1. CONNIE MEYER
St. Gabriel, LA 70776
225-978-7307 | conniemmeyer@gmail.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-meyer-09421729
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT & OFFICE MANAGER
Executive Support / Business Development / Sales / Marketing / Project Management/Customer Service
Professional Summary:
• Over 25 year exceptional record of Administrative Support experience in
engineering and technical environments.
• Talent for managing all aspects of business from front office and
personnel to sales, marketing, reporting, HR, project management,
event planning, exceptional customer service and more.
• Proven ability to build and develop productive teams and streamline
processes related to profitability and quality.
• Thrive in fast-paced, multifaceted arena with challenges and continual
growth.
Areas of Expertise:
• Administration
• Office Operational Efficiency
• Professional Interactions
• Cost Avoidance & Reduction
• Team Leadership & Training
• International Shipping (Pro-Forma
Invoices)
• Project Management
• ISO and Quality Assurance Initiatives
EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Executive Administration/Office Manager II | 1/2009– 6/2016
Stress Engineering, Baton Rouge & New Orleans, LA
Delivered executive administrative support to three managing Principals over two offices, including front and back end
operations, contract review, expense and project reporting, staff onboarding and management, corporate events, sales
and marketing optimization, statistical reporting, international shipping/follow up and internal and external
communications.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Created and implemented processes and procedures which saved 6+ hours daily staff and Principal time, allowing
Principals more time to engage in billable activities and decreased overall overhead expenses business-wide.
• Took initiative to negotiate prices with suppliers, venues, vendors, partners and hotels across all departments which
decreased overall expenditures approximately 25 percent.
• Decreased marketing costs by 20 percent (over $2500 per month) by proactively locating and negotiating new
venues for events while using personal industry contacts to increase attendance to the events by nearly 30 percent.
• Brought a number of maintenance services for the office in-house to save over $250/month: personally cleaned
the Baton Rouge office, and asked technicians when they did not have billable hours to do maintenance on the
building such as cleaning gutters and the exterior.
Administrative Assistant | 2/2008 – 12/2008
IKARIA, Port Allen, LA
Provided administrative support to Director and team members to include calendar management, reporting, statistical
data tracking, database management, document control, travel arrangements, expense reports, personal assistance, and
more.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Cultivated vendor relations and coordinated vendors and internal operations group to ensure accurate and on-time
data transmission and product testing
QA/QC Lab Statistician | 1/1991 – 1/2007
Rubicon, Geismar, LA
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Served as Administrative Assistant to the Laboratory Manager, Laboratory Supervisors and Chemists, Acting Plant-Wide
Auditor maintaining facility ISO Certification, SAP Implementation Team, Certificates of Analysis generation and problem
resolution, raw materials FIFO practices and analytical and Supplier records. Monitored KPIs, generated SQC and
Product Trend charts.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Led a team in developing the raw materials database now used to manage raw material testing data.
• Maintained ISO 9000 Auditor certification for six years and as an internal audit team member helped Rubicon
achieve ISO 9000 certification plant wide.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Administrative Assistant, Power Department | Star Enterprise (currently Motiva) | Convent, LA | 1987-1991. Created more
responsibility for the position by volunteering to handle all staff travel.
IT Technician| Ethyl (currently Albemarle) | Baton Rouge, LA | 1985. Streamlined daily report production saving time and
overhead.
IT Assistant | Blue Cross Blue Shield | Baton Rouge, LA | 1984. Improved efficiency of IT and print shop departments.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Diploma Programming/Operations | Baton Rouge School of Computers Baton Rouge, LA
ISO 9001-2000 Internal Process Auditing| ISO Support Group, Inc. Ontario, Canada
Certificate of Total Quality Management Training | Rubicon Geismar, LA
Certificate of Managing Priorities and Deadlines | Skillpath New Orleans, LA
Certificate of Exceptional Customer Service
Certificate of Learning, Microsoft Office
TWIC Card – Expires August 14, 2019
Basic Plus Orientation - Expired