Administrative Assistant Training

Skills Summary

Over ** years experience in a variety of writing and editing environments, including technical writing, newspaper reporting, academic copy editing, creative writing and professional business writing. Highly proficient in MS Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; Adobe Acrobat Pro; Build-a-Form (construction industry).

Experience

Technical Writer/Training Assistant: E.I. DuPont™ de Nemours & Co., Valley View, OH 4/2008 to present

Created over 300 training module slide decks based on interaction with subject matter experts, engineers, safety professionals and leadership

Wrote, edited and formatted process instructions, Safety & Occupational Health Manual policies, Human Resources procedures and Quality Management System policies which passed numerous internal, customer and third party certification audits

Site Administrator for The Learning Manager, computer based training delivery and record keeping system; created training manual for other site administrators

Responsible for record keeping of internal non-exempt progression program, covering 100+ full service associates

Coordinated with other business functions (Quality, Engineering, Operations) to prepare for customer and third party certification audits; created, facilitated and documented training; assisted in preparation and delivery of training materials; and verified qualification for visual, mechanical and engineering self-release programs

Technical Editor/Administrative Assistant: EnSafe Inc., Cleveland, OH 1/2007 to 3/2008

Responsible for proofreading, content editing and final formatting of all reports (including Phase 1 environmental assessments, site investigations and environmental compliance) originating from the Cleveland office

Also served as technical editor for reports from other EnSafe locations, as needed

Provided project support to Cleveland area personnel

Freelance News/Feature Reporter: The Twinsburg Bulletin, Dix Communications Inc. 10/92 to 8/99

Composed and edited news and feature articles for weekly deadline

Covered Twinsburg City School Board meetings, Reminderville Village Council meetings, and other special interest pieces as assigned

Faculty Secretary: University of Michigan Dept. of Romance Languages 11/1987 to 5/1992

Copy edited The Darker Side of the Renaissance, by Prof. Walter D. Mignolo (1995, University of Michigan Press); recipient of the 1996 Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize from the Modern Language Association of America

Education

Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA 6/1980

B.A. in Communications; Graduated with Honors

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