Administrative Assistant High School

Overview of Qualifications

I possess an undergraduate degree in interior design and over 3 years

of general office experience.

Skills I bring are creative and problem solving abilities, computer

knowledge (both PC and Mac), various software, fax and copier

experience, and following corporate standards. Please see my

employment history below.

Employment History

CUSTOM ENGINEERING, INC., Independence, MO August 2007 - July 2010

CADD Technician/Backup Office Assistant (Full-time 40 hours/week)

I assisted both engineers and administrative staff with tasks such as

creating and updating drawings, answering the phone, creating files

electronic and physical, photocopying, updating computer, filing

alphabetically.

MACY'S, INC., Independence, MO May 2007 -

July 2007

Visual Merchandiser (Part-time 30 hours/week)

Macy's hired me for the summer as a part-time Visual Merchandiser. I

spent the early morning until noon changing signs, tagging

merchandise, and setting the floor according to schematics provided by

the corporate office. Creative license was given when styling a

mannequins or creating sales displays.

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA, Columbia, MO January 2006 - December

2006

Interior Design Intern (Part-time 25 hours/week)

My duties included working collaboratively with project teams of

architects, designers, and engineers on a variety of education and

office projects and participated directly in meetings with clients,

product representative, and contractors. In addition, I assisted with

office moves and expansions by recording furniture and equipment

inventory and laying out new space plans. One memorable project was

designing custom millwork for the alumni center.

LINENS 'N THINGS, Columbia, MO August 2005 - December 2005

Retail Associate (Part-time 25 hours/week)

As a returning student to Columbia, I joined Linens 'N Things staff as

a retail associate and assisted in setting up the store for its Grand

Opening - visual merchandising bathroom, houseware, kitchen, bedroom

products and accessories according to plan-o-grams and corporate

standards. Once store was opened, I restocked merchandise, unloaded

new shipments, and changed floor sets and signage according to weekly

plan-o-grams.

SECOND MISSIONARY BAP. CHURCH, Grandview, MO June 2005 - August 2005

CCAC Administrative Assistant (Summer)

Working in the capacity of an administrative assistant, I provided

telephone support, monitored emails and distributed to appropriate

staff, updated websites, prepared organizational charts, designed in-

house business cards, and provided first-line editing.

GAP, INC, Leawood, KS November 2004 - January

2005

Retail Associate (Seasonal - Winter Break)

Working directly with customers, I assisted in the fitting rooms and

at the cash wrap. Weekly I assisted management with price markdowns,

signage changes, and re-stocking apparel following plan-o-grams.

During specified times I also assisted with inventory and mannequin

styling.

SEARS, Independence, MO Summer 2004

Retail Associate (Seasonal - Summer)

In the children's and juniors' departments, I organized and sized

racks according to corporate standards and plan-o-grams, in addition

to pricing merchandise when not assisting customers with purchases.

EDDIE BAUER, Kansas City, MO Summer 2003

Retail Associate (Seasonal - Summer)

In home and apparel departments, I had the opportunity to work

directly with customers on the floor. I assisted customers as I made

my way around the floor, setting up displays according to plan-o-grams

and schematics. When help was needed, I also was able to assist at the

cash wrap.

NORDSTROM, Overland Park, KS Holiday 2001 & Holiday

2002

Visual Merchandiser Freelance Designer (Seasonal)

On the night before Black Friday, I worked as a freelance visual

merchandiser and designed window and floor displays for the Christmas

holiday two years in a row. It was an invaluable experience and

informal education about the difference uses of difference lighting,

display forms, and customer shopping habits.

DATACORE, Kansas City, MO

June 2002 - August 2002; November - December 2001

Data Transcriber/Data Entry (Winter Break & Summer)

As a Data Transcriber, I entered client information from client

response forms into data base using both alpha-numeric and 10-key.

FAMILY CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE, Kansas City, MO September 1998 - January

2001

Retail Associate (Part-time 25 hours/week)

While in high school, I worked as a retail associate assisting with

special orders, purchases, stocking merchandise, taking inventory, and

maintaining displays according to plan-o-grams. Making sure

merchandise did not obscure signage was important as well as making

pricing visible.

Academic Background

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA, Columbia, MO

* Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, graduated December 2006

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, Kansas City, MO

* Bachelor of Arts in English, graduated May 2004

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