Gayle Dillard Stephenson
Orange, Texas
OBJECTIVE: Looking to build a career in an environment where my skills in time/project management, relationship building, and commitment to quality is appreciated and rewarded. A self-motivated individual with exceptional organizational skills and pride in my work and accomplishments.
EDUCATION: 1974-1977 Graduate of Little Cypress-Mauriceville 1977-1979 Lamar University – Orange
Two Year Diploma in Secretarial Studies
EXPERIENCE: August 2012 to December 2023 International Paper Orange, Texas Administrative Assistant/Scaler/Wood Sampler
• Designed and maintained excel spread sheets.
• Set-up new vendors, requested and entered their information into SAP.
• Created and issued Purchase Orders for raw material.
• Issued gate passes for the vendors and tracked their visits to the site.
• Inputted moisture data into the fiber system database.
• Developed a Master Wood Agreement for suppliers to make sure they followed corporate standards and processed it for signatures.
• Maintained office files and electronic documents.
• Communicated instruction from management and corporate to vendors.
• Procured office supplies to ensure operations continued.
• Weighed over a hundred loaded logged trucks in and out daily.
• Secured scale house and bill in railroad.
• Collected wood samples for quality testing.
November 2009 to October 2011 Daniel D. Clayton, P.C. Beaumont, Texas
Receptionist/ Legal Assistant
• Answered multi-line phone system.
• Provided care to clients throughout their time in the office.
• Managed the process for dictation, draft petitions, discovery, answers, letters, and filing new client information.
• Returned phone calls, scheduled appointments and meeting.
• Utilized E-File to send filings to courthouses throughout the state. July 2008 to June 2009 SWBC Mortgage Orange, Texas Receptionist/Secretary
• Answered multi-line phone system.
• Provided care to clients throughout their time in the office.
• Entered client’s information into the computer and ran credit reports used by loan officers.
• Copied and put the customer file in order to ship to Houston office.
• Assisted the loan officers when needed.
• Kept work area organized and cleaned.
June 2007 to April 2008 Adams & Boswell, P.C. Beaumont, Texas Receptionist/Legal Assistant
• Answered multi-line phone system and took care of clients.
• Filed, sorted, and distributed mail and indexing cases.
• Assisted secretaries with typing and sending out letters. 2003-2007 Lindsay & Morgan, P.L.L.C. Beaumont, Texas Legal Assistant to John S. Morgan
• Oversaw the scheduling of client meetings, depositions, hearings, and travel arrangements for Mr. Morgan.
• Performed docketing, billing, managing files and office supplies, calendaring.
• Communicated and facilitated the scheduling and documentation process for clients
• Drafted correspondences, discoveries, and pleadings. 1980-1983 Tomar Industrial Supply Orange, Texas
Receptionist/Secretary
• Answered multi-line phone system, sales invoicing, accounts payable, copy operations and mail.
SKILLS: Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook WordPerfect Timeslips Perfect Law
Multi-Line Phones E-Filing Facsimile
10-Key Touch Notary Lexis Nexis
Accounting QuickBooks Pro SAP
Business Warehouse Scale Boss