needed.
Received a Salient CRGT Impact Award in July 2017 due to positive feedback from their customer regarding work ethic and dependability, willingness to step up to a challenge and work until the job is done. Also received customer’s Star Performer Award in February 2016 in recognition for outstanding service to clients and dedication to H.R. employees. Regular reclassifications and merit increases during assignment. Received over 50 appreciation eCards from client’s staff.
Served as liaison with Travel and Payroll, troubleshooting problems. Reviewed biweekly time and attendance/leave calendars for 60 employees to ensure accuracy and compliance. Through proactive training, improved accuracy by 50%, saving the leadership team 6 to 8 hours of time.
Booked travel (flights, hotels and transportation) and reimbursed expenses for H.R. Director, Deputy, managers, leads, and new remote staff using client’s travel software.
Managed complex calendars for managers, H.R. Director and Deputy, interfacing with clients and requiring proactive, tactful responsiveness to inquiries and changes while anticipating issues.
Scheduled, planned and facilitated various internal and external meetings including all meeting logistics requirements; coordinated meeting materials; took notes and transcribed minutes; communicated assignments from management; tracked and followed up to ensure completion.
Successfully managed annual Information Protection Assessments to identify and record access to and storage locations of personally identifiable information across H.R. for compliance.
Worked closely with leadership team on completing audits, policy updates and project implementation, supporting the organization’s success in line with H.R.’s values and goals.
Ran reports and monitored employee performance plans to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
Collaborated with management on organizational changes; updated org charts and phone lists.
Initiated online personnel action requests for the managers, and managed employee onboarding and off-boarding requirements including workstation setups and new employee orientation.
Owned and maintained SharePoint and shared drive folders, and provided permissions access.
Temporary Employment Agencies - Portland/Metro, OR August 2007 - October 2010
Executive Assistant / Administrative Assistant / Legal Assistant
Successfully completed several short-term and long-term temporary work assignments.
Gipson Hoffman & Pancione - Los Angeles, CA May 2001 - June 2007
Legal Secretary (Non-Litigation) / Executive Assistant
Supported three attorneys and two paralegals in the Entertainment Finance, Corporate and Business Transactions departments of a respected, mid-size firm based in Century City, Los Angeles from October 2002 - June 2007. Supported Deputy Counsel and Executive Vice President of Sundance Capital Group, Inc., a diversified lifestyle and entertainment company, on business, entertainment and corporate matters for Robert Redford’s Sundance entities from May 2001 - October 2002.
Arranged domestic and international travel; prepared expense reports and check requests.
Managed calendars and contacts; screened calls and welcomed clients; updated holiday lists.
Set up business lunches and other meetings; took notes and transcribed meeting minutes.
Assisted in preparation and filing of legal documents and correspondence; prepared reports.
Maintained physical and electronic files, creating coherent, workable systems; completed large inventory of company files which served staff well in locating information.
Worked with paralegals on State and Federal filings, updating Minute Books, registering and renewing trademark domain names and alerting management about trademark infringements.
Performed online research into several lifestyle companies and wrote a well-received summary report of findings for the Chief Operating Officer of Sundance Capital Group, Inc.
EDUCATION
Copyediting and Proofreading Course - University of California, Los Angeles
Successfully completed extension course to improve copyediting and proofreading skills.
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts (BFA) - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Graduated with Honors. Selected four times for the Dean’s List.
Kayla McKee-Price
------------ | ------------ | ------------/in/kaylamckeeprice | Portland, OR
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Over ten years of progressive administrative management and secretarial/clerical experience supporting executives, attorneys, managers, supervisors and staff in fast-paced, dynamic environments. Bachelor’s Degree, High School Diploma, U.S. Citizen, fluent in English (she/her), coachable, an ongoing learner.
Proficiency with PC Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, OneNote, Visio, Adobe Acrobat Pro, SharePoint, Skype, WebEx, Zoom, ConcurGov Travel, familiarity with MS Access, MS Teams, Google Suite, Dropbox, Apple Mac Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
Detail-oriented, positive, proactive, resourceful, self-motivated, responsible, and professional. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, maintaining discretion and confidentiality.
Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills. Able to prioritize, track, follow through and meet deadlines on multiple projects, reprioritizing as necessary to meet changing requirements and deadlines. Effective critical thinking and decision-making skills; able to take direction well.
Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with management, staff, and clients, collaborating with different personalities and styles. Friendly, supportive team player; enjoy working independently and as part of a team.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Salient CRGT - Portland, OR October 2010 - January 2020
Senior Administrative Assistant
Contract worker on assignment at customer’s location, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider. Provided a full range of administrative and office support for managers of several organizations within client’s Human Resources (H.R.) department, and provided backup support to H.R. Director as needed.
Received a Salient CRGT Impact Award in July 2017 due to positive feedback from their customer regarding work ethic and dependability, willingness to step up to a challenge and work until the job is done. Also received customer’s Star Performer Award in February 2016 in recognition for outstanding service to clients and dedication to H.R. employees. Regular reclassifications and merit increases during assignment. Received over 50 appreciation eCards from client’s staff.
Served as liaison with Travel and Payroll, troubleshooting problems. Reviewed biweekly time and attendance/leave calendars for 60 employees to ensure accuracy and compliance. Through proactive training, improved accuracy by 50%, saving the leadership team 6 to 8 hours of time.
Booked travel (flights, hotels and transportation) and reimbursed expenses for H.R. Director, Deputy, managers, leads, and new remote staff using client’s travel software.
Managed complex calendars for managers, H.R. Director and Deputy, interfacing with clients and requiring proactive, tactful responsiveness to inquiries and changes while anticipating issues.
Scheduled, planned and facilitated various internal and external meetings including all meeting logistics requirements; coordinated meeting materials; took notes and transcribed minutes; communicated assignments from management; tracked and followed up to ensure completion.
Successfully managed annual Information Protection Assessments to identify and record access to and storage locations of personally identifiable information across H.R. for compliance.
Worked closely with leadership team on completing audits, policy updates and project implementation, supporting the organization’s success in line with H.R.’s values and goals.
Ran reports and monitored employee performance plans to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
Collaborated with management on organizational changes; updated org charts and phone lists.
Initiated online personnel action requests for the managers, and managed employee onboarding and off-boarding requirements including workstation setups and new employee orientation.
Owned and maintained SharePoint and shared drive folders, and provided permissions access.
Temporary Employment Agencies - Portland/Metro, OR August 2007 - October 2010
Executive Assistant / Administrative Assistant / Legal Assistant
Successfully completed several short-term and long-term temporary work assignments.
Gipson Hoffman & Pancione - Los Angeles, CA May 2001 - June 2007
Legal Secretary (Non-Litigation) / Executive Assistant
Supported three attorneys and two paralegals in the Entertainment Finance, Corporate and Business Transactions departments of a respected, mid-size firm based in Century City, Los Angeles from October 2002 - June 2007. Supported Deputy Counsel and Executive Vice President of Sundance Capital Group, Inc., a diversified lifestyle and entertainment company, on business, entertainment and corporate matters for Robert Redford’s Sundance entities from May 2001 - October 2002.
Arranged domestic and international travel; prepared expense reports and check requests.
Managed calendars and contacts; screened calls and welcomed clients; updated holiday lists.
Set up business lunches and other meetings; took notes and transcribed meeting minutes.
Assisted in preparation and filing of legal documents and correspondence; prepared reports.
Maintained physical and electronic files, creating coherent, workable systems; completed large inventory of company files which served staff well in locating information.
Worked with paralegals on State and Federal filings, updating Minute Books, registering and renewing trademark domain names and alerting management about trademark infringements.
Performed online research into several lifestyle companies and wrote a well-received summary report of findings for the Chief Operating Officer of Sundance Capital Group, Inc.
EDUCATION
Copyediting and Proofreading Course - University of California, Los Angeles
Successfully completed extension course to improve copyediting and proofreading skills.
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts (BFA) - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Graduated with Honors. Selected four times for the Dean’s List.