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VAKIAH C. ARTIS
EDUCATION:
**** - **** ******** ******** ********* College Sterling,
Virginia
Associate of Science -General Studies degree - Includes Business and
Accounting courses- May 9, 2006
WORK EXPERIENCE:
May 2010- Present AppleOne Staffing, Inc. Reston/Virginia Beach, VA
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
. Manage receptionist duties and maintain phone system
. Perform general administrative tasks including word processing and
data entry
. Greet and direct all visitors, including clients, vendors and other
office guests
. Provide assistance to office executives as needed
Temporary Assignments:
. Access Systems, Inc.
. Cassidy Turley
. STG, Inc.
July 2008- August 2009 Thompson Hospitality Corporation Herndon, VA
Office Administrator
. Manage receptionist duties and maintain phone system
. Perform general administrative tasks including word processing and
data entry
. Greet and direct all visitors, including clients, vendors and other
office guests
. Maintain facility (kitchen, copy room, conference rooms and AV
equipment) and office equipment
. Coordinate meeting setup which includes scheduling meetings for
conference rooms, beverages and food
. Provide assistance to office executives as needed
. Responsible for processing incoming/outgoing mail as well as reviewing
and answering correspondence. Plan for the most economical and best
way of handling mail by setting priorities for all outgoing mail and
determining that the priorities are carried out.
. Maintain and setup shipping (FedEx, UPS, etc) for organization
. Perform general administrative tasks including maintaining office-wide
calendar on Microsoft Outlook, filing and organizing Human Resources
documents and data entry
. Manage office and kitchen supplies by maintaining inventory records
and conducting physical counts or inventories of supplies from time to
time to ensure accountability; order additional stock when supplies
reach a predetermined order-point while maintaining the inventory
budget
. Review hard copy reproduction requests and of time sensitive
documents.
. Arrange shipment for storage and retrieval of internal records
according to retention policy
. Negotiate reasonable leasing agreements for company properties
. Make travel arrangements for employees
. Receive and process employee travel claims
. Assist other departments with current projects
VAKIAH C. ARTIS
September 2007 - February 2008 Beach Ford Virginia Beach, VA
Sales Receptionist/DMV Clerk
. Maintained multi-line switchboard, greet customers and direct
questions to appropriate sales staff and management
. Provided guidance to customers interested in buying cars and trucks
. Directed phone calls to specific sales staff, service department or
management
. Filing, faxing and coping dealership documents
. Assisted with Internet Sales
. Issued of DMV license plates and registration
. Other assigned duties included accounts receivable and payroll
processing
February 2007 - August 2007 Amenity Day Spa Ashburn, VA
Front Desk Support/Spa Assistant
. Knowledge of Spa product line for sale
. Maintenance of work areas and treatment rooms
. Front desk support staff in charge of opening and closing the facility
. Checked in clients to prepare them for services
July 2006 - February 2007 Capitol Concierge Reston, VA
Concierge
. Greeted residents and guests
. Answered phones and directed calls to residents
. Assisted residents with questions
. Directed maintenance problems from residents to the appropriate
resource
. Maintained and shipped packages for residents
March 2006 - May 2006 Minnieland Private Day School Reston, VA
Teacher Assistant
. Assisted in the opening of a new school location
. Responsible for school age program ( before & after school)
. Planned curriculum with specific detail for two and three year olds.
This may include: art, language, dramatic play, and music.
December 2004 - December 2005 Nysmith School for the Gifted and Talented
Herndon, VA
Lead Counselor (Afternoon Program)
. Responsible for Safety, rules, planning activities
. Parent discussions, knowledge and enforcement of rules
. Communicated with director, office, teams, partner counselor
. Worked with children on conflict resolution issues
. Other duties - Substitute Receptionist/Assistant, answer phones,
respond and research questions for parents, also closing duties
October 2003 to December 2004 Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester
Mount Kisco, NY
Co-Head Teacher (Preschool)
. Developed activities for 4-year old program. Planned curriculum with
specific detail for three year olds. This may include: art, language,
dramatic play, and music.
. Help children engage in fine motor activities during the day;
encourage the children to participate in gross- motor activities like
swimming.
. Assisted Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist with children
that had fine and gross motor difficulties
. Worked with a team of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists as
well as Special Education Teachers
. CPR/RTE certified
. Supervise children during regular school hours as well as field trip
and assist and organize classroom activities.
OFFICE SKILLS
. Microsoft Office 2003 Suite /PeopleSoft/ Lotus Notes
. Typing of 40 wpm
. Salesforce CRM, Reynolds and Reynolds CVR systems