1. SHERIDA M. AIKINS
8514 Pepper Ridge Dr.–Grand Blanc, MI 48439
mrsaikins@yahoo.com • (810)394-3124
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting complex, deadline-driven operations; able to
identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages.
Demonstrated capability to provide comprehensive support for executive-level staff including
maintaining Directors calendars and appointments, scheduling out of town meetings, seminars
and conferences and other travel arrangements to include airline and hotel.
Adept at developing and maintaining detailed administrative and procedural processes that
reduce redundancy, improve accuracy and efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite 2013, and many other software programs and data entry
systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STATE OF MICHIGAN FEBRUARY 2010 - PRESENT
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY – MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Performs a variety of administrative / executive support tasks that are highly confidential and
sensitive.
• Attend meetings on directors’ behalf.
• Acts as liaison between the director, managers, and staff.
• Research, compiles, and prepares confidential and sensitive documents, and briefs the director
regarding content.
• Reads and screens incoming correspondence and reports; determine the importance of materials
and organizes documents; handles some matters personally and forwards appropriate materials to
the director, managers, and staff.
• Updates director on status of issues before scheduled meetings.
• Coordinates and facilitates the directors’ calendar to arrange appointments, meetings, and
conferences.
• Makes travel arrangements; prepares itineraries; prepare, compile and maintain travel vouchers
and records.
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY - MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Provide administrative support to the School Principal and teachers within Level 2 correctional
facility / prison. Perform advanced level secretarial assignments functioning as a management
assistant. Serve as liaison to staff and higher level management, researching and preparing
materials for managerial decisions, and participating in other management assistant activities. Work
closely with other secretaries within the State Department of Corrections and Department of
Education. Oversee daily operations of school office.
• Prepare monthly reports for Michigan Department of Education and State Legislature
• Prepare and process GED paper work and submit to Oklahoma Scoring Board
• Maintain school waiting lists for academic and vocational classes
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• Place students in academic and vocational courses to meet sentencing recommendations
• Supervise office clerks (inmates)
RECARO North America – Auburn Hills, MI December 2007 – June 2009
Assistant to Purchasing Director & Quality Assurance Director
Provide support to Director of Purchasing as well as Director of Quality. Work with various
vendors / suppliers in getting parts ordered and delivered by deadline for flow of production line.
Inspected and quarantined defective parts.
• Enter parts in Part Master / SAP system
• Create Scheduling Agreements
• Generate Purchase Orders
• Quarantine defective parts from production line
• Track / request PPAP’s from Suppliers
SENTARA HEALTHCARE – Norfolk, Virginia October 2005 - July 2007
Executive Assistant to Surgical Services Director
Provide high-level administrative support to the Director of Surgery, which supports nine areas of
Surgical Services including Physicians, Nurse Managers, Team Coordinators, and other clerical
staff.
• Performs a variety of administrative / executive support tasks that are highly confidential and
sensitive.
• Attend meetings on directors’ behalf.
• Acts as liaison between the director, managers, and staff.
• Calendar maintenance for 21 Surgical Services Executives including booking travel and
lodging for out-of-state conferences.
• Managed computer equipment, software and supply inventory for nine units within department.
• Maintained daily upkeep of Vacancy Awareness Reports to ensure correct employment rates
and FTE’s.
• Worked cohesively with Human Resources staff for current position postings to internal and
external candidates; and bonus disbursements for new hires.
• Worked closely with Business Manager to ensure budget obligations were met; tracking costs
for all computer equipment, surgery equipment, furniture, and office supplies.
HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER – Flint, Michigan October 2003 - October 2005
Administrative Secretary
Assist Program Directors of the Pediatric and Combined Med/Peds Residency Training Program,
with the recruiting, educating and evaluating of Graduate Medical Students entering their four- year
specialty-training program.
• Oversaw recruiting of United States as well as foreign Medical Graduates.
• Coordinated weekly Pediatric Grand Rounds and Journal Club Meetings with physicians,
residents and pharmaceutical reps; to include set-up of audio visual equipment etc.
• Compiled evaluation data on resident physicians from their attending’s and nurses.
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• Coordinated meetings between Hurley’s Housestaff physicians with affiliate residency
programs from Michigan State University and the University of Michigan.
HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER – Flint, Michigan August 2002 - October 2003
Ambulatory Clerical Assistant
Oversaw array of administrative functions to largest children’s clinic in Genesee County; this
included assisting resident physicians from Pediatric Education Residency Training Program with
educating patient’s and families about early childhood nutrition, health and wellness.
• Scheduled patient’s appointments with Pediatric Specialists.
• Patient Registration and insurance verification including referral confirmation.
• Maintained patient’s records and immunizations for state requirement.
HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER – Flint, Michigan August 1998- June 2002
Administrative Assistant to Director of Social Work Case Management
Provided support to Director, Nurse and Social Work Case Managers in the Case Management and
Disease Management Departments.
• Assisted with getting patients discharged and into extended care facilities as well as nursing
home facilities. Processed Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) forms.
• Assisted families in obtaining guardianship of family members with the Genesee County
Probate Court.
• Assisted Disease Managers in educating patients on Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes,
Hypertension, and Juvenile Asthma.
• Compiled morning census reports of patients admitted for Nurse and Social Work Case
Managers.
HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER – Flint, Michigan August 1991- August 1998
Administrative Assistant to Director of Public Safety
Provided support to the Director of Public Safety and the officers and staff of the Public Safety
Department.
• Responsible for maintaining access control system for all entries around the entire Medical
Center. Provided employees with access to areas needed inside the hospital.
• Produced access and employee identification badges for employees, physicians, students,
volunteers and contractors.
• Compiled statistical data from incident reports within the medical center as well as on out-
side campuses.
• Responsible for billing physician’s offices and other departments for patient parking
vouchers.
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EDUCATION
• Davenport University – Bachelors in Business Administration Currently enrolled/54 cr
• Charles Stewart Mott Community College – (General Education) 2002-2005
• University of Michigan 1996-1998