GAYLE S. STEPHENSON

Career Goal

Broad encompetencies by exploring new and creative arenas in private, civic, health and

nonprofit business cultures.

Qualifications Summary & Accomplishments

Accomplishments include advancing communication, improving quality concerns, and serving as an agent for collaboration between management and staff .

Administrative Office Leader: Coordinating workloads and special projects. Heavy international customer contact, telephone screening, and multiple calendar maintenance for key Corporate Executives within multi - million dollar businesses.

Maintained privileged - confidential client and personnel files.

Quality Management - Participated in a five - year goal, team project for two certifications on TQM for ISO 9001 & ISO 9002, which resulted in huge company savings by reaching the goal on time.

Served 2 years as Co Chair, VPP EHS Office Environment Committee, which culminated in achievement ofcompany goal of “ EHS Star Certification.”

Event & Meeting Planner: Responsible for budget and cost containment for in - house & off - site domestic

& international meetings and special events. Held accountable for all aspects of planning and production of events.

Training & Development: Facilitator of business processes and start - up operations. Co developed an

Access database program allowing customers to enter online orders thereby expediting t he ordering and shipping process which increased manufacturing.

Editor and Publisher – online GE O&M International Quarterly Newsletter, via Dreamweaver software.

Work Experienc e

2014: C urrently, s emi retired, looking to re - enter work force

2 0 12 Oct 3 0 t o Mar 8 2 013 : T rans - Lux Corporation, Cartersville, GA, M arket Specialist/Sales Coordinator

2 0 12 J ul 23 to O ct 9 2 012 : G o rdon Hospital, Calhoun, G A, P RN, Front M OA Clinic Management

2 010 Fe b 1 : R elocation to Adairsville, GA

2 001 S ep to Sep 2 009 : G E Energy, A tlanta, Georgia

2 004 – 2 009, E xecutive A dministrative Assistant / Event Planner t o G M, G E Energy, G lobal O&M Services

2 003 – 2 004, Business Specialist to Director, G E Energy, T echnology

2 001 – 2 003, Executive Administrative Assistant to GM, G E Energy, T urbine P arts

1 999 to 2001: W . Ray Wallace & Associates, E xecutive Administrator to CFO

1 997 t o 1 999 : I ndependent Contracto r, Worldspan, Executive AA to Sr. VP & General Manager, Worldwide Travel

Distribution; Support Analyst to Director, Multi-National Sales; Director, Customer Operations

First Data/Wachovia Merchant Services, Executive AA to Senior VP & General Manager

Blackshaw, Olmstead, Lynch & Koenig - A Fortune 500 Executive Placement firm; Research Assistant to Owners

E ducatio n

Jordan Vocational High School, Columbus, GA, Diploma – Honor Society Graduate, College Prep

Jordan Vocational High School, Columbus, GA, Associate Degree Equivalent – Three years course work completed in

Business Administration and Secretarial Science; Sixteen years – Continuing Education Course Completion Certificates

Association: Promoter & Organizer – GE EHS Company’s Annual Safety Fair

Recipient – GE GEAR Award

Community Service: GE Volunteer, Salvation Army Angel Tree, Open Door (Advocacy for Children), SE Guide Dogs, Inc.

Georgia Outreach, Faith sponsored nursing home visitation

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