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Bonny Howarth
Address: 13 Ambon Street, Ashburton Vic 3147
Mobile: (+61) 421-170-061
E-mail: [email protected]
Key Skill Areas
Relationship building including assisting developing teams to become well connected, coordination of management
teams, and a strong rapport with staff and clients at all levels
Clear verbal and written communication including writing and editing professional pieces, meeting minutes, clear
action items, and effective internal communications
Event management including meeting/workshop coordination and facilitation
High efficiency with keeping myself and others on track; ensuring productivity and focus on delivery are maintained
in a busy environment
A high level of empathy, intuition, and emotional awareness when dealing with people
Skills in the area of wellness: Facilitation of guided relaxation classes, breathing techniques, and music
Employment History
Engenco Limited –Corporate Office, Engineering January 2015 – current
Executive Assistant to Managing Director / Office Manager : 1:1 assistance to Managing Director and coordination of
the Melbourne office
Key responsibilities:
Executive Assistant: Heavy diary management and forward planning, domestic and international travel
coordination, working with the Senior Management Group, liaising with MD’s direct reports, liaising with the Board
of Directors, minute taking, administrative tasks as required
Office Manager: Travel management client contact, managing properties and leases, coordination of HSE and
Diversity committees within the Melbourne office, overseeing internal communications including compiling and
editing the bi-monthly internal publication, ASX related duties, reconciling credit cards and expenses, ad hoc office
duties
Key achievement:
Convincing the MD to work on leadership development within the management group and sourcing a good
consultant to work with the personalities involved, resulting in the beginnings of a more cohesive and leadership
focused management group
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Golder Associates – Environmental Engineering November 2010 to November 2014
Personal Assistant: to State Manager (1:1), National Discipline Manager (1:1), and National Senior Management Group (5
State Managers, 7 Sector Managers)
Office Coordinator: Overseeing the high level running of the Melbourne office (300 people) with the Victorian State
Manager. Coordinating internal communications and addressing issues within the office, working with the local management
team, and assisting with client development initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Assisting a team of senior managers based across Australia to become an efficient and connected team, as well as
holding them accountable to actions and deadlines
One on one assistance: Diary management, inbox management, prioritising and taking on some of my managers
tasks, travel coordination, meeting agendas and minutes, and ad hoc administrative tasks
Internal communications within the Melbourne office: Coordinating monthly State Updates, Business Development
Snapshots, and general office communications from the State Manager
Coordinating internal events, client events, staff training workshops, and management meetings
Facilitating Leadership Development Workshops on Emotional Intelligence and Preferred Working Styles to junior
level staff nationally
Stakeholder management with Principals and Associates, general staff, and clients
Assisting with local business development: Client intel, BD Committee meetings, preparing documentation and
presentations, working with the CRM database, and arranging client meetings
Designing and maintaining a new Office Collaborative Workspace
Key Achievements:
Assisting the Senior Management Team, a newly formed team of managers based across Australia to quickly
become an effective team by running regular online meetings with both tight and free form agendas, attending their
quarterly face to face meetings, tracking their action items and holding them accountable, checking in with them on
an individual basis, creating a collaborative workspace for confidentiality and consistency of information,
implementing smaller working groups for large action items, and introducing authentic conversations and round
table personal check-ins at meetings
Co-creating then facilitating a 2.5 hour leadership development workshop on self-awareness and personal working
styles for junior level staff within the Melbourne office. After this workshop received positive feedback in Melbourne,
we then successfully rolled it out in our Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane offices
Streamlining of all internal communications within the Melbourne office by seeking feedback from a selection of
staff at all levels then using monthly full office meetings (video recorded), targeted e-mail updates on finances,
business development, and HSE, and doing away with superfluous e-mail traffic
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Australia Post July 2010 – November 2010
Personal Assistant to Head of Facilities Management (1:1)
(Contract role)
Key responsibilities:
General PA duties including inbox management, diary management, meeting agendas and minutes, coordinating
meetings
Contract proofing and proposal preparation
Liaising with the facilities company contracted by Australia Post and other external cliental
Key achievement:
Establishing trust and buy-in from stakeholders and management within a very short time, allowing me to offer a
higher level of assistance than normally invited during a temp contract
Fulton Hogan – Civil Engineering February 2010 – July 2010
Integration Team Assistant / Office Move Coordinator (assisting project manager, 6 seniors and 2 seconded external
consultants. (Contract role)
Key responsibilities:
PA duties to a team of 10 project managers during the amalgamation of Fulton Hogan and PRS:
Travel bookings, itineraries, workshop and meeting preparation
PowerPoint presentations, Word document, and Excel spreadsheet creation
Minute taking, event coordination, database upkeep, and other tasks as needed
Office move coordination: Assisting the project manager from inception to completion during the Corporate Office relocation
from two head offices into one location:
All communications; memos, presentations, welcome booklets, and notices to staff
Move logistics and liaising with contractors to ensure a smooth transition
Coordinating issues register and collecting feedback during the change management process
Organising suppliers, furniture, and staff induction training for the new building
Key achievement
Working to a tight schedule to successfully complete the huge task of moving staff from two locations into a third
location, receiving positive feedback about our communications and preparation, (and staff being happy enough
that we lived to tell the tale!)
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Metlink Melbourne – Transport Industry March 2009 – March 2010
Project Officer – Signage Department (working in a team of 5 people, reporting to 1 manager)
(12 month contract)
Key responsibilities:
Development and coordination of signage projects - Metropolitan and Rural. Including overseeing projects from
implementation to completion, site visits and auditing. Preparation of documentation, quotes, invoicing, and
records. Usage of database systems, internal programs, and web based interfaces
Administrative assistance to Project Manager/Project Coordinator including minute taking, meeting preparation,
briefing artwork, extracting and displaying data and filing. Liaising with/meeting stakeholders, contractors,
suppliers, and operators as required
Village Green Environmental Solutions – Environmental Sector June 2008 — February 2009
Personal Assistant to CEO / Office Coordinator, Melbourne, Victoria
Key responsibilities:
Diary management, client liaison, scheduling meetings, travel and itinerary preparation, minute taking (internal and
external meetings), updating tax receipt databases, preparing documentation, writing correspondence on behalf of
the CEO
Overseeing the efficient running of the office including greeting clients, editing and proofing contracts and reports,
monitoring quality/document control, liaising with and assisting project managers with administrative support,
updating website, and e-mail and mail management.
Previous Employment
Available on request
Additional Skills
Information Systems:
Intermediate Microsoft Package: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Visio
Basic knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop
Dynamics Client Management System
Other:
Production of residential retreats and public events: Meditation groups, community service initiatives, women and
children’s groups, and singing events
Facilitation of guided relaxation classes and music meditations
Professional singer
Certified Reiki practitioner
References
References available upon request.
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