Assistant Executive

SUSAN F. QUINTANA

*** ****** *****

Dagsboro, DE 19939

Phone 302-***-****

Cell 818-***-****

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

Objective: To use my skills and experience to enable my employers to achieve and exceed their

business objectives.

Creative and flexible Executive Assistant with more than 15 years experience assisting high-level

executives in both public and private companies. Highly motivated, possessing extensive

computer and software knowledge, Internet, budget management and financial reporting, and

presentation graphics. Writing of correspondence and reports, fast notes, proofreading and

editing, and transcription. Meeting and travel planning, domestic and international, both

commercial and charter. Proficient at problem solving and multi-tasking, while giving great

attention to detail. Building effective, productive working relationships with internal and external

clients. Highest level of confidentiality always maintained. Industries include healthcare, sciences,

pharmaceuticals, biomedical, and hospitals.

EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL HEALTH QUEST Redondo Beach, CA June, 2003-February, 2010

Executive/Personal Assistant to the President/Founder

Responsible for day-to-day office operations, including correspondence and client contact.,

special projects, social events planning and coordination for President/Founder of a healthcare

cost containment company. Since returning to the east coast for family reasons, continued to

perform all duties including traveling to California periodically. Designed and furnished Delaware

branch office, now closed. Re-designed and furnished California office to allow for personnel

growth.

Have interfaced with highest levels of client companies on President’s behalf. Generated reports

from Oracle to PDF format for distribution to clients. Writing and posting of on-line job

descriptions, and sifting through resume pulls for qualified candidates.

APPLAUSE, LLC Woodland Hills, CA February, 2002-April, 2003

Executive Assistant to the President and CFO/COO

Responsible for all aspects of day-to-day operations of President, head of Sales and Marketing,

and Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer for master gift and plush designer.

Liaison for President and CFO with field sales force and licensing community, including

appointments at major licensing events. Arranged National Meetings, including on-site support,

room block negotiations, food and beverage arrangements, awards dinners and prizes, corporate

gifts and themes. Assisted company owner at his request as needed.

* Company went out of business

ON ASSIGNMENT, INC. Calabasas, CA March, 1997-October, 2001

Executive Assistant to the Chairman/CEO and President/COO

Responsible for all aspects of day-to-day operation of CEO and COO offices for international

public company providing temporary staffing for professionals in the sciences, healthcare, and

clinical laboratories.

Liaison for CEO and COO with investment community, including travel planning for executive

management “road shows”, utilizing charter as well as commercial aircraft. Arranged Board

meetings and teleconferences around the country and the UK. Designed and produced computer

generated presentations. Monitored market intelligence via Internet.

EDUCATION

Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD

Continuing Education: Successful Project Management Skills, Developing and Administering a

Budget, The Exceptional Assistant, Effective Presentations in the Computer Age, Proofreading

and Grammar Skills, Web Design

TECHNICAL

Proficient in Internet searches, Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Act

Database, Oracle Database

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