LAURA R. ABBOTT

914-***-**** • ad1r95@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Seasoned Executive Assistant experienced in legal, financial, real estate, medical and non-profit industries. Problem-solving multi-tasker skilled in organization, liaising, communication, multi-tasking, negotiations, client relations, and confidentiality. Excited to learn new skills and technology.

•Proficient in Mac OSX; Google Suite; Slack; HubSpot; LastPass; QuickBooks; Ring Central

•Project Management

•Client Relations

•Resourceful

•Critical Thinking

•Attention to Detail

•AI

THIS IS ME STANDING OUT FROM THE CROWD. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

EXPERIENCE

Fortune 500 Homes Athens, AL

Executive Project Manager 01/23 –10/23

Directed and managed a portfolio of real estate projects, orchestrating cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery within established timelines and budgets

Oversaw resource allocation, risk assessment and stakeholder communication to achieve project goals

Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, addressing their specific needs and concerns

Real estate analyses and negotiations

Legacy Global Mesa, AZ

Executive Assistant to President/CEO 09/21 – 12/22

Scheduled Board Meetings; took minutes and collected signatures

Handled “one-off” projects (i.e. extracting emails for legal matters; challenging shipments, etc.)

HR: posted jobs; previewed potential new hires; conducted first-round interviews; scheduled second round

Project management: oversaw renovation of commercial office building; interviewed/negotiated with contractors

Self Employed New Milford, CT

Airbnb Super Host 2016 – 2020

•Coordinated calendars of two listings with 100% response rate to requests

•Kept properties clean and presentable and provided friendly service, recommendations, amenities

Century 21 Wolff / Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty White Plains, NY

Realtor 2009 – 2015

•Promoted sales of properties through advertisements, open houses and participation in multiple listing services

•Utilized marketing and negotiation skills to close the home purchase for sellers and buyers

Private (Confidentiality Agreement signed) New York, NY

Executive/Personal Assistant to CEO 2005-2010

•Accounts Payable, Receivable

•Create spreadsheets and Investor Presentations

•Interacted with C-level individuals and celebrities - strict confidentiality

•Shopping for gifts, clothes, food, event planning

•Calendar and travel management (flights/hotels/cars) primarily between Mumbai/NYC/London

Self-Employed New Milford, CT

Real Estate Investor and Property Manager 2004 –Present

Raised over $3M in private money (and used creative financing) to acquire/manage/sell 75 units (residential and small commercial properties) worth $6M and performed the following tasks: analyses, acquisitions, bookkeeping, dispositions, invoices, cash flow, financial statements and tax document preparation, on-site property maintenance, rent collection, and other miscellaneous tenant issues, coordinated with contractors, utility companies, and tenants on an ongoing basis

Increased property values, providing generous ROIs to investors (8-20%) and profits of 20-40% on flips

Tribune Company Chicago, IL

Executive Assistant 1994-1996

E.A. to VP of HR. Responsible for maintaining highly confidential files, forms and contracts (Chicago CUBS; Chicago Tribune)

Maintained schedules and calendar; travel arrangements; organized and prioritized projects; coordinated with

various departments.

Mayer Brown and Platt Chicago, IL

Executive Assistant for William Daley 1991-1994

•Managed complex calendars for international law firm execs while facilitating communications, project support, data tracking and expense report reconciliation

•Lead the creation, processing, and distribution of invoices for vendors and clients

•Maintained confidentiality of all communications and documentation for high profile cases

OTHER EXPERIENCE

I spent five years studying assisted living, taking a high-level certification course through the Residential Assisted Living Academy (RALA) to learn how to become the owner/operator of a residential assisted living home. I also took the CNA training to understand how a CNA is supposed to operate in these homes. I took classes in nutrition and safety. I took a job as a House Manager and caregiver (24/7) in a house for 6 residents. In that role I wore many hats: marketing (cold calling, social media); caregiver; cook; cleaning lady; marketing director. I was responsible for maintaining house systems (HVAC, security system, phone system, septic, sewer, etc.). I created SOPs. I liaised between the owner, the residents and the residents’ families. I then took another job as the Marketing Director at an 11-bed house and placed two residents in the home in two months before being let go for financial reasons.

I briefly worked for OneSource Senior Healthcare in Scottsdale, AZ as a patient assistant. Well after I left, the CEO called me to see if I would come back. It was a great job and gave me fantastic experience working with seniors, but the pay was too low to support a family of two. In this job I worked with podiatrists and optometrists at nursing homes and assisted living homes. I kept detailed notes for the doctors, organized them after work and submitted them to Admin.

LICENSES, AWARDS, AND AFFILIATIONS

•G.D. Sanford Foundation Community Affordable Housing Provider Bronze Award 2015

•CT Women Real Estate Investors Association 2013 CT Women in Real Estate Award

•2011 Top One Coaching Deal Maker Award

•Connecticut Real Estate Investment Association (CTREIA) Rookie of the Year 2011

EDUCATION

Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN

Bachelor of Science in Marketing

OTHER

•Trainings: CPR, First Aid, CNA

•Firewalker

•Coached/managed Little League teams

•Adoption Advocate

•Proofread/edited five published books

•Networks of over 40,000

•Loves Baking

•Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

•Created YES (Young Entrepreneurial Spirits)

•ESL Teacher

•Landmark Education

•A friend had been trying to locate a formerly homeless man he had helped because he was working on a movie script about him. I tracked this man down in Tanzania and reconnected them.

•I decided to meet “Craig” of Craigslist to thank him for all the business I did through his site. I friended him on FaceBook, (friendly) stalked him and told him he had one choice -- the type of meeting (breakfast, lunch, dinner or coffee) so I could shake his hand. (He chose coffee.)

•I was traveling by air post 9/11 and had switched contents of my purse to take a smaller one. I made sure I had cash but somehow forgot my ID and credit cards. I convinced TSA to let me fly anyway.

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