Norman Christopher Kennedy
North Little Rock,AR
Summary
Highly organized professional with proven track record in coordinating complex tasks and ensuring seamless operations. Adept at managing schedules, resources, and stakeholders to achieve project goals effectively. Renowned for fostering teamwork and adapting to dynamic environments, making significant contributions to organizational success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Amenities Coordinator
First Orion
2022.03 - 2024.10
- Facilitated seamless office operations to enhance team productivity.
- Managed logistics and execution of company-sponsored lunches and events, ensuring seamless operations and participant satisfaction.
- Coordinated logistics and vendor partnerships to optimize supply chain efficiency and enhance event planning.
- Facilitated office operations through strategic planning and oversight of short- and long-term projects.
- Led collaboration between facilities and people operations teams to enhance workflow efficiency. Drove initiatives that improved interdepartmental communication. Oversaw project alignment with organizational objectives.
- Managed supply procurement processes, including tracking and receiving, to support operational efficiency.
- Administered budgetary allocations to ensure adherence for company lunches, events, and refreshments.
- Compiled and balanced expense report to maintain budgetary compliance.
- Conducted regular inspections and organized office supplies to promote a clutter-free atmosphere.
- Coordinated logistical planning and implementation efforts to ensure seamless operations and timely delivery.
- Applied analytical skills to connect operational responsibilities with overarching strategic objectives.
Data Verification Analyst
First Orion
2021.03 - 2022.03
- Verify data through phone-based contact and web-based searches, as well as First Orion internal tools.
- Work to ensure data quality across all internal and customer-facing systems.
- Coordinate and troubleshoot data entry solutions with internal stakeholders.
- Verify metrics, monitor solution processes, and audit the results. Report results to internal stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with quality assurance processes, established procedures, project requirements, and service level agreements/expectations.
- Analyze and interpret data reports to validate externally submitted data.
- Professionally communicate internally and externally with clients and stakeholders as determined by the nature of the discussion.
- Serve as temporary team leader during managers leave of absence.
Data Verification Intern
First Orion
2020.06 - 2021.03
- Research and verify data through phone-based contact and web-based searches, as well as First Orion internal tools
- Work to ensure data quality across all internal and customer facing systems
Content Writer
Rock City Eats
2020.02 - 2024.01
- Writing and developing relationships with locally owned restaurants and small businesses. Focusing primarily on growing and connecting consumers with locally owned business in central Arkansas
- Significantly increased visibility and business of more than one half dozen small businesses
- Over 100,000 Unique web engagements.
- Targeted marketing to reach specific age range and economic levels
- Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
Owner/ Operator
True Smoke BBQ
2014.11 - 2019.12
- Maintain records, such as quantities or types of processing completed, materials used, and customer charges.
- Collaborated with families to create menus for their wedding day.
- Managed team of 6 in catering multiple weddings and small events.
- Preparing and storing food safety before and during events.
- Setting up all tables and food service areas with chairs, linens and dishes.
- Serving food to guests at events.
- Cleaning up and tearing down the dining area by removing all tableware, linens, garbage and furniture.
- Creating menus according to a client's preferences and dietary needs.
- Visiting sites before events to assess the kitchen facilities and make necessary plans.
- Ordering any necessary supplies for events.
- Settling on prices and creating contracts for clients.
- Responsible for purchasing, tracking, and receiving supplies
- Customer Charges.
Umpire
LONGVIEW OFFICIALS' ASSOCIATION
2010.05 - 2015.07
- Officiate at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed. Judge performances in sporting competitions in order to award points, impose scoring penalties, and determine results.
- Resolve claims of rule infractions or complaints by participants and assess any necessary penalties, according to regulations. Report to regulating organizations regarding sporting activities, complaints made, and actions taken or needed such as fines or other disciplinary actions
Education
Bachelor of Science - American History
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR12.2013
Skills
- WAN
- LAN
- VPN
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- VLANS
- OS X
- Windows
- IOS
- Android
- Junos OS
- Juniper Switches
- Networking
Certification
Apache Spark SQL Analyst Professional
Timeline
Amenities Coordinator
First Orion
2022.03 - 2024.10
Data Verification Analyst
First Orion
2021.03 - 2022.03
Data Verification Intern
First Orion
2020.06 - 2021.03
Content Writer
Rock City Eats
2020.02 - 2024.01
Owner/ Operator
True Smoke BBQ
2014.11 - 2019.12
Umpire
LONGVIEW OFFICIALS' ASSOCIATION
2010.05 - 2015.07
Bachelor of Science - American History
Arkansas State University