Administrative Assistant Manager

M a rgaret Sosa

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Cellular: 713-***-**** E-mail: **********@***.***

EDUCAT ION Loughton College, U.K.

Certificate Royal Society for Commerce, London (including

business accounting, communications, and law)

S PEC IF IC SKILLS & EXPER IENCE

Organized, efficient & precise; Effective time-manager; Multi-tasker &

ability to prioritize when faced with a variety of projects;

I nterpersonal skills; Team player, but ability to make decisions and

t ackle projects independently; Computer literate (Microsoft Word,

E xcel, PowerPoint, Publisher, FrontPage, Adobe I l lustrator, among

others); Webmaster (design & management with html experience);

Database entry, creating spreadsheets using Excel & M icrosoft Works;

Good communication skills, including composing correspondence,

editing and proof reading manuscripts. Vast experience in every

aspect of corporate event planning, including, among others:

Designing visual aids and presentations, using PowerPoint &

M icrosoft Publisher (slides, newsletters, programs, invitations, &

p romotional material).

J OB EXPER IENCE

Jan. 2013-Present Panamerica Corporation, Houston, TX

Job Title: O ffice Manager and Program Coordinator: Organizing 2013 “Presidential

I naugural Ball” at Organization of American States, Washington, DC;

“Panama Week” Washington, DC; and U.S.-Mexico Chamber of

Commerce “Good Neighbor Conference & Dinner,” Washington, DC.

Rice University, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business,

H ouston, TX

May 2008-Jan. 2013 Job Title: Senior Faculty Assistant

P rovided administrative support to six full-t ime faculty for their research and

t eaching needs. Served as liaison between designated faculty members

and the student body, and various departments. Edited manuscripts

and book chapters and prepared submission to journals and book

p ublishers. Assisted with research related to new project

development, processed expense reimbursements, coordinated events,

p repared presentations, made general purchases using P-card and

r eallocated expenses through Banner. Received and processed

annually applications for over 160 Organizational Behavior Faculty

candidates, and assisted with building the it inerary and making t ravel

a rrangements for selected interviewees.

1989-2007 Panamerica Corporation, Washington, DC

U .S.-Panama Business Council (USPA), Washington, DC

Greater America Business Coalition (GABC), Washington, DC

Job Title: O ffice Manager and Corporate Event Coordinator (Sample

l ist of events available upon request)

1987-1989 Embassy of Panama, Washington, DC

Diplomat’s Spouse

1977-1987 RapiPrenta, Panama City, Republic of Panama

Job Title: Corporate Event Coordinator & Visual Aids Designer

1976-1977 Caribbean Export Import Corporation, Panama/New Orleans

Job Title: Shipping Coordinator & Cane Machinery Purchaser

1973-1976 General Atomic, London, U.K.

Job Title: Executive Assistant & Bookkeeper

1972-1973 Shell I nternational Petroleum Maatschapij, The Hague, The

N etherlands

Job Title: Executive Administrative Assistant - European Division

1969-1972 Shell I nternational Petroleum Co. Ltd., London, U.K.

Job Title: Executive Administrative Assistant - Finance Department

LANGUAGE SKILLS English and Spanish

BOARDS National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area (2001-2003)

Panamerica Corporation (1989-Present)

U.S.-Panama Business Council (1996-Present)

Greater America Business Coalition (1998-2007)

VOLUNTEER ISM Methodist Hospital (2010-2012)

Volunteer Patient Liaison between Dunn Visitors Lounge and PACU /

I CU

N ational Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area (2001-2003)

Assisted with annual Casino Night fundraiser

T hank you for your interest and consideration.

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