Susan McRae
Taringa
Summary
PERSONAL PROFILE NAME: Susan McRae RESIDENCE: Taringa, Q 4048 POSTAL: PO Box 1159 TOOWONG QLD 4066 TELEPHONE: 0417-735341 INTERESTS: Cycling, Golf, Skiing, Reading, Travel, Music Diligent [Desired Position] with proven track record supporting C-level executives in high-pressure environments. Facilitated seamless executive operations through effective calendar management, travel coordination, and confidential communication handling. Demonstrated organizational and multitasking skills, utilizing problem-solving abilities to enhance executive efficiency. Detail-oriented administrative professional with superb people-skills and public relations experience. Business-savvy with excellent decision-making skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
Work History
Communications Director
MURDIFICATIONS PTY LTD
01.1993 - Current
- Experience supporting Senior Management
- Providing high quality, confidential research and support to Senior Executives both internally and for Clients
- High level written and verbal communication skills using advanced programmes
- Ideation of events, provision of event coordination and for clients internally and support
- Management of relationships with suppliers and vendors, including change management teams and external training firms
- Coordination of logistics, including production teams both domestically and internationally
- Support of HR activities including development of positions to support recruitment, including talent identification both internally and for clients
- Development positive brand reputation and contributing to positive culture building for clients
Personal Assistant to Managing Partner
MINTER ELLISON
01.1987 - 01.1993
- Company Overview: Lawyers, Brisbane
- Supporting Senior Management, corporate clientele, providing high quality, professional and confidential executive support to Managing Partner including email and diary management
- Handling of highly confidential information eg
- Annual results etc
- Preparing and planning of secretariat and directors budgets
- Coordinating of management and directors entertainment and social events
- All usual duties including preparation of documentation and assistance in management of practice
- Organising and coordinating diary, conferences, travel, budgets, client relations, new business proposals and other marketing activities
- Drafting and preparing of general legal documentation
- Contributing to a positive and engaging culture and experience
- Provided flexibility to work outside business hours to enable level of support to be provided
- Lawyers, Brisbane
Administrative Support to Senior Partner
WALSH HALLIGAN DOUGLAS
01.1984 - 01.1987
- Company Overview: Solicitors, Brisbane
- Providing high quality professional and confidential executive support, contributing to a positive and engaging culture and client development
- Solicitors, Brisbane
Administrative Support to Partner
FLOWER & HART
01.1983 - 01.1984
- Company Overview: Solicitors, Brisbane
- Solicitors, Brisbane
Family Business
01.1981 - 01.1983
- My father developed cancer and I worked with the family business until he had recovered from extensive surgery and treatment
Articled Clerk
01.1978 - 01.1981
Education
Bachelor of Laws Degree -
Queensland University of Technology
Skills
- Exceptional presentation
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- High level judgment
- Reliability
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Proven attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Ability to identify needs
- Action creation
- Organisation skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Written and verbal communication
- Document management
- Time management
- Schedule & calendar planning
- Executive support
- Administrative support
- Office management
- Strong problem solver
- Travel coordination
- Calendar management
- Report writing
- Conference planning
- Mail management
- Information confidentiality
- Proofreading
- Project planning
- Business correspondence
- Presentation development
- Business writing
- Mail handling
- Legal administrative support
- Email management
- Articulate and well-spoken
- Reliable and responsible
- Honest and dependable
- File maintenance
Postal
PO Box 1159, Toowong, QLD, 4066
References
To be supplied on request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Cycling
- Golf
- Skiing
- Reading
- Travel
- Music
Careerachievements
- 01/01/19 - 12/31/23, Lead on migration new software projects brought successfully to market
- 01/01/17 - 12/31/20, Writer of communications strategy for successful launch of Australian smartphone company & negotiations of all external communications partners
- 01/01/14 - 12/31/17, Communication/Strategic Team Member to successfully assist ABC with modernisation of NBC, Papua New Guinea including providing high quality, professional and confidential support to Board Chairman, Board Members and Managing Director
- 01/01/09 - 12/31/13, Principal Communications Lead on rebranding of banking organisation and part of transformation team throughout time of change and corporate acquisition
- 01/01/05 - 12/31/05, Communications leader/writer of two 2005 Australian Government Small Business Award Winners at State and National level – own design and concept
- 01/01/05, Writer of Queensland Business Excellence Award Winner
- 07/01/05, Designed and implemented campaigns to develop several communications campaigns; working with leadership teams for successful implementation
- 01/01/00 - 12/31/04, Writer 2 2005 Australian Government Small Business Award Winners at State and National Level
- 01/01/03, Winner of Most Australian Product at 2003 Midem (annual Worldwide Music Trade Event), Cannes and attendance at same
- 01/01/02, Winner of Most Australian Product at 2002 Midem
- 01/01/01, Secured association with major English distribution firm and export of product
- 01/01/00, Secured supply to three major Australian mass market distribution firms of Australian product
- 01/01/98 - 12/31/93, Responsible for securing of business partnerships resulting in production of 800 CDs distributed within Australia and licensed in various territories worldwide
Timeline
Communications Director
MURDIFICATIONS PTY LTD
01.1993 - Current
Personal Assistant to Managing Partner
MINTER ELLISON
01.1987 - 01.1993
Administrative Support to Senior Partner
WALSH HALLIGAN DOUGLAS
01.1984 - 01.1987
Administrative Support to Partner
FLOWER & HART
01.1983 - 01.1984
Family Business
01.1981 - 01.1983
Articled Clerk
01.1978 - 01.1981
Bachelor of Laws Degree -
Queensland University of Technology
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