Administrative Assistant Mechanical Engineer

Melinda Howard

**** ********** ****, **** ****, FL 32746, 407-***-****

Email: abin4a@r.postjobfree.com / Cell: 865-***-****

. Over 15 years of Office / Administrative Assistant experience

. Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, Adobe programs, AutoCAD

. Bookkeeping, payroll and benefit administration experience

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / AUTOCAD DRAFTER

Applied Engineering, Knoxville, TN (2006 - 2009-company layoff)

Initially hired as the administrative assistant for this company, I

answered phones, kept client records, paid

company bills, invoiced clients and administered benefits and payroll. In

addition to these duties I also used skills

in graphic arts to design marketing materials, Christmas and Thank You

cards, and co-designed the company

stationary. After a few months of employment I was trained and became the

AutoCAD drafter for the company in

addition to continuing Administrative Assistant duties. As the drafter I

was responsible for drawing plumbing,

HVAC, and fire protection plans for the mechanical engineer. I specified

plumbing fixtures for the clients and

printed and prepared drawings for delivery or shipment to the clients.

ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST

CAC, Workforce Connections, Knoxville, TN (2004 - 2005)

Job titles included: Assistant to the Director of Workforce Connections,

Assistant to the Director in the Tennessee

Customized Employment Partnership project, and with the Ross Learning

Center's adult basic education

classes. In each of these departments duties were: organization of files,

data entry, monitoring adult education

tests, setting up board meetings, organizing a city-wide graduation for GED

recipients, quarterly reports, and

other various duties.

RECEPTIONIST / SECRETARY / GRAPHIC DESIGN

Markham Woods Assembly of God (Formerly Wekiva Assembly), Longwood, FL

(2002 - 2003)

Designed bulletin covers, logos, ads, newsletters, mailings and fliers

using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and

Quark. As receptionist / secretary I answered phones, greeted visitors,

typed letters and sermons for several On-

Staff Pastors using Microsoft Word. I also organized events and maintained

attendance records. I worked for

Wekiva 5+ years in the office and from home. (Also employed here from 1994-

1999).

DIRECT CARE STAFF

Real Life Children's Ranch, Okeechobee, FL (2000 - 2002)

Direct care / Professional House Parent duties included taking care of up

to six abused, neglected or abandoned

children, providing counseling, nutrition and basic everyday needs. This

position also held many other facets

such as upkeep of one of the homes, vehicle, budget and paperwork. This

included court documents, monthly

and quarterly reports for the state.

RECEPTIONIST / SECRETARY / GRAPHIC DESIGN

Markham Woods Assembly of God (Formerly Wekiva Assembly), Longwood, FL

(1994-1998)

Designed bulletin covers, logos, ads, newsletters, mailings and fliers

using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and

Quark. As receptionist / secretary I answered phones, greeted visitors,

typed letters and sermons for several On-

Staff Pastors using Microsoft Word. I also organized events and maintained

attendance records. I worked for

Wekiva 5+ years in the office and from home. (Also employed here from 2003-

2004).

RECEPTIONIST / PERSONNEL ASSISTANT

Recoton Corp., Lake Mary, FL (1992 - 1994)

Duties included answering multiple phone lines, typing and meeting other

general office needs. I was promoted

to Personnel Department Assistant in 1993. Position included posting

employment opportunities, payroll,

orientation of new employees, and records maintenance.

EDUCATION: 1982 Graduate of Karns High School, Knoxville, TN

HOBBIES: Drawing Portraits, (www.melhowardart.com), Mime, and Youth

Ministry

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