A. Karina C. Araneta

*** **** **. *** *** New York, NY 10044 646-***-**** A ac0dmy@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinaraneta/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Astute and highly resourceful accomplished professional with broad experience in multiple industries; paving a career as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant or Office Manager in New York City. WORK EXPERIENCE

InGenesis / Sony Music Entertainment New York, NY

Office Support (Member, On-call Temp EA Floater Pool) April 2017 – Present

● SME Business and Legal Affairs: Sole support to a team of attorneys – edited legal contracts, scanned and uploaded contracts to eDocs filing system.

● SME Human Resources: Reception desk coverage – directed all inquiries to the appropriate department throughout the entire SME HQ, answered calls and welcomed guests, coordinated deliveries. Native to Noise LLC & Flux Design Labs New York, NY Production Office Manager June 2015 – January 2017

● Sole support to CEO/Creative Director and Design Director (business owners) at the New York office.

● Managed calendars across multiple time zones and liaised between New York and Manila offices to ensure that all overnight production requirements and deadlines were met.

● Consolidated overdue A/R and followed up payments which resulted in zero past due accounts of one of their biggest clients, generated Cost Estimates and Invoices on QuickBooks, reviewed and edited Memorandum of Agreements, executed Completion Reports.

● Booked conference rooms and recording studios, prepared all necessary materials for meetings and recording sessions.

● Maintained contact and good relations with current and prospective clients and suppliers, sourced freelance artists based on specific project requirements, kept track of freelancers’ and interns’ attendance and generated bi-monthly reports for payment of their salaries and allowances.

● Gatekeeper by answering calls, responding to inquiries in a timely manner, and welcoming guests. Exotrac LLC / PawsMe LLC New York, NY

Intern / Executive Assistant to COO (Part-time) March 2014 – July 2015

● Sole administrative support and personal assistant to COO of Exotrac and PawsMe.

● Consolidated past due accounts and collected up to $300,000 overdue payments from their biggest client, generated monthly invoices on QuickBooks and Peachtree.

● Booked flights and lodging, created Workbooks and prepared tedious billing for all new warehouse implementations.

● Liaised with software developers in India as consultant to test the development of PawsMe Dog Walking app on multiple operating systems.

● Prepared FedEx labels and packages for shipping. BetterDog Canine Behavior Center Manila, Philippines Executive Assistant to Managing Partners March 2011 – September 2014

● Directly supported two Managing Partners (business owners), co-produced in-house events, assisted in special-case behavior consultations.

● Spearheaded the 2014 Educational Lecture Series by conceptualizing topics, booking conference venues, soliciting participants and sponsorship, and promoting events.

● Extensive travel coordination for out-of-town competitions and visiting delegates.

● Managed multiple calendars: group classes, classroom reservations, trainers’ and staff schedules, and social events.

● High-visibility gatekeeper by answering calls and responding to inquiries, welcoming clients and visitors, and maintaining contact and good relations with all current and prospective clients. Lukas Music Manila, Philippines

Talent Manager / Personal Assistant August 1995 – September 2009

● Booked extensive domestic and international flights, land travel, lodging, and prepared travel itineraries.

● Managed multiple calendars for an entire team of at least sixty persons: artists, office staff and road crew.

● Reviewed, edited, and negotiated legal contracts for live musical performances and commercial endorsements.

● Established and maintained good public relations with record companies, radio and TV stations, advertising agencies, event producers, and fans.

● Produced multi-awarded record albums, major concerts, and solicited sponsorship for in-house produced concerts.

EDUCATION

American Language Communication Center New York, NY English - GPA: 3.80 May 2016 – Present

Ateneo de Manila University Manila, Philippines

Bachelor of Science, major in Psychology June 1991 – March 1995 SKILLS

PC and Mac, Word and Google Docs, Excel and Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Outlook and Google Calendar, QuickBooks, Quicken, Peachtree, Point of Sale, eDocs LANGUAGE

English (fluent), Spanish (conversational)

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