Casandra Zessin

309-***-****

ac87l3@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

Administrative Manager I/Executive Support/Event Planner FARNSWORTH GROUP, INC.

April 2001 – Present 18 years

As the Administrative Manager, I combine over 20 years of experience in supporting executive management and provide leadership to my team. Manage building issues, events, contracts and highly confidential items, billing/invoices, calls to contractors and clients, and prepare slideshow presentations and take minutes at monthly manager meetings. Act as liaison between building owner and our CEO/ Center Manager with building issues, parking issues, and safety issues.

Work with all vendors and order all supplies for the office of 80 staff on a fixed budget.

Knowledgeable of social media and attend conferences and job fairs as needed. Work with grant applications and familiar with forms used by several agencies. Plan and coordinate logistics and materials for board meetings, committee meetings and staff events.

Assist executives in Marketing, Budgets, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Travel, and Human Resources. Accomplishments

• Organized and moved an entire office of 80 staff, 15 miles away to a new office.

• Coordinated design of new office and furniture.

• Worked towards changing office phones to a Skype system

• Ten years of supervisory experience

• Caught a $10,000 error and saved the company money

• Started as a mail clerk and now an accomplished Executive Administrative Manager.

• For seven years worked as a Senior Technician (construction inspector).

• Activity Committee Chairman for our office

• Word Expert (go to for everyone)

• Event Manager for large “multi county” craft show. 100,000 in attendance

• Teach paint classes (personally)

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Skills

Microsoft Word Expert Proposal Review

Office 365 Skype Switchboard

Adobe Acrobat Pro Marketing Tradeshows

Microsoft Project Typing 70 wpm

Bluebeam

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Power Point

Vendor Management

Education

Associates in Applied Science /Business Administration SPOON RIVER COLLEGE 1989

Continuing Executive Education:

How to Supervise People

Dealing with Difficult People

Microsoft Excel: Beyond the Basics

Managing Multiple Priorities, Projects and Deadlines Developing Emotional Intelligence

Mistake Free Grammar and Proofreading