Gloria Burd

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Sunnyvale, California 94089

Home: 408-***-****

Cell: 408-***-****

ladld8@r.postjobfree.com

Work ExperienceAdministrative Assistant/Ordering Manager

*/**** - ***sent SAMCO International, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA

* Order supplies, scientific instruments, computers, chemicals, etc.;

* Handle shipping and receiving; prepare purchase orders and commercial invoices, using MS Word;

* Do light bookkeeping (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable), using Quicken and Excel; maintained a database of vendors, using FileMaker;

* Assist with proofreading and editing of SAMCO Web content and outbound correspondence, file, answer telephones, send faxes, and distribute mail;

* Provide administrative support to the Director of US Operations, the Financial Manager and five chemists/engineers.

Temporary Office Help

6/1996 - 6/1998 Kelly Services, Sunnyvale, CA

* Answered phones, typed, filed, ordered supplies;

* Greeted visitors and directed them to the proper staff member;

* Edited and proofread, for various companies.

* Received training in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Administrative Assistant

4/1990 - 6/1996 Minert Architects, Santa Clara, CA

* Typed building specifications, proposals, change orders, and correspondence, using WordPerfect;

* Kept financial records (receivables), using Excel;

* Answered telephones, filed, and copied and bound documents;

* Shipped and delivered blueprints and drawings.

Volunteer Experience

* Write and edit bimonthly newsletter ;

* Write, edit and record a weekly dial-in Calendar of Events hotline;

* Serve as “telephone buddy” for a mentally disabled person;

* Read to a blind person for 11 years;

* Deliver monthly Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association newsletter to approximately 75 homes in my neighborhood.

Education

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

* Bachelor of Arts Degree, English

Additional Information

* Have strong verbal, writing, proofreading and editing skills; I excel at grammar and spelling.

* Am detail-oriented

* Have a "can-do" attitude

* Am a member of MENSA