Administrative Assistant High School
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Lindig
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Austin TX *8757
Barbara Lindig
ablbdq@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor and graduate degrees in Chemistry
Texas Lutheran College, 1975
University of Texas, 1980
OBJECTIVES
Seeking office/clerical work with a variety of activities and challenges. Being part of a team effort and in a
situation where I can learn and advance is important to me.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Writing, word-processing and document formatting using Word 2007. Editing of technical documents, both
for language and clear and consistent technical content. Excel 2007 data entry and spreadsheet manipulation.
Telephone reception. Miscellaneous office support services.
EMPLOYMENT
Coast & Harbor Engineering, Inc.
110 Main Street, Suite 103
Edmonds, Washington 98020
(Employed at the Austin branch of this coastal engineering firm)
September 14, 2009 – February 6, 2010 (contract position)
Administrative Assistant – General office support including making travel arrangements and preparing
expense reports, ordering of supplies, and coordination with the corporate office. Editing, formatting, and
production of construction specifications, technical reports, and marketing materials. I also performed online
research on specialized engineering topics and acquired library resources in electronic or hard copy format.
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
330 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Employed at the Austin unit of this forensic engineering firm)
June 20, 2007 – June 12, 2009 (first three months as temp-to-hire)
Administrative Assistant II – Although I was initially hired as a receptionist, for phone duty and other low-
level clerical tasks, my workload gradually evolved to include a great many support services for the entire
office. Because of my technical background and discerning editing skills, I was charged with the editing and
production of a majority of the technical reports issued from the Austin office of this forensic engineering
firm during my second year. It also fell to me to provide a variety of administrative services to the manager
and other principals of the Austin unit. Less than a year after I started working in this office, I unexpectedly
had full responsibility for all of the administrative services for the office for an entire month while both of
the other administrative staff members were unexpectedly out at the same time for medical leaves, and I
emerged from that period with a reputation for hard work, careful attention to the needs of the staff members,
and an eagerness to learn. My responsibilities in this office included searching for and acquiring library
materials.
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SHORT-TERM / TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
Internal Revenue Service Center, Austin Texas
February 28 – May 15, 2007
Mail Clerk (Seasonal)
Hired for the peak tax season, this work was on an early shift (starting at 4 a.m.) and involved a variety of
different mail-handling procedures, and escalating intensity of work as tax day approached. Although offered
overtime hours were optional, I worked almost every hour that was offered, including a three-week stretch of
working seven days a week 10 or more hours each day. There were also occasions when mail clerks were loaned
to other departments for other types of tax return processing, and this was something that I volunteered for
whenever such help was needed.
Austin Chamber Music Center, Austin Texas
July 7 - July 22, 2006
Assistant to the Business Manager (Temporary)
This contract/temporary position involved assisting with many aspects of a summer workshop and performance
festival. Clerical duties included producing memos, compiling data, working with spreadsheets. Logistical
responsibilities included escorting out-of-town performers, running errands, and managing supplies. Specialized
tasks included photography and handling of the music library. Volunteer experience in previous years with this
organization provided an entrée for this paid assignment.
Travis County / Early Voting
May 1 - May 9, 2006
Election Judge
As Election Judge at an early voting site, in charge of all election activities on the site, including coordinating the
work of the three clerks, communicating with elections central, resolving technical questions regarding voter
eligibility or voting equipment, and arranging for provisional ballots when warranted.
Preservation Texas
February 1 - March 1, 2005
Part-Time Temporary Secretary
In advance of one of their annual conferences this non-profit organization needed assistance with answering
phones, data entry, and other miscellaneous office tasks during times when staff members were out of the office.
The job also included making updates to their database and creating spreadsheet information on all of the
conference registrants. This paid employment was offered after some volunteer assistance had been provided on
an earlier project.
MAJOR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
LBJ PTSA, LBJ High School
10/2003 - 5/2004
Founder & Editor, Electronic Newsletter “Jaguar Tracks”
Provided the concept, generated the database of addresses, recruited assistance with list administration, then wrote
and edited the school’s first electronic newsletter throughout the school year on a biweekly basis, under the aegis
of the PTSA. This required networking with students, administration, faculty, and parents to acquire news and
information and to do fact-checking of details. In excess of 300 subscribers were enrolled, and this vital mode of
communication became the main means of school-wide communication.
Kealing Jr. High School
8/1998 - 5/2002
Office volunteer
Executed a variety of tasks in the main office and the magnet office, including copying, filing, reception, copy-
editing of newsletters, assistance with special events, as well as extended hours filling in while a vacancy existed
in the secretarial position in the magnet office. Related activity was service on the Board of the Kealing Magnet
Foundation.
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Hill Elementary School
8/1992 - 5/1999
Library clerk, classroom supporter, office helper
Seven years of faithful service assisting in the school library overlapped with a couple of years providing general
assistance in the main office. The extensive effort and variety of the projects accomplished during my final year
resulted in designation as Hill Elementary School “Volunteer of the Year” for the 1998-99 school year.
SELECTED OTHER ACTIVITIES AND COMMITTEE WORK
Member, Campus Safety Task Force, Austin City Council of PTAs, 1996-97.
LBJ High School, Dec. 2003 - Feb. 2004. Campus Advisory Council member,
Chairperson, Administrative Volunteers, Hill Elementary, 1996-97.
Austin Chamber Music Center, 2002-2005. Book delivery to homebound clients, Walking Books,
Chief volunteer, Summer Workshop, Austin Public Library program, 1 year, plus six
Austin Chamber Music Center, 2002-2004. additional years independently after the
Treasurer, Kealing Magnet Foundation, program was dissolved, 1990-1997.
and member of Parent Advisory Board, AISD School Bond election advocacy,
Kealing Jr. High School, 2001-2002. Representative to Hill Elementary, 1996.
Board member at-large and board vice president, Member, AISD Committee to Recommend
Austin Association for the Gifted and Talented, Campus Leadership Team Bylaws, 1995.
2000-2002. Administrative Vice-President,
AISD Hiring Interview Committee Member, 2000. Board of All-Austin Cooperative Nursery
Member, policy draft committee School, 1991-93.
for AISD Credit by Exam, 1998. Meals on Wheels driver, 4 years during the period
Book delivery and office work, 1989-1994.
Reading is Fundamental, 1997-2000.
Volunteer Coordinator,
REFERENCES
Work-Related References
Carl J. (Chuck) Larosche, Associate Principal Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. 762-9551
ablbdq@r.postjobfree.com (Austin Unit)
Tom Patty, Associate Principal Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. 797-9354
ablbdq@r.postjobfree.com (Austin Unit)
Ora Shay, Business Manager Austin Chamber Music Center 964-1756
ablbdq@r.postjobfree.com 3814 Medical Parkway
Austin TX 78756
Personal References
Celeste Cromack 4016 Duval 451-7739
Austin TX 78751
Joanna Hoffman 9006 Rockcrest Dr 343-2529
Austin TX 78759
Jill Stimson 10100 Grand Teton 773-6108
Austin TX 78759
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