**** * ***** ****** . *********, Ohio *****
Phone 216-***-**** . E-mail *********@*****.***
Sarah Masson
Objective
To obtain a position where my organization,
communication and management skills will be utilized
to their fullest potential.
Education
2001 Hondros College
Independence, OH
Studied Real Estate
1998 - 1999 Cuyahoga Community College Parma, OH
Majored in business management with a minor in
accounting
1995 - 1998 Lakewood High School
Lakewood, OH
Work experience
05/2011 - present Fast Appraisals
Cleveland Heights, OH
Office Manager
Manage the daily operations of a residential
appraisal firm. Create scheduled for appraisers and
dispatch as necessary, process new appraisal orders
by researching transfer history, prior listing
history and zoning ordinances, create invoices and
following up on payment/collections from vendors,
reconcile vendor disputes and marketing to obtain
new clients, order office supplies and manage
internal employees. Type appraisals. Review
appraiser files and notes and verify accuracy in
appraisals.
01/2008 -05/01/2009 ERA Rath, Realtors
Rocky River, OH Director of the REO Division
In charge of the day to day operations of the
foreclosure division of a major real estate firm.
Duties include: managing 10+ employees daily,
coordinating schedules and field inspections,
customer service, interaction with buyers and
sellers, document preparation and review, phones,
filing, reviewing accounts to manage our vendors and
billing, AP/AR, purchasing office supplies, print
and internet advertising and the overall growth of
our division. I also entered all of our listings
into the MLS system and into several other websites,
coordinated turn on/shut off times with utility
companies, followed up with all parties involved on
pending files to ensure a timely closing. I was also
one of 5 local broad listing brokers for the HUD
contract in Northern Ohio.
01/2006 - 01/2008 ERA Lentz Realtors
North Royalton, OH
Executive Assistant
In this position I managed employees inside the
office as well as several independent contractors
for a large real estate office. I also maintained
vendor relations through constant follow-up and
consistent results. I managed the day to day
activities which included attention to detail and
exceptional customer service, filing, faxing,
ordering supplies, travel arrangements, meetings,
answering phone calls, dispatching vendors to
properties as needed to perform maintenance and
follow up of said maintenance, input vendor invoices
and kept track of them weekly to verify payment on
accounts. I submitted the buyer's offer's to the
bank and followed up on counter-offers and all
documents for pending transactions. I also followed
up lenders and title companies weekly on all pending
files and entered new listings in the MLS system. I
worked directly with several vice presidents at
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while in this position.
03/2004 - 1/2006 WB Marketing
Parma, OH
Customer Service Representative
We were manufacturer's representatives for
commercial foodservice equipment. We worked directly
with the manufacturer and sold equipment into local
dealers. I started at this company working at the
front desk where I greeted customers, answered
multiple phone lines, filed, faxed, input invoices
and reconciled accounts and compiled sales reports
as necessary for management. I moved up to the
customer service department where I performed quotes
for dealer jobs based on submitted drawings and
specifications, I also worked on selling our line of
products. I was in charge of several major national
chains as well as one very large purchasing co-op
and all of their purchasing.
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11/1999 - 02/2003 ERA Rath, Realtors
Rocky River, OH
Executive Assistant
In this position I worked directly for the
broker/owner of our company as his personal
assistant. I screened all calls and emails, greeted
customers, hosted open houses, handled incoming and
outgoing mail, answered client questions, faxed,
filed, wrote up and reviewed contracts. I also took
care of all of our print advertising and ordering of
office supplies and made all travel arrangements and
organized meetings/continuing education
classes/seminars. In this position I learned to work
independently and efficiently without direct
supervision.