Lakewood, CO *****
Margaret M. Foster
Executive Assistant
Career professional offering significant experience in positions requiring flawless executive
Profile
support/office management. Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, communication, follow-thru
and multi-tasking skills. Demonstrated reliability and personal expectation to exceed.
Demonstrated executive/administrative/office management and support exhibiting expertise in
Summary of
managing personnel, maneuvering complicated calendar scheduling, completing detailed local and
Qualifications international travel arrangements, reconciling numerous corporate credit card accounts, and
preparing detailed reports summarizing daily, weekly, monthly sales and contract-related data. Have
provided direct support to CEO level executives as well as other senior titles in a large
telecommunications company, a financial services firm and most recently in a commercial real
estate environment. Support involved interfacing with constituents from customers to employees to
Board Members. Possess technical proficiency in general office equipment and business software
applications.
Professional NAI Shames Makovsky Commercial Real Estate (2011 – present)
Experience Provided leadership to the brokerage and management administrative staff. Established and
implemented administrative policies to increase efficiencies in office procedures. Supervised
personnel tasked to administer brokerage and management procedures; all human resources
functions for small office. Provided input and analysis in creating Brokerage and Management
budgets and spreadsheet analysis. Provided backup accounting for management when necessary.
Maintained mutually beneficial vendor relationships. Event Coordination.
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Denver, Colorado (2008-2011)
Executive Assistant-Divisional/Regional/Complex Directors
Supported newly formed executive team in a new divisional office for large wealth management
firm. Successfully maneuvered through systems transition to large bank operations. Developed
templates of speeches and data sources for use in future engagements; served as divisional
coordinator for 27 offices of administrative personnel across 15 states; created budgets and
managed complex seminar processes – through improvement techniques reduced expenditures 10%
in 2010; input and track > $25000 of complex expenses each month; engaged in learning details of
stock/bond and fund transactions in possible preparation for FINRA licensing.
Qwest Communications/U S WEST (1976-2008)
Executive Assistant -EVP Consumer Markets/SVP Operations, Network
Planning/Controller and Chief Financial Officer
Thirty year career in telecom culminated in several years in positions that required innate
ability to prioritize, negotiate, represent and understand an executives needs at a moment’s
notice and over the long term. Confidential confidante.
Program Manager CEO/Executive Offices
Implemented policies and procedures in alignment with current management strategic plans;
executed plans for management conferences and board meetings; managed unique projects
on behalf of CEO. Preparation of board materials for quarterly meetings; managing review
process and data collection.
Various Titles (Telephone operator, Supervisor, Records Manager, Public Policy
Advocate, Quality Trainer, Employee Engagement Consultant)
Completed successful thirty-two + year career with ever increasing roles of responsibility
and accountability.
Past PHR Certification
Education
Executive MBA, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, GPA 3.8
Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Metropolitan State College of Denver, GPA 3.5