Sales Real Estate

Jennifer Bridge

Objective:

I seek to obtain a challenging legal or executive secretarial position for

a well-established, professional firm or locality in a friendly,

collaborative working environment. I desire to utilize my experience,

technical skills, and personal attributes in a relationship to promote the

attainment of mutual goals.

Current Educational Pursuit:

I am currently enrolled in the Court Reporting Institute online pursuing an

Associate of Applied Science A.A.S. degree in Court Reporting.

Per their website, the focus of the program is to prepare students to

become Certified Shorthand Reporters by developing their machine shorthand

speed to 225 words a minute and typing speed to 50 net wpm while building a

solid foundation in English grammar and punctuation, legal and medical

terminologies, anatomy, psychology, speech, courtroom and deposition

procedures, and transcription via computer. A graduate of this program may

seek employment as an official court reporter, freelance or deposition

reporter, or as a captioner.

Work Experience:

10/09-present Walgreens Corporation

I have been supplementing my income working part-time at a local Walgreens

store. As the Senior Beauty Adviser, I am a direct supervisor to two

employees and I manage the everyday sales and operations of the Cosmetics

Department. I set and monitor sales goals, commissionable sales, and

employee performance in addition to helping maintain appropriate inventory

counts and ordering merchandise.

1/08-present Noah's Ark Animal Workshop, www.buildanimals.com

I began this business as a sole proprietor in January of 2008. I provide

children's entertainment for day care centers, preschools, before and after

school programs and birthday parties. This has given me invaluable insight

into all aspects of running a small business, including, but not limited

to: accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit card processing,

database management, marketing and promotion, ordering and inventory and,

above all, the importance of building and maintaining strong customer

relationships.

5/96-1/08 Stay-at-home mom to 3 beautiful children

now ages 16, 12 and 10

During this period, I was a stay-at-home mom. I organized a preschool

group for my children that included a structured curriculum and rotating

schedule. I served on the PTA at Northern Shores Elementary School. I

organized two Girl Scout Troops and oversaw all activities in association

with those, including cookie sales and distribution. I also became

involved with charitable organizations, such as Autism Speaks as a

fundraiser and I home schooled a special needs child for 3 years. For fun

and, occasionally to supplement my income, I also sang and played the

keyboard for a church group as well as on various for hire and not-for-hire

occasions.

5/01/95- Wilkes, Artis, Hedrick & Lane, Chtd.

4/12/96 Fairfax, Virginia

Wilkes, Artis, Hedrick & Lane is a metropolitan, multi-dimensional law

firm with offices located in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The

office in which I worked specialized in real estate transactions, real

estate tax issues and appeals, zoning and municipal affairs. I served as

the secretary to the Managing Partner of the Virginia Office, a former

President of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, who

specialized in zoning and municipal affairs. My responsibilities included

drafting correspondence and the preparation of necessary documentation for

zoning approval packages; case tracking; extensive client file maintenance;

answering an AT&T telephone system and operating the voice-mail message

system. I also assisted in the organization of seminars and conferences

for special events. It was my privilege, on occasion; to assist other

departments in the office with overflow work when necessary.

4/01/92- Haight, Tramonte, Siciliano & Flask, P.C.

4/1995 Vienna, Virginia

Haight, Tramonte, Siciliano & Flask is a law firm handling real estate

transactions, land use and development, zoning, banking, taxation,

wills/estates and litigation. Serving as the sole litigation secretary, I

provided secretarial support to one senior and two junior partners (i.e.,

general civil litigation, business litigation, personal injury law, etc.).

My responsibilities included: drafting documents and correspondence;

preparing inter-office memoranda; assembling charts and tables; maintaining

a complex case-tracking and diary system for the litigating attorneys;

maintaining client files; preparing and entering attorney timesheets;

answering client inquiries; scheduling meetings, depositions and medical

examinations; screening incoming telephone calls; reception relief; and

other duties as assigned. One of the litigating attorneys also practiced

sports law and was engaged in the representation of professional athletes.

This required coordinating travel arrangements, typing press releases and

performing other tasks with the utmost degree of confidentiality. The

position required a high degree of accuracy, the ability to work under

court mandated time schedules, to interact with clients, to participate in

a team approach to office tasks and to provide backup support for the other

attorneys in the firm. This backup support included a variety of projects,

including various real estate contracts, acquisitions, loan documents,

mechanics' lien suits, deeds, purchase and sale agreements as well as

corporate documents, i.e., minutes, bylaws, articles of incorporation,

stock certificates, etc.).

1/29/90- Anderson & Corrie

3/30/92 - Fairfax, Virginia

Anderson & Corrie is a general practice law firm with primary emphasis on

insurance defense litigation. I dealt with areas of law including civil

litigation, personal injury defense work, domestic relations, subrogation,

wills and estate planning and criminal law. I began working for Anderson &

Corrie as the receptionist and secretary to an associate attorney. I was

later promoted from my receptionist responsibilities and assigned to an

attorney who specialized in domestic relations and, thereafter, was

assigned to one partner and one associate. My responsibilities included:

transcribing various legal documents; ensuring documents were timely filed;

and scheduling appointments, consultations, client medical examinations and

depositions. I also maintained case file accounts, trust sheets,, handled

disbursements, time billing and cash receipts.

1/11/89- Educational Field Studies, Inc., (EFS)

1/90 Chantilly, Virginia

EFS is an educational travel organization which sells educational travel

packages for schools nationwide. I was initially hired as a receptionist

and an assistant to the sales department. I answered a very busy 34 button

Merlin phone system with switchboard, prepared information packets to be

sent to potential clientele, and worked hand-in-hand with the Operations

Department in the preparation of packets for teachers at various stages of

trip planning. I assisted the office manager by: screening applicants;

organizing seminars; announcing and enforcing meeting schedules; mail

distribution; inventory control and office supplies. I also served as the

Vice President's personal assistant, handling his schedule and written

correspondence. At EFS, I gained an appreciation of how to work for as

many as 18 people, how to prioritize, and get things done under pressure.

4/1988- Orkin Pest Control

1/10/89 Manassas, Virginia

Orkin Pest Control is the World's largest pest control company, with a

multi-million dollar clientele. At Orkin, I served as a

Bookkeeper/Receptionist. I was responsible for answering a multi-line

phone system, data entry, accounts receivable, posting customer monthly

payments, policy renewals, processing twelve month pest control contracts,

computerized billing, collections, telemarketing, selling renewal

contracts, typing requisitions and maintaining a filing system for over

2500 customers.

1985- System Specialist, Inc.

4/88 Manassas Park, Virginia

I provided receptionist, secretarial and dispatching services for Systems

Specialist, a local heating and air conditioning company. I worked part

time during high school and full time during the summer. My

responsibilities included: answering phones; contacting customers;

scheduling service appointments; typing proposals; handling accounts

receivable; payroll; typing estimates, letters and contracts; data entry;

inventory; filing; and dispatching service work over a mobile radio to

technicians. I worked without supervision much of the time.

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