Karen Carney
North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039
abkwbf@r.postjobfree.com
Skilled And Dedicated Executive Assistant/Legal Secretary With 15+ Years
Experience
Skills Summary:
. Highly Skilled At Managing Executive Schedules, Travel And Gate
Keeping Functions As Well As Marketing, Legal, Human Resource and
Accounting Support.
. Proven Record Of Completing Research And Reporting Activities Within
Demanding Time Frames.
. Excellent Organizational Skills And Sensitivity To Deadline Driven
Operations As Well As Confidentiality Issues.
. Proficient In MS Office Suite, QuickBooks And QuickBooksPro, InDesign,
One Source, Sales Force, And Other CRM Packages.
. Certified Paralegal And Commissioned Notary Public.
. Typing Speed 75 - 80 WPM At 100% Accuracy.
Education:
AS Secretarial Science Myers University, Cleveland, OH
Certified Paralegal Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH
Professional Experience:
Executive Assistant to CEO
IQS, Inc., North Olmsted, OH
July, 2006 - April, 2009
. Personal assistant to CEO including travel arrangements, banking,
personal errands, maintain manuals and meeting items for other
professional interests.
. Provide comprehensive support for executive level staff by scheduling
meetings, coordinating travel and managing multiple priorities. Keep
calendar for upper management segment.
. Plan all training schools and meetings including invites, travel,
food, training manuals, and hotel arrangements.
. Assistant to Accounting Manager- invoicing, accounts payable and
receivable, expense reporting, time sheet reporting. Make sure all
year end reports were correct and sent to auditor in timely fashion.
. Negotiated contracts for telephone service, building leases, and other
contractual situations.
. Coordinate all aspects of trade show registration, ordering of booth
space and accessories as well as travel for attendees. Arrange for
speaker and small group meetings during trade shows.
. Proofread collateral and ensure adequate supply of marketing
materials.
. Project Management for Marketing VP
. Heavy telephone support including screening all upper management
calls.
. Develop and maintain administrative processes that reduced redundancy,
improved accuracy and efficiency.
. Identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in a timely manner.
. Assist Human Resource Manager with new employee orientation, record
keeping, insurance and tax information packets, as well as all other
human resource duties.
Secretary
City of North Ridgeville, North Ridgeville, OH
May, 2005-March, 2006
Income Tax Department (Temporary while seeking permanent employment)
. Receive payments; reconcile returns, balance checks and tax forms,
readying daily deposit.
. Building, Engineering Departments, Mayor's office, as needed.
Legal Secretary
Lorain County Prosecutor's Office, Elyria, OH
September 2003 - January 2005
. Type and file juvenile complaints with the Clerk of Courts using Ohio
Revised Codes to correctly identify juvenile offenses
. Appear in court for hearings with Prosecuting Attorney, Bailiff and
Judges
. Refer to Juvenile Detention those cases which are not being prosecuted
for further follow up
. Multi-task with all law enforcement agencies in the county to receive
and enter all data regarding juvenile cases
. Maintain databases on all files; perfect service; keep calendar for
Attorneys to coordinate with Judges
. Extensive contact with attorneys, defendants, victims, other office
personnel, and Prosecutors to ensure department operates smoothly
. Contact with defendants, victims, law enforcement, attorneys on a
daily basis
. Work directly with Lorain County Prosecutor and Advocate Program on
special projects
. Scan and record criminal case documents into Lorain County database
Manager Administrative Services
Malthus Diagnostics, North Ridgeville, OH
November 1995 - October 2002
. Analyze and organize office operations and procedures
. Responsible for all bookkeeping including receivables, payables,
collections, preparation of payroll, taxes and invoicing using Excel
and QuickBooksPro
. Set up trade shows, using Power Point for display and advertising.
. Responsible for finding solutions to customer complaints.
. Direct liaison with COSE for coordination of benefits including
Worker's Compensation, health, disability and life insurance as well
as all other human resource responsibilities.
. Maximize office productivity through proficient use of appropriate
software applications
. Extensive use of Word, Excel, Power Point and proprietary software to
created proposals, quotes, and letters
Executive Secretary/Field Service Coordinator
Radiometer America, Westlake, Ohio
November 1988 - November 1995
. Receive customer calls, coordinate, prioritize and dispatch service
calls from customers to seven field service technicians in the
Biochemistry Division and four in house technicians in the Blood Gas
Division
. Close service calls and re-order inventory as well as track expenses
and enter service work orders for field service personnel
. Track and invoice service contracts for field and in house personnel
. Obtain purchase orders, invoice customers, create quotations, study
guides, spreadsheets and database files, maintain log sheets, data
enter and track all inventory
. Make all travel arrangements; receive expense reports and process in a
timely fashion
. Set up all training schools, maintain database and coordinate all
training school functions
. Extensive transcription and typing duties for managers and office
personnel