Susan A. Berchtold

Lyndhurst, NJ *****

Phone: 201-***-****

Email: ac0ak0@r.postjobfree.com

Employment History

Executive Administrative Assistant 2012-Present

Colliers International Parsippany, New Jersey

Was asked by my superior to relocate to a new organization. Perform same duties as below, with the exception of those related to Office Coordinator.

Executive Assistant/Office Coordinator 1999-2012

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Rutherford, New Jersey

Assistant to the President. Handled all confidential and personal matters. Authorized account manager for personal AMEX/Black and full access to personal bank accounts. Prepare and submit personal bill payment and health/dental insurance claims. Interface with internal company executives and employees on Executive’s behalf. Communicate with external high-level executives, clients and counsel. Manage e-mail correspondence, screen executive phone, handle information requests, and manage Outlook calendar and confidential files. Plan and coordinate internal/external meetings, luncheons, special client events, and holiday parties. Arrange air, hotel, restaurant, and limousine reservations (personal and business). Arrange conference calls, prepare expense reports, correspondence, and sales presentations. Coordinate office/cube, phone and e-mail set up for new employees. Point of contact for IT department, building management, Polycom phone system, security and furniture vendors. Conduct market research, create employment ads, interview, hire and train new administrative staff. Overall responsibility for daily administrative operations. Assistant project manager to COO for the complete design/implementation of new 13,000 SF office and coordinator of physical relocation.

Executive Assistant/Office Manager 1991 – 1999

Danbee Investigations Midland Park, New Jersey

Assistant to the Chairman/CEO and President. Coordinated all executive travel, calendar keeping, executive correspondence, proposals and special projects. Work in tandem with advertising agency CEO on all marketing programs. Handled all confidential material, including personnel files. Executive liaison during travel. Heavy client and vendor contact. Overall responsibility for daily operations of front office, including supervision of an eight-employee department. Prepared statistical reports, proofread and edited investigative reports, interviewed and trained administrative staff, conducted pre-employment criminal background investigations, created and placed employment ads, employment agency relations, administered pre-employment testing, recruited via Internet, colleges and attended job fairs. Coordinated/oversaw employee anonymous “tip line”. Maintained security card access system and Executone phone system. Approved all expenditure for front office. Prepared state private investigator license and gun carrying permit renewal paperwork for 4 states.

Skills

MS Office Suite, Type 70 WPM, ACT!, MS Streets and Trips, Co-Star, SharePoint, ADP Portal, NJ Real Estate License, Member of: NJ, Garden State & Hudson MLS, National Association of Realtors, Meadowlands Board of Realtors (EBCBOR) and NJAR.

Education

Secaucus High School Secaucus, NJ

Jersey City State College Jersey City, NJ