Administrative Assistant Sales
Resume:
Catherine Hosman
Austin, Texas 78729
email: ********@*******.***
512-***-**** Home
830-***-**** Cell
June 2008 - present
The Home Depot
Part-time cashier
Recently awarded for excellence in customer service
August 2008-June 2009
The River Cities Daily Tribune
The Picayune
The Highland Lakes Business Journal
1007 Ave. K
Marble Falls, Texas 78654
Part-time contract, temporary copy editor, proofreader and writer for this
daily newspaper, weekly supplement and business journal. Also, coordinate
calendars of events, church, entertainment, fundraisers, meetings, etc.
July 2007 to June 2008
Burnet Bulletin
1001 Buchanan Drive
Burnet, Texas 78611
Community Editor/Staff writer writing features, business and news stories
for the City of Burnet and Burnet County. Stories of high impact include
the development of the new Burnet County Jail, wildfires, city and county
politics.
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. Meetings covered include weekly Burnet County Commissioner's Court as
well as additional county meetings, and semi-weekly City of Burnet and
other city related meetings as required
. Represent newspaper at community events, chamber of commerce ribbon
cuttings, new business openings, festivals and meetings
. Rewrite press releases to reflect proper order and clarity
. Interact with community to develop story ideas, breaking news
. Investigate and determine the validity of news story and feature leads
. Photographer
. Work with freelance writer covering school board meeting
. Organize all stories, photos, press releases and announcements for
publication
. Proofread and edit materials
November 2006 to April 2007
San Antonio Water System
2800 U.S. Hwy. 281 North
San Antonio, Texas 78217
Researcher/Writer for company newsletter Watermark
Researched and wrote feature articles relating to water issues ranging in
length from 500 to 2,500 words. Also was liaison to human resources
department and wrote monthly updates regarding ongoing employee projects
(ie: Total Rewards).
Special Events Coordinator
This was a new concept for this position to be central clearinghouse for
all events from legislative luncheons to major luncheons/dinner/receptions.
Met with internal customers to plan all facets of events from invitation
list to planning set ups, food and beverage, coordinating speakers with
colleagues, transportation if needed.
West Austin News 5407 Parkcrest Drive, Suite 101 Austin, Texas 78731
Temporary contributing writer covering news and feature stories for old
West Austin communities.
The Westlake Picayune 3103 Bee Cave Rd. Austin, Texas 78746
September 1997 to October '05
Staff writer/photographer writing features, business and news stories for
the cities of Rollingwood and West Lake Hills. Beat reporter for the
Rollingwood City Council, Eanes History Center, Eanes-Marshall Ranch House,
St. John Neumann Catholic Church, new residential and commercial
developments, parochial schools and special sections.
Additional journalism experience
West Austin News
Austin Woman Magazine, feature stories on accomplished Austin women.
Native Peoples Magazine, Happenings column, 2002
Press Publications, Glendale Heights, IL.
The Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL
Professional continuing education
Completed News Writing online class through Texas Press Association and the
University of Texas (July '02). This was a two-week intense crash course
that covered the basics of news writing, ethics, laws, and more.
Completed two years at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois
Attended University of Illinois
William Rainey Community College
Awards
Texas Press Association 2003 First Place Feature Writing
Texas Press Association 2004 First Place Feature Writing
Texas Press Association 2005 Third Place Feature Writing
South Texas Press Association 2003 Second Place Feature Writing
South Texas Press Association, 2004 Second Place Feature Writing
South Texas Press Association, 2005 Second Place Feature Writing,
Administrative Assistant experience
Jenoptik Infab, Inc., Austin Texas 78741 (Office closed.) Temp to perm
position
Technical Writer: Product Training Sales Manual for Minienvironments
Search net for related industry/product news
Collect research material from international as well as domestic sources,
review, coordinate, write, and edit company manual for Minienvironments.
Consult with experts in field in Germany, U.S. and Korea
Travel to Boston for field research
Field trip to clean room to observe repair of a Minienvironment
Global Accounts Systems Administrator
Created new position to service the global account executives in Asia,
United Kingdom, and the U.S.
Worked closely with President of company. Created and developed standard
operating procedures for Global Accounts Program Handled all incoming
global reports, editing for clarity in translation from German to English,
French to English, and Korean to English..
Developed competitive news reports
Internal central communications liaison for global account executives
Coordinated and attended two-day meeting for Global Accounts Program in San
Francisco
Additional Duties
Switchboard relief
Assist with presentations
Coordinated and hosted major reception and dinner at Ritz-Carlton Hotel in
San Francisco for international sales group during major high-tech
convention.
Sales and marketing research related education
Semiconductor Processing Technology, a 3-day class at Semicon Southwest How
to Write Users Manuals: A Technical Writing Workshop
Temporary agency work
Boise Cascade Office Products Temporary Traffic/Logistics Clerk (one-year
assignment)
Assumed responsibilities of the Logistics Transportation Clerk assisting
the Regional Transportation Manager and Logistics Analyst in daily
assignments.
Compiled daily national sales and freight charges report
Worked on Rumba AS 400 to input/remove data coordinating zip code
destinations for shipment from distribution centers nationwide.
Research data carrier information for carrier rates and weights.
Research sales $ information for daily reports
Coordinated new vendor listing and executed distribution of routing
instruction letter
Maintain Certified Receipts and daily upkeep of new Vendor List Log * Audit
of weekly billings from UPS, GPS, Lanter and WPX
Marketing Office Administration Ameritech (now SBC) Corporation (one-year
assignment)
Contributing writer for company computer/generated newsletter
Coordinated corporate travel arrangements, meetings and daily calendar
appointments
Preparation of presentations, correspondence
Temporary Office Assistant
Vendor invoice processing Ameritech Cellular
Prepared five-state region monthly office supply bill
Prepared five-state region voucher payments
Assisted with correspondence and general office duties
Contract Administrative Assistant
Worked through various temporary agencies as well as an independent
contractor. Gained valuable office experience in all levels of management
working with companies such as: Motorola, The Journal of the American
Veterinary Medical Association, Cooper Lighting, Ameritech. Developed
software skills as well as adapted to in-house computer programs.
Additional Experience:
Eight years hotel management experience with an emphasis on meeting,
banquet and convention planning.
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