Virginia Johnson
Richfield, MN 55423
612-***-**** Cell Phone
612-***-**** Home
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Profile
Energetic, enterprising Executive Assistant, with years of experience in
high-pressure business settings. Innovative problem solver and
troubleshooter eager to accept new challenges and discover ways to enhance
the customer experience. Customer oriented, enthusiastic team player.
Familiar with variety of software programs and systems.
Achievements
Created interactive electronic employee directory for 500 employees
Coordinated company wide events for over 500 employees
Implemented a Central Supply system with monthly savings of $20,000.00 per
month.
Designed Professional Administrative Assistant Handbook for all Assistants
Coordinated annual corporate forecast for Multi-Million dollar corporation
Created PowerPoint Presentations used for annual meetings, events,
entertainment
Special projects resulting in frequent bonuses
Career
Experience__________________________________________________________________
Ingersoll Rand/Thermo King, Bloomington, MN 2007-2010
Multiple Vice Presidents Administrative Assistant
. Front line for Customer/Dealer interaction
. Developed Central Supply for Minneapolis Facility for a savings of
$20,000.00 per month
. Direct backup to the Presidents Assistant
. Coordinate Travel for executive team, Events for 400+. Scheduling,
coordinating agendas,
. update and Maintain Project Travel Expenses for Management Team
. Excel and PowerPoint presentation development
. Maintain Annual Budget and LRP files for Engineering Department
. Preparing supporting documents, catering and meeting minutes for all
meetings
. Photocopy, assemble and mail for both internal and external reports &
materials for meetings
. Managing e-mail and calendar for Vice Presidents, and Directors
. Obtain and maintain personnel data for team
. Coordinate monthly all department meetings (develop presentations) /
weekly Team Management Meetings
. Coordinating and executing corporate wide events
Volunteer: Social event committee member
Coordinator of monthly department education event
Company wide events coordinator
Wedding Planner 2003-2010
. Coordinate and direct all facets of wedding details
. Control all budgeting for event
. Oversee event
Target Corporation, City Center Minneapolis, MN 2006-2007
. Technology Service Director Administrative Assistant-Vice President of
TTS-Target.com
. Direct support to VP and Senior Group Managers
. Scheduling, coordinating agendas, preparing supporting documents,
catering and distributing meeting minutes for all
. Meetings as directed
. Photocopy, assemble and mail for both internal and external reports &
materials for meetings
. Managing Outlook calendar for Director, Sr. Managers, and Group
Manager
. Update and Maintain Project Timelines for Team
. Maintain and Update On-Call Schedule
. Update and Maintain Project Travel Expenses for Team
. Identify all expenses for Team on a monthly basis
. Coordinate Travel for Team
. Obtain and maintain personnel data for team
. Coordinated monthly Target.com All Team Meetings
. Coordinated and executed Annual Summer Outing
Volunteer: Father of the Year community event
2006 United Way Campaign
Social events Committee Chair
Quadion Corp/Minnesota Rubber, St. Louis Park, MN 1998-2006
. Group Sales Assistant to V.P. Group Sales, multiple National Sales
Managers
. Support of V.P. of Sales & Marketing, Marketing & Communications
Manager,
. Group Sales & Marketing Department as a whole, both internal and
external customers
. Administrative, secretarial and public relations' involvement.
. Visit Coordinator/ Travel Coordinator
. Coordinator National Sales Meetings
. Coordinator National Distributor Training Meetings
. Internal / external customer service.
. Sales Lead research/database management
. Trade Show Lead Generation/ Literature distribution
. Lotus Notes Coordinator,
. Web Master
. Annual corporate forecasting
. Co-Editor of Innovators magazine published quarterly for 2000+
employees
. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Bloomington, MN 1984-1998
. Purchasing/Marketing, Acquisitions, Credit Department, Accounting
. Project leader in structuring new department and developing job
descriptions
. Processing $125,000 daily in remarketing of automobile leases
. Perfected and implemented computer program for department
. Sales Assessment Evaluation (sales Career Pathing-Detroit)
. Processed and purchased retail contracts
. Customer, dealer relations
. Maintained, tracked 1,200 contracts on a monthly basis
. Managed processing of $180 million of contracts in three-year period
COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPERTISE________________________________________________
Word
Outlook
Lotus Notes
Access
Excel
Publisher
PowerPoint
Quark
Photoshop
CRM
Microsoft Picture it
10 key
SharePoint
Visio