Kathy S. Austin
Houston, Texas 77095
Experience:
Dril-Quip, Inc Houston, TX
Purchasing Assistant/Data Entry 1/2011 to Present
Duties:
Input Purchase Orders from Internal Requisitions into Epicor computer
program. Maintain Purchase Order Log in Excel, issue new Purchase Order
numbers to employees, distribute copies of Purchase Orders to QC, A/P,
Vendor and Files. Maintain filing system for all vendors. Maintain NCR
binders. Trouble-shoot problem Purchase Orders. Greet and direct visitors,
answer calls to Purchasing Department.
DBS Design Group Based in Fairfax, CA
Data Entry/Bookkeeper 3/2003 to 1/2011
Duties:
Input data relating to Graphic Design work into specialized computer
programs. Maintain financial records/AR/AP. Client contact and sales. Part-
time as needed, telecommuting position.
Parr Inspections (Sub-contractor for FEMA) Houston, TX (Part-time
Temporary, as needed)
Disaster Housing Inspector 8/2005 to 9/2005
Duties:
Dispatched to Metairie, LA after Hurricane Katrina to conduct field
inspections for damage assessment. Set appointments with victims for
inspections. Visited sites, inspected damage, performed industry-specific
calculations, entered information into special FEMA computer program,
uploaded to FEMA every night.
Realty Associates Houston, TX (Part-time Temporary,
as needed)
Realtor Assistant 1/2005 to 8/2005
Duties:
Assisted clients in preparing mortgage applications for home loans.
Reviewed credit reports, gathered data required by lending institutions,
interacted with clients on daily basis, compiled files for presentation to
lenders. Sales calls for recruitment of new clients. Gathered and entered
data for listings into MLS. Also conducted Open Houses for listed
properties.
Investor's Management Trust (Palm Court & Live Oak Apartments)
Houston, TX
Leasing, Asst Mgr, Property Mgr 6/2000 to 3/2003
Duties:
Responsible for Leasing and Tenant Services at Palm Court Apartments,
promoted to Assistant Manager/Bookkeeper, responsible for rent collection,
evictions, data entry, promoted to Manager at Live Oak Apartments.
Responsible for all aspects of property management. Experienced with
processing rental applications, showing/leasing units, tenant relations,
bookkeeping/rent collection, filing evictions, scheduling
vendors/contractors for rehab of units, supervision of up to 4 employees.
Maintained occupancy of no less than 98%. Rental collection of 100%.
Super Solarscreens Houston, TX
Co-Owner 9/1994 to 6/2000
Duties:
Home-based business involving sales and installation of solar screens for
area homes. Co-owner of family business. Maintained all computer records
and invoicing. Heavy customer contact, in some cases involving selling
product. Organization and development of sales brochures, flyers and
distribution of such.
Cash America International Houston, TX
Regional Secretary 1/1992 to 8/1994
Duties:
Maintained all office details, created and updated weekly financial reports
for 160+ stores. Acted as local Human Resources administrator, interviewed,
hired and discharged employees. Supervised 1-2 employees. Maintained
excellent customer and co-worker relations, handled customer complaints in
timely manner. Heavy computer input.
Kiewitt Telecommunications Houston, TX
Secretary 7/1990 to 1/1992
Duties:
General office secretarial duties, including answering multi-line phone
system, entering data into industry-specific computer programs, scheduling
meetings/appointments, filing, faxing.
Education:
Baker High School 9/1972 to 5/1976
Baker, LA
General Studies Diploma
Spencer Draughon Business College 1/1988 to 12/1988 Baton Rouge,
LA
Computer Secretarial Diploma
Stratford Career Institute 5/2004 to 10/2004 (online
studies)
Certified Nursing Assistant Diploma
Other Certifications/Training:
Brainbench:
Written English Professional 5/2000
E-Commerce Concepts Analyst 7/2000
Medical Terminology Specialist 7/2000
Office Management (US) 10/2003
NCSA (National Computer Science Academy) 10/2003
Scored 2.9 out of 3.0 Tested on Basic MS Word, Advanced MS Word, Efficiency
and Usage of MS Word.
Parr/FEMA:
Disaster Housing Inpector-ACEIII-Initial 3/2005
Disaster Housing Inspector-ACEIII-Advanced 4/2005