Patricia Ann DeSpain
Cleveland, Texas 77327
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
My objective is become a valuable asset to a company or organization, by utilizing my skills and
knowledge from which I obtained during my employment career. I am dependable and will work
hard towards increasing productivity and efficiency within the company, while expanding my
knowledge of the industry and creating a long term, stable environment for myself.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
September 2005-Present Tarkington l.S.D.
Substitute Teacher
Backup School Nurse
As a teacher is absent I takeover their classes until they return. I following lesson plans left by
the teacher for the students and well as maintain an orderly class. As a school nurse I check
each student for fever, blood pressure. Give prescription medicine if the parent sends a note
giving permission and instructions to give. Plus regular school nurse duties, ice packs, band aids,
ect.. I have had numerous seizure students. I followed procedure left school nurse and all
procedure learned by my training.
April 1999-November 2004 Susser Petroleum
Territory Manager
Responsibilities include, submitting and maintaining a yearly budget for my entire territory,
which included of 40 stores. I maintained and kept up with marketing, image, and gasoline sales
for each store. This all included brands for Chevron, Conoco, Shell, CITGO, Texaco and Exxon
Mobile. For 12 stores I check competitor pricing daily and set competitive pricing at these
locations. I also searched locations to brand or build a new store. I turned in a monthly budget
report for all locations as well as handled all customer complaints.
July 1998-April 1999 Gulshan Enterprises lnc.
Wholesale Marketing and Leasing
Responsibilities include, propose existing and ground locations for approval for branding
gasoline for 7 different gasoline brands. Order signs, Image graphics and decals to specs for
branding, Texaco, Conoco, Diamond Shamrock, Exxon, CITGO, Coastal and Phillips 66. Maintain
Image for all locations. Keep up with gasoline prices and competitor pricing and set our stores at a
competitive rate. Handle customer complaints
October, 1996 - July, 1998 Gulshan Enterprises Inc.
Leased Store Gas Settlements
Responsibilities included on a week to week basis, take pump readings and or console
readings to collect on gasoline products sold during that week. Measure gas tanks, for
product inventory control. Set gas prices with the market, for 40 locations through out
Houston and surrounding cities.
January, 1996 - October 1996 0'Rourke Retail Fuels
Division of O'Rourke Petroleum
Fuel Sales
Responsibilities for establishing and quoting prices to potential customers, obtaining pricing from
Data Technology Network, new customer sales, dispatching orders, customer
service, order entry on customized petroleum marketing software and billing customers.
April, 1994 - December, 1995 O’Rourke Petroleum Products
Fuel Sales-Accounting
Responsible for accounts receivable and collections, obtaining pricing from DataTechnology
Network, establishing and quoting prices to potential customers, new sales, backup for other
employees on billing, order entry and data entry on customized petroleum marketing software.
February 1991 - April 1994 Major Brand Oil of Houston, lnc.
Accounts Receivable
Responsible for customer collection on IBM RS6000 with customized petroleum
marketing software, general office duties involving personal computer skills, posting and
reconciliation of customer credit card credits, heavy telephone contact, litigation filings
on past due accounts, record researching and general problem solving. Backup for fuel
billing, fuel pricing and order entry.
December 1990 – February 1991 Harry Reed Management
Assistant Manager/Bookkeeper
Responsible for collection and posting of rent remittances. resident relations, bank
Deposits, and filing of eviction notices.
July, 1989 – December 1990 YMS Realty
Manager
Responsible for supervision of nine employees, collections, data entry, apartment leasing,
and bank deposits. Also supervised apartment renovations and contracting all outside
labor.
January, 1989 - Ju1y, 1989 Harry Reed Management
Assistant Manager/Bookkeeper
Responsible for collection and posting of rent remittances, resident relations, bank
Deposits, and filing of eviction notices.
November, 1987 - January, 1989 Greystone Management
Assistant Manager
Responsible for apartment leasing, rent postings, bank deposits and resident relations.
January, 1987 - November, 1987 Capital Development
Leasing Agent to Asst. Manager
Responsible for apartment leasing, rent postings, bank deposits, and resident relations.
EDUCATION: McCullough High School
The Woodlands, Texas
1986
Kingwood College
2010
SKILLS:
Personal Computer skills, utilizing Microsoft Works, Word Perfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Excel,
Quatro Pro, Dac Easy, Factor, Access and ten key by touch
CERTIFICATIONS: CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant)
Reg. # NA03674435 / Issued 12/09
Basic Life Support
Reg. # 70-2915 / Issued 10/10
Phlebotomy Certification
Certification # 201*******
References:
Donna Browder: Child protective services
Melissa Wiesepape: Best Friend of 35 years, Teacher
Dorothy McCreight: Tarkington ISD, Boss