Linda Sechrest
Cleveland, NC
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Dependable, hardworking, self-motivated, with high attention to details, love to learn new things and create processes for efficiencies. WORK EXPERIENCE: Self-Employed
January 2021 – Present
Real Estate Assistant
Administrative support for Realtor/Broker. Maintain client records, client thank you/birthday/holiday cards and miscellaneous mailings. Review of contracts and disclosures, research of property information such as deed/septic/well/survey documents. Scheduling of closing appointments and documents for the attorney’s office. Working with contractors and other professionals to have repairs made. QuickBooks to pay bills, client invoice records, and yearly tax records.
Small Business Record Keeping
Maintain spending and income records for a small business owner who has multiple rental homes in Pigeon Forge and NC/SC Beaches. Records are kept of rental income, utilities, and repairs made for each home. This information used for submission to an accountant for income tax filings as well as information gathered for the sale of any property.
Certified Notary Public
August 2023 - Present
The Cove Church – Mooresville, NC
August 2003 – August 2020
Director of Human Resources & Payroll
Payroll (Flex-Pay Pay Entry), hiring/onboarding and termination of employment, job descriptions, benefits enrollment and changes for employees, church metrics and analytics data for 5 campuses plus home church locations, department budget, as well as support for weekend service and other church events. Executive Administrative Assistant
Administrative support for the Executive Pastor of Staff Care and Executive Director of Operations. Staff encouragement and recognition, team building, church metrics and analytics. Responsible for Front Desk Coordinator for all incoming calls, visitors and administrative support for Core ministries. NBH Campus Coordinator
Support for NBH Campus Leaders, providing equipment, supplies and weekend service materials. Recorded important numbers for attendance, salvations, baptisms, first time guests, locations, start date/end date, and campus leaders. Administrative Assistant for Executive Pastor.
Director of Administration
Responsible for managing and hiring office staff, production of all printed materials for ministry areas, weekend bulletins and class materials, creation and printing of marketing materials, holiday mailings and building campaign materials. Responsible for Information Technology Department including overall infrastructure, Wifi, individual laptops and the phone system. Ingersoll Rand - Davidson, NC
July 2002 to July 2003
Global Sourcing Project Leader
Project leader, report writer, presentation creator, travel arrangements and assistant for Vice President of Global Marketing.
Contractor
May 1997 – October 2001
Technical Writer
Contracted by Technical Color in Asheboro to write procedural manuals and assist in holding training classes for their new ERP system. Sara Lee Hosiery - Winston-Salem, NC
June 1986 – April 1997
Manager, Desktop Services
Managed staff that provided networking servers and fiber optics, teleconferencing equipment, budgeting and purchasing of equipment, computer installations, and equipment and software support for all offices and Distribution Centers across the United States and El Salvador. Sr. Information Center Analyst
Project manager and information technology support for software and computer hardware in all departments and locations.
Information Center Analyst
Responsible for all Wang equipment in Sara Lee Hosiery locations. Starting my position in Jacksonville, FL. I relocated their office to Winston-Salem, NC. Installation, support, and budgeting of all computers and printers across facilities in the United States.
Wachovia Bank & Trust, Co. - Winston-Salem, NC
June 1978 - June 1986
Supervisor Word Processing Center
Responsible for the processing of letters/documents/manuals via a bank of call- in recorders and handwritten submitted materials. Created a process for measuring and collecting productivity, error ratios to tie back to performance ratings.
Keytape Data Entry
Hired by Wachovia Bank to perform data entry of checks and other forms using a terminal computer which were unable to be processed electronically due to the condition of the checks, etc.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration – 1999 High Point University
Certified Nursing Assistant Degree - 2004
Mitchell College
Associates Degree Administrative Assistant - 1981
Forsyth Technical Community College
SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher) Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Illustrator, ProPresenter, Fellowship One (Church Management System), KeyNotes, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Forms, Flex-Pay PayEntry, DocuSign, Quick Books, Mac Mail, Numbers, Monday.com, SmartSheet, Notary Public 08/2023