Administrative Assistant

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position that provides career advancement and an opportunity to fully utilize my skills, abilities, and experience.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Excellent ability to gather and analyze statistical data and generate reports.
Remarkable database management skills.
Profound ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Thorough knowledge of supplies, equipment, and services ordering and in writing.
Exceptional records maintenance skills.
Excellent ability to analyze and solve problems.
In-depth receptionist skills.
Deep ability to gather data, compiles information, and prepares reports.
Excellent organization and coordinating skills.
Immense ability to maintain calendars and schedule appointments.
Remarkable word processing and data entry skills.
Profound ability to make procedural decisions and judgments.
Strong ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.

Jun •••••Nov •••••, ••••• hrs per wk, Skechers USA, ••••• W. Stacy Road #•••••, Allen, Texas •••••, Assistant Manager, Salary $•••••,•••••, Supervisor: Michael De La Cruz, Contact: •••••

Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
Open and close cash registers, performing tasks such as counting money, separating charge slips, coupons, and vouchers, balancing cash drawers, and making deposits.
Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practice.
Computer sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash and credit payment.
Watch for and recognize security risks and thefts, and know how to prevent or handle these situations.
Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.
Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.

January •••••February •••••, ••••• hrs per wk, Supermedia, ••••• Executive Dr, #6, Irving, Texas •••••, Salary $•••••,•••••, Supervisor: Tony Troncoso, Contact: •••••

Prepared and delivered sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs, and to protect and increase existing advertising.
Explained to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
Maintained assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
Processed all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.
Delivered advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
Drew up contracts for advertising work, and collected payment due.
Located and contacted potential clients to offer advertising services.
Provided clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
Recommended appropriate sizes and formats for advertising, depending on medium being used.
Informed customers of available options for advertisement artwork, and provided sample.

March •••••May •••••, ••••• hrs per wk, Brook Mays Music Group, ••••• West FM •••••, Cedar Hills, Texas •••••, Sale Manager, Salary $•••••,•••••, Supervisor: ••••• Sharp, Contact: •••••

Compiled lists of prospective clients for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, radio, internet, and other sources.
Identify the contacts within the prospective client to call on.
Monitor the progress of each project and keep the project plan that assigns tasks to all those involved.
Communicated via phone calls and written correspondence to clients and potential clients.
Made presentations to clients and advertising agencies.
Prepared reports of business transactions and kept expense accounts.

December •••••April •••••, ••••• hrs per wk, United States Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, •••••, Administered Specialist, Salary $•••••,•••••, Supervisor: Michael Edmonson, Contact: Retired.

Coordinated and performed a range of staff and operational support activities for the unit; serve as a liaison with other departments and operating units in the resolution of day-to-day administrative and operational problems.
Provided administrative support for the division such as answering telephones, assisting visitors, and resolving and referring a range of administrative problems and inquiries.
Operated personal computer to compose and edit correspondence and memoranda from verbal direction, and from knowledge of established department policies; prepared, composed, typed, edited, and distributed agendas and minutes of meetings.
Scheduled and coordinated meetings, events, interviews, appointments, and other similar activities for supervisors, which coordinating travel and lodging arrangements.
Established, maintained, and updated files, databases, records, and other documents; develop and maintain data, and perform routine analyses and calculations in the processing of data for recurring internal reports.
Sorted, screened, reviewed, and distributed incoming and outgoing mail.
Requisitioned supplies, printing, maintenance, and other services.

Education

Barstow High School•••••
Armed Forces School of Muisc•••••
Art Institute of Dallas- •••••
Art Institute of Dallas- •••••

Training

Media Tech Institute-Dallas, Texas
Audio Engineering and Studio Techniques
Mixing Mastering & Post Production Audio
Administration Office Training

Computers

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook