Administrative Assistant Manager
Resume:
Penni O. Pennington
Durham, NC 27701
Email: abk6sv@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Works well with little supervision
• Ability to prioritize and remain focused on the essence of an issue
• Excellent writing, grammar, editing and proofreading skills
• Works well under pressure
EXPERIENCE:
03/10-07/10 Measurement, Inc. Durham, NC
Reader/Evaluator
01/91-08/07 Glenn, Mills and Fisher, P.A. Durham, NC
Legal Assistant and Office Manager
• Handled client files from start to finish, which included meeting with clients periodically, keeping clients informed through
phone calls and letters, insuring that necessary documents were filed with the court in a timely manner, preparing various
settlement documents/ brochures and documents for use at trial, photographing and copying evidence and exhibits, scheduling
appointments, mediations and meetings with opposing counsel, preparing various correspondence with clients, insurance
companies, opposing counsel, medical providers, medical records and billing personnel, client employers and witnesses
• Managed multi-line phones in coordination with other employees
• Handled office bookkeeping duties, including paying and mailing bills, tracking bills and expenses on Quickbooks,
preparing requested reports of bills and expenses, providing necessary documents to accountant for tax purposes, preparing settlement
checks and accompanying reports, managing three different checking accounts used for different purposes, balancing the three checking
accounts monthly, maintaining billing and other office files
• Maintained office, which included meeting with vendors, making service calls for office equipment, maintaining and
ordering office supplies, meeting with accountant periodically, supplying documentation and information to accountant for the office
retirement plan, updating equipment leases and updating office equipment at end of leases
4/88-03/90 Facts on File New York, NY
Administrative Assistant to the President
• Attended various department meetings on behalf of the president of the company
• Compiled a profit and loss spreadsheet from information supplied from different departments of the company
• Prepared reports with accumulated information to be distributed to department heads
• Answered president’s phone and took appropriate message or action
10/86- 04/88 Doubleday, Inc. New York, NY
Administrative Assistant, Subsidiary Rights Department
• Researched contracts of Doubleday authors to determine which rights were available and the status of the copyright
• Sent out mailings of new books to various publishers for possible paperback rights sale
• Accumulated reviews and other documentation about new or upcoming Doubleday publications
• Assisted in negotiations for the sale of paperback rights
• Assisted in answering phones in the department
• Managed files for the books that were handled by my manager and me
1987 – 1989 Simon & Schuster New York, NY
Freelance proofreading/slugging
EDUCATION: May 1985 B.A., English Literature, The College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA
ACTIVITIES: Attending live music events, playing sports, watching sports, reading, volunteering at Urban Ministries in Durham
REFERENCES:
Robert B. “Bo” Glenn
Former Employer
Jim Schreiber
Business Relationship
Jean Middleton
Friend
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