Paula Giarrusso **** Fossile Butte Drive ? Keller, Texas 76248
512-***-**** ? ***********@*****.***
Dedicated, achievement-driven and results-oriented Highest Honors Graduate
interested in furthering my experience in Architecture & Building
? Youthful and yet very mature; willing to learn and grow.
? Extensive experience working in educational, legal, financial, and
general public office environments.
? Interface well with others at all levels including executives,
lawyers, project engineers and students.
? Exceptional computer skills involving all applications related to MS
Office and the Internet.
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) & Microsoft Project,
QuickBooks 2011, AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD Architecture 2008, AutoCAD Civil 3D
2008, Autodesk Inventor 2008, Photoshop CS3, Google Sketch-Up, Digital and
Database Management, Typewriting Speed 60 wpm, and Supervision Experience.
WORK HISTORY
S & K SALES, Southlake, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12-3/13
Marketing Assistant - Military Yankee Candle Point of Sales
. General correspondence, email, tracking and recording of monthly
sales reports, frustrated freight, and coupons.
. Generate plan-o-grams and fragrance of the month display photos,
order fixtures and one-time-buy purchases, samples and issue
credit.
. Provide promotional and fragrance of the month bill-back of sales
data and reporting for all military branches.
. Pull weekly and year-to-date sales data for all military locations
for buyer.
. Create presentation proposals for all military branches.
BUENO INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Richardson, Texas . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 3/11- 12/11
Office Manager - Temporary
. Responsible for collecting timesheets, processing payroll, and billing
invoices.
. Investigate and collect research in order to establish increased
company efficiency regarding timekeeping and health benefits.
. Conduct and oversee human resource management.
. Process account payables and receivables; purchase orders and
work orders.
. Maintain data base management, document control and general
administrative duties.
ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Austin, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/08-6/09
Teacher's Aide - Temporary
. Helped first year enrolled students to learn and achieve quick
production of 2D isometric and oblique drawings in AutoCAD.
. Assisted in the development of 3D drawings, architectural structures
and mechanical products.
. Assisted teacher with classroom instruction.
. Provided students with a simple understanding of concepts in layman
terms.
H.R. GRAY, Austin, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 12/04-06/06
Executive Assistant
. Served as liaison between Project Managers, employees and corporate
office for a well-respected construction management company.
. Supervised the implementation of new office construction, design and
inventory.
. Opened and managed all new business accounts, servicing, equipment
leasing and supplies.
. Defined keying of latitude/longitude figures regarding curb ramp
intersection points and corner locations.
. Managed petty cash, party planning, travel accounts and scheduling,
and office billing.
EDUCATION
ITT Technical Institute, Austin/Arlington, Texas (SALUTATORIAN)
Real Estate Career College, Dallas, Texas
Court Reporting Institute of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Oakland College of Court Reporting, Oakland, California
Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island (Navy Paralegal
Certification)
University of Northern Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
Associate's of Applied Science in Computer Aided Drafting and
Design - Overall GPA: 3.95 Graduate 12/2009
Member National Technical Honor Society Highest Honors
Awards
Member ITT Mentoring Club TX Notary
USN (Active Duty Veteran) - Honorable Discharge