GALEN McKINNON
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Lawrence, MA 01841 Mobile: 617-***-****
Extensive experience working as a Receptionist, Customer Service Representative and Office / Administrative
Support Assistant, within a general business, medical and manufacturing office setting.
Caring and hardworking with excellent interpersonal communication, customer service and office support skills.
Windows XP/2000, MS Office, CRT data entry, basic internet skills, knowledge of standard shipping procedures,
postage equipment, receiving and inventory.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Volunteer, St. Martin’s Thrift Store, Inc., Lawrence, MA 7/2011 - 9/2012
Retail Associate
Self Employed Daycare Provider, in home, Amesbury, MA 11/2008 - 5/2011
Provided daycare for children ages 16 months to 9 years
Records Technician, Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA 9/2007 – 11/2007
Customer Service Rep / Receptionist, North East Quality Products, Inc., Newburyport, MA 5/1999 - 5/2006
Provided assistance with self-adhesive label selections to distributors as well as end users
• Created and maintained a database of sample requests which resulted in reduced weekly postage costs
• Liaised with press operators, art department, estimator and billing department to ensure customer satisfaction
• Reviewed art files for proper format, approved art proofs and assisted customers with label materials and design
• Inside sales
• Trade show representative
Parts Clerk, Tops Electronic Service, Inc., Haverhill, MA 12/1996 - 2/1999
Responsible for maintaining inventory, researching, ordering, pulling and packing electronic components
• Set up a library of repair manuals and implemented a sign out system-reducing the loss and expense of
buying duplicate manuals
Records Technician/Correspondence Clerk, Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA 4/1989 - 12/1996
Sole Correspondence and records clerk at two locations
• Supervised weekend volunteers
• Instrumental in the organization and set up and overseeing of secondary location
• Analyzed, maintained, processed and purged inpatient, outpatient and psychiatric medical records
• Responsible for obtaining proper patient consent forms for release of information
EDUCATION
BFA / Illustration earned 1996
MONTSERRAT COLLEGE OF ART, Beverly, MA
NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Haverhill, MA
Associates Degree / Graphic Design anticipated spring 2014
FCC ASSISTANT ID # 9015414 Issued 12/2012
ADDITIONAL Freelance Illustrator / Artist Teacher’s Aide
EXPERIENCE Freelance Cake designer Home Health Aide
Building Superintendent Catering / Function Planning / Hostess / Server
Volunteer – Merrimac Lion’s Club Volunteer – Coffee Shop Cook/Server