Penn State UniversityManager, Conference Services and Commons Desk Operations
Dec. 2020 - May. 2022𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
As a Commons Desk Operations Manager, I oversaw five Commons Desk operations, ensuring consistent presence and verifying employees fulfilled customer service responsibilities for residential students, conference and camp participants, and University visitors. 💡 Constructed standard training program for student new hires, including training checklist, quiz, and practical test to assess immediate training gaps 📔 Authored Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to streamline continuity across all five desks, improving customer service 💻 Simplified hiring process by creating original tool on Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) to track required onboarding tasks, training course status, and quiz results. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬
Served as point of contact for conference services, consulting with clients to review and confirm event details such as on-campus housing and meal requirements. 💾 Acted as an agent of change in the development of new processes for our internal business, creating organizational clarity, consistency, and communication among our collaborating departments. 🗺 Partnered with other University Departments to improve customer processes, propose updates to current methods, and facilitate adaptation of new technology 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬: Microsoft Teams · Team Management · Cross-functional Team Leadership · Team Coordination · Team Leadership · Project Team Management · Project Delivery · Strategic Planning · Project Planning · Human Resources · Stakeholder Management · Business Process Improvement · Change Management · Program Management · Project Management · Microsoft Office · Team Building · Management · Performance Improvement · Coaching · Mentoring · Leadership · Resiliency · Problem Solving · Communication · Strategic Thinking · Key Metrics · Process Improvement · Training & Development · Data Gathering/Analysis · Talent Acquisition · Relationship Building