Manager, Operations
Posted on: 2011-08-10
MOLLY B. CASSIDY
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@gmail.com
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
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A highly skilled and motivated team player with 10 years of management experience handling company operations, staff supervision, client relations and the ability to pinpoint areas for improvement and redesign.
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SKILLS
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- Strong communications skills: written and verbal \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Detail oriented: accurate, organized and thorough \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Team player: reliable, resourceful and approachable \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- People oriented: patient and comfortable connecting with a diverse range of people \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
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Experience
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Ryan Associates Technology (New York, NY) May 08 - Present
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Ryan Associates is a boutique consultancy specializing in accounting management systems for hedge funds
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Manager, Operations
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- Oversee daily operations including scheduling, budgeting, and project management \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Assisted in drafting and implementing new company policies to streamline employee compensation and accountability \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Generate client invoices and reconcile accounts payable and receivable \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Serve as the primary liaison with clients and vendors \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Administer payroll for 45+ employees and act as point person for Human Resources issues \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Recruit, interview, and facilitate training of new employees \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
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Discovery Communications (New York, NY) June 98 - May 08
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Discovery Communications is one of the largest nonfiction media companies distributing 100+ networks worldwide
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Manager, Sales Support and Administration, August 05 - May 08
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- Managed daily responsibilities of 15 sales assistants across three national advertising teams \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Assessed workload and recommended workflow efficiencies \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Hired, trained, and conducted quarterly and year-end performance reviews \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Oversaw all sales assistant deadlines to ensure optimal completion \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
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Manager, On-Air Sponsorships and Promotions, April 01 - August 05
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- Successfully managed over 1,000 on-air sponsorships annually for 13 networks \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Collaborated with Marketing, Sales and Production to develop sponsorship opportunities to maximize revenue \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Planned with Sales the placement of promotional spots within appropriate demographics \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Resolved promotion scheduling conflicts involving competitive advertisers and program changes \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Summarized new projects for staff and developed action plans for completion \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
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Supervisor, On-Air Sponsorships and Promotions, June 00 - April 01
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Coordinator, On-Air Sponsorships and Promotions, June 98 - June 00
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- Requested clients’ current marketing campaign materials from advertising agencies \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Drafted scripts for voiceover talent and forwarded to Production by predetermined deadlines \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Researched program content reports to develop on-air promotion schedules for advertisers \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Coordinated emergency production sessions for last-minute creative changes \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
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Laurie Tisch-Sussman Foundation (New York, NY) February 97 - May 98
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The Foundation supports arts-in-education programs and diverse efforts to improve the quality of life in New York City
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Personal Assistant
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- Managed the home office and provided support for the Chairman of the Center for Arts Education \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Interacted daily with corporate, non-profit and personal advisors \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
- Planned and coordinated special events in the residence \\r\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\r\\n
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EDUCATION
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Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) 1996, BS in Criminal Justice
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COMPUTER SKILLS
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Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Publisher, Lotus Notes, QuickBooks, Basecamp
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INTERESTS
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Photography, Biking, Hiking, Traveling, Volunteering
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REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST