Résumé Highlights

2007 – Present

TOLMAR/QLT, Inc. – Fort Collins, CO
Records Retention Coordinator

  • Patty McElwaineMaintain records for pharmaceutical lab notebooks, scientific research papers, accounting and human resources.
  • Scan corporate documents to create electronic files.
  • Burn all laboratory research documentation onto CD's for storage and distribution to both on and off site locations.
  • Order all research, clinical studies and library materials to keep science staff current on latest developments.
  • Communicate with corporate headquarters using Outlook email to update documents and specifications.

2006 – 2007

Penton Media – Loveland, CO
E-Media Coordinator

  • Developed e-media training materials and documents to standardize departmental operating procedures.
  • Designed and developed standardized corporate letter templates to create consistent customer communication protocols and practices.
  • Assisted List Server Manager compiling marketing and sales data reports using the Event and Report wizards in the What Counts e-mail software program.
  • Solved customer problems and answered questions regarding address changes, subscription requests, and privacy matters using Lotus Notes as the primary communication tool.
  • Generated monthly business unit expense account reports to ensure proper interdepartmental cost allocation.

2002 – 2006

Regis University: School of Professional Studies – Denver, CO
Graduate Student: Adult Learning, Training and Development (M.A.)

  • Developed a course of study combining educational travel and instructional design components to be applied in constructing customized adult learning curriculums for the international needs of corporate travel groups.
  • Course Work Included:
    Foundations of Adult Education—Program Planning for Adult Education—Instructional Design Research Methods—Presentation Techniques—Educational Travel Curriculum Research Project.

2000 – 2003

Advanced Energy – Fort Collins, CO
Engineering Coordinator: Configuration Mgmt Dept

  • Designed enterprise change processes to ensure manufacturing changes are ISO 9000 standard compliant and trained all corporate employees both on and off-site on newly implemented AE corporate protocols and procedures.
  • Coordinated five product manufacturing teams on product changes to improve product reliability and increase production flow.
  • Facilitated weekly product team meetings charged with reviewing and assessing all test results and updating the ongoing status of each product design change.
  • Researched latest revised engineering drawings and schematics held by AE document services and formatted Adobe PDF versions for various product design teams.

1986 – 2000

Colorado State University – Fort Collins, CO
Administrative Assistant II

  • Organized the 1998 4-H National Curriculum Conference in Colorado Springs for 75 visiting professors and their design teams.
  • Coordinated statewide National Western Stock Show 4-H Catch-A-Calf program.
  • Assisted with the design and implementation of annual Senator/Leader weekend teaming Colorado State legislators with 4-H youth representatives.
  • Designed the 4-H handbook listing all Colorado 4-H scholarship and award programs.
  • Coordinated 4-H scholarship committees reviewing applicants and determining awards.
  • Advised incoming college students on CSU admission protocols and residency requirements. Processed college-entry applications.
  • Supervised work-study students in the performance of administrative tasks.