Gerlind Sievert
**** ***** *** **., ***** Charleston SC 29418 - 843-***-**** -
abis3p@r.postjobfree.com
Experienced Personal/ Executive Assistant
Employment 2008 - Present Self-employed - Cruise Consultant/ Owner
History: SievertCruising LLC-Cruise Holidays
2002 - 2008 Executive Assistant to President/CEO and CFO
Automated Trading Desk Mt. Pleasant SC
1999 - 2001 Assistant to VP/ General Manager
Behr Heat Transfer Systems, Inc. Charleston
SC
Prior Assistant to Technical Sales Department
Manager
Leybold-Heraeus GmbH, Cologne/Germany
Assistant to General Manager
Rhein Oel GmbH Wesseling/ Germany
Assistant to Director of Sales and Marketing
Bank Teller and Clerk
Koelner Bank von 1867 eG Cologne/ Germany
Skills: Excellent organizational talent and know how to effectively
prioritize
Strong interpersonal and creative skills
Handle high pressure situations and deadlines efficiently,
accurate and timely
Team oriented
Advanced user of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Publisher and Outlook
Speak and write German fluently
Project and Planning, implementation, coordination and support of internal
Administrative and external meetings, events, conferences and workshops of
Experience: all sizes (customer events, board and shareholder meetings,
Chamber of Commerce events, political and fundraising)
Design and preparation of presentation materials for corporate
identity
Implementation and management of customer/ vendor databases
and filing systems
Recording and distribution of meeting minutes
Coordination, processing and monitoring of domestic and
international travel logistics
Managing and prioritizing calendars
Generation and reconciling of expense reports, credit card
statements and reimbursements
Translation of letters, reports, etc.
Negotiating corporate rates with local hotels
Creation and editing of written and electronic communications
Participation in a variety of committees and task forces (cost
containment, space planning), group leader of Involvement and
Continuous Improvement team
Assisting coordinator from Germany with the implementation of
new global standards on the shop floor
Planning, organization and supervision of internal relocation
for several departments being solely responsible for budget and
vendor choices
Implementation of Production System in co-operation with
management for all product groups
Responsible for German exchange students (applications,
selection, housing etc.)
Director of Logistics for the National Governors Association
annual conference in Charleston 2006 with 1200 attendees/
visitors (volunteer for the governor's office)
Volunteer for the Patriots Point Foundation Gala and Golf
tournament events
Volunteer for TUW Day of Caring
Volunteer for CYDC's (Carolina Youth Development Center)
development and marketing committee
Education: Office Administration - Trade School I. Cologne /Germany
Human Resources Management and Business Organization - Academy
for Distance Learning, Bad Harzburg/ Germany