Melanie Stidham

6426 Waltway Drive

Houston, TX 77008
(713) 862-9523 (Home)
msb76eae@westpost.net
PROFILE
Focused and committed professional offering 20 plus years of administrative supp
ort for engineering and project management and over 6 years experience as a Buye
r in the oil/gas industry, resulting in streamlining processes and increasing pr
oductivity
STRENGTHS
* Accelerate project completion by ensuring that parts and products arrive on ti
me with accurate and complete documentation
* Reduce project costs by getting best price from suppliers and expediting deliv
ery when necessary
* Prevent down time by anticipating internal material flow problems and coordina
ting with various departments to resolve problems
* Regularly communicate supplier issues to other team members
* Recognize changing priorities throughout the day and respond accordingly in a
timely manner
* Continually coordinate with various departments to reduce problems and miscomm
unication
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oceaneering International (Oceaneering Intervention Engineering Division) - Hous
ton, Texas 7 years
Buyer
Purchased raw material and supplies under tight and changing deadlines for elect
rical, fabrication, and machine shops and sent out parts for subcontract process
es such as electropolishing, coating, anodizing, welding, and machining
* Located sources for goods and services, analyzed quotes received, and selected
suppliers
a Established good relationship with suppliers and resolved any quality, price,
or delivery issues
* Evaluated supplieras performance and reported trends to management
a Followed up on orders and kept planning, project managers, and receiving infor
med as to when parts were to arrive
a Communicated with quality control to obtain all necessary documents and make s
ure all specifications were met
a Checked invoices and resolved any conflicts with accounting or the supplier
a Resolved issues with Peoplesoft software that affected receiving and accountin
g functions
* Taught Peoplesoft subcontract process of creating purchase orders to co-worker
s as a group and individually
a Conducted internal audit for ISO 9001 of the warehousing and quality control d
epartments
* Participated on teams to improve processes and decrease overall costs
Oceaneeringas Multiflex Division - Panama City, Florida a" 3 months
Saved time and money by teaching their buyer how to create purchase orders for p
arts and services and how to resolve accounting issues using the newly installed
Peoplesoft database

Industrial Handling Engineers, Inc. - Houston, Texas 16 years

Administrative Assistant/Office Supervisor
* Supervised two support staff and managed day-to-day activities while overseein
g the downsizing of the office
* Determined true deadlines from conflicting priorities from diverse personaliti
es and prioritized, organized, and distributed typing work load accordingly in o
rder to meet requirements of consulting staff
* Produced error-free documents for all departments by typing, proofing, and edi
ting documents for format, consistency, grammar, and spelling before they left t
he office
* Participated in client and internal meetings for special projects; and provide
d secretarial, clerical, and relief receptionist duties when necessary
American General Corporation - Houston, Texas 1 year
Correspondent - Shareholder Relations Department
Satisfied shareholders (verbally and in writing) by accurately answering questio
ns concerning their stock, debentures, and warrants and providing transfer instr
uctions and dividend information
National Photographic Laboratories - Houston, Texas 2 years
Word Processor/Secretary
Trained and supervised another word processor and assisted all departments by ty
ping and proofing various documents
CRS (International Architectural Firm) a" Houston, Texas 1 year
Administrative Assistant
Designed a system to enable engineers and architects to easily access 3 years of
accumulated data for the largest project in their history so they could use thi
s information for future designs
* Collected, sorted, classified, and organized these records
* Implemented a filing and maintenance system
* Gave instruction concerning its use
Efficiently performed all secretarial duties for 25 architects for their second
largest project
Rice Council for Market Development - Houston, Texas 6 years
Coordinator for Home Economics Department
* Enabled home economics department to function smoothly by coordinating day-to-
day activities
* Assisted in writing and edited and typed recipes, newsletters, cookbooks, and
cycle menus for
publication
* Participated in general and special staff meetings to develop marketing ideas,
promotional campaigns, and design and content of cookbooks and educational mate
rial
COMPUTER SKILLS
* Windows 95, 98, 2003, 2007; Peoplesoft, Matrix, Enovia, Groupwise, Web Now
* Microsoft: Word, Excel, Power Point
* JD Edwards
EDUCATION
University of Houston Houston, Texas
B.S., Dietetics
Member of home economics honor sorority - Phi Upsilon Omicron