Virginia Plonski

A highly skilled and dedicated professional with more than 10+ years of experience years supporting level-C executives: COO, CFO, CEO, and various VP levels, as well as department heads and direct reports. High-level expertise in coordinating, planning, and supporting daily operational and administrative functions.

I thoroughly enjoy challenges that stretch my skills and experience. My proven ability to work under pressure is a skill I use every day. I am discreet at all times while keeping up with shifting priorities. I strive to be a liaison between all departments to ensure proper lines of communication and reporting practices.

My career path has exposed me to many different business sectors, including Human Resources, Online Marketing, Sales, Information Technology, Mobile, Telephony, Construction, Legal, Military, Technology, Computer software and Hardware, and Hospitality. I love using my talents and experiences to employ unique and cost-efficient solutions to problems. I take pride in knowing the ins and outs of all projects under my purview at all times.

Specialties: Mac, PC , MS Office 2013 (Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook, PowerPoint) and earlier, MS Project, WebEx, Infocus, Deltek, Semaphore, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Pascal, C++, HTML, Salesforce.com, Adobe Professional, Adobe Suite (Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop), Gmail, Google Docs (Google Drive), iCal, iCloud, LAN, SalesLogix, Workshare, QuickBooks Pro, Intralinks, Card Scan, Concur, Languages Italian, Arabic, Korean, and French.

Providing expertise to include but not limited to - Strategic Planning;
Budget construction, facilitation, logistics, analysis, and execution;
Effective calendar management to create time efficiencies;
Email management, onboarding, billing, social media management, travel arrangements, research, and special projects. Planning and executing senior management retreats, all-hands meetings, and company offsite.

2nd in Command to CEO. Providing expertise to improve business performance in terms of operations, profitability, management, structure, and strategy. Providing BizDEV and Business Partner management

Providing expertise to include but not limited to - Strategic Planning;
Budget construction, facilitation, logistics, analysis, and execution;
Effective calendar management to create time efficiencies;
Email management, onboarding, billing, social media management, travel arrangements, research, and special projects. Planning and executing senior management retreats, all-hands meetings, and company offsite.

Creating, organizing, managing, and taking minutes for various meetings. Organizing high-level project management meetings, including the creation of agendas and preparation of materials. Collaborating with executives to develop and implement quality improvement practices, resulting in improved processes and outcomes. Event Planning for conferences, trade shows, holiday parties, and marketing events

Creating and coordinating extensive domestic and international travel arrangements, visas, and passport management C-Level Executives over multiple time zones

Managing, editing, and distributing consultant agreements, as well as maintaining active knowledge of all contracts/SOW. Creating cost-effective and below-budget arrangements by working with hotel, airfare, and car rental vendors to negotiate the best possible pricing under corporate budgets, in addition to integrating the needs and requirements of the traveler.

Compiling insight on expenses and implementing new strategies for reduced costs. Preparing statistical and financial travel analysis to pursue cost-cutting. Planning, creating, and updating travel itineraries, setting up and maintaining traveler profiles to ensure accuracy, as well as tracking airline flight credits to ensure they were used for future travel.