Elisa Mendoza-Santos
Kansas City, MO 64151
Phone: 816-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
SKILLS:
●Keyboarding 60+ WPM,
●Microsoft Office, Database Building and Processing, dBase IV, AS/400 WPS, Media and Commercial Insurance Background,
●Data Entry, Reception, Transcription, Creative Writing, Dictaphone,
●Telephone Customer Relations, Desktop Publishing,
●Quick Computer Literacy of New Software and Programs, Composing Business Correspondence,
●Ability to Work Independently, Team Player Mentality,
●Organizational Skills,
●Daily Prioritizing Ability, Citrix Software Negotiation.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
1. MOM365, Sales Photographer
January 2023 to March 2023
Preparing, posing, and adjusting newborn infants in a hospital setting for their first professional photographs. Operating on site camera equipment while providing a comfortable, sterilized location for infants. Using photography equipment and company specific software to document sales, invoices, and reports to on site manager.
2. Johnson Controls and Tyco Integrated Security, Customer Service Agent
April 2019 to September 2020
Answering calls from international locations in the United States and Canada, taking inbound calls on 80+ alarm signals and technical issues using Citrix Systems and company specific software to document accounts for cross agency handling.
3. Johnson Controls and Tyco Integrated Security, Emergency Dispatch Operator
January 2017 to March 2019
Dispatching emergency agencies to international locations in the United States and Canada, making outbound calls on various alarm signals via internal computer/phone system, using Citrix Systems and company specific software to document accounts for cross agency handling.
4. Staffmark, Warehouse Packer; Pasta Inspector
June 2016 to November 2016
Picking, packing, unpacking, ticketing, and repackaging Hallmark Christmas ornament campaign products and various novelty items. Moving and re-stacking 15 lb. pasta boxes onto shipping pallets for shipping and/or storing in warehouse.
5. Full Moon Productions, Actor
September 2014 to November 2014
Performed various scenes and haunting scenarios nightly inside The Beast haunted house.
6. Stay At Home Mother, Parent
January 2003 to September 2014
Should be self-explanatory. Managed household and raised well-rounded individual pre-teens. Wrote first novel for publication and summarized second novel. Managed three websites for alumni, blogging, and personal writing purposes such as Nano WriMo annual writing contest. Designed business brochures for local businesses and newsletters for public distribution briefly.
7. Cretcher-Lynch & Company, Certificate Specialist
September 2000 to January 2003
Acquired DocStar Computer Scanning/Filing System, Hard Filed Paperwork, Managed All Insurance Certificates for Accounts on Five Member Team, Arranged and Reorganized Insurance Filing System.
8. Swope Ridge Geriatric Center, Administrative Assistant
July 2000 to September 2000
Composed All Business Correspondence on Microsoft Word, Live Transcribed Meeting Minutes, Assembled Information Packets for Business Meetings, Filing, Scheduling/Managing Calendar Events for President/CEO of Facility, Arranged Various Monthly Board and Committee Meetings, Heavy Phone Communications with Various Board Members, Interacted with All Levels of Management Teams, Collected/Wrote/Edited/Proofed Management Reports for President/CEO of Facility.
9. Media/Professional Insurance, Underwriting Assistant
November 1995 to July 2000
Acquired/Utilized a AS/400 Word Processing System and Microsoft Word for Data Entry of Insurance Applications/Brokerage Information, Typed/Assembled Insurance Premiums, Binders, Endorsements and Policies for “Media Related and Professional Services” Liability Insurance Department, Composed Business Correspondence, Received and Processed Daily Mail, Maintained Procedural Correspondence & Manuals on All State Insurance Requirements, Managed/Additional Administrative Duties when Senior/Assistants are Absent, Taking via Laptop and Transcribed Meeting Minutes when Required, Received/Made Customer Service Calls to Brokers, Composed, Edited, Submitted Movie Reviews for Company Newsletters in 1998.
10. Top Resources Inc, Data Processor, Clerk Typist, Receptionist
September 1994 to October 1995.
Various Employers: Full Employment Council (FEC), The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Missouri School District “MOSE Division” (Maintenance, Operations, Security, & Engineering Divisions)
Acquired and Utilized dBase IV Word Processing System, Created/Managed/Maintained Central Data Processing System Summer Jobs for Youth Program 1995 “Private Sector Initiative” (PSI) Team of Seven People, Received and Processed Mail, Data Entry of All Applications Submitted, Utilized Desktop Publishing on WP 5.1 for FEC Advertisement Flyers, Provided Various Daily Program Status Reports to the Vice President of Operations and the Private Sector Initiative Management, Some Dictaphone/Data Transcription, Utilized Excel Software for Typing Engineering Specifications, Answered/Directed Calls to MOSE Division, Typed Job Descriptions, Requisition Orders, Data Entry and Mailing Labels on Microsoft Word.
SPECIALIZED EDUCATION:
US Career Institute, Legal Transcription
April 2009 to 2010
Acquired professional skills for transcription of Court Reporting shorthand/stenograph notes in order to record transcripts, legal documents, and manuscripts for court case records. Incorporating/practicing gained skills in completing Real Life school assignments by deadlines with specific focus on legal terminology recognition, pronunciation, and spelling.
Long Ridge Writers Group, Writer
July 2006 to December 2007
Acquired personalized skills to write and sell Fictional short stories, Novels, novellas, satire blogs and features, movie and book reviews, Advice and humorous Columns, and non-fiction articles for publication. Format/Printing, editing, and proofreading manuscripts. Incorporated/practiced gained skills in completing two science-fiction and fantasy fiction novels for future sale.
Kansas City College of Legal Studies, Court Reporting
June 1998 to December 2002
Completed required courses in Speech & Communications, Legal Terminology, Medical Terminology, Geography, and American History; acquired writing speed of 100 words per minute in StenEd Theory stenograph on manual court reporting machine.
Kansas City Job Corps Center, Business Clerical Training
October 1993 to October 1994
Received Degrees for: GED Certification
Excellent Attendance Certificates
Graduation Diploma of Completion
Outstanding Student of 1994 Certificate
Valedictorian of Graduating Class of 1994
Completed 6-Week Work Experience Program with Aetna Life & Casualty, Claims Assistant
April 1994 to May 1994 while attending classes with Kansas City Job Corps Center
Data Entry on Lotus 1-2-3, Directed All Incoming Calls for Claims Department, Received/Delivered Mail, Reorganized and Maintained Filing Systems in Claims Department, Prepared and Provided Daily Reports to Claims Supervisors and Additional General Data Entry on Internal Word Processing System.
GENERAL EDUCATION:
Southwest High School, General Studies
September 1985 to March 1988
Accelerated Academic Studies
Excelled in: English/Creative Writing
Typing
Spanish
PERSONAL REFERENCES provided upon request