Dawn Gentile
Long Beach, CA *****
*********@*****.***
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
International Operations Coordinator
AGS, LLC - Long Beach, CA
August 2022 to Present
Handling import documentation and delivery of merchandise. Working with agents in Europe and Asia by quoting and routing for best delivery. Helping with classification for import. Participating in weekly meetings. Trying to bring in new clients. I have 25 years as a customs broker in L.A port. Temporary Employee
Peopleready - Costa Mesa, CA
October 2013 to February 2022
Working 40 hours a week temporary positions in many industries. Assistant to the on-site Property Manager
Forest Gardens Mobile Home Park - Lake Forest, CA
April 2021 to October 2021
497 space Utility sub-metered Senior mobile home Community. Office and Clubhouse re-opened after one year closure due to covid.
• Working with the new on site property managers to set up office to include all new documents.
• Cleaning up all resident files with updated phone numbers and emergency contacts.
• Requesting intent to sell notices to update our files.
• Helping tenants with maintenance issues
• Checking on government help programs (Care Gas and Electricity)
• Putting together new Resident packages.
• Lease Packages
• Rules and Regulations
• New Resident directory for all tenants including all emergency local phone numbers and earthquake preparedness procedures
• Back up pool maintenance
Shipping agent
Premier Logistics LLC - Huntington Beach, CA
March 2021 to April 2021
Shipping small pick a pack
Temp position
Shipping Clerk
Freedom Laser Therapy - Irvine, CA
February 2021 to February 2021
• Contracted employment
• Prepare domestic and international shipments shipments according to packing lists and BL Fleet driver
Amerifleet /Acertus - Long Beach, CA
October 2020 to December 2020
Driving fleet Vehicles for Service, delivery, registration. Utilizing existing vendors for towing or auction. Delivering Amazon vans to their Amazon locations
Delivery Agent
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits - Santa Fe Springs, CA February 2020 to March 2020
90706
Over 100 trucks are sent out for delivery daily. Each truck delivers to 22 or more locations. I handled the afternoon shift as point of contact for driver delivery exceptions. Adding exceptions to daily log. Sending email to applicable Sales representatives for large shipments of undeliverables. Setting up schedules for re-delivery.
Sales and Collections
Sea Breeze Pet Cemetery - Huntington Beach, CA
October 2019 to January 2020
Greeting customers in office and over the phone. Preparing customer invoices for either cremation or burial. Up selling services and additional products, while treating customers with compassion. Processing all credit card payments and collections of any previous balance due on the customer account. Running the end of day sales report.
Project Manager Assistant/ Accounting Assistant
TDI Signs - Santa Fe Springs, CA
August 2018 to August 2019
Preparing detailed files for each project after the proposal is signed and approved by the customer. Participated in creating and implementing new financial systems, procedures and policies to strengthen control and streamline A/R processes. Created a 50% deposit procedure to enhance cash flow. Serving as point of contact for customers and contractors .Coordinating installation and delivery of Signage. Successful overseeing of project from inception to final inspection. Record Management Specialist
Coast Dental - Tampa, FL
October 2016 to August 2018
33634
Purging of patient dental records, checking for proper documentation. Organization, data entry and physical transfer to off location storage. Traveling to multiple locations, engaging with the onsite employees and helping with phones and patient appointment scheduling. Greeter
Airport Event - Gardena, CA
October 2015 to August 2016
Flying to different locations for events within the automotive industry. Meeting automotive executives and media at the airport upon arrival and transferring them to their hotels. Assigning itinerary to each participant and confirming dates of departure.
Import Supervisor
IJS Global - Hawthorne, CA
June 2009 to October 2010
90248
Daily import operations, ISF filing, classification and entry submission of both air and ocean shipments. Responsible for collections of any previous balances due on the customer account before release of new shipments. Establishing and maintaining customer and vendor relationships. Attending all workshops for other agency training and informing the import department. Import Supervisor
Overseas Air Freight Inc - Carson, CA
June 2001 to June 2009
Daily import operations. Process all import air and ocean shipments for my customers, including FDA, USDA documentation required for release of merchandise. Point of contact for training for FDA, Drawback workshops. Creating training packages for the import department on any new regulations and procedures. Negotiating ocean container shipping contracts on behalf of customers. Coordination with Overseas offices to streamline Ocean and Air freight bookings to the United States. Extensive follow up on all shipments, checking all import classifications for the import department. Processing all invoices for shipments and checking Accounts Receivable for accounts past due. Education
Associate in Social Science
Golden West College - Huntington Beach, CA
May 1988 to June 1990
Certificate of Completion in Commercial refrigeration service Harbor Occupational - San Pedro, CA
Diploma
Irvine High School - Irvine, CA
Skills
• AS400 (2 years)
• Management
• Medical Scheduling
• Process Improvement
• Procurement
• Upselling
• Records Management
• Account Management
• Negotiation
• Research
• Time Management
• Logistics
• Customer service
• Cargowise (7 years)
• Computer literacy
• Refrigeration
• Property Management
• Merchandising
• Administrative Experience
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Office Management
• Collections
• Quickbooks
• Microsoft suite
• Maintenance
• Communication skills
• Driving
• Microsoft Excel
• Computer skills
• Documentation review
• Typing
• Freight Experience
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Accounting
• 10 key typing
• Data entry
• Organizational skills
• Event Planning
• Import (10+ years)
Certifications and Licenses
Universal Technician refrigeration
June 2014 to Present
Driver's License
Additional Information
I have classification and entry processing, a lot of FDA experience. Have also written protests, drawback experience and have written 12 winning binding rulings