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Senior Program Manager_Candy Barajas
* Program Manager with over 10 years proven experience in program management, project management, procurement, and demonstrated negotiating and supplier relations. * Known as a leader with strong customer service skills and a thorough understanding best business practices that promoted customer satisfaction and revenue growth. * Proven ability to develop, implement and streamline processes that reduced costs and supported productivity. * Results driven individual with strong analytical skills and the ability to influence at all levels within the company. * Outstanding technical skills which includes web-based systems and tools, MS Office Suite, Payroll software, database management, bilingual English/Spanish.
Manager
About Me
Major Responsibilities
- Responsible for the development, implementation and management of the Company’s accounting and finance related projects and services. Created a departmental strategy and vision. Made key recommendations, to streamline departmental processes and procedures, reducing overhead costs and increasing productivity by 40% while maintaining data integrity and in full compliance with our SOX 404 procedures.
- Successfully implemented Gelco ExpenseLink; a web based expense reporting tool. Worked closely with key groups (IT, ERP, Gelco) to ensure a smooth and successful implementation. A strategic change that automated the expense reporting process, reduced overhead costs, streamlined processes, improved compliance, and improved efficiency by more than 25%. Directly responsible for account maintenance, user training, and program awareness.
Work Experiences
3/2006 - 6/2007
Asyst Technologies
Manager
- * Supervised the Accounts Payable department while managing more than $138M in payables.
* Responsible for the development, implementation and management of the Company’s accounting and finance related projects and services. Created a departmental strategy and vision. Made key recommendations, to streamline departmental processes and procedures, reducing overhead costs and increasing productivity by 40% while maintaining data integrity and in full compliance with our SOX 404 procedures.
* Responsible for the development, maintenance, and communication of the Company’s Accounting and Corporate Business Travel policies, procedures, and key controls.
* Created and successfully launched a travel website on the Company’s intranet; a project that was extremely critical to promote awareness of the Company’s travel and entertainment programs.
* Responsible for month-end close, quarterly close, and year-end audit report preparation, such as the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and reconciliation of general ledger to sub-ledgers.
* Successfully implemented Gelco ExpenseLink; a web based expense reporting tool. Worked closely with key groups (IT, ERP, Gelco) to ensure a smooth and successful implementation. A strategic change that automated the expense reporting process, reduced overhead costs, streamlined processes, improved compliance, and improved efficiency by more than 25%. Directly responsible for account maintenance, user training, and program awareness.
4/2004 - 3/2006
Qualcomm
Manager
- * Responsible for all HR activities including performance management; management training; compensation and benefit programs; recruiting; policy development and organizational effectiveness.
* Developed and managed an employee database, essential to tracking employee and company information.
* Successfully implemented a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan that resulted in major tax and income advantages for employees and the company.
* Managed vendor relationships and negotiated key agreements resulting in significant savings to the company.
* Managed day to day office needs to ensure efficiency and a seamless operation.
* Supervised office assistants to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provided needed assistance.
* As a representative of the company, worked with the immigration attorneys to process, and maintain all necessary immigration documentation for over 15 company sponsored cases.
8/2003 - 11/2003
Packeteer Inc
Manager
- * Managed the Global Packeteer certified training partner program and process for over twenty training partners providing ongoing support to worldwide training partners, administrators, and customers, key to business growth and overall customer satisfaction.
* Maintained training partner data and prepared weekly and monthly training activity data reports, providing the company easy access to partner data essential to the program’s success.
* Coordinated and managed training material updates, revisions, and changes. Monitored, tracked, and maintained all training manual stocks, which helped to minimize or eliminate errors.
* Managed the relationship with the printers for the course material, ensuring quality and consistency while meeting required turn-around times for customers worldwide.
4/2000 - 7/2003
Solectron Corporation
Manager
- * Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the company’s travel programs for the U.S. and Canada.
* Conducted annual Request for Proposals (RFP) for all travel management services, achieved a consistent annual savings of over $1.5M.
* Helped to consolidate 11 sites under one travel agency, resulting in major cost reductions and increased savings.
* Maintained, provided recommendations, and communicated the Corporate Business Travel Policies and Procedures.
* Worked with key internal groups (Purchasing, Finance, and HR) as well as large volume and key suppliers to implement an American Express purchasing card program. This was a strategic change that resulted in process and payment improvements which translated into significant cost savings.
* Worked with key contacts at all North American sites and American Express to implement a corporate card program for more than 3000 travelers; responsible for program administration and maintenance.
* Worked with internal groups and GetThere to implement GetThere, an online reservation system. Responsible for the implementation, administration, user training, and promoting program awareness at all North America sites. Successfully maintained a consistent 40% utilization trend.
* Assisted to create and launch a travel website on the Company’s intranet, critical to promote awareness of the Company’s travel and entertainment programs.
* Liaison and support to 6 American Express Travel Agents and more than 4000 travelers.
4/1999 - 4/2000
Solectron Corporation
Manager
- Reported directly to the Senior Indirect Sourcing Manager; held a variety of support roles with emphasis in acquisitions, purchasing, procurement, logistics, and supply base management.
11/1994 - 4/1999
