Administrative Assistant Sales
Resume:
Brenda L. Knight
Memphis, TN **104
************@*****.***
EMPLOYMENT:
Drexel Chemical Company, Memphis, Tennessee
Executive Administrative Assistant to National Sales Manager and Sales staff. Compile and compute data to generate inventory
report of agricultural chemicals to determine accurate production needs. Create sales reports of a medium degree of complexity
utilizing Excel pivot tables, process customer chemical sample requests, create and/or approve expense reports, electronic file
management, coordinate extensive travel arrangements, event planning, check requests and calendar management. (2012 - )
CB Richard Ellis Memphis, LLC, Memphis, Tennessee
Executive Administrator to Executive Vice-President, Senior Vice-President and two Project Managers. Primary responsibilities
included coordinating administrative functions related to the construction management oversight of commercial property tenant
and capital improvements. Prepared client proposals, invoicing, budget analysis assistance, cost control, expense tracking, travel
arrangements, and heavy maintaining of EVP’s calendar. Exclusively managed and controlled corporate wide signage program,
including signage procurement, maintenance, inventory control and corporate mandated standard compliance. (2006 – 2011)
Jernigan Property Group, LLC, Memphis, TN
Executive Administrative Assistant to three Senior Vice-Presidents. Responsibilities consisted of composing correspondence,
coordinating travel arrangements, key support to SVP in acquisition and real estate sales process, extensive interfacing with vendors
and facility level employees, accounts payable support (including invoice coding/entry, check printing and distribution) and
maintaining/reconciling petty cash fund. Negotiated rates with shipping companies, office product vendors and equipment
providers. Acted as point person on the procurement of office eq uipment and workstations during office expansion. Additionally
handled both business and personal matters for the company President and family in the US and Europe as needed. (2004 – 2006)
Boyle Trust and Investment Company, Memphis, TN
Executive Administrative Assistant to the company President and Vice-President. Assisted in the servicing of 200+ individuals,
partnerships, LLCs, Estates and Trusts. Prepared correspondence, maintained and processed monthly payments due list, input da ta
to accounts payable system for payment, check distribution, managed employee attendance records and ot her general
administrative support as necessary. (2001 – 2004)
Banking Consultants of America / First Southern Trust Company, Memphis, TN
Executive Assistant to busy and prominent CEO/Chairman of the Board. This position required the ability to process and respond to
information, often complex in nature and presented with limited direction. The majority of my day consisted of handling most all of
the CEO’s varied personal matters, allowing him to focus on providing our Clients with exceptional service in the development and
administration of employee benefit plans. Also maintained his schedule and calendar, orchestrated complex travel arrangements,
transportation, errands, prepared itineraries, coordinated in-house meetings and catering needs, managed petty cash account and
oversaw the scheduling and assignment details of administrative intern staff. (1997 – 2001)
EDUCATION:
State Technical Institute, Memphis, Tennessee
Associate of Applied Science (AAS); Computer Operation Technology
HONORS:
PHI THETA KAPPA, National Honor Society
SKILLS:
Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, Database Management, Internet Research
REFERENCES:
Available upon request
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