Lisa A. Bendler
**** ***** *** ******, *********, WI 53225
Phone: 414-***-**** / E-mail: ************@*********.***
Professional Profile: Administrative Assistant with 15-plus years of
progressively responsible experience providing executive office support to
senior leadership. Combine excellent organizational skills with hands-on
technical knowledge, superior memory for detail, and a strong work ethic.
EXPERIENCE
Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI February 2013 to August 2013
Administrative Assistant III (Senior) / Reported to Administrative
Associate, Anesthesiology
. Scanned documents for online archive.
. Transcribed dictation.
. Coordinated candidate interviews including setting up itinerary and
organizing travel.
BMO Financial Group (formerly M&I Corporation), Milwaukee, WI April 2008
to June 2012
Executive Administrative Assistant / Reporting to Director of Institute for
Learning, U.S.
. Managed extremely busy calendar, recommending best practices to
accommodate timeframes and productivity.
. Coordinated travel (domestic and international), including booking air
and/or ground transportation, hotel accommodations, and rental cars.
. Created all documents and presentations, ensuring all vital agendas and
documents were delivered by deadline.
. Ensured all off-site meeting specifications were confirmed: specifically,
needed audio visual, room setup, refreshment/luncheon requirements, and
all needed directions and documents were pre-emailed to all confirmed
attendees and support staff.
. Triaged and drafted e-mails and responses and digitally filed for future
reference using Outlook and/or Lotus Notes.
. Processed and tracked all expense reports by company deadlines.
. Projects:
- Leadership Workshops: Prepped and managed participation and
materials for senior level bimonthly leadership workshop with 25 to
30 participants. Created timesaving system and documentation to
assist facilitators in preparation for class.
- Accelerated Credit Workshop: Coordinated two-day itinerary for
multi-week workshop for four senior level managers to meet with
company experts in the field of credit for purposes of succession
planning.
- Talent Reviews: Created database to track employee growth
opportunities and talent reviews for Talent Development Consultants.
Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI June 2006 to April 2008
Administrative Assistant III (Senior) / Reported to Chief of Emergency and
Director, Injury Research Center
. Coordinated all travel (domestic and international) and itineraries for
Chief and seven-person department.
. Maintained highly active calendar for department personnel that included
outreach to community leaders and local government.
. Processed expense reports, necessitating extensive documentation and
validating U.S. per diem rates.
. Performed research and publication searches via PubMed, Ovid and other
various means.
. Produced minutes for four department cores of responsibility of the IRC's
recurring meetings.
. Updated and managed department website.
. Assisted in coordination of student research seminars and assisted
students with research needs.
. Created, tracked, and reconciled purchase requisitions and invoices.
RI Unlimited, Shorewood, MN April 2004 to June 2006
Medical Language Specialist (Transcriptionist) / Reported to Group Editor
. Transcribed and proofed 90-plus minutes (8 hours minimum) of dictation
per day for multi-specialty clinic.
. Met stringent daily deadlines.
. Received 100% audit for accuracy before first year of employment; notable
accomplishment in light of complexity of subject matter.
. Created databases for quick retrieval of physician information and all
specialty terminology and formatting.
. Worked in team atmosphere, frequently transcribing STAT files for surgery
and redirecting to answer instant messages from team members.
DCI Marketing, Milwaukee, WI January 1995 to November 2002
Executive Administrative Assistant / Reported to Vice President of Design
and Director of Estimating
Design Department:
. Supported individuals in four departments, approximately 35 persons with
varying daily requests.
. Maintained company stationery; proactively met with vendors to secure
competitive pricing on all paper and stationery needs for the entire
company; saved company over $8,000 per year.
. Updated and managed sample room of materials and library of reference
materials.
. Coordinated monthly luncheon department meetings.
. Tracked billable hours for designers.
. Processed purchase orders and invoices.
. Created expense reports.
Estimating Department:
. Supported eight individuals.
. Typed quotes for prospective customers. Used Word macros and other
productivity techniques to save keystrokes and complete document creation
quickly and accurately.
. Created material sheets and project budget guidelines using production-
specific software on 24-hour turnaround timeframe; created Access database
to track activity of documentation.
. Organized and managed development of filing system of 500-plus projects,
resulting in point-of-reference for entire company.
. Consulted on creation and maintained Access database of department
project productivity and sales reporting.
EDUCATION
October 2012, HTML-CSS, Learnable.com December 2002-2003, Medical Transcription,
CareerStep
September 2012, Access with VBA, October 2001, Proofreading & Editing,
Learnable.com SkillPath
September 2012, Branding Bootcamp, February 2000, MS VBA, MATC
Learnable.com
August 2012, Vector Graphics, September 1998, Business Organization, MATC
Learnable.com
August 2012, Writing for the Web, September 1997, Desktop Publishing, WCTC
Learnable.com
July 2012, Internet & VA Marketing, VA September 1996, Accounting I & II, WCTC
Networking
July 2012, WordPress, CreativeEdge September 1996, Indispensable Assistant,
SkillPath
July 2007, Adminology Webinars, Joan
Burge
COMPUTER SKILLS
Software: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook,
Publisher, Visio; Lotus Notes.
Operating Systems: Windows and Apple OS X.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
International Association of Administrative Assistants
International Virtual Assistants Association