Samantha Martell

415-***-**** cell

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GOAL: To be a productive part of a team and help others with my proven skills and experience. I have a proven sales track record and management skills that have benefited the companies I have been a part of. I take and give direction well and public speaking comes easy to me. I am a great asset to any company I am hired at. I have been told “I was the best employee they had ever had on their team, because of my diversity and ability to wear many hats and smile as things get accomplished”

*I love thinking outside the box to make things happen

*Consulting in all areas of business to become more profitable

*Project Management

*In the Field Management Construction including design and

*redesigning projects and keeping the guys on schedule with what needed to be done.

*All office management skills A/P, A/R, Reconciliations, Payroll

*Customer Service oriented

*Team Player

*Proven Insurance Sales Track Record of over $1,000,000.00 in Premium per year

*Business Consulting Account Management with Oversees and US Insurance Companies,

*Vendors and Client Contract Negotiations Proven Sales Track Record Program Analysis,

*Excellent Communication & organizational skills

*Employee Training and Motivational Management

*Licensed in the State of Nevada to sell Life and Health Insurance

*I went thru the whole International Patent process on my own from start to finish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Handy, Handsome Husbands. 8/2020 – 9/2021

Office Administration/Project Management

At this place of business, I was in charge of estimating the projects as well as answering the phones, using software called Housecall pro and checking emails. The owner operates mainly through referrals from Angies List and Yelp. I would schedule out the work needed and direct the guys on what was needed. I take a deposit over the phone and when the work was completed obtain the remaining payment.

Beyond Saturn 10/2015-12/2019

Property Management

While working for Beyond Saturn I would communicate with the tenants and owners as to their problems (if any) and finding solutions. Weither it a plumbing issue, electrical etc. I also collected rents, made bank deposits and handled evictions. Setting up all renovations and showing the properties

Rainbow International / Bay Area Water & Smoke 2/201*-**-****

Office Manager / Project Crew Manager

With Rainbow International I was in charge of all office management including writing up proposals, estimates and change orders while running a 3-man crew. We did a lot of Insurance work so I self-taught (learned) and ran a very intense program called Xactimate which included a CAD program. I set up all the iPads, installed several programs /apps and redesigned how their office ran to run more efficiently. I was also in charge of marketing and payroll.

AFLAC 6/2014 – 12/2014

Customer Service –Life and Health Sales Representative

Here at AFLAC, I am a business consultant representing a Fortune 500 Company, selling Supplemental Insurance to business owners for their employees. Making contacts and adding to people’s health and welfare making sure they have proper coverage in case of a catastrophic event happens in their lives.

East Park Research Inc. 3/2013 - 5/2014

Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Sales & Marketing/Procurement Director

At EPR I wore a lot of different hats. I answer the telephone and take purchase orders, I handle all the shipping and daily tasks which include processing all the orders from the day before and entering them into an Excel spreadsheet which I have created for daily inventory count and reconciling the orders to match Authorize.net and Volusion software. I also work with Quickbooks on the accounting side of the business. Being in charge of all the trade shows that we attend, I do the research and marketing and order of all of the products we need for our booths. I also attend these trade shows and up sell our products. When needed I help our Regional Sales manager with marketing and sales calls. I am more than just an Administrative assistant, I am a salesperson, trainer on our ordering software and take on necessary tasks to help the team.

Nelson Staffing 5/2012 – 9/2012

Hospitality Services and Sales

At BV Winery, here I worked in the tasting room serving wine and enjoying Wine Club sales for the team and love meeting and greeting new people. I also help management with other duties as necessary.

Samantha Martell - self-employed 10/2011 – 9/2012

Notary Public / Loan signing Agent

Certified Notary Public, Fidelity and Chicago Title Approved. Working with the public notarizing documents for home loans and personal documentation

Bo Bookkeeping Services - Bolinas, CA 10/2008 - 12/2010

Owner of Bookkeeping and Accounting Manager

I was a freelance bookkeeper, personal finance management, corporate finance consultant. I had 4 monthly clients in which I did various tasks, including management of finances, both personal and business. Prepare tax documentation for CPA's.

Fineline - Bolinas, CA 11/2006 - 10/2008

Bookkeeper and Accounts Manager

Here at Fineline, I work with several different accounts ranging from artists to contractors handling all of their accounting and office needs. While prioritizing the work for each account daily. I was continually focusing on deadlines for bill payments, organizing tax liability payments to meet deadlines and producing financial statements for CPA's.

Global Printing Sourcing and Development - San Rafael, CA 3/2005 - 9/2006

International Accounts Manager - Sales Representative

With this startup company I implemented and put into place the accounting software and data setup. This is an international company doing business in China. In my sales position I sold over $300,000 in products, generally printed materials and gift sets, I would see the project thru from start to finish.

Mandala Publishing – San Rafael, CA 3/2004 – 3/2005

Internet Accounts/Online Billing Manager

My job duties consisted of managing the online billing and accounting for this retail/wholesale nonprofit Internet based organization. The account management ranged from dealing with special issues from sales problems with clients and/or vendors to billing issues. As a team leader I helped the sales force develop strategies for online sales and promotions. I brought to the table ideas for new products and marketing them online with email blast to our client base. In addition to this I was a full charge bookkeeper including tracking sales and disbursing commissions the to the sales team which consisted of 6 internal salespeople and 7 external companies.

Allegiant Airlines – Las Vegas, NV / St. Louis MS 09/2003 – 2/2004

Flight Attendant / Customer Service

Serving and protecting our clients while in flight to various destinations. Always providing service with a smile and gratitude they were on our flights. Making sure passengers were happy and safe.

Sun Power & Geothermal Energy Company, Inc. -San Rafael, CA 5/2002 – 8/2003

Accounts Manager – Human resources

As the assistant to the President handled all phases of accounting including collections. As a team player I assisted with special projects implementing the growth of the company. I worked closely with Project Management to ensure all cost of materials were accurate and coded to the correct job. I help with the negotiations process to achieve better pricing with vendors. In the process of our growth, I implemented a new accounting system, Master Builders 2003. Tracked all customer job accounts, job time and material for estimating. I put in place all insurance coverage’s, including, errors and omissions, property, bonds, general liability, health, dental, supplemental insurance and workers compensation. Handled workers compensation insurance claims, filing and negotiating with insurance broker. Coordinate with the President and all senior management in the form of business and financial strategies.

Reid, Axelrod, McCormack, Griffis & Ruane - A Law Firm -San Rafael, CA 6/2001 - 4/2002

Account Executive/Bookkeeper

Full charge bookkeeper including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations. In charge of trust, general and retirement accounts.

Martell Insurance Services – San Francisco CA 4/1991– 3/2001

Vice President – Consultant

Contracted to provide monthly accounting figures to Corporations. Light bookkeeping overseeing office personnel and giving direction. Managed Trust and Operating Bank Accounts. Oversaw Federal and State auditing resulting in a $70,000.00 tax savings to the company Coordinated and negotiated company and broker contracts, including client/bank premium finance arranging. I traveled to London annually for negotiation of our in-house contract renewal with Lloyds of London. I was also held the pen(underwrote) the for Lloyds portion of our policies when needed.

Dan Bohne & Son /Martell Insurance Services– San Francisco, CA 7/1983 - 4/1991

Insurance Broker -CFO- Sales and Marketing Manager

Here I sold over $1,000,000.00 in policies specializing in Commercial Fishing Boats and Marine Products. Designed and implemented office operations in both clerical and sales departments. Upgraded and installed computer system for office accounting and clerical procedures. Interviewed and trained office staff. Monthly responsibilities included accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll. Created in house office procedures handbook and business letter manual. Handled marketing and placement of both new and renewal accounts. Claim management on protection and indemnity and workers compensation accounts. Worked closely with the clients and the companies to place business. Marketed and placed all in house office insurance needs. Performed all Human resource functions as necessary.

EDUCATION

College of Marin - Business Management

University of Nevada, Reno – Accounting/Business Management

Post Online University – Online Business Management

COMPUTER SKILLS

Quick Books Pro, Time slips, Master Builders 2003, MAS 90, Internet searching, Microsoft Office & Mac Applications, Volusion, Ashop, Exactimate, Fusion, Google Apps, Housecall Pro, Zoom, Any App.. in other words I’m literate

References available upon request

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