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Elaine Carlson
Cybersecurity Global Talent, BlackBerry® – The iconic brand you know and trust is now a market leading cybersecurity software and services company
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Details
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, minor in Business Administration Marketing
California State University-Long Beach
Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts
major in Psychology
Santa Monica College
Computer Science
Raffles Junior College, Singapore
California State University-Long Beach
Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts
major in Psychology
Santa Monica College
Computer Science
Raffles Junior College, Singapore
Experience:
Creating the gold standard for unified endpoint security (UES) and unified endpoint management (UEM), BlackBerry Spark offers the broadest set of security capabilities, management tools and visibility covering people, devices, networks, apps, and automation.
BlackBerry Spark leverages artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and automation to provide improved cyber threat prevention and remediation, while offering visibility across all endpoints for better management and control.
2022 : Present
BlackBerry
Recruitment Sourcing Specialist - Cybersecurity and IoT Solutions
2018 : 2021
Target
Inbound Receiving Expert
Lead support to on-site and remote managers and teams at SAP Cloud Platform and Global Services Sales
✔ Managed significant program budget crucial to cultivating stronger client relations, incentivizing new clients in demand generation events and growing substantial client base through client referral research programs
✔ Adeptly handled requisite procurement requests to expedite invoicing and payment processes for essential sales training, vital marketing programs and tools, sales event planning and key consultant engagements
✔ Performed human resource functions including headcount request submissions, intern requests, extensions and hourly wage adjustments to facilitate smooth operations and 120% team productivity
✔ Proactively supported executives with daily calendaring, domestic and international travel, expense reimbursements, workflow approvals, and global meeting room reservations so they can focus on top revenue priority goals
✔ Created and maintained extensive global and regional sales team distribution lists (DLs) based on monthly headcount reports vital for the dissemination of key internal communications
✔ Aligned global team communications and document sharing by leveraging technology to create and maintain shared mailboxes and shared drives to ensure key revenue and customer goals are in sync
✔ Coordinated team reporting documentation including program budget forecast, cockpit revenue forecast, business updates, team project knowledge sharing and new hire welcome to encourage team synergy & growth
2014 : 2017
SAP
Administration Specialist
Provided specialized administrative support to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and facilitated in the HR integration process of Sybase Inc. and SuccessFactors into SAP
✔ Compiled and distributed HR integration status reports from regional/global meetings in a timely manner to ensure target integration deadline is met
✔ Efficiently processed employee data, headcount requests and job position adjustments into SAP Human Resources (HR) system utilizing SAP HR integration guidelines to meet targeted timeline
✔ Prepared documents, reports, presentations, research and data analysis tasks, handled highly critical and confidential matters, impacting the company’s effectiveness and financial success
✔ Served as liaison in daily interactions with key departments including Human Resources, Finance and Legal to promote expedient document processing and issue resolutions according to company policy and guidelines
✔ Planned, scheduled and coordinated critical, large scale Company meetings and events
2011 : 2014
SAP
Management Support Specialist | HRBP Consultant
Key administrative liaison to the Consumer Foods, Innovation & Insights, Foodservice Marketing, Communications, Branded and International Teams
✔ Materials Management – responsible for the management and organization of Sales materials, Marketing materials, the media library, the research library, and product samples
✔ Support Product Management – coordinated product cuttings and samplings. Maintained nutrition database and Profile Showcase database (website nutrition information)
✔ Test Kitchen duties included maintaining sample supplies for Company Chefs; scheduled dishwasher, towel and equipment cleaning services; shipping/receiving products and/or perishable items for product cuttings
✔ Gathered information from and coordinated project work with internal and external sources/vendors (advertising agency, order fulfillment agency, suppliers, distributors, and consultants)
✔ Assisted in the planning and execution of special events, including trade shows, consumer foods meetings, and marketing meetings
2010 : 2011
Basic American Foods
Executive Assistant
BlackBerry Spark leverages artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and automation to provide improved cyber threat prevention and remediation, while offering visibility across all endpoints for better management and control.
2022 : Present
BlackBerry
Recruitment Sourcing Specialist - Cybersecurity and IoT Solutions
2018 : 2021
Target
Inbound Receiving Expert
Lead support to on-site and remote managers and teams at SAP Cloud Platform and Global Services Sales
✔ Managed significant program budget crucial to cultivating stronger client relations, incentivizing new clients in demand generation events and growing substantial client base through client referral research programs
✔ Adeptly handled requisite procurement requests to expedite invoicing and payment processes for essential sales training, vital marketing programs and tools, sales event planning and key consultant engagements
✔ Performed human resource functions including headcount request submissions, intern requests, extensions and hourly wage adjustments to facilitate smooth operations and 120% team productivity
✔ Proactively supported executives with daily calendaring, domestic and international travel, expense reimbursements, workflow approvals, and global meeting room reservations so they can focus on top revenue priority goals
✔ Created and maintained extensive global and regional sales team distribution lists (DLs) based on monthly headcount reports vital for the dissemination of key internal communications
✔ Aligned global team communications and document sharing by leveraging technology to create and maintain shared mailboxes and shared drives to ensure key revenue and customer goals are in sync
✔ Coordinated team reporting documentation including program budget forecast, cockpit revenue forecast, business updates, team project knowledge sharing and new hire welcome to encourage team synergy & growth
2014 : 2017
SAP
Administration Specialist
Provided specialized administrative support to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and facilitated in the HR integration process of Sybase Inc. and SuccessFactors into SAP
✔ Compiled and distributed HR integration status reports from regional/global meetings in a timely manner to ensure target integration deadline is met
✔ Efficiently processed employee data, headcount requests and job position adjustments into SAP Human Resources (HR) system utilizing SAP HR integration guidelines to meet targeted timeline
✔ Prepared documents, reports, presentations, research and data analysis tasks, handled highly critical and confidential matters, impacting the company’s effectiveness and financial success
✔ Served as liaison in daily interactions with key departments including Human Resources, Finance and Legal to promote expedient document processing and issue resolutions according to company policy and guidelines
✔ Planned, scheduled and coordinated critical, large scale Company meetings and events
2011 : 2014
SAP
Management Support Specialist | HRBP Consultant
Key administrative liaison to the Consumer Foods, Innovation & Insights, Foodservice Marketing, Communications, Branded and International Teams
✔ Materials Management – responsible for the management and organization of Sales materials, Marketing materials, the media library, the research library, and product samples
✔ Support Product Management – coordinated product cuttings and samplings. Maintained nutrition database and Profile Showcase database (website nutrition information)
✔ Test Kitchen duties included maintaining sample supplies for Company Chefs; scheduled dishwasher, towel and equipment cleaning services; shipping/receiving products and/or perishable items for product cuttings
✔ Gathered information from and coordinated project work with internal and external sources/vendors (advertising agency, order fulfillment agency, suppliers, distributors, and consultants)
✔ Assisted in the planning and execution of special events, including trade shows, consumer foods meetings, and marketing meetings
2010 : 2011
Basic American Foods
Executive Assistant
Company:
BlackBerry
Years of Experience:
22
Spoken Language:
English, Japanese, Mandarin
Skills
Administrative Assistance, Adobe Acrobat, Budget Management, Calendars, Concur, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Customer Service, Expense Reporting, Human Resources, Lotus Notes, Marketing, Meeting Planning, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Office Administration, OrgPlus, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project Management, Research, Research and Reporting, Schedule Management, Strategic Planning, Training, Travel Coordination, Web Conferencing