Cody Lake
pronouns: they, them, theirs
Professional Experience
Intern
February 2021 - Present
Computer Training Institute Chicago
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Computer Training Institute of Chicago provides industry recognized certification training programs
that lead to ‘In Demand’ careers fields and higher income
Intern
June 2020 - October 2020
OPEN Center for the Arts
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Volunteered to deliver a repository for our 2020 cohort blogs
that host various media created during the program
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Supported cohort with blog setup and Google Drive troubleshooting
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Delivered daily blog reflections, daily vlogs, weekly video production and writing goal sheets based
on research, storytelling and film-making
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Translated blog, film, and writing experience to self-managed landing page deployed on AWS EC2 and
available at Intoo Studio
Administrative Assistant
January 2020 - October 2020
American Osteopathic Foundation
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Engaged databases in WizeHive, Raiser’s Edge, and Microsoft Dynamics to support team functions in
donation collection, scholarship application efficiency, and cohesive data tracking
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Collaborated with the team by communicating agendas, meeting minutes, and action items for weekly
staff meetings and quarterly board meetings
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Wrote, reviewed, and updated Statements of Procedure that were distinct and precise
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Assisted in record of vendor payments as well as grant disbursements, tracked Form W-9s, and
recorded payments via ACH; tracked and collected credit card expenses and receipts from team members
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Led the discovery and data entry of historical award winners; proven efficiency in Excel and
Raiser’s Edge with search engine research; improved reading, navigation, data
collection and accuracy
HR Coordinator and On-Boarding Specialist
March 2019 - October 2019
TransTech IT Staffing
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Successfully transferred the on-boarding document package from Adobe e-sign to DocuSign; implemented
radio buttons, response authentication, and mandatory fields to improve data collection; emphasized
user experience and ease of completion
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Effectively managed ongoing changes to documents and utilized new tools to work through design
challenges for hires and the recruiting team
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Trained new users on Bullhorn and DocuSign and troubleshooted IT-related concerns
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Led the initiative for automated on-boarding to Bullhorn CRM; communicated the needs of accounting
and recruiting departments into actionable steps, coordinated stakeholder meetings, prepared action
items based on implementation timeline, and tested changes for user error
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Implemented Microsoft Flow automated workflows to improve productivity, which allowed for seamless
contract retention
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Utilized training on U.S. work authorization, business certificates, and contract administration to
consolidate the subcontractor line of business audit in Excel; minimized liability potential month
over month
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Steered clear of subcontractor compliance issues with faster contract negotiation responses and
increased data accuracy of partner companies for recruiters in Bullhorn CRM
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Coordinated benefit enrollments with providers (BCBS, VSP, Fidelity), entered data online, answered
enrollment questions, and tracked changes for all payroll employees. Reported to the Controller
weekly/monthly and co-managed compliance
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Initiated, oversaw, and communicated the status of consultant background checks and drug screens
Administrative Assistant
May 2018 - December 2018
Robert Half
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Began as an administrative assistant and then elevated to a more comprehensive HR role
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Managed consultant background check requests and results. Communicated status daily to recruiters
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Processed online client time-sheet approvals. Used email and phone to effectively reach dozens of
consultants. Evaluated over 100 submissions weekly
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Certified and processed on-boarding forms for consultants, formatted resumes, and answered phones
Education
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Full Stack Web and Mobile App Development with MicroTrain Technologies
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Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Comparative Literature with a focus in Critical
Thought from the University of Southern California
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Study Abroad in English and Indigenous Studies
with the University of Melbourne
Certifications
- Scrum Certified by Scrum Alliance, Issued July 2020 |
Credential ID: 001093585
- LinkedIn Learning certifications in JavaScript Essential
Training, Functional Programming with ES6+, Gatsby, JavaScript Debugging, GraphQL Essential Training
- MongoDB Basics from MongoDB University
Tools and Technologies
- Cloud: AWS EC2, Digital Ocean, Netlify
- Data: MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB
- Languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ES6,
TypeScript, Node.js
- Spoken Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin
Chinese
- APIs and Services: REST, GraphQL
- Frameworks and Libraries: Bootstrap, jQuery,
React, Gatsby, Angular, Ionic, Svelte
- Tools: Gulp.js, Webpack, Babel, ESLint, Prettier,
ARIA specs, VSCode