Administrative Assistant High School

Beverly Rena Dankner

*** ******** ******, ******, ******* K1R 5N1

Telephone: 613-***-**** Cell: 613-***-**** e-mail:

*****************@*****.**

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as an Assistant Sales Manager

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

. Vast knowledge of the Retail Sector working with designer shoes

. Marketing and promotional expertise working with luxury brand

fragrances and premium brands of alcohol and wine

. Over 10 years self-employment with expertise as a upscale Caterer and

Events Specialist

. Contracts with the private and public sector for more than 10 years

utilizing my experience as an

Events Specialist and Administrative Coordinator

. Bilingual - English and French - evaluated through the Public Service

Commission - August 2010

. Secret Security Clearance through Public Works - valid until January

2016

. Communicated effectively with clients and worked discreetly with high-

profile clientele; e.g.

charitable organizations, embassies, public and private sector,

management firms, and businesses

. Liaised with vendors, contractors and supplies in specialty areas;

e.g. photographers, party

rental companies, audio-visual, florists and fresh food

purveyors

. Coordinated and catered to medium and large-sized (20-500 people)

social and corporate events

. Liaised with diverse clientele in arranging and catering events

offsite at various locations;

e.g. banquet halls, public facilities and private homes

. Maintained financial accounts and submitted proposals and final

invoices to clients

. Strong negotiation skills, and successfully contracted vendors and

specialists; photographers

and rental companies and hospitality staffing agencies for

professional servers and cooks

. Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills

. Creative and imaginative - outside-the-box thinker

. Ability to work in fast-paced environments and multi-task

. Sense of humour and gift of gab

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - EVENT SPECIALIST

. Consistently and successfully met and exceeded clients' requirements

and expectations

Pre-event and onsite Coordination of Weddings, Special Events -

private clientele

. Assisted clientele in planning and orchestrating fundraising,

corporate and social events

with preparation of logistical arrangements to ensure a successful

event; such as travel,

booking accommodations, workshops, training courses and trade shows

Coordinated: Full-range of catering services for corporate and social

clientele, professional associations and fundraising events

Organized and coordinated all aspects of catered functions at various

venues and locations

Coordinated diverse events; e.g. weddings, confirmations, fundraisers,

vernissages

Taught cooking classes at private high school

Assisted in onsite cooking demonstrations in LCBO onsite kitchens in

Ottawa

Recruited, trained and supervised serving and kitchen staff onsite

Conducted site visits and worked closely with clients to ensure

successful events

Liaised: With diverse clientele in arranging and catering events

offsite at various offsite locations in banquet halls and private homes

. Liased with conference space vendors and worked closely with staff in

the Office of the Comptroller General

Financial: Submitted proposals, estimates and invoicing of clients

. Successfully negotiated funding from the bank to increase and expand

business

Venues utilized: Museum of Nature, Embassy Residences, Alliance

Fran aise, Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa Rowing Club, Sandy Hill Community

Health Centre, Temple Israel, Roots Flagship, Nepean Sailing Club

Beverly Dankner e-mail: *****************@*****.**

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Event Specialist (continued)

Logistics: Organized logistics; e.g. travel, teleconferences

translation requests government departments

. Responsible for hiring of staff; e.g. servers and cooks and worked

with venue staff to set up and tear down meeting rooms and spaces

. Responsible for booking offsite venues and organizing logistics for

the clients

Assisted in organizing logistics for offsite promotional events during

the Government Charitable Workplace Campaign in conjunction with

United Way/Centraide

. Utilized specialized Conference software: ccBreeze, Crystal Reports

Responsible for the successful daily operations of the Bell Solutions

Centre - intrapreneurship

. Managed Solution Centre Calendar with details for events and email

inboxes for Centre and personal

. Managed Inventory of kitchen supplies; condiments, paper and cleaning

products, food and beverage

. Assisted Reservations Officers with their clienteles' requests

Teaching: Taught ethnic cuisine at a private high school on weekly basis

- 5 years

Supervised classes of 45 minute periods and researched menus, history

and relevance to

religious holidays, adhered to and followed strict dietary

guidelines

Prepared report cards, evaluating students' performance and prepared

curriculum according to provincial standards

Customer Service/Marketing

. Successfully met and exceeded clients' requirements and expectations

Catered to a high-profile clientele with discretion and diplomacy

. Completed a needs assessment for clients and adjusted to meet client's

needs

. Assisted clientele in planning and orchestrating fundraising,

corporate and social events

. Completed menu Planning with clients and ensured satisfaction through

regular tasting events

. Collaborated with Clients to coordinate Workshops, Trainings on a

regular basis

. Worked closely with Sales Team to organize events and Liased with

outside vendors

. Responsible for in store demonstrations, promotions and marketing

e.g. LCBO, Shoppers, Costco

. Trade Show participation - Ottawa Wine & Food Show, Signatures and

Originals Show

. Organized HostEX Show, International Food Expo

Product representative: for the following upscale brands

Ferrero Rocher, Givenchy, Shiseido, Marcelle, Guerlain, Bacardi,

Pel e Island

Venues: Responsible for promotion, instore product demonstration,

marketing and seasonal sales at the following locations Rexall,

The Bay, Eaton's, Holt Renfrew, Sears, Shoppers' Drug Marts, LCBO

. Actively participated in wine and food shows by partnering with

vineyards for wine and food pairings

. Managed inbound and outbound calls and addressed callers concerns and

answered questions

. Produced a marketing tool for Campaign distribution

. Assisted in developing promotional material for distribution

internally and externally

. Reception of visitors and screening telephone calls for media

Administrative Skills

. Computer skills: Extensive knowledge of diverse Software Applications:

Word 2007, Excel, WordPerfect, Outlook, PowerPoint, Infobank, Quattro

Pro, ccBreeze, Crystal Reports, Signet, MecsLite, Travel AcXess

Voyage, RDIMS, webCims, PeopleSoft, ccmMercury

Organized: Organized successful West Nile Virus Conference

. Created, revised and tracked internal and external correspondence

. Created and generated reports; such as Registration and Evaluation

Forms and Event Summary Forms

. Maintained calendar and organized meetings for Senior Management in

the federal government

. Scheduled meetings and coordinated the preparation of documentation

for meetings

Beverly Dankner e-mail: *****************@*****.**

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Database: Implemented and maintained user-friendly electronic and manual

filing system

. Created templates for various types of correspondence and forms

. Maintained and updated information in centralized database

. Created, revised and tracked internal and external correspondence

. Ability to utilize and maintain basic office equipment; photocopiers,

faxes, printers, scanners

Financial: Dealt with contracts, finances and budgets

. Assisted in the handling and preparing of divisional finances and

Budget Forecasts and letters of agreements and contracts for

Consultants

. Responsible for handling and distribution of highly sensitive

documentation and tracking

Ministerial Correspondence: Liaised with Ministerial Correspondence Unit

and Executive Services

. Negotiated contracts with vendors for delivery of professional

services required, e.g. technicians, caterers, interpreters and

charter tours, technology

. Negotiated contractual agreements with Hotel Sales, reservations and

catering departments

. Liaised with international delegations and liaised with PWGSC clients

via email, phone and onsite

. Liaised with Senior Trade Commissioners in Canada and with Consulates

in U.S.

Multitasking: Ability to adapt to various environments utilizing

various software applications

. Dealt effectively with multiple demands and demonstrated adaptability

to changing priorities

. Responsible for successful operation of in-house technology including

videoconferences, maintaining running slide show, daily operation of

audio-visual equipment for events

. Distributed confidential and "Secret" classified documents and ensured

safe and timely handling and delivery of sensitive material

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - OTTAWA REGION

NICLAIRE Retail Sales Associate February 2013-

present

TRANSPORT CANADA Executive Assistant to the July -

September 2013

Director General

CENTURION CONVENTION AND

CONFERENCE CENTER Events Planner July 2012-

August 2012

A MATTER OF TASTE Caterer/Event Specialist

August 1995-December 2011

Owner/Self-Employed

BELL CANADA - Solutions Centre Event Specialist October

2010-January 2011

BUFFET CHARBONNEAU Event Specialist December

2004-November2005

AKIVA HIGH SCHOOL Cooking Instructor September

1995-June 2002

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

TRANSPORT CANADA Executive Assistant July 2013-

present

TREASURY BOARD SECRETARIAT Administrative Coordinator

February-September 2011

TREASURY BOARD OF CANADA

SECRETARIAT Events Coordinator May 2009-

August 2010

TRANSPORT CANADA Administrative Assistant January

2009-April 2009

CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY

COMMISSION Administrative Assistant October-

December 2008

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Administrative Assistant August-

October 2008

PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA Administrative Support July-

August 2008

GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE CENTRE Conference Coordinator April 2008-

January 2009

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Assistant to Director General June

2007-January 2008

Beverly Dankner e-mail: *****************@*****.**

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NATURAL RESOURCES Office Assistant to

February-March 2007

Assistant Deputy Minister

JUSTICE CANADA Administrative Assistant January-

February 2007

General Counsel and Director

BOEING AEROSPACE Office Manager October 2006-

January 2007

President and Senior Vice-President

HEALTHPARTNERS/Partenairesant Executive Assistant August-

October 2006

Executive Director

NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION Committee Coordinator January-August 2006

HEALTH CANADA Administrative Assistant December

2004-February 2005

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONALTRAINING

Small Business Management Diploma

1995

Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON, Honours and Dean's List

Introduction to Non-Traditional Occupations for Women (I.N.T.O.)

Certificate 1994

Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON

Special Events and Meeting Planning Certificate

1994

Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON

Courses completed: Food and Beverage Control Meeting and Convention

Planning

Outremont High School - Montreal, Quebec - Graduated with Diploma

Young Women's Leadership Development Training

1994-1996

United Jewish Appeal, Ottawa, ON

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Smart Serve

2012 and 1995

Safe Food Handler's Certificate - City of Ottawa

2005 and 1999

Ontario SuperHost

1996

VOLUNTEER AFFILIATIONS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Watercan - Committee Member - Embassy Dinner

2002-2011

Embassy and High Commission Liaison, VIP Co-Chair

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre - Corporate Member

1998-Present

Member of Health Services Advisory Committee

2000-2001

Ottawa School of Art - Board Member

2006-2008

Ottawa International Jazz Festival - VIP Coordinator

1995-2005

United Jewish Appeal - Young Women's Leadership Council

1994-1996

Canadian Federation of Chefs and Cooks - Recording Secretary of the Board

1992-1995

Ottawa-Hull Branch, Ottawa, ON

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Bell Canada - Employee Recognition Award

2010

. National Capital Commission - Hat's Off - Le Prix Chapeau

2006

. United Jewish Appeal - Distinguished Service Citation Award

1993

. Canadian Federation of Chefs and Cooks - Lady of the Year Award

1992

Professional and personal references and portfolio available upon request

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