Maria A. Torres
Administrative Assistant
561-***-**** 1148 Stillwell Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430
PROFILE SUMMARY
Highly analytical, success-driven, task leader and self-motivated professional Administrative Assistant with more than 16 years of experience working in an office administration capacity. Providing administrative and clerical support to the Sales and Marketing Department. This includes answering phones, scheduling meetings, handling correspondence, assisting with travel arrangements, organizing events and conferences, and other duties as assigned. Provides responsive and high quality services in a high pressure, dynamic environment and consistently demonstrates a strong sense of accomplishment as collaborative efforts to meet the needs of the department. Coordinates meetings and events, department financial operations, personnel operations, and facility operations. Manages procurement of goods and services including computer equipment, office supplies, reference materials, and vendor relationships.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Ability to effectively organize and manage multiple streams of work at a detailed level
Ability to develop new processes in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment with enthusiasm
Able to communicate and interact with individuals at all levels of the organization
Demonstrated ability to understand and implement written and verbal instructions
Highly organized, detailed oriented and ability to be pro-active
Knowledge of key administrative processes and procedures desirable but not essential
Ability to deal with the public and staff in a pleasant and professional manner
Attention to detail and the ability to check for the accuracy of work
Highly proficient in MS Office Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and Power Point
SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Administrative Assistant I 10/2006 – Current
Sugar Cane Growers Coop. of FL Belle Glade, FL 33430
Helps company run smoothly with many tasks as keeping up to date with OSHA safety meetings and reports for audits.
Basic Administrative duties including translating and interpreting with others in Spanish.
Assistant to over 20 Salaried Supervisors, including their direct managers.
Provide and maintain all office equipment such as industrial copier/printer/fax, industrial expresso machine and plotter as needed.
Constantly work with other departments within the company such as Accounting, Purchasing, Agriculture and Human Resources.
Maintain confidential employee information.
Completes forms for employees such as transfers with salary information and PTO requests for employees.
Prepares data sheets as needed for different areas within the Engineering Department.
Schedule and maintain our calendar for various meetings.
Marketing Administrative Assistant 02/2006 – 10/2006
Florida Comm. Health Centers WPB, FL 33405
Perform day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining mall marketing information files and processing paperwork.
Provide administrative support for various departments/divisions such as answering telephones, assisting visitors and resolving a range of administrative problems and inquiries.
Ensure customers confidential credit card information was handled and stored following corporate company policies.
Analyze and maintained front desk logs to create marketing reports utilized for tracking purposes in Excel.
Assist in the creation of new marketing strategies and techniques.
Identified new clientele, provided walkthrough of all venues and served as a main point of contact for inquiries.
Supervised and train other clerical staff and arrange for employee training by scheduling training or organizing training material.
Daily tasks include usage of Microsoft Works including Publisher, Adobe Page Maker and Picture Manager.
Branch Specialist 04/2002 - 02/2006
American Red Cross South Bay, FL 33493
Develop and implement ARC programs throughout our tri-county area.
Also attend and record minutes of meetings, operate and maintain office equipment.
Conducted casework services and support for natural disasters, AFES, FEMA (EFSP), Care-to-Share, DAT, etc.
Maintained and file records for the branch, prepare reports, support and recruit volunteers, provide outreach support, maintain confidentiality as appropriate and perform clerical and secretarial duties.
Maintained timely, accurate transaction processing while delivering Superior Customer Service.
Ensured understanding of and adherence to all operating policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
Provided an outstanding customer experience when responding to customer requests and inquiries and processing transactions.
EDUCATION
Bachelors in Business Administration
Capella University
September 2022 to Continue
Bachelor’s in Business Administration
Keiser University
November 2021 to April 2022
General Diploma
Rio Grande City High School Rio Grande, TX 78582
08/96 - 06/00
CERTIFICATES
Achieved a Basic Training certificate for Medical Interpreters' program offered throughout Palm Beach County.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Currently part of my church’s children’s ministry committee and volunteer with our church’s children’s program every month or as needed.
REFERENCES
Upon request.
LANGUAGES
Fluently speak, read, and write English and Spanish.
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Problem Solving
Time Management
Research & Analysis
Team Building & Leadership
Operations Support
Schedule & calendar management
Customer Service
Database Management
Data Entry
Customer Service
Strong Communication
Stress Management
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Duties
Business Correspondence
Scheduling
Budgeting
Appointment Setting
Spreadsheets