DEBORAH E. BURKS
**** ***** ***** ***** # * - Houston, TX 77074
(H) 713-***-**** (Cell) 281-***-****
*****@*********.***
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Customer Service and Administrative Support Specialist.
Administrative Support: prepare and review documents, distribute mail,
answer telephone inquiries, schedule events and use of conference rooms,
maintain inventory and office supplies, provide general clerical support.
Customer Service: As receptionist, greet clients, handle incoming and
outgoing calls. As supervisor and event planner for upscale caterer,
welcome clients, supervise servers, and fill special requests.
Additional background in mortgage and loan processing, budget and finance,
due diligence, small business management, and home health care.
Flexible, diplomatic and optimistic. Able to operate at all levels and to
relate to a wide variety of individuals. Conscientious, thorough, well
organized, able to set priorities. Honorable, dignified and dedicated.
Committed to completing tasks well.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Financial clerical support staff Workforce Solutions
02/11 - 04/13
Receptionist Epilepsy Foundation (NAPCA) 01/09 -
01/11
Stone Kitchen Banquet server/Hostess 12/07 -
01/10
Owner, operator LENY's Cleaning Service 04/01 -
12/06
Mortgage Specialist Strategic Professional Mortgage 01/00 -
06/06
Health Care Provider Texas Home Health 10/99 -
06/03
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Commended by supervisors for ability to relate well to staff and clients,
including epilepsy and seizure patients with emotional problems and elderly
Asians unable to speak English (NAPCA)
Received glowing client recommendations from work as personal care
assistant, especially for "hands on" help and admirable personal qualities
(Texas Home Health Care)
Established and maintained small business (LENY's Cleaning Service)
Completed course in crisis intervention, volunteered with clients in
crisis, mentored abused women escaping domestic violence, and taught
classes for GED (Houston Women's Area Crisis Center, Search)
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Technology Doesn't Byte Goodwill Industries
Crisis and Counseling Intervention Houston Community College
Associates Degree in Business Houston Community College