Lori Burns, Executive Assistant

Lori Burns

Executive Assistant

Qatar Rail

Location
Austria
Education
Diploma, TEFL
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Executive Assistant at Qatar Rail
  • Qatar
  • January 2013 to July 2018

Metro
•Pro-actively managed the Director’s heavily scheduled calendar and travel requirements to ensure optimum use of his time.
•Established an Engineer’s Office to support the Senior Director’s vision.
•Developed strong relationships with various embassies in Qatar and international businesses through meetings and networking events.
•Creation of presentations for high profile conferences. Supplied technical support and liaison between the director and participants of the conference.
•Executed highly confidential administrative support to CEO, DCEO, and legal team as required.
•Fostered a strong cohesive team network with the Senior Director’s direct reports and mediated a comprehensive communications system.
•Complied monthly financial data for summary submission to the Leadership team.

Senior Executive Assistant to CEO, Co-Founder and President at Stantec Consulting / Jacques Whitford Engineering -Saint John
  • Canada - Saint John
  • October 2006 to April 2011

* Office Management
* Travel Arrangements and Rate Negotiations
* Event Planning
* Staff selection and mentoring
* Engineered and facilitated Train the Trainor programs
* Executed Co-Founder's initiatives

Senior Executive Assistant at J. D. Irving, Limited
  • Canada
  • January 1998 to January 2006

* Leading Change - team member of five, who researched, designed and implemented a three-year administrative professional program involving internal facilitators, as well as, partnering with the community college. This program won Provincial and National awards.
* Collaborated on the highly confidential sale of a company division with the owner and two senior executives resulting in the successful sale.
* Corporate Event Planner and participant in annual division events:
• Employee celebration and vision session
• Senior executive strategic business planning sessions
* Oversaw division (consisting of six companies) intranet site; ensuring information was current and identified any technical issues with IT department.

Education

Diploma, TEFL
  • at University Of Toronto
  • December 2020
Master's degree, Project Management
  • at The University of Salford
  • February 2020

High school or equivalent, German Languages And Literature
  • at OSD A1 German Language
  • October 2018
High school or equivalent, CompuCollege
  • at Saint John
  • December 1995

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Specialties & Skills

Virtual Office
Teaching English
Staff Development & Training
Meeting & Event Planning
Personal Executive Assistant
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT OFFICE
NETWORKING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
LEADERSHIP
AUDITING

Languages

German
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Acting
    Role experience in advertisements and a TV series.
  • Volunteering
    PALS - mentoring program between industry and intercity schools Film Festivals - engaging with the public, young and old, during the festivals. Art Sponsorship - sponsorship of young upcoming artists Curling Association - director of social events and member of restoration committee Theatre - set painting, set makeup, and ticket sales Amongst others
  • Sport of Curling
    A team sport which is my passion when living in a country that partakes in curling.
  • Humanity Concerns
    In the past, I have participated in building Homes for Humanity. I have learned so much from these projects: construction skills, teamwork, and empathy for those in need. All while have a great deal of fun!
  • Environmental Concerns
    Having lived in several countries, my husband and I participate in several beach cleanups and promote reuse and recycle mindsets.
  • Mountain Hiking
    Fortunately, in my lifetime I have achieved my self-initiated goals of successfully completing high altitude multi-day hiking trails through the Swiss Alps, while conjuring personal fears: knife edges, ladders and crossing fast running water. One of my greatest feats: climbing Tanzania's Kilimanjaro while bringing organ donation awareness to Qataris on behalf of Qatar's Organ Donation program.