Loreen Liberty

Hi! I'm Loreen Liberty. Owner of LiteWriting Photography Education Center.

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Loreen Liberty's Experience:

• Office Administrator at Red Hat

  February 2011 - July 2012

  Plan, coordinate, and execute company and departmental events. Coordination of events includes communications via email, creation and posting to internal wiki-pages, creation and posting to intranet pages, hosting preparation meetings, interacting with clients, vendors, and associates, and meeting budget allowances. Plan, host, and conduct committee meetings. Create and distribute meeting minutes. Receive and drop-ship items to off-site events. Photograph events. Assist associates with travel planning. Manage multiple associate calendars as well as multiple conference rooms calendars in multiple offices. Set up / break down executive board room for meetings with clients, partners, and executive team members. Monitor, respond to and distribute incoming communications, answer and manage incoming calls, and receive / interact with incoming visitors and external clients. Prepare and edit correspondence, communications, presentations and other documents. Order and manage office supplies. Prepare shipping documents for daily shipping pick-up. Manage workforce space usage, setup, and administration. Conduct research, assemble and analyse data to prepare workspace utilization reports and space management documents. Set up, maintain and improve workspace data management systems. Generate and maintain floor-plans, staff rosters, and work-space usage statistics. Create purchase requests, monitor budgets and spending, process accounts payable. Provide ergonomic assessments and ergonomic solutions as required.

• Owner at TLM Photography Studios

  May 2001 - April 2010

  As head photographer, provide creative vision and philosophy for all photographers. Clients span corporate, weddings, events, pets, portraits, and product marketing photography. Worked with customer vendors and TLM vendors to ensure successful events. Manage Office Assistant, summer interns, and photographers. Assign photographers to various sessions based on client criteria. Communicate with corporate board members and advisors and provide State and Federal reports as required by law. Provide customer support to clients, designed albums, and fulfilled client orders. Built, maintain and update client database. Update and maintain accounting and payroll systems. Maintain and upgraded IT systems as well as research and purchase new equipment and software. Lead monthly eNVy Digital Photography Club meetings, generate and distribute monthly club newsletter. Build, update, and maintain website and social media pages.

• Asst. Director at Freedom's Way Heritage Area

  July 2008 - May 2009

  The Freedom's Way Heritage Area includes communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire that share unique historical, natural and cultural resources. The region is home to a series of historic events that influenced democratic forms of governance and intellectual traditions that underpin American freedom, democratic forms of governance and intellectual traditions that underpin American freedom, democracy, conservation and social justice. These 45 cities and towns share common themes that have contributed toward this special landscape of American History. Freedom's Way has been designated an official heritage area by the legislatures of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. All Americans have been affected by the generations of people who influenced the events for which Freedom's Way has been recognized.

• Market Data Manager at Scudder, Stevens & Clark / Deutsche Bank

  February 1999 - October 2002

  Project managed the upgrade and replacement of all non-compliant Y2K trading systems within four month window based on vendor non-compliance. Created intradepartmental project plans and reported weekly to senior management with milestone updates. Interviewed Global Bond Group (GBG) traders, portfolio managers, and analysts to ensure no loss of system functionality during upgrade process. Analyzed business to ensure new vendor software complied with existing business needs while improving capability and meeting new business and compliancy requirements. Successfully completed this upgrade within SEC deadlines and fulfilling SEC Y2K compliancy guidelines. Created and implemented DR plan for the GBG in 13 national and four international offices in event of a Y2K disaster. Successfully deployed this DR plan in 2000 (Chicago) and in 2001 (Worldwide). Managed vendor contracts for GBG’s national and international offices. Performed detailed analysis on existing contracts and found ways to minimize costs. Successfully renegotiated contracts with vendors to consolidate services into single contracts for all national and international offices. This resulted in providing an estimated annual savings of $1.5 million. Led Deutsche Bank market data contract consolidation initiative. Met with vendors in national and international offices to renegotiate and consolidate existing multi-office Deutsche Bank contracts and Scudder contracts.

• Assistant Market Data Manager at Scudder, Stevens & Clark / Deutsche Bank

  February 1997 - February 1999

  Provided technical support to the municipal and bond trading desks. Responsible for the installation, tracking, and maintenance of market data software for traders and portfolio managers. Built an Access database to organize market data vendors, manage contracts, allocate invoices to appropriate departments, and identify and track market data users. Created various analysis reports for senior management. When purchased by Deutsche Bank, this database became their market data contract consolidation backbone. Analyzed business needs and investigated new market data software, set up trial demos with power users, negotiated contracts, set up training, and provided continual support for the installed services.

• Admin Assistant at Scudder, Stevens & Clark / Deutsche Bank

  December 1994 - February 1997

  Provided administrative support to multiple portfolio managers including travel arrangements, calendar management, distribute incoming communications, answer and manage incoming calls, and receive / interact with incoming visitors and external clients. Reviewed and verified client portfolios to ensure holdings were within client established guidelines for market investments. Complied client market holdings, performance results, and portfolio overview for 15 – 22 clients on a quarterly basis. Assisted portfolio managers and account administrators with cash trade settlements and ensured correct settlement dates.

• Office Administrator at Pillar Financial Advisors

  July 2012

• Instructor at LiteWriting

  January 2003

  Instructor and facilitator proficient developing and delivering training programs for municipal park and recreation programs. Analyze class individuals and group dynamic to alter subject matter as needed. Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse students needs. Effectively monitor student progress and challenges and making curriculum corrections as needed. Ensure weekly assignments are appropriate with material provided. Curriculum includes: “Social Media Marketing”, “Facebook for Seniors”, and “Useful Android Apps for Daily Life”.

Loreen Liberty's Education:

• Northeastern University

  1994 – 2002
  BS
  Concentration: Managing Info Sys / Businss Administration

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