1. CHRISTA CHAULK
E-mail: christa_best@yahoo.com - Phone: (709) 764-0962
50 Beaver Brook Drive, Gould’s, Newfoundland A1S 1E5
EXPERIENCE
October 2011 - Present
Manager, Office & Administration
Technip Canada Limited St. John’s, Newfoundland
Office Manager – 30,000 SF building housing 140+ Staff; plus manage sub-let of 15,000 SF
secondary location
Correspond & interact with numerous contractors & suppliers; source, secure and oversee projects
Manage renovation and expansion projects - internal office related projects
Budget Holder – 6 figure budget; create purchase orders & receive invoices, maintain, track and
monitor budget
Manage Administrative Support Staff – 6 Administrative Assistants supporting multi-discipline
departments
Time Management – Approve time sheets & leave requests, manage leave schedule
Employee Reviews – Deliver performance appraisals & corrective action plans; deliver annual
increases and bonuses
General Administration – Compile reports, capture and distribute meeting minutes, executive assistant
to President and Senior Management Team as required
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes; responsible for maintaining internal organization
charts and floor plans
Travel Management – Owner of company internal travel procedure; write & maintain procedure, liaise
with travel agency; reconcile 6 figure annual travel account
Management Representative, JOHS Committee
September 2009 - October 2011
Office Administrator – Development
Projects
ExxonMobil Canada St. John’s, Newfoundland
Executive Administrator - Development projects for Hibernia oil field; OLS Replacement Project &
Hibernia Southern Extension Project
Expense, Travel & Time Management for department - create & submit expense reports, time sheets
and travel requests
SAP Requisition Technician for project - enter service and material requests to generate purchase
orders, track and receive invoices
Minute taking & distribution - highly confidential & sensitive meetings including all project meetings
and co-venture meetings
Initiate service requests for office - maintenance & temperature control requests
Manage seating plan and move requests
Document formatting - format and proof engineering documents
2. June 2009 – September 2009
Project Services Coordinator
Amec St. John’s, Newfoundland
Project Administrator for Vale, Long Harbour Nickel Plant Project
Document Formatting - variety of engineering and project documentation
Expense & Time Sheet Management - compile & submit for management team
Schedule & Coordinate Meetings - invitations, minute taking, room set-up & breakdown
Email & Calendar Management
September 2008 – June 2009
Project Services Coordinator / Project
Administrator
Hatch Mott MacDonald St. John’s, Newfoundland
Project Administrator for Vale, Long Harbour Nickel Plant Project
Document Formatting - variety of engineering and project documentation
Document Archiving
Support Procurement Team - Format EOI's, Manage & file tenders & submissions, manage and file
correspondence
Email & Calendar Management
Travel & Expense Co-ordination & Management
Schedule & Co-ordinate Meetings - invitations, minute taking, room set-up & breakdown
EDUCATION
September 1996 – December 1997
Office Administration
Lawrence College St. John’s, Newfoundland
Honors Diploma - Highest Class Average
Microsoft Office Suite of Applications
DBase IV
Accpac Plus
Simply Accounting
Lotus Notes
Manual Accounting
Business English & Communications
September 1993 – June 1996 St. Kevin’s High School Goulds, Newfoundland
Level III Graduate
3. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
Currently working toward my Supervisory Management Skills Program certificate (MUN Gardiner
Center) – 3 week program comprised of 3 modules, 2 of 3 modules complete including:
Role of the Supervisor
Managing Competing Priorities
Leading a multigenerational workforce
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Ethics and Values
Adapting to Change
Conflict Management and Resolution
Internal Negotiations
Leadership & Motivation
Employment Law
Certificate in Business Communications (MUN Gardiner Center)
Think on your feet (MUN Gardiner Center)
Presentation Skills, Speaking with Confidence (MUN Gardiner Center)
Understanding Personality Types in the workforce using MBTI (MUN Gardiner Center)
SAP
iPas DM (Electronic Document Management System)
Negotiation Skills Training (Technip Internal)
Supervisor Skills Workshop (Technip Internal)
Conflict Resolution and Effective Communication Training (MUN Gardiner Center)
How to become a better communicator (Skillpath Seminar)
How to excel at Managing and Supervising People (Skillpath Seminar)
Eye Safety Training (CNIB)
PULSE Leadership training
Ergonomics Awareness Training - InMotion
Engage and Excite Your Team through Change: 7 Steps to Create a Culture of Empowerment (St.
John’s Board of Trade Luncheon)
Occupational Health and Safety Certified through Safety Services Newfoundland (Member of Technip
JOHSC)
Ergonomics Lead (Trained to perform cold eye workstation reviews through InMotion / deliver
Ergonomic Awareness training to new employees)
Diversity Training
Defensive Driving through Canada Safety Council
Fire Extinguisher and Standpipe Training
References available upon request