Kathy S. Austin

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Houston, Texas 77095

832-***-****

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

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