Thomas E. Pottenger
**** * ******* ** **** Phone: 937-***-****
Greenville, Ohio 45331 email: abk0we@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: An administrative position utilizing my strategic, analytical,
organizational, supervisory and database management skills.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Assignment Employee, Office Team, Dayton, Ohio May 2009 - present
Assigned to Dayton Aerospace, Inc. Desktop Publishing preparing
proposals for Department of Defense projects for third-party
client. Proofing, editing and formatting proposal documents.
Assigned to Area Agency on Aging, PSA2. Administrative Support to
Executive Team. Worked with Manager of Administration to
coordinate efforts for move to new location. Purchased and
distributed supplies including agency forms. Maintained Purchase
Order records for entire Agency. Maintained agency contact
database.
Assistant Manager, Contribution Services (Operations) January 2006 -
July 2008
The AFTRA Health & Retirement Funds, New York City
Supervise staff of 14 (including payroll). Oversight of member
inquiry area. Resolve performer inquiries regarding benefits.
Monitor submitted payments and reports to assure compliance with
collective bargaining agreements. Correspond with performers,
managers, employers, CPA's, attorneys and Union staff daily. First
point of contact. Maintain, improve and design department
databases (MS Access). Compile data for monthly reports. Conduct
internal, external and internet research. (First two months
through Vanguard Temporaries.)
Computer Trainer and Staff Education Software HelpDesk Technician,
March 2005 - October 2005
Staff Education Department, New York Methodist Hospital, New York
City
Trained Physicians, Nurses and others in use of Cerner PowerChart
CPOE (electronic patient charting). Conducted classes and
inservices. Responded to trouble calls on unit floors and clinical
offices. Graphics Layout: wrote and built instructional documents
for training classes. Database: built relational database
(Microsoft Access) for scheduling of classes, recording attendance,
and troubleshooting calls. (Through Vanguard Temporaries)
Site Director and Proctor, The Princeton Review, New York City
September 2002 - January 2005
Oversight of company's education/testing site and its operations.
Testing and class management. Professional administration of
diagnostic examinations. Official liaison between education site
and education/administration office. On-site troubleshooting and
customer service.
Assignment Employee, Vanguard Temporaries, New York City May -
September 2002
Assigned to administrative duties at Essence Magazine. Assigned to
administrative duties at Universal Music Group in the Copyright
Royalties department.
Assignment Employee, OfficeTeam, Denver, Colorado April 2001 -
December 2001
Assigned to administrative duties at The Broe Companies. Provided
support in corporate legal office, tracking data, conducting
internet research into state filings, updated records of minutes of
annual meetings, etc. Provided support in corporate finance office
as Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer and Vice
President of Finance.
Compensation Analyst, Human Resources, Integrated Payment Systems
December 1998 - October 2000
Division of First Data Corporation, Denver, Colorado
Team Project: Developed web-enabled compensation planning system.
[Analyzed team project needs, determined feasibility and specific
user requirements through group and individual interviews, defined
workflow process; collaborated with team to develop and secure
acceptance for standards and common practices/procedures; monitored
implementation: tested, troubleshot, pinpointed problems.
Transitioned process from manual spreadsheets to automated online].
Administered Variable Compensation (bonus) module of PeopleSoft
with customization. Implemented and Administered Stock Option
Award program. Implemented MercerPRISM compensation software.
Developed tools for collecting data. Job Evaluation Committee
member. Instituted, developed, prepared standard, customized and
ad hoc reports. Standardized job titling. Standardized job
description format. Developed electronic job description library.
Performed data analysis as required. Tools: PeopleSoft,
MercerPRISM, Lotus Notes, Excel software. Functioned as department
liaison with HRIS
Office Manager (Senior Secretary), American Cancer Society, San Rafael,
California June 1998 - November 1998
Provided support to professional staff. Oversaw donation process.
Supervised seven volunteer employees. Maintained company contact
database. Processed payables, prepared and processed deposits.
Assignment Employee, Adecco, San Francisco, California 1997 - 1998
Assigned to administrative duties at Bank of America.
Medical Secretary, Blue Ridge Center, Asheville, North Carolina 1996-
1997
Community Mental Health Center. Provided secretarial support for
the Medical Director. Liaison secretary for staff psychiatrists.
"Gate keeper" for Medical Services dept. Managed generation and
tracking of physicians' contracts. Transcribed medical dictation.
Assisted with annual budget, provided data reports on budget.
Administrative Assistant, Star Bank, Business Banking Dept., Cincinnati,
Ohio 1995-1996
Liaison to sales staff. Managed and maintained multiple databases
to track sales, production and other statistics. Wrote programming
to automate processes. Developed systems of reporting formats.
Made travel arrangements.
Assignment Employee, XLC Services and Olsten Services, Cincinnati, Ohio
1993-1995
Administrative assignments at various locations.
Secretary, Human Resources Development (Training Dept.), 1991-1993
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Extensively reorganized and improved multiple systems of
collecting, recording, and reporting statistics. Analyzed and
recommended changes for numerous forms and procedures. Transformed
systems of reporting formats. Improved department effectiveness in
tracking statistics, standardizing procedures and assuring
compliance with policy.
Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper, Dayton Ballet, Dayton Ohio
1988-1990
Professional performing arts company. Designed and maintained
database files, created reports. Full-charge bookkeeping:
Accounts Receivable and Payable, Payroll, General Ledger.
Responsible for site specific public relations including management
of the house during performances. Authored various reports and
correspondence. Provided support to the General Manager and other
professional staff.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
DOS McAfee Anti-Virus MS Publisher Windows 3.1, 95,
Cerner PowerChart MS Access 2003 MercerPRISM 98, NT, and XP
Crystal Reports MS Excel 2003 Norton Internet Word for Windows
dBase IV 2.0 MS Expressions Web Security (including WordPerfect 8.0
Lotus 1-2-3 '97 MS FrontPage 2003 Anti-Virus) Various versions
Lotus Notes MS Money 2003 Peachtree Complete electronic mail
MAS90 (accounting MS Office 2003 (accounting system)
system) MS Office Outlook
2003 PeopleSoft
MS PowerPoint Quicken
Quickbooks Pro 2009
EDUCATION
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Studied music performance (voice) and arts administration
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST