Kathleen Zahm
Indianapolis, IN
********@*********.*** - 317-***-****
Offering years of experience in both leadership and support capacities with excellent communication, time
management and interpersonal skills. Always customer service oriented.
Leadership
• Headed two separate quilt guilds, increasing membership enrollment and participation.
• Managed Guild Budget of over $100,000.
Customer Service
• Handled customers effectively by identifying needs, quickly gaining trust, approaching complex situations
and resolving problems to maximize efficiency.
Planning
• Coordinated volunteers, vendors and workshops for special events.
• Arranged, scheduled and coordinated all logistics and travel itineraries for 13 teachers.
• Ensured staff was equipped with all necessary supplies and collateral for travel.
Administrative
• Performed administration tasks such as filing, developing spreadsheets, data entry, answering multiple phone
lines, preparation and placement of advertising, interviewing applicants
WORK EXPERIENCE
Secretary/Receptionist
Arlene Kline, Attorney at Law - Indianapolis, IN - May 2013 to March 2014
My position was to greet clients, answer phones, keep track of attorney hours and mailings, deposits, quick
books, type petitions and orders, copy, and anything else she needed done.
Administrative/Temporary
Stivers Staffing Agency - Pasadena, CA - February 2003 to December 2004
Responsibilities
Data Entry; Receptionist, answering phones and greeting clients: Various administrative duties, filing, copying,
etc.
Accomplishments
I was one of the fastest and accurate data entry personnel they had, I was Stivers Employee of the Month for
two months. I had several companies requesting my services when needed.
Skills Used
50 wpm, multi-phone lines, editing and typing contracts, mailings.
Office Manager, Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary
Turnkey Personel Administrative Services - Pasadena, CA - June 1996 to March 2001
Organized office records, processed Accounts Payable and Receivables, ran payroll, tested job applicants,
finger printed security applicants, ordered supplies and repairs, filing, paid bills and kept balance sheets.
Administrative Temporary - Various administrative and receptionist
Stivers Staffing Services - Pasadena, CA - 1991 to 1994
Responsibilities
See above. I was hired by Turnkey from Stivers
EDUCATION
Human Resource Management Certification
University of Phoenix
1997
not yet in Political Science/Pre-law
California State University at Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
1985 to 1987
Legal Assistant Certification
Pasadena City College
1984
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Volunteer for various Quilting Guilds, Indianapolis and Glendale
Former owner and manager of an apartment building, 1965-2002.
Had my own bookkeeping service from 1996-2000.