KAREN L. DE BIAS

E-Mail: ad1xmu@r.postjobfree.com

BUSINESS OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position commensurate with my experience.

BUSINESS PROFILE:

ALL aspects of small business Ownership 2006-2022

Home Healthcare Caregiver – 2022 to Current

Licensed K-12 Substitute Teacher in District # 300-****-****

Comprehensive skills in accounting system design and management, including responsibility for staff coordination and monthly financial reporting.

Effectively train and supervise accounting and administrative staff in accurate ledger maintenance, billing, AP/AR, and payroll procedures.

Proficient in QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, Excel, Word & Quickbooks.

Management and maintenance of state annual corporate reporting, and document retention.

Extensive Years of Customer Service Experience

CAREER BACKGROUND:

Professional Caregiver – LUX HOME CARE, Carol Stream, IL 2022-Current

Agency Owner: Allie Kopecky 312-***-**** Experienced Hospice Caregiver as well.

Owner-Operator of a Professional Pet Sitting Business 2006 - 2022 Website: http://www.FromMyHouseToYours.ORG

Substitute Teacher, District #300, Carpentersville, IL 1991 - 2020

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER – Part Time as needed

Ronald Michalek, Broker-Owner, RE/MAX ASSOCIATES WEST, BARTLETT, IL

OFFICE MANAGER – Full Time 2004 - 2006

Responsible for all activities in the accounts payable function. Timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers. Maintained accurate records and control reports. Reviewed applicable accounting reports and accounts payable register to ensure accuracy. Trained and supervised up to three employees; determined and met special corporate needs for complete ledger maintenance and reporting. Developed corporate bookkeeping systems and procedures to ensure strong internal controls. Developed and managed corporate document retention plan. Initial review of all legal invoices. Managed front office customer service.

Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL 2002 – 2003

STUDENT – Part Time

Successful completion of Certified Nurse Assistant Curriculum. Additional classes to sit for college Nursing entrance examination.

Real Estate Related Positions 1984 – 2002

OFFICE MANAGER – Transaction Department, Hometouch, Inc., Des Plaines, IL

RELOCATION COUNSELOR – Prudential Relocation, Schaumburg, IL

RELOCATION DIRECTOR – Prudential Premier Realty, Algonquin, IL

APPRAISER – Ovington Appraisals, Elgin, IL

REALTOR – RE/MAX Homes Northwest, Lake Zurich, IL

REALTOR – Coldwell Banker Residential Services, Palatine, IL

Paralegal/Legal Assistant Related Positions 1979 - 1984 ACQUISITION PARALEGAL, VMS Realty, Inc., Chicago, IL

CORPORATE PARALEGAL, Sidley, Austin & Brown, Chicago, IL

LEGAL ASSISTANT, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL

Front Desk Clerk, Daniel Boone Hotel, Charleston, WV 1976-1979

Summers during College 1976-1979

EDUCATION:

Real World Training, Arlington Heights

QUICKBOOKS ENTERPRISE TRAINING

ADVANCED WORD TRAINING

ADVANCED EXCEL TRAINING

HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING

MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL

STUDENT – Completed CNA course 2003

ECC Scholarship recipient of $10K Grant awarded to Single Parent returning to college.

Harper College, Palatine, IL

INTERNET ONLINE CLASS IN PHARMACOLOGY – Rec’d. a A in this course in the mid 1990’s.

McHenry County College

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO SIT FOR STATE EXAM TO

BECOME A LICENSED APPRAISER.

Industry Related Courses

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO SIT FOR CERTIFIED RELOCATION

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, AND WINDOWS.

Roosevelt University

6-MONTH GENERALIST PARALEGAL PROGRAM

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ANIMAL SCIENCES

Area of Study: Animal Biology Graduate: 1979

Dundee Community High School, Carpentersville, IL GRADUATE

PERSONAL: Single parent since 1991 to Alexander DeBias Becker, a 2009 Graduate of Illinois State University, Bloomington - Normal, IL currently working in Kiev, Ukraine as a Teacher teaching History and Geography at a achool named American International University with his wife, a native of Ukraine, Larissa.

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