Brandie Barrera

About Brandie Barrera

I am a team-oriented management professional with 20+ years of experience in the Education industry in philanthropic, non-profit and for-profit global organizations. I have the ability to manage relationships at all levels and in various countries. My operations, analysis and project management expertise has proven to be an asset for strategic planning and infrastructure development opportunities. My communication and team building skills have been leveraged in large-scale, matrix organizations for cross-collaboration and successful project implementations. I have also demonstrated success in alumni engagement, community partnering, event production, social media growth/expansion, and sponsorship development through my work with the California Women’s Conference and on the Board of the UCLA Alumni Association Los Angeles Westside Network. I have both inspired and received awards for my astute insights, dedicated leadership and diligence in building infrastructure and streamlining operations.Specialties:Social media * Strategic planning * Project management * Data science/analysisOperations and infrastructure * Process improvement and workflow efficiencyBudget/P&L management * Collaboration * Team development * Event productionTechnical Skills:• Proficient with website and social media engagement platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Hootsuite, WooBox and EventBrite) and analytical tools (Facebook Insights, Google Analytics, Twitter Analytics, and Webtrends). • Excellent proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, Access, PowerPoint) and Google applications (Gmail, Google Docs, Calendar).• Data extraction and analysis expertise (ETL) with SQL, Oracle, SSRS, and MySQL.• Adept with various project management and collaboration tools (Basecamp, Dot Project, Google Docs, JIRA, MS Project) and methodologies (Agile/SCRUM and Waterfall).

Experience

1. Senior Director, Engagement Operations

   Ucla Alumni Association

   Aug 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

  BA

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media
• Hiring
• Financial Analysis
• Budget Management
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Ms Project
• Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Mentoring
• Crm
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Budgets
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Change Management
• Staff Development
• Strategic Planning
• Microsoft Office
• P&L Management
• Leadership
• Management
• Team Building
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Access
• Social Networking
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Analysis
• Coaching
• Business Development
• Organizational Development
• Event Planning
• Project Management
• Logistics