Essential Workplace Skills:
Career Highlights:
Advanced Microsoft, Office/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint
General Accounting to fiscal demands,
year end procedures and finance in SAGE (Simply Accounting) and QuickBooks
Real estate – residential and commercial
– including tax preparation
Extensive calendar management and complex travel arrangements, detail oriented
Excellent at communicating - Expert problem solver
Education:
Architectural/Structural/Mechanical Drafting
- Technical diploma -Douglas College 1980
Business Management -Langara 1990
Bedford/Simply Accounting/Microsoft Windows -Langara 1992
NCCP Level II – coach / first aid / sport first aid
-BC Sports 1996
Volunteer -Non Profit 1974 – Present
Event Planner for non-profit organizations
Workshop set up, implementing & budgeting
Head of fundraising for:
SD 38 Richmond schools
Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy
Arts Umbrella – Jr / Sr Professional Dance
Richmond Rapids Swim Club
Arts Connection Music/Dance Studio
Extensive travel itinerary within North America and Europe
Volunteer organizer local, Canadian, National dance competitions and back stage coordinator to Professional Dance Shows
Volunteer for tournament set up for City of Richmond in Fastball/Softball
Connaught Skating Club – Carnival Chairperson, Treasurer - Developed and delegated budgets, security, guest speakers/performers
25+ years coaching house/rep Soccer, Fastball/Softball and Basketball - NCCP level II
Jobe’s Daughters’ – volunteer coach & junior activity companion
Office Management/Executive Assistant 2012 to present
Full accounting procedures
Project management assistant
Records/media archives, transcribing minutes, outlook calendar, media, and regular office management/duties
2015 = non profit with Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council – finance, events, BC Bid documentation & Indigeous affairs
West Bros Office Manager August 2011 - Dec 2011
A/P, A/R, data entry, reception, project management, freight, delivery, materials handling, payroll, purchasing, quoting, production schedule, calendar & correspondence
Love’s Auctioneers EA March 2008 – 2011
Organization of AP – AR, HR, regular clerical duties, reception, scheduling, correspondence, daily accounting & cash reconciliation, controlling supplies & creating purchase orders
Inventory control - daily – weekly challenge depending on auction
Advertising – in house posters, window display, mailings, photography for web page
Document editing skilled in political/legal conversation
Atlas Machines Ltd. Office Manager 1988 – Present
Set up small business from initial conception. AP, AR & year-end procedures, HR support and benefits, financial preparation, presentations, budget forecasting, inventory control, legal documentation, equipment repair and technical research
Extensive use of SAGE, Microsoft word, Excel, Outlook
Customer satisfaction - meeting deadlines via employee relations and goal building
Tax preparation for business and commercial property
**continuing on a part time basis**
Nu West Tech Eng. Sr. Technical Draftsman 1986 –1989
Structural/mechanical contracts and graphic design for presentation.
Time management, control deadlines by deligating OT
Swan Wooster Engineering /Fenco Lavalin Engingeering Intermediate Technical Draftsman 1979 –1988
Civil/Structural/Architectural/Marine/Graphics departments
Assistant Project Coordinator, time management, project control support for major projects along with natural drafting/technical duties