Christie M. Van Dyke

GE Capital

Irvine, CA

July 2011 – Present

 

Executive Assistant | Event Coordinator

• Responsible for the office and administrative support of the Senior Managing Director, 5 Managing Directors, 44

  personnel in the Irvine office and 22 personnel off site.

• Conduct HR responsibilities setting up interviews, reimbursing interviewee travel costs, onboarding/out-processing

  personnel, ordering IT services and software applications such as Salesforce, Siebel, Moody’s account, My Accounts, and prepared a high volume of domestic and international travel arrangements, orders and process travel vouchers accordingly.

• Process new hire information, transfers and terminations using Oracle.

• Research employee issues with regards to payroll and benefit questions by contacting appropriate department and

  reviewing the company handbook, SOP and policies and disseminating the information.

• Perform accounts payable duties administering live check processing from customers, adding new suppliers through

  Aravo to make payments electronically and reconciling daily invoice charges made on the Purchasing card and

  through Oracle.

• Spearhead GE hosted events such as Veterans Appreciation Day, thanking our Veterans for their service to our

  country and GE Capital, helping to lead United Way, a nonprofit organization that partners with other nonprofit agencies to improve lives by focusing on the building blocks for a good life: education, income and health, and The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure that raises awareness and donations fueling the best science and making the biggest impact in the fight against breast cancer.

• Organize and plan the annual Aerospace and Defense event, sending invites, coordinating logistics and, site maps, tracking RSVPs, procuring equipment needed to host the event, security badges, compiling information being presented, catering , gifts and reconciling charges for a successful event.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Booz Allen Hamilton                                                                                                                                                                                    

San Diego, CA                                                                                                                                                                                                    March 2008–July 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Senior Consultant | Pentagon Liaison

• Served as a Senior Consultant assisting in Strategic Communications and Planning.

• Developed stakeholder engagement plans routinely to gage Senior Leaders on the importance of the program which

  enables programmable radios to load waveforms, run applications, and be networked into an integrated system.

• Provided keen insight into US Army Stakeholder perspectives securing and coordinating critical and pertinent

  meetings.

• Appointed as a Liaison to the Pentagon ensuring high level meetings and engagements were scheduled with senior

  government officials, high level industry individuals and key stakeholders to drive the communication of key

  leadership concepts.

• Created power point presentations that were informative, engaging and effective.

• Advised and assisted Action officers on all procedural administrative aspects of processing actions. Informed action officers of delays, adjustments in suspense and priorities or other major changes as they occurred.

 

 

Department of the Army

Pentagon, Washington D.C.

March 2007 – March 2008

 

Executive Administrative Manager

• Selected to serve as the Executive Administrative Manager to the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management (politically appointed two star general) and maintained exclusive control over his schedule ensuring all pertinent information was obtained and logistics were coordinated.

• Assisted over 160 personnel, the largest division within ASAALT, processing their Officer Evaluation Reports, leave, personnel and finance actions.

• Effectively managed incoming correspondence and requests from Congress, politically appointed officials, reporters, general counsel and fellow military personnel filtering what needed to be seen or approved by the General and his staff.

• Drafted correspondence from the General to senior government officials, senior leaders, Soldiers and civilian personnel.

• Interfaced directly with stakeholders, Congressional staffers, senior members of Industry/government, VIPs and local/foreign dignitaries.

• Assigned the critical role of ensuring Officer Evaluation Reports that are used for an Officers promotion were formatted and processed correctly.

• Acted as protocol officer providing support in the planning, execution and facilitation of military ceremonies to include change of command, promotions, retirements, civilian/ military awards and command events.

   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)                                                                                               

Pentagon, Washington D.C.                                            

March 2006 - March 2007

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Executive Administrative Assistant | Event Coordinator

• Reported directly to the Director of Defense Language Office Under Secretary of Defense and provided administrative

  support to the Defense Language Office staff.

• Recruited to provide Executive Administrative support to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Plans) a political

  appointee (3 star equivalent).

• Responsible for all aspects of administration to include budget management, correspondence preparation, quality

  control, security processes, action and suspense tracking, establishing guidelines and procedures, scheduling, and

  calendar management.

• Planned, coordinated and executed events for the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and the

  Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Plans) that included members of Chief Human Capital Officers Council and Office

  Secretary of Defense personnel.

• Initiated and implemented an administrative standing operating procedure that was in accordance with Office

  Secretary of Defense standards and helped to ensure actions were tracked in a comprehensive and timely manner.

          

United States Army

Pentagon, Washington D.C.

March 2003-March 2006

 

Executive Administrative Assistant

• Nominated by Department of the Army over more senior candidates to serve as the Executive Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), a Senate confirmed political appointee (4 star General equivalent) and his Lieutenant General (Military Deputy).

• Maintained exclusive control over the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ALT) and Lieutenant Generals schedules.

• Tracked and processed over 5000 Congressional inquiries/investigations for the Office Secretary of Defense, Joint

  Staff and Head Quarters Department of the Army annually.

• Performed as a liaison between the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ALT) office, Acquisition Support Center, Joint

  Program Office and Program Executive Offices providing administrative support to over 650 personnel.

• Generated and processed more than 1800 personnel actions annually, to include Officer and Non Commissioned

  Officer evaluations and orientation/separation related requirements.

• Prepared civilian and military aircraft travel and arrangements using DoD guidelines and accompanied Executives on

  travel, domestic and international.

• Trained three Sergeants on procedures for acquiring and maintaining daily accountability report for over 600

  Soldiers, civilians and contractors and implementing administrative policies and procedures.

• Adopted the role of protocol officer, providing support in the planning, execution and facilitation of military ceremonies to include change of command, promotions, retirements, civilian/ military awards and command events.

 

 

 

 

All State Promotions

Irvine, CA

July 2011-January 2013

 

Marketing and Promotions | Brand Ambassador

• Played a vital role in building a national brand by educating and engaging consumers on SFIC portfolio of brands in

  both on and off-premise accounts.

• Extensive brand knowledge of all SFIC brands, educating consumers on the development and history, points of

  differentiation, origin of name, natural ingredients, maceration, barrel storage, production, packaging and retail

  availability.

• Facilitated special events, assisting with event coordination and setting up, establishing customer service, public

  relations, advertising, community outreach, interacting with the public, and marketing.

• Maintained adequate, well-organized inventories of materials needed to support target account activities.

• Strategically tracked progress by analyzing sales results and goals on a weekly and monthly basis and evaluated their

  effectiveness.

   

The Slidebar

Fullerton, CA

January 2011-January 2013

 

Marketing and Promotions Manager | Event Coordinator

• Closely monitored and tracked all promotions, special events and fundraisers and scheduled promotional staff

  accordingly.

• Coordinated and staffed fundraisers working with other businesses to acquire items for donation and being part of

  the event.

• Annotated and recorded the promotional staff's hours and submitted to payroll.

• Delivered payroll checks to the promotional staff and ensured the correct amount was paid.

• Assisted in soliciting business, marketing, speaking to individuals and to group gatherings letting them know about

  upcoming events and fundraisers.

• Provided clear direction, expectations and constructive feedback to promotional staff to improve execution standards

  and that the results on all promotions were successful.

• Motivated promotional staff to display great attitudes and leave a positive impression on the Slidebar staff and their patrons.

 

 

Team Enterprises

Washington D.C.

March 2006-March 2008

 

Marketing and Promotions Manager | Event Coordinator

• Kept management informed on customer activities, sales trends and competitive activity in the territory.

• Maintained adequate, well-organized inventories of materials needed to support target account activities.

• Implemented and executed all event functions and activities, while maximizing sales opportunities for the client's

  brands.

• Skilled in hiring, training, managing, and supervising promotional team in all areas of promotional execution.

• Experienced in developing and facilitating effective marketing trainings for promotional staff for the purpose of

  maintaining key knowledge of products, introducing new marketing activations/products and communicating goals.

• Responsible for managing promotional, bar spend, and TE budget.