Amanda Pearl, Admin & HR Manager

Amanda Pearl

Admin & HR Manager

Groovy Events

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Operations Management
Experience
13 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months

Admin & HR Manager at Groovy Events
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since April 2015

• Reduced costs of personnel by 15% by redefining roles and responsibilities
• Prepared monthly budget and administered payroll
• Provided sales and marketing with candidates by screening and interviewing
• Maintained HR records by recording new hires, transfers, promotions and terminations
• Developed new office procedural guidelines, improving efficiencies by 21%
• Assisted higher management in travel plans, venue hires and procurement
• Prepared monthly financial documents for higher management

Assistant Project Manager at GB Consulting Services
  • United States - New York
  • June 2013 to September 2014

Provided project management and marketing consulting to various companies in the USA
• Specialized in creating GANTT charts and planning out projects using Rational Project Management
• Increased yearly revenue by 20%
• Performed clerical duties to support departmental needs
• Managed project budgets and reduced costs by 18% in 6 months
• Developed marketing communications materials for start-up company to expand client acquisition avenues,
obtaining account and asset rates 45% over clients forecast

Home Lending Associate at Citibank North America
  • United States - New York
  • May 2011 to January 2013

• Assisted top NYC Senior Lending Managers and Business Development Officers’ across 60+ branches
• Responsible for the creation and implementation of lending training manual used across the
Tri-state area and CA by Loan Officers, which maximized efficiency and productivity by 45%
• Prepared organizational charts for the NYC Home Lending Department
• Organized and processed confidential client information for home mortgages
• Prepared loan and training packages for mortgage seminars’

L'oreal Sales Team Leader at Randstad USA Inc
  • United States - New York
  • May 2010 to April 2011

Developed customer relationships and sales efforts at a vendor in-store marketing counter
• Member of integrated marketing team responsible for new product launch
• Exceeded sales quotas by 32%
• Developed and executed innovative business strategies and plans to drive product knowledge and customer
engagement (+10% vs previous year)
• Developed cross selling opportunities through effective group collaboration
• Trained and managed new Sales Associates

Intern at Citibank North America
  • United States - New York
  • May 2009 to September 2009

Assisted Financial Systems Manager
• Performed reviews of all systems user access
• Cleaned up filing systems
• Maintained signing delegations and updated system as required
• Requested office supplies and equipment through Procurement to Pay (P2P

Education

Bachelor's degree, Operations Management
  • at Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business
  • December 2014

Attended Baruch College (CUNY) Zicklin School of Business in New York City. I majored in Operations Management and minored in Psychology. My overall GPA was 3.5. My major GPA was 3.7

Specialties & Skills

Problem Solving
Account Growth
Marketing
Client Acquisition
Rational Project Management
Clerical work
Microsoft Office Suite
Quickbooks Software
GANNT charts
Payroll
Recruitment
Negotiation
Accounts Payable/Receivable
Budgeting
Organizational charts
Client Services
Customer Service
Scheduling
Self motivated
Organizational
Key account
Marketing
Problem Solver
Interpersonal skills

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
French
Expert

Memberships

Phi Theta Kappa
  • International Honors Society
  • March 2011