Gerlind Sievert
**** ***** *** **., ********** SC 29418 - 843-***-**** -
abje1k@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
Strong interpersonal and creative skills
Handle high pressure situations and deadlines efficiently
Team oriented
Fast learner
Advanced user of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Publisher and Outlook
Speak and write German fluently
Project and Organized and coordinated internal and external meetings and
Administrative events of all sizes (customer events, board and shareholder
Experience: meetings, Chamber of Commerce events, political and
fundraising)
Designed and prepared presentation materials for corporate
identity and created PowerPoint presentations and graphs
Created and maintained customer/ vendor databases and filing
systems
Recorded and distributed meeting minutes
Coordinated and scheduled travel, kept calendars
Consolidated credit card statements and reimbursements
Translated letters, reports, etc.
Negotiated corporate rates with local hotels
Participated in a variety of committees and task forces (cost
containment, space planning), group leader of Involvement and
Continuous Improvement team
Assisted coordinator from Germany with the implementation of
new global standards on the shop floor
Planned, organized and supervised move of several departments
to new locations being solely responsible for budget and vendor
choices
Implemented 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 2005 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 - Vocational School II. Cologne /Germany
Human Resources Management and Business Organization - Academy
for Distance Learning, Bad Harzburg/ Germany