Assistant Sales
Resume:
Cynthia L. Fornett
Calumet City, IL 60409
aboi0i@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: To secure a challenging position as a driven professional in order to utilize my leadership, administrative, and interpersonal skills with accuracy and efficiency while maintaining a motivated, productive, and goal-oriented environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Melvin Davison, Calumet City, IL 10/2008 – 09/2012
Personal Assistant:
Responsible for care and supervision of children; Transport to and from school.
Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP, Chicago, IL 04/2002 - 09/2008
Legal Fees Dispute (Auditing Department)
Process Facilitator (08/2006 - 09/2008) :
Coordinate hiring, supervision, and training of temporary workers for large projects; Process workers’ weekly timesheets, prepare for approval, and maintain employee files; Communicate with Temporary Employment Agencies to assess various needs and resolve issues; Generate and assign daily workload for workers to reach project completion; Track work and progress of temporary workers; Assist in Paraprofessional tasks to accomplish completion of projects.
Secretary (08/2005 -07/2006):
Assist departmental Partners and other Attorneys with typing letters, reports, various documents; Complete monthly attorney billing using Elite Systems and prepare expense reports; Coordinate hiring and monitoring of temporary workers for large project; Assist in supervision and training of temporary workers hired to complete projects; Process workers’ weekly timesheets, prepare for approval, and maintain employee files; Establish initial applications and maintenance of Attorneys’ Continuing Legal Education Program; Arrange travel plans, schedule meetings, set-up conference calls and conference rooms; Answer and screen telephone calls, copy and fax documents, and other duties as assigned.
ParaProfessional (04/2002 - 07/2005):
Enter records into Access Database; Scan paper documents for electronic imaging using Omni Page applications; Format text files and export into Microsoft Excel by performing data junction programming function; Manipulate exported data into appropriate cells, format and finalize spreadsheet; Proofread excel spreadsheet for accounting and database purposes; Assist departmental Accounting and Paralegal units in various tasks as assigned; Assist in supervision and training of temporary workers hired to complete projects.
Robert Half Legal, Chicago, IL 11/2000 - 04/2002
Secretary/Office Assistant:
Perform secretarial and administrative office tasks at several law firms.
Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer, Chicago, IL 06/1999 - 09/2000
Patent and Trademark Secretary:
Process applications for domestic and international patents; Transcribe letters, invention reports, and other documents for application processing; Answer and screen telephone calls, filing, and switchboard assistance.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 01/1997 - 06/1999
of Greater Chicago, Chicago, IL
Principle Clerk Typist -Finance Department:
Type letters, spreadsheets memos, and legal contracts; Prepare vendor checks for weekly mailing; Data entry input and retrieval of records; Proofread board letters and order supplies.
Phoenix Home Life Insurance Company, Chicago, IL 06/1995 - 01/1997
Office Assistant - Sales Staff:
Answer switchboard, screen calls and direct to proper destination; Initiate preparation of company files for sales staff and maintain filing system; Maintain current mailing lists in database.
H.S.S.I., Inc., Chicago, IL 02/1993 - 09/1994
Executive Secretary to Chief Operating Officer:
Type letters, spreadsheets, reports, presentations and itineraries; Arrange staff meetings and set-up conference calls; Arrange travel plans and prepare expense reports; Courteously greet clientele and handle customer complaints; Screen and properly direct telephone calls; Maintain supplies, handle and distribute mail, and maintain files.
SKILLS:
Microsoft Word for Windows XP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook,, Elite Time and Billing System, Omni Page Imaging System, Access Database, Typing 65 wpm.
EDUCATION:
A.A.S. in Micro Computer Specialist Graduated May, 1987
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, MS - Honor Graduate
A.A.S. in Secretarial Science Graduated May, 1983
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, MS - Dean’s List Scholar
Business Graduate Graduated May, 1981
Moss Point High School, Moss Point, MS - Honor Graduate
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