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Customer Service Administrative Assistant

Location:
Chicago, IL, 60657
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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Resume:

Cara Patricia Roberts

**** ********* ** ***. **, Chicago, IL 60657

***********@*****.***, 913-***-****

Work Experience

Marketing Events Coordinator, Microsoft Partner, HCONN, Merriam, KS, 2008-2009

o Solely organized and coordinated multiple sales and trade show events per month

o Wrote and updated website content for the entire organization

o Designed and wrote brochure content to be utilized for direct mail, events, and trade

shows

o Updated and maintained a customer database (CRM) of 5,000 contacts

o Balanced a marketing budget of $50,000

o Certified in Adobe Photoshop CS3, May 2009

Public Relations Intern, Expansion Communication, Lee’s Summit, Spring 2008

o Assisted with media campaigns, press releases, market research, and press kits

o Aided in planning and organizing events for multiple clients

Customer Service Representative, Rust Consulting, Minneapolis, MN, Summer 2007

o Handled questions regarding high profile case settlements

o Professionally handled angry plaintiffs regarding settlement checks

o Trained and mastered ISSE computer program

Administrative Assistant, Zurich, Overland Park, KS, Spring 2007

o Organized data on claims for large car dealerships

o Entered data to PC regarding personal workers compensation claims

Leadership Experience

Kansas City Meeting Professionals International (KCMPI) 2007-

Program of the Year Award, It’s Easy Being Green, 2008-2009

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o Program Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility, November 2008

Lambda Phi Eta (LPE), Communication Studies Honor Society

o Honor Student, Awarding Communication GPA of 3.78

KU Rotaract (Rotary, College Chapter)

o Vice-President, 2007-2008

Planned community service events, worked to plan budget, met with Rotarians

Students in Communication Studies Group (SCS)

o Head Event Coordinator & Secretary, 2007-2008

Organized meeting material, created meeting minutes, logged member participation

Managed programmer team, planned meetings, activities and guest speakers

Job Shadowed, Francis Family Foundation, Fall 2007

o Shadowed work of Meeting Specialist for Francis Family Foundation weekly

Education

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2008

o Bachelor of General Studies in Communication, Major GPA: 3.86

Communication Studies High GPA Award, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009

o Minor in Sociology

*References available upon request



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