Katherine Stephenson
Email: ********@*****-*******.***
Address:
City: Colorado Springs
State: CO
Zip: 80909
Country: USA
Phone: 719-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a long-term Managerial position.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs CO 1/2001 to 11/2012 (Business Administration)
High School Dipolma from Colorado Education Center, Colorado Springs CO 1/2001 to 11/2012
Job History / Details:
Career Overview
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a long-term Managerial position.
Skill Highlights
Windows (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Office), Hinkle Software System (accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, system backup, files, customer information database), multi-line phone system, copy/fax machines, postage meter, typing 67 WPM, 10 key by touch, data entry, formatting business correspondences, filing (alphanumeric and numeric), spreadsheet development
**BILINGUAL**Speak Spanish and English.
Experience with non-profit organizations.
Customer service experience.
Excellent communication skills, self-starter, detail-oriented, staff motivation, training and development, multi-task management, telephone skills, time management, active learning, critical thinking, data collection and proficient in problem resolution.
Core Accomplishments
One of my core accomplishments was when I worked as a volunteer at Christmas Unlimited and was able to help the Spanish speaking people get their Christmas presents for their kids.
Another accomplishment that I am very proud of is the development of motivational workshops at my place of employment to boost company morale.
Professional Experience
July 2012 to Current
CrossMark Colorado Springs, CO
Demonstrator
Customer service and sales.
August 2004 to May 2011
Direct Buy Colorado Springs, CO
Manager/Office Assistant/Receptionist
Supervised telemarketers/appointment setters for South East Denver Location
Substituted as manager for 8 month period
customer service
sales
appointment setting
Hinkle System
training
presentations
motivational workshops
data entry
filing
sales call monitoring for quality assurance.
January 2009 to May 2010
Rocky Mountain Travel Center Pueblo, CO
Waitress/Night Auditor for Motel
Waitress
Night Auditor for motel (Graveyard shift)
hotel reservations and check-ins
schedules
cash handling
bookkeeping
August 2004 to October 2005
Bigari Foods Colorado Springs, CO
Manager In Training
Supervised the graveyard shift in a fast paced fast food Restaurant (McDonald's)
computer work
cash handling
training
cook and prep-cook.
December 2002 to June 2004
Goodwill Industries Fort Carson, CO
Purchase and Receiving Clerk for Military Dining Facility
Maintained and organized master Index and information files in master database
Ordered and inventoried all food for dining facility for Fort Carson Military Base
Cook
Rations distribution
January 2003 to September 2003
Premier Destinations Colorado Springs, CO
Secretary
Maintained detailed administrative and procedural processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
Coordinated all department functions for team of 32 employees.
Monitored appointment calls for quality assurance.
Training
Filing
Data Entry
Schedules
Interoffice memorandums
Business Correspondences
Multi-line phone system
August 1993 to February 2002
MCI Colorado Springs, CO
Supervisor
Coordinated all department functions for team of 25
Maintained detailed administrative and procedural processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
Verified and logged in deadlines for responding to daily inquiries.
Managed incoming and outgoing calls for a bi-lingual sales and customer service.
Coordinated meetings with other department managers and served as main liaison between sales and engineering staff. employees.
Scheduled and confirmed appointments for entire management team.
Won a Nationwide Award for most International Sales.
January 1996 to November 1998
L &S Painting Colorado Springs, CO
Secretary
payroll
bids
filing
faxing
data entry
billing
shipping/receiving
July 1989 to January 1993
Bally's Corporate Office Colorado Springs, CO
Receptionist
multi-line phone system
FedEx
Pitney Bowes
filing
memos
business letters
petty cash
contracts
Organized company functions/meetings
Education
2013 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
Associate of Arts Business Administration
Anticipated graduation date is May 2013. Associate of Arts with an Emphasis Certificate for "Executive Assistant".
2008 Colorado Education Center Canon City, CO
Certification in Business Technologies Business Technologies
Certification program.