Military Administrative Professional Resume
BRUCE WAYNE
103 Peace Lane
Mountain View, CA 94034
650-325-1618
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly experienced individual with strong motivational and leadership skills which consistently produce positive change. Analytical and resourceful behaviour usually resulting in improved operational effectiveness and efficiency. Skilled at making decisions and multi-tasking during rapid and ofteen stressful situations. Good interpersonal skills; interaction favourably with others from all backgrounds and cultures. Adept at exercising positive relationships with fellow employees while working to resolve problems. Honest and sincere with high levels of personal and professional integrity. Fluent in French and Spanish. True team player. Quick learner, ready to take on additional responsibilities and new challenges. Strengths include:
- Production Scheduling
- Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Contract Administration
- Workload Prioritization
- Sound Decision Making
- Confidentiality Assurance
- Business Writing, Letters & Memos
- Concurrent Project Management
- Training & Team Leadership
- Budget Co-ordination
TECHNOLOGY
MS Windows, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, Simply Accounting, QuickBooks, Proprietary Engineering / Tasking / Financial Management programs.
EXPERIENCE
NATIONAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT, 1974 - Present
OPERATIONS CONTROL / FINANCE, 1999 - Present
Goose Bay, Labrador
Selected to provide financial, technical and administrative advice for over 1,500 deployed personnel from different trades in both local and overseas operations. Trusted with and responsible for the security as well as proper filing of top secret documentation regarding confidential operations.
- Directed the creation of advanced filing systems and status boards for the Operations Officer and Battalion Commander, which provided a clear vision for the battalion’s equipment and personnel availability for the upcoming operations.
- Supervised Base Cost Center with 300K annual budget. Detailed orientation, combined with good scrutinizing capabilities accommodated a substantial number of wrongly assigned expenditures for Somalia operations. Amended discrepancies, resulting in a properly balanced / managed budget.
- Interacted clearly with others. Quoted for, “verbal and written communications skills which exceeded the standards while co-ordinating personnel tasks with higher, sub-unit headquarters.”
WORKS CONTROL SUPERVISOR / STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT, 1995 - 1999
Edmonton, Alberta
Served as a senior administrative personnel in the Military Engineers office. Monitored the work performance of five other administrative personnels.
- Trusted to supervise and develop newly formed SOA Cell which provided the seamless coordination of contractual agreements amounting $1.5M for material purchasing to support expanding base infrastructure. Identified the requirements and sourced a consultant to computerize accounts payable and tendering renewals.
- Defined, then drafted Procedural Guidelines to standardize procurement and accounts payable processes. Followed through with extensive and supportive staff training.
WORKS CONTROL SUPERVISOR / ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR, 1991 - 1995
Petawawa, Ontario
Sole administrative co-ordinator in this demanding dual role requiring responsibilities in two departments of the Construction and Engineering section. Prepared monthly financial forecasts and managed departmental budget affiliated with special projects and base infrastructure repairs and maintenance. Concurrently supervised 7 professionals in Accounting and 4 in the Works
Control divisions.
- Skill sets appreciated by superiors. Selected as the Keynote speaker for the audience of 500 Civilian and Military personnel. Presentation Topic: “Cost Cutting for Preventing Base Closure”
- Assigned to the role of the chief administrator for a $1M renovation project of the Base Hospital including finances, timekeeping, materials acquisition and all project documentation.
- Team leader for the Construction Redesign and Engineering Team.
EDUCATION and SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATIONS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, 2003
Institute of Learning College, Edmonton, Alberta
- Internal Auditors
- Canadian Forces Training Program
- Senior Leadership and HR Management
- Financial Processes Auditing
- Personnel Management
- Stress Management
- St. Michael Ambulance First Aid / CPR
- Principals & Practices of Civilian Management
- Function Manager (Construction Engineering Management System)
- Harassment, Diversity & Cultural Awareness
- Financial Management Accounting System: Accounts Payable, User Level, Revenues and Budget
Community/Volunteer Involvement
Parent Councils President / Elementary School Volunteer, United Bay Canvasser, Secretary of Hughes Fundraising Committee, Chairman of Social Functions Society.