Sales Executive Assistant

Margaret F. Adams

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Accomplished results-driven Corporate Office Manager with over 20 years of

experience, including project management and complete office management

solutions. Proven communication skills, strong problem solving abilities,

sound management of critical projects and budget control. Recognized for

building positive relationships with internal and external customers.

Professional Abilities

Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access,

Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft OneNote,

Lotus Notes, Quick Books, Auto CAD, Internet Applications, HTML/Basic Web

Page Development, Great Plains, Cliqbook, Internet Applications/Research.

Professional Experience

LoJack Corporation March, 2001-March, 2009

Corporate Office and Facilities Manager

. Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Corporate

Audit Department.

. Administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer with complex

domestic and international travel arrangements, calendar coordination,

expense reporting, event planning, assisting with the preparation of

quarterly Board packages, preparing documents, editing, proofreading, and

PowerPoint presentations.

. Wrote policies, emails, and general correspondence under the CFO's

signature.

. Point of contact for all vendor relations.

. Oversaw facilities maintenance and management.

. Supervised seven office managers across the United States.

. Responded to investor requests for materials and maintained investor

database.

. Lease administrator for LoJack leased properties across the United

States, Canada and Europe including database management and tracking.

. Tracked expense report budgets for entire company (actual versus

budgeted) and provided a quarterly report to Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Executive Officer.

. Responsible for general administrative services, including office

procedures using best practices, reprographics, corporate records

retention program, mail and messenger management.

. Administrator for corporate travel program for 700 employees, including

assisting travelers with questions and problems with travel.

. Approved invoices and ensured payment of vendors.

. Coordinator for office moves.

. Accountable for on-boarding for new employees including office space,

Blackberry/cellular phones, computers and security access cards.

EMC Corporation December, 1999-Febuary, 2001

Executive Assistant

. Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Human Resource Staffing and

EMC University.

. Traditional administrative support including telephone screening,

scheduling meetings, assisting with preparation of monthly reports on

hiring/termination trends, expense reports, prepared PowerPoint and Excel

presentations for meetings.

. Direct supervisor for three Regional Administrative Assistants.

. Forecasted sales revenue for Northeast and Canadian Regions within 10% of

corporate goals (30% growth quarter-over-quarter).

. Managed and ensured timely conclusions to confidential internal employee

records (posting requisitions, offers, reviews, salary issues, bonuses,

promotions and terminations).

. Developed and maintained new reporting procedures in sales using

Microsoft Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Chiron Diagnostics (now Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics) April,

1996-November, 1999

Executive Assistant, Senior Administrator

. Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Sales.

. Managed the U.S. operating expense budget.

. Event and meeting planning for the sales management team, including

yearly U.S. sales meeting.

. Tracked and reported sales forecasts for the U.S. sales team.

. Managed confidential internal records, including reviews, salary, bonus,

promotions and terminations for the U.S. sales team (approximately 183

representatives).

. Fleet administrator for all automobiles, including acquisition and

disposition.

. Developed and maintained database to track company assets held by sales

representatives utilizing Microsoft Access.

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Watson Wyatt Worldwide August, 1985-April, 1996

Senior Executive Assistant

. Traditional Administrative support for regional director and senior

financial consultants (travel arrangements, typing, filing, phone

screening, and meeting management).

. Liaison between clients, regional director, consultants, stock brokers

and in-house executives.

Education

Katharine Gibbs School, Boston, MA 1985

Secretarial Science/Specialization Certificate Program

Northeastern University, Boston, MA 2003

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