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Location:
Oak Forest, IL
Posted:
February 24, 2015

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Resume:

Dana

Wall

*****

Cherry

Lane,

Oak

Forest

Illinois,

60452

Phone:

(708)

299-

3920

Email:

*******@*****.***

Skype

Name-

Dana.Wall16

LinkedIn

URL-

Uk.linkedin.com/in/walldana

SUMMARY

OF

QUALIFICAITONS

• Administrative

professional

with

strong

skills

and

experience

in

strategic

areas

of

Customer

Service,

Research,

Computer

Operations,

Administrative

Operations,

International

Studies,

Integration

of

Study

Abroad

Procedures

and

Recruitment

• Proficient

in

handling

diverse

tasks

simultaneously

• Excellent

interpersonal

skills,

adept

at

defusing

potential

problems

• Proven

oral

and

written

communication

skills

• Adaptable

to

new

concepts

and

responsibilities

EDUCATION

University

of

Greenwich,

Greenwich,

London,

United

Kingdom

Graduated

December

2014

Master

of

Arts,

Public

Policy

&

Practice

DePaul

University

Chicago,

Illinois,

United

States

of

America

Graduated

June

2013

Bachelors

of

Art,

Political

Science

Deans

List,

Winter

2013,

Spring

2013

Study

Abroad

Experience

February

2011-

June

2011

Xi’an

International

University,

Xi’an,

Shaanxi,

China

Employment

History

DRG

Construction

Group

Inc.,

Chicago

IL

December

2014-

Present

Administrative

Assistant

Provide

daily

administrative

assistance

Coordinate

appointments,

meetings,

new

construction,

and

closing

schedules

Research,

organize,

and

review

client

records

Serve

as

receptionist

for

receipt

of

mail,

visitors,

calls

forwarded,

etc.

Maintain

and

update

consultant

&

contractor

lists

Manages

the

invoice

and

payment

processing

for

all

projects

Interacts

with

development

team,

property

managers

and

accounting

departments

Maintain

all

permits,

inspection

certificates

and

licenses

of

occupancy

for

each

project

Elite

Personal

Assistants,

Inc.,

Tinley

Park,

IL

September

2009-

September

2013

Personal

Assistant

(Variety

of

Clients)

Performed

various

administrative

tasks

(Data

entry

&

filing)

Integrating

businesses

into

Social

Media

such

as

(Twitter,

Facebook,

LinkedIn,

Instagram)

Provided

excellent

customer

service

Attend

Networking

Events,

and

construct

relationships

alike.

Attend

business

meetings

and

act

as

guest

for

BNI

marketing

conferences

Organized

and

integrated

with

company

and

work

systems

already

established.

Executed

B2C

marketing

and

promotion

skills

Worked

effectively

on

independent

projects

with

initiative

and

as

part

of

a

cohesive

team

Relevant

Experience

European

Student

Think

Tank,

(Peer

Review,

2014)

European

Policy

Reform,

Peer

Reviewed,

EU

law:

how

the

concept

of

mutual

recognition

has

shaped

free

movement

of

services

and

EU

asylum

policy.

University

of

Greenwich,

MA

Program

Representative

&

Ambassador

for

North

American

Society

(2013-

2014)

Representative

of

Public

Policy

&

Practice,

International

Relations

and

Law

program.

Offered

students

essential

information

pertaining

to

University

course

programs

Promoted

new

ideas,

and

assembled

ways

to

advance

programs

for

incoming

students,

both

domestic

and

international

Assisted

in

framing

debate

on

policy

disputes

concerning

international

student

distresses

(Visas,

Courses,

Workload,

Portal,

Accommodations,

Technological

Problems)

Resolved

disparities

concerning

international

students

on

various

matters

Responded

to

students,

tutor

and

general

enquiries,

along

with

communicating

all

assignment

dates

to

students

Assisted

and

facilitated

with

academic

student

events

such

as

education

forums,

conferences,

seminars,

Fresher’s

Fair,

Open

Days

Produced

recommendation

strategies

for

UofG

pertaining

to

recruitment

and

admissions

for

undergraduate/postgraduates

concerning

North

American

students,

particularly

in

consulting

and

influencing

as

appropriate.

Internship

Experience

Lighthouse

Youth

Center,

Nonprofit

Organization

Internship,

Chicago

Il,

January

2013

-

April

2013

Attended

meetings,

on

discussions

pertaining

to

CPS

system

and

education

policy

Obtained

knowledge

on

the

CPS

system

and

how

grants,

and

funding

are

distributed

Evaluated

Student

Assessment

on

previous

Standardized

Testing

Mentored

children

on

various

subjects,

and

practiced

for

Standardized

Testing

Policy

Created

lesson

plans

on

reading,

writing,

and

math

Implemented

behavior

modification

techniques

as

instructed

Worked

on

character

building

and

teamwork

activities

Tinley

Park

Chamber

of

Commerce

Non-

Profit

Organization

Internship,

Tinley

Park

IL,

January

2012

-

September

2012

Acted

as

receptionist

and

daily

administrator

(Data

entry

&

filing)

Aided

and

advertised

commerce

through

social

media

and

local

outlets

participation

in

local

region

Continued

to

develop

personal

professional

capability

and

expertise

through

development

and

professional

activities

Participated

in

setting

up

annual

events

(Tinley

Park

Brew

and

Vine

and

Golf

Outing)

Abilities

and

Technical

Skills:

● Strong

communications

skills,

experience

in

organizations,

sound

ability

to

develop

professional

relationships,

and

researching

assorted

matters

Proficient

in

Social

Media

(Facebook,

Twitter,

LinkedIn,

Google

Plus,

Google

Hangout,

Tumblr,

Pinterest,

Instagram)

Software:

Windows,

Microsoft

Office

(Word,

PowerPoint,

Excel,

Outlook)

Mac

OS,

Mountain

Lion,

Linux

Operating

Systems

(Ubuntu,

LibreOffice

writer,

LibreOffice

Impress)

Chrome

OS,

and

various

other

media

related

software.

Affiliations

Volunteer

at

Southwest

Community

Services

Inc.,

Volunteer

at

Lighthouse

Youth

Centre

Volunteer

Walk

for

Diabetes

2006-

current

References:

Daniel

R.

Gorman

1708-

932-

0361

Sara

Sandine

1708-

825-

6004

Nandini

Dasgupta-

*.********@*********.**.**

(020

8331

9000)



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