Chelle C

Strategic and results-oriented Executive Assistant with over 10 years of experience acting as a trusted right-hand to C-suite leadership. Specialist in transforming complex executive operations into streamlined workflows through advanced calendar management, global logistics, and multi-executive support. Proven track record of maintaining high discretion in high-stakes environments, enabling leadership to focus on critical growth initiatives by expertly managing operational details and stakeholder relations.

Executive Assistant (Project Lead) at Ever-Link Fertility Center (2024-12 – 2026-01)

Contract position serving as the primary right hand to C-suite leadership and investors during high-stakes Phase 1 launch.

• Strategic Partnership: Served as the primary right hand to C-suite leadership and investors, ensuring total operational alignment during the high-stakes Phase 1 launch.
• Project Coordination: Led execution of early-stage milestones, including floorplan coordination, agreement drafting, and managing timelines across legal counsel and general contractors.
• Financial & Vendor Coordination: Partnered closely with the Financial Analyst to track project expenditures and budget alignment; proactively negotiated lease agreements and vendor contracts to optimize costs during the build-out phase.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Acted as the central hub for communications, triaging requests from vendors and investors to maintain consistent project momentum and information flow.
• People Operations: Executed full-cycle recruitment coordination, including managing candidate pipelines, scheduling interviews, and supporting the onboarding of new staff.
• Executive Support: Directed all leadership scheduling and meeting logistics, allowing the executive team to focus exclusively on high-impact operating decisions.

Senior Executive Assistant at Skillz, Inc. (2021-10 – 2023-11)

• Multi-Executive Support: Directed comprehensive executive operations for multiple C-Suite stakeholders, ensuring seamless continuity across competing global workflows.
• Calendar Optimization: Managed high-volume, complex calendars, proactively resolving conflicts to maximize leadership's strategic focus and alignment.
• Travel & Expense Management: Oversaw executive travel planning, itineraries, and expense management, and led migration from Expensify to Concur, optimizing workflows and reducing corporate travel spend by 25%.
• Communication Triage: Served as a strategic gatekeeper, triaging high-volume inboxes and prioritizing incoming requests to ensure timely, professional responses.
• Efficiency Gains: Implemented communication protocols that reduced executive email backlog by 40%, significantly increasing departmental response velocity.
• Board Governance & Logistics: Led end-to-end board and executive session preparation in partnership with the CLO, including agenda planning, secure board packet distribution, and handling highly confidential governance materials.
• Event Planning: Executed high-impact team off-sites and corporate events, managing all end-to-end logistics, vendor contracts, and budget reconciliation.

Executive Assistant at International Game Technology (IGT) (2012-04 – 2021-09)

• Global Leadership Support: Provided high-level administrative partnership to the Chief Operations Officer in a high-volume environment, utilizing the Microsoft Office 365 suite.
• International Logistics: Orchestrated complex global travel itineraries and board meeting logistics across multiple time zones with 100% precision.
• Executive Communications: Authored executive briefing materials and curated meeting context to ensure leadership was fully equipped for critical board and stakeholder interactions.
• Expense Management: Managed and reconciled intricate expense reporting using Concur, ensuring strict compliance with global corporate travel policies.
• Team Development: Recruited, onboarded, and mentored a team of administrative assistants, establishing standardized SOPs to increase the department's operational capacity.
• Corporate Events: Led the logistical planning for large-scale employee morale events, town halls, and executive retreats, managing budgets and vendor relationships.
• Confidential Gatekeeping: Maintained a high-trust environment by triaging Outlook communications and managing sensitive documentation with absolute discretion.

Operations Manager & Personal Assistant to the Founder at Westward Dough Operating Company (2009-02 – 2012-04)

• Managed operations across 12 Krispy Kreme Doughnut locations, coordinating projects related to staffing, inventory, and process improvements.
• Developed and maintained operational reports, budgets, and performance tracking systems.
• Oversaw vendor relationships, negotiated contracts, and ensured service delivery aligned with operational needs.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to execute business initiatives and improve workflow efficiency.
• Monitored operational risks and implemented solutions to improve performance and consistency.
• Supported recruiting, onboarding, and payroll coordination to ensure smooth operational execution.
• Managed personal logistics for the Founder.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – University of Santo Tomas