Administrative Assistant High School

Makeda Boatwright

**** ***** ********* ***. **

Bronx, New York 10457

Cell Number 646-***-****

Home Number 347-***-****

Email: ****************@*****.***

Objective: A hard working and career oriented individual seeking a position in a corporate field that will

utilize and expand my skills.

General Skills: Ms Word / Excel / Power Point / Outlook/ Workspeed/ Citrix system/ Pitney Bowes

Machine/ Type 40 W.P.M / Fax Documents / scanning and copying documents.

Experience:

Receptionist/ Facilities Coordinator

02/2013-08/2013 Talent Burst Inc. (Contract Position) Manhattan, New York

While assigned to a position at Salesforce.com I acquired responsibilities to greet visitors/guests and create

temporary badges for each of them using Workspeed. When new hires arrived I took their pictures and

created employee access badges as well as building badges for each new employee. Made sure the guest

always signed into the lap top sign in system. It was my duty to fill in as the facilities coordinator three times

a week. Maintained corporate office premises by securing building access. Placed maintenance orders;

arranged for equipment to be repaired and serviced. Followed up with vendors and made sure repairs were

completed. Respond to request from employees that came through Facilities Help Desk. Organized

conference room chair and table set up at employees request; for example classroom style, theater style, or

town-hall style. I orchestrated food catering for large meetings. Booked conference rooms for employees and

their clients. I used the Cisco Switchboard phone system to answer and transfer phone calls to the appropriate

person. Using FedEx I would ship various items to executives and CEO’s. Create the monthly newsletter

filled with useful information about new hires, events and building changes that took place each month; then

post the newsletter on the Salesforce chatter page for all of the NYC employees to view.

Purchasing Assistant

04/2012 – 05/2012 Lerner Cumbo & Associates (Contract Position) Manhattan, New York

While assigned to a contract position for Phipps Houses I would contact vendors (that would repair the

apartment amenities) by phone and email to verify that each assignment was completed accurately; gathered

all receipts for each job in the purchasing log. Created Binder records of all the vendors contact information

making sure their phone numbers, email and mailing addresses were up to date. Completely reorganized all of

the files in the file room by alphabetical order and created new files. Coordinated all old files using excel

spreadsheet and placing them in marked boxes alphabetically for shipment to the storage room.

Office Administrative Assistant

11/2008 – 10/2011 United Nations Federal Credit Union Long Island City Queens, NY

Assumed receptionist duties, greeted guest and refered them to appropriate staff members. Maintained

employee member files for their application request for the credit union. Assisted the members with their

statements and other useful information. Provided support on essential duties: including faxing, filing,

scanning documents as well as arranging appointments, meetings, and conference calls. Ordered office

supplies and monitor inventory using excel spreadsheet. Answer phone, route calls, and take messages.

Distribute all incoming and outgoing mail. Collect, sort, date stamp mail also prepare outgoing express mail

including: DHL, FedEx and UPS. Deliver, sort and pick up interoffice mail. Created banners for several

departments using PowerPoint.

Mail Room Associate

03/2006 - 02/2008 Pitney Bowes Manhattan, NY

Prepared reports and resolved administrative problems and answered correspondence. Furnished workers

with clerical supplies; opened, sorted, and distributed incoming mail. Collected, sealed, and stamped outgoing

mail including: DHL, FedEx and UPS. Delivered oral and written messages; collected and distributed

paperwork from one department to another. Maintained incoming and outgoing mail log using excel

spreadsheet.

Data Entry Clerk

10/2003 -12/2005 Tranzact Fort Lee, NJ

Activated Cingular cell phones and shipped them to qualified customers. Entered data from source documents

into computer system following format displayed on screen. Compared data entered with source documents

re-entered data in verification format on screen to detect errors. Compiled, sorted, and verified accuracy of

data entered. Entered data in an excel spreadsheet for our records. Maintained records of work completed.

Faxed documents scanned and copied documents. Entered all cell phone sim cards into each phone; packed

up the cell phones into boxes and sent the phones to customers.

Education:

Hostos Community College 2012- Current Bronx, New York

Medgar Evers University 2007- 2009 Brooklyn, New York

Undergraduate holding a 3.0 average.

John V. Lindsay High School 2001-2004 Manhattan, New York

Graduated holding an 80% average.

References:

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