Brooke Hsi Bruhn
*** ******* **., #*** ********* CA 92058 Cell: 949-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
EDUCATION
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in
Accounting
WORK EXPERIENCE
Legal Assistant - Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy 06/12 TO 10/12
. Prepared case files and researched census data.
. Assisted partners in all areas such as booking travel, producing
itinerary schedules, administrate partners' calendars and
meeting schedule, etc...
. Translated marketing materials for Chinese clients.
ESL / DRAMA TEACHER - Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School 08/10
TO 06/11
. Taught ESL and Drama to Middle School students.
. Produced progress reports and various IB reports.
. Counseled students and parents.
Junior 401(k) Plan Administrator - Benefit Equity Inc. 07/08 TO 08/09
. Audited and analyzed client statements.
. Produced reconciliations for various accounts.
. Produced trust accounting reports, 5500 tax filing, quarterly
and annual client reports.
. Supported senior administrators and assisted Distribution
Department in all areas.
. Provided customer service and other miscellaneous duties.
Administrative Assistant - Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage Corp. 06/06
TO 10/07
. Performed office manager duties such as purchasing and leasing
necessary supplies and machinery equipments; producing expense
reports, and coordinating with office staff, property
management, vendors and corporate for all office issues such as
air conditioning, pest control and pavement issue, etc.
. Provided support to management by handling all routine and
administrative work such as coordinating office services,
preparing underwriting department reports and analysis,
maintaining records, tracing information, coordinating details
of business trips and organizing special projects.
. Managed process of administrating office personnel time cards
and took on additional responsibilities of employee badges to
reduce HR Department workload.
. Coordinated with Human Resources Departments for personnel
issues.
. Communicated with counterparts in other departments and
retrieved information through establishing a network to reduce
turnaround time and ensure project completions.
. Conducted research, provided facts and statistics for reports.
Administrative Assistant - Globalstride Marketing Corporation 04/04 TO
05/06
. Supported Senior Vice President of Marketing by handling all
administrative functions such as managing the office,
coordinating meeting and travel details, purchasing supplies and
promotional products, and coordinating with the corporate for
all issues.
. Conducted market research to locate sales leads.
. Initiated contact with potential clients.
. Performed accounting functions such as producing expense
reports, monitoring and maintaining bank balances, and filing
business tax returns.
Executive Assistant - Lotus Pacific Inc. 05/03 TO 01/04
. Translated documents from Chinese to English and vice versa.
. Monitored expenses, company health, auto insurance, and employee
benefits.
. Conducted market researches and produced various analysis
reports.
. Supported all officers and office by handling all administrative
functions.
. Conducted location research and made all arrangements for the
office relocation.
Administrative Assistant - ACT I - SMITHGROUP (Kaiser Permanente Project)
09/02 TO 05/03
. Produced weekly meeting minutes.
. Supported the project manager by managing the office,
proofreading documents, and producing letters and reports.
. Administrated submittal and RFI transactions by coordinating
between architects, owner, contractor and engineers to ensure
clear understanding on drawings.
Substitute Teacher - Alhambra & Garvey Unified Schools District 12/00 TO
09/02
. Substituted teaching for all subjects from Kindergarten to 12th
grades.
Administrative Assistant / ESL Teacher - ACI Institute, Alhambra 01/99 TO
12/01
. Supported teachers and students in the office.
. Taught ESL in classrooms and counseled students.
. Produced progress reports.
Teacher - Sun Yat Sen Chinese Institute, Rosemead 05/98 TO 10/99
. Taught English, Mathematics, Sciences and Drama in classrooms.
. Promoted teamwork within students to help them stay focused.
. Assigned duties to students on trips to avoid losing students.
. Counseled students with parents and produced progress reports.
Accountant / Administrative Assistant- Custom LeatherCraft 10/97 TO 05/98
. Analyzed and Maintained general ledger accounts.
. Supported and coordinated between Vice President, Human
Resources and
Accounting Department.
. Assisted in cleaning up the general ledger and performed
accounts reconciliations.
. Audited accounts and processes.
Staff Accountant - Dun & Bradstreet Pension Services, 08/94 TO 08/96
. Created spreadsheet models and assisted in streamlining multiple
Accounting processes.
. Analyzed and restructured purchase order and expense reporting
processes to increase the transparency of company expenses or
making it easier to track and monitor company expenses.
. Performed accounting functions such as preparing monthly journal
entries, financial statements, work-in-process and other
financial reports, maintaining accounts payable and receivable,
reviewing maintained general ledger accounts, performing
accounts reconciliation, and conducting inventory in all
offices.
Clerical Assistant California State University, Long Beach
Campus Stores / Receiving Department 09/88 TO
08/94
. Negotiated prices with supplies vendors to increase department
profit.
. Trained new assistants.
. Assisted with department budget and forecasting.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Foreign Language: Chinese (fluently in speaking, reading and writing)
Computer Software: Basic Windows and Microsoft Office software. Most
spreadsheets and
Some Accounting software. Chinese software and Photoshop /
Coral Draw software, Database programs and other
miscellaneous software.