JANICE MERRICK

**** ******* ***** ****., #***

Sunrise, FL 33322

954-***-**** (Cell)

acrtd7@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION AND LICENSE

Gold Coast Real Estate School - 2005 - Licensed Real Estate Sales Associate - ePro designation, 2007 University of Florida - Attended various classes in Nursery Management, 2000-2003 Productivity Point -

Pursued MCSE Certification, 1998-1999

MCP licensed - 1999

A+ Certification Class, 1997, Certified July 1998

PowerCerv - Demystifying the Internet, 1997

Florida Atlantic University - Agriculture and the Internet Class, 1997 COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Windows 2007, Office 2007, Excel 2007, MS Word 2007, MS Outlook 2007, Internet Explorer Real Estate related programs - MLS Exchange, Fusion, Matrix, AltaStar, IRIS, iMapp and many Internet sites used specifically for the real estate industry.

Extensive use of several proprietary computer programs used in the process service industry known as Tracker, CMS, PST and PSO, which tracks all legal documents from Issuing, Attempting, and Served statuses to printing Return Affidavits to be filed with the court. Also, use several internet sites/programs that assist in my position as Status Specialist, such as USPS.com, 411.com, Yellowpages.com, BCPA.net, Sunbiz.com, GoogleMaps, Map Quest and Accurint. Proprietary computer programs relating to leasing/real estate industry such as Siebel - lease documents, CTI - accounting program, KIS - tenant information program, Concur - expense report program, and NetDocs - scanned documents program, LoopNet and CoStar websites for commercial properties. Some knowledge of PowerPoint 2007, MS Access 2000, Windows NT 4.0, QuickBooks Pro, Acrobat 7.0, Scansoft, WinZip 8.1, LapLink Gold 11.0, North System Works 2002, Resumix 5.3, WinFax Pro 10.0, HP ScanJet 5p, Paperport 8.0, Acrobat 6.0, Proventure Invoicing, Client Bookkeeping Solutions 2001.5. WORK EXPERIENCE

5/2015 - Present - Realty Associates of Florida I, Inc., Coral Springs, FL - Realtor. Handle all facets of real estate responsibilities for owners and buyers of residential real estate. Locate properties for buyers, negotiate terms and prepare contracts for purchasing and/or leasing of property. Assist sellers in listing, marketing and negotiating terms for their properties for sale and/or lease. Member of NAFE, NAR and RAFGL. 11/2007 - 5/8/2015 - PROVEST, LLC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Status Specialist / E-Filer. 3/2013 through 5/8/15 - For the past two years, I was the E-Filer for an offsite attorney client. I handled all the e-filing for all foreclosure documents through the state E-Portal for client. My responsibilities included checking all documents for accuracy, scanning and extracting documents for e-filing process. Entered all documents into the E-Portal for filing per county's requirements. Checked daily for FILED status on the E-Portal and entered the e-filing information into both Provest's and client's programs. Updated client's program with all information required by client. Also served as the liaison between the client and Provest by responding to any emails or requests pertaining to the e-filing process. I maintained a spreadsheet of each county's e-filing requirements. Contacted county clerk's office as needed, when there were any issues with the filing. Used Provest's program - Tracker and client's program - CMS (Case Management System) to perform most of my duties e-filing cases for the client. Ran reports to pull issued summons from county websites, client program and e-portal to send to Provest for service. 11/2007 through 3/2013 - I was Status Specialist and Point of Contact for three to four process servers. Responsibilities included daily logging of all legal documents that are routed to servers, locating telephone numbers, unit or apartment numbers of addresses, and any additional information that could assist the process servers in locating and serving defendants in legal cases, checking all documents for Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaints being routed to servers and checking documents brought back to be filed with court for accuracy. Assisted in training other personnel in procedures and trained process servers on client rules, statues and procedures. Assisted Team Lead with updating client rules to be imparted to all Point of Contacts on the team and process servers. Answered all client email requests for status from assigned process servers. Used several Internet sites/programs that assisted my position as Status Specialists, such as USPS. com, 411.com, Yellowpages.com, BCPA.net (Broward County Property Appraiser's office), Sunbix.com, Goggle Maps, Map Quest and Accurint (a site used to locate addresses, telephone numbers, driver's license, auto tags, work addresses, etc). Used proprietary computer programs used in the process service industry known as Tracker, PST and PSO, which tracks all legal documents from Issuing, Attempting, and Served statuses, to printing Return Affidavits to be field with the court. 8/2005 - 11/2007 - EXIT TEAM REALTY, Coral Springs, FL - Realtor. Handled all facets of real estate responsibilities for owners and buyers of residential and commercial real estate. Locate properties for buyers, negotiate terms and prepare contracts for purchasing and/or leasing of property. Assisted sellers in listing, marketing and negotiating terms for their properties for sale and/or lease. Received e-Pro designation. Member of NAFE, NAR and RAFGL. 2/2005 - 7/2007 - KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION, Margate, FL - Leasing Assistant (Contract). Leasing Assistant to the Director of Real Estate for Kimco Realty Corporation, one of the largest commercial real estate corporations in the United States. Assisted Leasing Director with calls to prospective tenants for screening. Gathered and input tenant's information for processing of leasing documents into Siebel program. Gathered and input information for availability report, monthly leasing report, arrears reports, accounts receivable reports, and expense reports. Updated property flyers for leasing packages for prospective tenants. Responsible for downloading documents of new tenants for tenant's files from NetDocs program. Assisted in handling calls from tenants and directing to proper departments. Researched leases for information pertaining to exclusives and prohibited uses, etc. as needed by Director. Made hotel reservations and registered Director for conventions and events for the real estate industry. Occasionally contacted tenants regarding collection of rent, insurance certificates and accounting situations. Looked up information on current tenants for Leasing Director in KIS program.

11/2000 - 2/2005 - GRAJADA FARMS, INC., Loxahatchee, FL - Owner/Nursery Manager. Family-owned full-service landscape and maintenance nursery. Managed daily operations of landscape nursery. Supervised 4-8 personnel in planting, cutting cleaning, shipping, and fertilization of various types of plants and trees. Responsibilities also included inventory of crops, ordering of supplies for nursery and office, maintenance of irrigation system, payroll and bookkeeping. Supervised installation crew performing installation jobs at construction sites for large construction companies. Also handled bookkeeping responsibilities for Merrick Realty Corp., ex-spouses real estate management company. 11/1997 - 11/2000 - CITRIX SYSTEMS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Human Resources (Contract). Developed and ensured integrity of HR employee database on Access. Set up queries and reports for HR employee database. Created forms for payroll status change and medical benefits confirmation statement. Administered, scanned, verified and maintained perspective candidate resumes on Resumix system database. Entered over 5,800 candidates since June 1, 1998. Had to troubleshoot computers/equipment for department as needed. Contacted prospective candidates scheduled interview, made arrangements for all hotel and flight accommodations.