Administrative Assistant Management

Karen Runchel

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Street http://www.linkedin.com/in/kare

Morrison, CO 80465 nrunchel Mobile:

303-***-****

Summary

Writer/editor experienced in policies and procedures documentation,

business documentation, Web site content development, software help menu

creation, business and marketing plans, proposal development, marketing

materials, and corporate communications.

Excellent critical evaluation skills coupled with clear and concise

communication - both verbal and written - enabling task performance at all

levels, including employee supervision, monitoring contract and contractor

or compliance, and the preparation and presentation of detailed reports.

Strengths

Deadline-driven and Clear, concise, precise Talented and skilled

works with a strong documentation skills technical writer,

sense of urgency editor, and proofreader

Produces high quality Dedicated and loyal Integrity, reliability,

research, information and dependability

synthesis, and

summarization

Comfortable and Possesses strong sense Takes initiative and

experienced in both of urgency works well independently

leadership and or under supervision

supportive roles

Consistent style, Extreme attention to Personable, friendly,

adaptable to varied detail outgoing

audiences

Employment Experience

August 1999 to present TranslationLinks Denver, Colorado

OVERALL CONTRIBUTIONS: TranslationLinks is a small company (there are only

three of us, including the owner/Director). So, no matter what the title,

we all contribute in many ways and we all have to think like an owner:

being constantly aware of the market and changes, strategizing to keep up

with demand and to remain competitive, being aware of and able to take over

any project for any reason, staying in touch with clients and developing

longstanding relationships, maintaining a constant awareness of the

company's financials, and more.

Communications Director

Responsibilities include:

. Lend expertise in the pre-developmental and developmental stages of

all company's language technology products

. Develop and regularly update Web site content for company Web sites

. Develop successful proposals and quotes

. Develop all corporate marketing materials

. Develop online product demonstration content

. Develop various articles and press releases for publication,

generating awareness and publicity

. Draft general correspondence and direct marketing letters

. Maintain company vendor registrations, contract agreements

. Regularly seek out Invitations for Bid, Sources Sought, Requests for

Proposal/Quote and respond appropriately

Interpretation Project Director

Responsibilities included:

. Management and coordination of all client requests for interpreters in

multiple languages

. Liaison with interpretation clients and contract interpreters

. Reconciling of interpreter invoices in preparation for scheduled

payments

. Resolving customer and interpreter invoicing issues

. Weekly preparation of customer reports for invoicing

. Successful management of changed or cancelled appointments

. Recruiting, interviewing, and testing new interpreter candidates

. Identifying languages where demand has or is expected to be increased

and recruit suitable contract interpreter candidates

Administrative Assistant

Responsibilities included:

. Professional and courteous management of incoming calls, including

fielding sales calls and taking client interpreter requests;

. Booking interpreters of multiple languages

. Coordinating and managing translation projects

. Market research as requested

. Formatting of complex translated documents where usage of different

softwares has created inconsistencies between translated and original

documents

. General office help

August 1996 to August 1999 Title America of Denver Denver, Colorado

Title Processor

Responsibilities included:

. Resolve all title issues in preparation for refinance, second

mortgage, or sale/purchase of a home

. On occasion, present loan documents to borrowers/buyers/sellers and

notarize signatures appropriately.

Receptionist

Responsibilities included

. Courteous and professional management of all incoming calls

. Transferring calls/page

. Prepare envelopes for mailing of title commitments and other

documentation

. Other duties as requested

Other

. Notary Public, State of Colorado

. Qualified and experienced at editing and proofreading Spanish to

English, French to English, and Portuguese to English translations

Technical Capabilities

. Advanced skills in: Word, Outlook/Outlook Express, Adobe Acrobat

. Intermediate skills in: Quark Xpress, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes,

Act, FrameMaker

. Some knowledge of: Illustrator, Photoshop, Access, PageMaker,

Fireworks

Education

Miramar College, San Diego, California

AA degree, English/Journalism (double major)

. Editor of The Sage newspaper, two years

. Two awards were won for the newspaper under my editorship

Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri

Equestrian Science major, English minor

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