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Lisa Brady

New Westminster,BC

Summary

Highly motivated and results-driven professional with a goal to contribute to an exciting, fast-paced, and forward-moving team that thrives on growth and success. Strong background in leadership, exceptional sales, administrative, and customer service skills. Always prepared to tackle and overcome any challenge. Expertise lies in equipping teams with necessary tools for success, cultivating new business opportunities, and ensuring satisfaction and loyalty of existing clientele.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Event Operations Manager

Truffles Fine Foods
07.2022 - Current
  • Lead a team of 50 Servers, Bartenders, Drivers & Event Managers
  • Implemented systems, procedures & policies for each venue, and catering staff
  • Staff all events and provide a daily schedule for catering delivery drivers
  • Supervise larger events onsite, expedite as needed
  • Provide leadership to the Assistant Operations Manager as well as the Event Managers
  • Ensure all staff at events have the tools to succeed and provide guidance to ensure clients and their guests have the best experience

Executive Assistant / Financial Administrator

Worldwide Exclusive Motor Group Ltd.
08.2019 - 07.2022
  • Provide support and organize systems for owners and all team members boosting efficiency and streamlining workloads over 30%
  • Implemented all systems, procedures & policies for Dealership as well as commercial and residential properties
  • Run all daily operations of administrative duties included but not limited to:
  • Prepare and maintain spreadsheets in excel for all aspects of the business
  • Prepare leasing and/or finance documents for all deals
  • Track and provide monthly spreadsheets of all income and expenditures and provide to accountant
  • Manage all daily tasks for all team members including daily calendar or work needed
  • Banking, Payroll, Opening and Closing of the Office/Shop daily
  • Collecting Rent and depositing to appropriate financial institutions monthly
  • Extreme attention to detail required for all tasks

Corporate Catering Director

Edge Catering
05.2015 - 08.2019

Implemented current corporate catering program

  • Oversee catering department & staff ensuring standards are upheld
  • Work directly with the most exclusive clients ensuring orders are received on time, and expectations are being exceeded daily
  • Coach the team on expectations, policies, and procedures, ensuring all administrators, drivers and the kitchen are all communicating and providing the best product and service to each client
  • Also managing labour, and P&L for the Café as well as the corporate catering department
  • Work with Chef to update menu’s seasonally and ensure all is on point with current trends
  • Prepare marketing plans & budgets annually and monthly
  • Hire and discipline all catering employees
  • Prepare invoicing and quotes as required via Quick Books & TPP
  • Work with accounting to ensure invoices being paid promptly
  • Actively engaging current clients and searching out new business
  • Providing support and leadership to the catering department
  • Maintain website (currently working with a team to revamp and re-brand) oversee all Social Media
  • Business Development – Have Signed over $2 million in new contracts last year

Office Manager

Clearly Plumbing
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Responsible for all aspects of the Office and Marketing
  • Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing senior staff to increase revenue by 25%
  • Ensuring excellent customer service is given to attract and retain customers
  • Schedule and organize the Owners days, keep the Owner on track
  • Bookkeeping, Payroll, A/R & A/P (invoicing) with Simply Accounting/Sage
  • Preparing and processing Expense Statements with Excel
  • Training all admin staff and overseeing, Invoicing, and general Office duties
  • Dispatching jobs to technicians, and scheduling all jobs everyday
  • Using Excel, Word, Outlook and Simply Accounting (Sage 50) daily
  • Pricing/Quoting jobs and preparing reports for Property Managers & Project Managers
  • Providing Schedules daily/weekly/monthly

Owner / Sales Manager / Travel Agent

Marlin Travel/Thomas Cook Travel
01.1996 - 01.2010
  • Responsible for all aspects of managing, marketing, customer service, and sales goals for the team
  • Organized Trade shows from a small scale in office show of 40 guests to being a part of one of the biggest Wedding Fairs in North America for 5 years including organizing booths, marketing material and personally working the booth every day
  • Setting office goals and implementing plans to ensure achievement
  • Supplying creative advice and designing displays for marketing
  • Leading the team in arranging special events for 20 – 200 people
  • Using Excel, Word, and Outlook on a daily basis, and Power Point to create presentations
  • Attracting new clients to the office and maintaining them for life
  • Back end accounting for all bookings

Education

BBA - Business

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Surrey, BC
06-2016

Skills

  • Microsoft Office specializing in Excel
  • Power Point
  • Scheduling
  • Event Planning
  • Training skills
  • Bookkeeping
  • Project Managing
  • Budgeting
  • Monitoring P&L
  • Operations management
  • Quick Books
  • Simply (Sage50)

References

Amanda Braaksma - 604-833-2849  

  • Assistant Catering Director - Known for 9 years


Kevin Duffy - 604-396-9898

  • Lead Driver, Operations Manager - Known for 8 years


Summary

My objective is to be an integral part of an exciting, fast paced, forward moving team that enjoys the thrill of growing and succeeding together. Having leadership experience, paired with excellent sales, administrative and customer service skills, I am always ready to accept and overcome any challenge. Providing the team with the tools to succeed, building new business, and retaining existing clientele is my specialty

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Accomplishments

  • Youngest winner of Women in Business award
  • Supervised team of 75+ staff members
  • Collaborated with teams of professionals in the successful execution of many large events such as Honda Celebration of Lights for the past 2 years
  • Led the successful execution of numerous large scale events for over 2000 guests

Certification

  • Microsoft Certified, Dynamics 365 Fundamentals – Microsoft.
  • Business Management / Leadership
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification
  • BC Class 5 Driver's License
  • SIR
  • Crestcom L.E.A.D.R. (management & leadership certification)

Additional Information

I enjoying providing the team with the skills to succeed, and helping others perform their best while keeping the team organized.

Timeline

Event Operations Manager

Truffles Fine Foods
07.2022 - Current

Executive Assistant / Financial Administrator

Worldwide Exclusive Motor Group Ltd.
08.2019 - 07.2022

Corporate Catering Director

Edge Catering
05.2015 - 08.2019

Office Manager

Clearly Plumbing
01.2010 - 01.2015

Owner / Sales Manager / Travel Agent

Marlin Travel/Thomas Cook Travel
01.1996 - 01.2010
  • Microsoft Certified, Dynamics 365 Fundamentals – Microsoft.
  • Business Management / Leadership
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification
  • BC Class 5 Driver's License
  • SIR
  • Crestcom L.E.A.D.R. (management & leadership certification)

BBA - Business

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Lisa Brady