Executive Assistant

Objective: To secure a challenging position in an environment where my acumen and experience will best serve the needs of a progressive business.

Education: Westwood College of Technology Graphic Design (currently enrolled) Calumet City, IL
Daley College Business Administration ••••• Chicago, IL
Personal Attributes:
Highly-skilled, Professional, Customer-oriented, Self-starter, Organized, Multi-tasked and Resourceful
Microsoft skilled: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook; Visio, WordPerfect, Lotus Notes, ClarisDraw, Quicken, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver •••••, Cinema 4D, & Internet Proficient

Experience:
•••••/••••• Present ProQuest Company••••• Ann Arbor, MI
Information Processing Consultant (Freelance)
Provide IP support to the Vice President of Process Optimization functioning as a documentation specialist. Responsible for diagrams of redesigned business processes utilizing a variety of software applications.

•••••/••••• •••••/••••• The Rummler Brache Group••••• Park Ridge, IL
Information Processing Consultant (Freelance)
Provide support to Lead Project Consultant functioning as a documentation specialist. Responsible for diagrams of redesigned business processes utilizing a variety of software applications.

•••••/••••• - •••••/••••• Ryals & Associates, Inc. (Temporary Agency) Oakland, CA
Coordinator/ Executive Assistant to Upper Management
Position required strong background in the areas of organization, public relations and the capability to communicate and interact with all levels of management in addition to demonstrating problem-solving ability. Specialized in Microsoft Office applications.

u Contractual Assignments

GE Capital, Oakland, CA (•••••/•••••/•••••)
Documentation Specialist (Reporting to President)
Sole responsibility for all PowerPoint presentations throughout company in preparation for the international meetings held in Italy. Required proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Trained company support staff on operations of the Microsoft PowerPoint application; functioned as a PowerPoint Guru.

Maxager Technology, Inc., San Rafael, CA (•••••/••••• •••••/•••••)
Executive Assistant to CEO, President of North America and President of Maxager Asia
Provided a broad spectrum of administrative support for the CEO and 2 Presidents of a Global B2B Software Company
Used exceptional judgment, initiative, discretion, tact, interpersonal and anticipatory skills.
Managed schedule; Arranged/coordinated/ oversaw all senior level meetings and travel arrangements (domestic and international).
Prepared complex business presentations and reports.
Participated as member of Executive Staff Leadership Team.
Position required some traveling.



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Berlex Laboratories, Inc., Richmond, CA (•••••/••••• •••••/•••••)
Executive Assistant to Vice President, Marketing and Product Directors
Responsible for the direction and coordination of several marketing office operations; supervising office activities to achieve maximum expense control and productivity.
Researched and assisted in selection of outside vendors; coordinated relationships and payments
Prepared complex documents, reports and graphic presentations.
Responsible for coordination and independent follow-through of projects and tasks with a variety of internal and external groups.

•••••/••••• - 7/••••• Age Wave Communications Corporation Emeryville, CA
Get Up and GO! Magazine
Executive Assistant to the CFO and the Sr. VP and General Manager, Sales & Operations
Provided support primarily to executives at Senior Vice President levels.
Relieved management of the managerial details and delegated to respective managers.
Handled administrative aspects relating to the overall operation of the Company and its satellite offices.
Served as liaison with Publishers, Account Executives/Managers, Human Resources and other company departments, as well as external vendors.
Prepared and implemented forms for tracking and monitoring sales goals requiring an analytical aptitude with a thorough attention to accuracy and detail.
Prepared proposals, presentations and overviews for new clientele and other senior management.
Developed and maintained databases for record keeping and reporting.
Undertook special assignments and/or coordination of tasks.

•••••/••••• •••••/••••• The Rummler Brache Group••••• Park Ridge, IL
Information Processing Consultant ( Part- Time Freelance)
Provided support to Lead Project Consultant functioning as documentation specialist. Responsible for diagrams of redesigned business processes utilizing variety of software applications.

•••••/••••• - •••••/••••• TAC Staffing Services (Temporary Agency) ••••• Richmond, CA
•••••(Assigned to Chevron Products Company)
Administrative Coordinator to Executive Project Manager
Designed and implemented changes to ••••• organizational processes. These processes were core to attainment of exceptional product integrity for Chevron customers.
Demonstrated analytical skills; operating expense budgeting (identified and researched anomalies in Finance reports and substantiated reasons for major variances).
Participated as an integral and active member of Project teams. Acted as a full participant in planning, goal-setting, and defining roles and responsibilities of team members.
Provided workload balancing and backup support for Project Manager and his subordinates in addition to ••••• plus team members.

•••••/••••• •••••/••••• MWS Associates, Inc.••••• Chicago, IL
Executive Assistant to CEO/President
Managed the interaction of the several office management staff and their subordinates. In the highly competitive Real Estate environment, functioned to assure smooth company operations in areas of purchasing, budgeting, and financial reconciliations.

•••••/••••• - •••••/••••• Mayors Office of Employment and Training (Summer employment) Chicago, IL
Employability Review Specialist I
Interviewed and processed prospective applicants according to strict adherence of established economically disadvantaged guidelines for employment. Included establishing referrals.

•••••/••••• - •••••/••••• James Wright Tax & Accounting••••• Country Club Hills, IL
Office/Customer Service Manager
Planned, coordinated and maintained effective office management for overseeing and worked directly with established and/or potential client base. Responsible to oversee other related administrative aspects determining needs, providing information and resolving problems.

•••••/••••• - •••••/••••• American Medical Association••••• Chicago, IL
Administrative Assistant, Office of Executive Vice President
Responsibilities included performing routine and/or specialized administrative tasks in addition to supervising assignments delegated to clerical staff.

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