Brenda F. Williams
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Human Resources professional with diverse experience in executive management, event planning, and facility administration. Excellent organizational and time management skills coupled with task prioritization. Known for making meaningful contributions and cultivating a positive work culture.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Human Resources Administrator
InVeris Training Solutions Inc. - formerly Meggitt (Defense)
Suwanee, GA
03.2016 - 05.2026
- Corporate liaison between employees and executive team
- Responsible for implementing human resources procedures, maintaining records, screening candidates, conducting interviews, complying with labor laws, and entrusted with confidentiality.
- Manage health & wellness benefit programs through third party vendors
- Conduct onboarding of all new hires to include background and drug testing, benefits overview and processing, verification, compliance, and payroll setup
- Assist with annual performance reviews and management of KPI metrics and DLA status reporting
- Process Workers Comp and STD claims, and oversee OSHA and BLS reporting
- Work collaboratively to plan all large-scale corporate events
Executive Assistant to Sr. Vice President of Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Vice President of Law Enforcement Systems, and Vice President of Virtual Systems
Meggitt Training Systems Inc. (Defense)
Suwanee, GA
03.2011 - 06.2016
- Coordinated US and international sales efforts to include lead processing and distribution, trade show support, customer meetings and corporate tours.
- Produced sales reports and analyzed market trends
- Responsible for executive expenses and approval of team expense reports and time sheets.
- Managed executive calendars and appointments
- Coordinated international and domestic travel and processed requests for Passports & Visas.
- Worked with Contracts and Proposals to fulfill contractual compliance related to Commercial/GSA pricing
- Function as backup assistant to President as needed.
Executive Assistant to Vice President of Sales & Managed Markets
Stiefel, a GSK company (Pharmaceutical)
Duluth, GA
08.2008 - 11.2010
- Supported Sales, Managed Markets, and Trade departments
- Managed executive calendar and appointments
- Produced weekly sales reports and analyzed market trends
- Composed correspondence for executive approval
- Anticipated needs and prepared materials in advance of request
Project Manager & Executive Assistant to CEO & Sr. Vice Presidents
Hettich America L.P. (Manufacturing)
Alpharetta, GA
06.2006 - 07.2008
- Managed corporate projects and facilitated collaborative meetings
- Developed project timelines, scheduled resources, and coordinated related activities
- Organized local and national trade shows and press conferences
- Event Planner for corporate events
- Collaborated on advertising and marketing strategies
- Cultivated vendor relationships and negotiated pricing and contracts
- Executive support for CEO and senior executive staff
- Responsible for meeting minutes, expense reporting, correspondence and web content
- Other functions included sales reporting and the creation of spreadsheets and presentations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Law Studies
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SCSkills
SHRM Certified Professional with skills in
- Personnel file management
- Employee relations
- New hire orientation
- Employment record verification
- Online position posting
- Labor contract administration
- Employee onboarding and offboarding
- Vendor relationship management
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and MS Project
- Super Admin experience in UKG, ADP Workforce Now, with enhanced skills in SharePoint, Benefit Solver, CostPoint, and Concur Travel & Expense Reporting
- Proficient in SAP, Access, Adobe Illustrator, and Salesforcecom
- Basic Web Design (HTML) and Medical Transcription Training
- Notary with 70 WPM typing speed
Certification
- SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional
Timeline
Human Resources Administrator
InVeris Training Solutions Inc. - formerly Meggitt (Defense)
03.2016 - 05.2026
Executive Assistant to Sr. Vice President of Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Vice President of Law Enforcement Systems, and Vice President of Virtual Systems
Meggitt Training Systems Inc. (Defense)
03.2011 - 06.2016
Executive Assistant to Vice President of Sales & Managed Markets
Stiefel, a GSK company (Pharmaceutical)
08.2008 - 11.2010
Project Manager & Executive Assistant to CEO & Sr. Vice Presidents
Hettich America L.P. (Manufacturing)
06.2006 - 07.2008
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Law Studies
University of South Carolina
Strengths
- Possess the capability to exercise tact, diplomacy and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to multitask and manage a variety of tasks simultaneously
- Works well independently or as part of a group
- Experienced team leader with strong interpersonal and organizational skills