Melissa Gillespie
Fort Wayne, IN *****
ad4lc1@r.postjobfree.com
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Caregiver
Our House - Fort Wayne, IN
May 2005 to Present
I was blessed to be able to stay at home to raise my only son and assist my elderly father with daily activities such as feeding, bathing and dressing, cleaning, paying his bills, taking him to his appointments, etc...
Office Manager
Taz's Auto Repair - Fort Wayne, IN
October 2016 to May 2023
• Schedule car maintenance appointments
• Maintain parts inventory
• Cash handling
• Resolve customer complaints and credit card chargebacks
• Filing
• Data entry
• Online ordering and shipping of parts
• Accounts payable and receivable
• Customer service
• Training of new employees
• Weekly payroll
Reservation Manager
Quality Hotel Westshore - Tampa, FL
May 2000 to December 2004
• Process reservations
• Research and resolve credit card chargebacks
• Perform daily bank deposits
• Accounts Payable/Receivable
• Research and resolve vendor and delinquent accounts
• Resolve customer complaints
• Perform manager on duty responsibilities
• Prepare and process bi-weekly payroll
• Generate weekly forecasting report
• Reconcile daily cash drawers
• Maintain weekly F/D schedule
• Data entry
• PBX operator
Office Manager
Image Cars, Inc - Fort Wayne, IN
January 1999 to April 2000
Daily bank deposits; prepare weekly payroll, process Accounts Payable/Receivable, maintain used car inventory, process vehicle titles and registrations, monthly sales tax remittance, QuickBooks software, data entry, and filing.
Administrative Assistant to the Controller
Vorderman Motor Werks - Fort Wayne, IN
January 1997 to April 2000
Daily bank deposits, process and review retail and lease contracts, process vehicle titles and registrations; assist with Accounts Payable/Receivable, research and resolve delinquent accounts over 60 days and credit card chargebacks, maintain VW warranty input, operate Lease Link and ADP system, data entry, 4 line phone system, and filing.
Fleet and Dealer Mgr
Indiana BMV - Fort Wayne, IN
July 1994 to January 1998
• Process titles and registrations
• Balance weekly and monthly batch
• Maintain area bank and dealership paperwork in a timely manner
• Reconcile daily cash drawer
• Data entry
• PBX Operator
• Filing
• Customer service
Education
Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice
AIU Online - Chicago, IL
May 2023 to Present
High school or equivalent in Required studies
Northside High School - Fort Wayne, IN
August 1990 to June 1993
Skills
• Administrative Assistant
• Filing (10+ years)
• Payroll
• Scheduling
• Cash Handling (10+ years)
• Word
• Accounts Receivable (10+ years)
• Billing (10+ years)
• Receptionist (8 years)
• Data Entry (10+ years)
• Copier (10+ years)
• General Office (10+ years)
• Scanning (5 years)
• PBX Operator (4 years)
• Title Processing (8 years)
• Accounts Payable (10+ years)
• Dealership experience (7 years)
• Forecasting (2 years)
• Customer service (10+ years)
• QuickBooks (2 years)
• Caregiving (10+ years)
• Clerical Experience (10+ years)
Languages
• Spanish - Intermediate
• English - Expert
Assessments
Receptionist/Office Assistant — Proficient
September 2019
Assesses personality traits that result in high-quality customer service. Full results: Proficient
Customer Focus & Orientation — Highly Proficient
July 2019
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity. Full results: Highly Proficient
Personality: Hard-Working — Expert
June 2019
Measures a candidate's tendency to be rule-abiding, well-organized, hard-working, confident, and think before acting.
Full results: Expert
Front Desk Agent (Hotel) — Highly Proficient
November 2019
Selecting hotel rooms based on verbal requests and identifying errors in hotel data Full results: Highly Proficient
Home Health Aide Skills — Highly Proficient
February 2020
Providing care to patients in a home setting.
Full results: Highly Proficient
Customer service — Expert
February 2022
Identifying and resolving common customer issues
Full results: Expert
Customer focus & orientation — Highly Proficient
May 2021
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Highly Proficient
Customer service fit — Highly Proficient
June 2021
Measures the traits that are important for success for customer service roles Full results: Highly Proficient
Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.