RESUME

Patricia (Trish) Hurley Curcija

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Sanford, FL 32773-6857

C-407-***-****; H/F-407-***-****

Email: admq5q@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS

OBJECTIVE:

To apply my proven executive administrative management and assistance regarding: Marketing, residential/commercial real estate and construction by contributing to the progress of growth oriented organizations. With uncompromising values and extreme customer service, my goals are to seek a work environment where my proven skills listed below can be utilized which have best facilitated my individual, team and company successes:

SKILLS:

Self-Starter

Attention to ALL Details and Follow-up

Proper Phone Etiquette

Time and Data Management

Appointment Setting

Legal and Executive Administrative Support

Executive Presentation Development

Database Management

Business Correspondence Creation and Mailed

Persuasion and Listening skills

Executive and Legal Administrative Support, Understand and Utilize Excellent Grammar, Shorthand (Gregg), Transcription, Negotiations, Closing, Prospecting, Comparative Analysis, Sales Motivation, Communications, Professionalism, and Creativity.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

REALTOR/MEMBER – 1973 - Present – Joined the merger of: TOLARIS REALTY and LAKE FOREST REALTY, Sanford, FL. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS for DAVE BREWER REALTY and REALTY EXECUTIVES, Lake Mary, FL.; COLLADO REAL ESTATE, New Smyrna Beach, FL and GENERAL FINISHING CONTRACTORS, LLC, Central FL. Successfully managed: Sales, Marketing and Public Relations for new, production and custom luxury home construction and sales for: Dave Brewer Homes, Taylor Morrison Homes, Veramonte, Island Club, Lake Forest, and Estates of Wekiva, in Lake Mary, Winter Park, Sorrento, Sanford and Orlando, Florida.

VICE PRESIDENT and CO-OWNER - GENERAL FINISHING CONTRACTORS, LLC, Orlando, Sanford and New Smyrna Beach, Florida – 1973-2016 - KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Supervision and administrative management of broad-based operations for my family-owned new/restoration/renovation multi-phase construction company utilizing key competencies of: Cost Cutting of Labor & Materials, Bookkeeping: Accounts Receivable and Payable, Spreadsheets, Taxes, Insurance; Coordinating, Tracking, Scheduling Projects, Contract Management, Sales, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising; Office & Field Operations, Property Management & Supervision; Extreme Customer Care, Service and Satisfaction.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO - AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSN. (WORLD HEADQUARTERS)- Lake Mary, Florida - 1993-1998. Serving the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board I successfully organized and managed all Executive Office Operations including Supervision of all its Local, National & International Administrative Staff and Functions; Public Relations; Board of Directors’ Liaison; Meeting/Event/Travel Planning; Facilities Operations & Purchasing Management functions. Extensive US Travel.

CERTIFIED SENIOR BUYER/PURCHASING MANAGER/C.P.M. – AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, (WORLD HEADQUARTERS) - Lake Mary, Fl. - 1998-2003 - Promoted within AAA to serve as Senior Buyer for its World Headquarters and 1000+ AAA clubs nationwide.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Created and implemented $30M-$60M+ Purchasing Programs for 1000+ nationwide AAA clubs and world headquarters. Contributed to the cost savings' Product Imports Program; Marketing Catalogs for 1000+ AAA; Supplier Qualification Programs; Bid Packages and Contracts; New Product Development and Sourcing for 15+ newly organized nationwide AAA Retail Travel Stores; Contributed to the Custom USA Annual Auto Awards Program, the AAA Distribution Center and the AAA Power Purchase Directory to all nationwide AAA clubs. Extensive US Travel and attendance at all nationwide expositions, public sales, marketing events and US AAA Travel Clubs.

MEDIA BUYER, CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER and EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT at ARVO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Winter Park, FL 2001-2003 - KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Established and streamlined the Executive Office for the CEO as his Executive Assistant; Public Relations and Facilities Management and Operations which enabled my advancement onto the senior management where I served as Manager of Buyer, Client Services and Operations.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO, and CORPORATE ATTORNEY of DATAMAX CORPORATION, Orlando, FL (World Headquarters) 1999-2001 – KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Streamlined and reorganized Datamax Executive Office’s operations and management for its new CEO as his Public Relations, Facilities Operations Manager and Senior Executive Administrative Assistant.

EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:

President of Beta Sigma Phi International, Coral Gables, FL - Women's social, cultural and community services sorority; Actress, Make-up and Set Design creation for the University of Miami Ring Theater and Studio M of Miami, FL; Theater Arts Scholarships, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; Scholarship in Business Administration at Lindsey Hopkins Institute of Miami, FL; Sharron Williams College, Miami, FL; Legal/Paralegal/Real Estate Studies at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, Bert Rodgers School of Real Estate, Winter Park and Orlando, FL: Real Estate Licensure and Continuing Education. MEMBER: Orlando Regional, New Smyrna Beach and National Association of Realtors; University of Central Florida-Purchasing Management major.

MEMBER: National and Orlando, FL Associations of Purchasing Managers.

CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• EXCELLENT SKILLS: Professionalism, Listening, Negotiating, Closing, Prospecting, Comparative Analyses, Sales Motivation, Persuasion, Communications; Shorthand (Gregg) 100 w.p.m., Transcription and Typing; Purchasing Management-Senior Buyer; “WORD” Computer Program-; Creativity and Artistic Contributions to all professional requirements of programs and projects.

• SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT and REALTOR - Employs professionalism and superior communication skills to meet client and company needs. Skilled at multi-tasking and maintaining a strong attention to detail as follows: Former member of: Orlando Regional Realtors Assn., New Smyrna Beach Realtors Assn., and National Assn. of Purchasing Managers. Formally recognized for playing an instrumental role of implementing all cost savings measures. Decreased 40% of costs by negotiating pricing with vendors by volume orders, wholesale billing and marketing procedures. Thorough and complete professional document management, maintained all calendar organization, event planning and collateral meetings. Former President of womans' Beta Sigma Phi International, an international cultural and social sorority.

•PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: REALTY EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL; LAKE FOREST REALTY; DAVE BREWER REALTY; COLLADO REAL ESTATE - June 1974 to 2020 - Licensed Realtor, Consultant in Lake Mary, Sanford & New Smyrna Beach, FL for Residential, Commercial, Vacant Land, Property Management, Sales, Marketing and Public Relations for new production and custom luxury homes, together with all of my existing listings on the market for sale.

PROJECTS: Dave Brewer Homes, Veramonte, Island Club, Lake Forest, Estates of Wekiva, Heathrow Country Estates, Taylor Morrison, Arthur Rutenberg, Street of Dreams & Parade of Homes, ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

*Created and maintained a large client base by meeting all needs and providing exceptional customer service.

*Promoted property sales through advertisements, open houses and participation in multiple listing services. *Negotiated contracts and coordinated with lenders, attorneys, title companies and inspectors in order to successfully close properties' sales. *Advertised properties via networking, brochures, and multiple listing services to maximize exposure.

*Researched the current market in Central Florida to stay informed and give superior listings and sales presentations and successfully guided home buyers and sellers through sales, purchases and final closings of property purchases. *Prepared all required contract documents, purchase agreements and closing statements. *Verified that all legal formalities were completed prior to closing dates. Labor and cost cutting strategies sustained with volume purchasing.

•CONSTRUCTION: RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL - GENERAL FINISHING CONTRACTORS, LLC-June, 1974-2015- Vice President and Business Manager-Orlando, New Smyrna Beach and Sanford, FL of my family’s construction company. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Labor and cost cutting strategies sustained with volume purchasing: Coordinating, Tracking, Scheduling, Projects: Bookkeeping, AR/AP, Spreadsheets, Taxes.

• Contract, Property Management and Supervision

• Sales, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising.

• Customer Service and Satisfaction.

•AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION: Heathrow/Lake Mary, FL-May 1989 to September 1998 - Executive Assistant to the President/CEO; Senior Buyer.

• Travel, Automotive, Hospitality, Insurance-ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Created and Implemented $30M-$60M+ Purchasing Programs for 1000+ AAA clubs Nationwide and World Headquarters. Created Product Import, Marketing Catalog, Supplier Qualification Programs; Bid Packages, Contracts, New Product Development and Sourcing; assisted with the creation and opening of 15+ new AAA Retail Travel Stores nationwide; purchased Custom Auto Awards for distribution to AAA nationwide clubs; AAA Distribution Center and Power Purchase Directory Buyer. Extensive US Procurement Travel.

•PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Twenty-five plus years of experience, progressive and increasingly responsible positions in the Real Estate, Construction, Purchasing, Travel, and Executive Management industries contributing to the progress and success of growth-oriented companies by managing, maintaining, coordinating and assisting: Projects, Programs, People and Clientele; Executive Administrative Mgmt.& Support; Shorthand-Gregg & Transcription; Advertising; Accounts Payable/Receivable; Automotive; Bookkeeping; Financial Reporting; Brochures; Budgeting; Consumer Catalog creation; Contracts/ Preparation/Mgmt; Customer Service; Special Events; JD Edwards & Gateway TSA computer programs; Insurance; Internal Audits; International Marketing; Legal, Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, MS Office; Negotiations; New Product Development; Internet Research; Organizational; Paralegal; Press Releases; Program Development & Management; Property Management; Public Relations; Real Estate; Retail; Sales; Purchasing; Scheduling; Spreadsheets; Supervision; Trade Shows attendance.

•PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

THEATER ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS: Tides Conservatory of Fine Arts; University of Miami Ring Theater; Studio M; Coconut Grove Playhouse, all in Miami, FL.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION-Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL.

PARALEGAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM-Lindsey Hopkins Institute; Sharron Williams College, Miami, FL.

REAL ESTATE LICENSURE & CONTINUING EDUCATION: Rollins College, University of Central FL, Bert Rodgers School of Real Estate, Orlando, FL.

CORPORATE MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION: AAA University, Heathrow, FL.

CERTIFIED PURCHASING MGMT. Certification Program - University of Central FL, National Assn. of Purchasing Management, Orlando, FL.

*PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

*Legal and Executive Administrative Support

*Understands and Utilizes Excellent Grammar

*Advanced Professional Skills of Shorthand and Typing

*Business Correspondence Creation and Preparation

*Executive Presentation Development

*Proper Phone Etiquette

*Time Management

*Appointment Setting

*Self-Starter

*Database Management

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