Therese M. Mendez

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Slidell, LA 70458

Telephone: 337-***-****

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Employment History

**/****-******* ****** ********* Metairie, LA

Administrative Assistant to various businesses to assist in an administrative capacity.

05/2015 – Current Lofton Staffing Services Metairie/Covington, LA

Administrative Assistant to various businesses to assist in an administrative capacity.

01/2014 – 02/2015 James L. Davis, Attorney at Law Gulfport, MS

Legal Assistant to solo attorney.

Manage front desk, answered telephones, assisted clients, kept court dates and meetings on 2 (two) calendars, type legal documents and notify clients of court dates.

File, set up depositions with clients, opposing counsel and court reporters.

Collect payments from clients, gave receipts and update client payment logs.

Made deposits and ran errands.

Work up settlement agreements for clients and coordinate disbursement of funds.

06/2013 – 10/2013 Laurie Maschek, Attorney at Law Slidell, LA

Work for solo attorney by typing briefs and correspondence. Upkeep of Outlook calendar.

Handle client’s incoming and outgoing calls, mail, and filing.

Work with other attorneys, insurance adjusters, doctor’s offices and nurse case managers to assist clients with their cases, obtained medical records for clients, handle incoming taxes, and responsible for making copies.

08/2004 – 08/2012 Lawrence Billeaud, Attorney at Law Lafayette, LA

Office manager for solo practitioner law office.

Responsible for upkeep of approximately two hundred criminal defense files, as well as personal injuries and several hundred workers’ compensation cases, along with a thriving criminal defense law practice.

Generate, proof-read and edit pleadings and correspondence.

Demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities/projects effectively.

Responsible for handling confidential and highly sensitive material.

Maintain calendar and schedule appointments.

Handle high volume of calls from Clients, Insurance Representatives, Attorneys, Assistant District Attorneys and Judge’s offices.

Manage office supplies, machines and manual filing systems.

Supervision of occasional office assistant.

Assist in other outside personal endeavor for attorney..

8/89 – 2/04 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA

Assistant District Manager, Area Business Manager and most recently Region Manager in administrative duties.

Manage region Team Workspace, on company Intranet which store information for ten (10) Region Account Representatives and allow company-wide view of various documents, such as Business Plans, Sales Leads and Itineraries.

Investigate and compile information, from the Internet, on current and prospective customers which assisted Region Account Representatives in planning sales calls and aided in locating customer facilities in the region.

Collect customer volume, revenue and direct profit from company Decision Support System, which assists Region Manager and Account Representatives in budget preparations and in tracking year-to-date data.

Coordinate “Spot” jobs for customers who may have had an immediate need for product and services in their plant processes which allowed Account Representatives to focus and dedicate their time to the more important needs of customers.

Responsive to internal and external customer needs.

Demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities/projects effectively.

Coordinate, prepare and timely dissemination of regional reports and slide presentations for meetings.

Coordinate and set-up high level conference calls, management meetings, special events and travel arrangements for Region Manager and Account Representatives.

Liaison for and maintain open lines of communication among Senior Executives, Middle Management, Account Representatives and administrative support staff.

Balance administrative role in sales while assisting at other local company plants.

Education and Training

06/2002 University of Phoenix, LA 1 Year of College Business Administration

05/1982 Spencer Business College, LA Certification Executive Secretary

05/1981 St. Martinville Senior High Graduate

Skills

•Type 65+ wpm •Typewriter

•10-key adding machine •Multi-function printer/copier/scanner

•Dictaphone/Transcription •Data Entry

Software

•Computer literate •Microsoft Office

•McIntosh •Outlook

•Internet/Intranet •Social Media

Personal Association

Enjoy working with the public, organizing special events, i.e., customer events and non-profit events.

References Available on Request

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