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