Elzbieta Zakrzewski
P.O. Box ***
Alpine, NJ 07620
*************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Organized, hardworking, self motivating, Legal Assistant/ Office Manager professional with a lot of experience and proven background delivering sensible business technology solutions on time and under budget while working as a team member or team leader. SKILLS
- Efficient in many areas of clerical and office work.
- Client/ Vendor relations
- Budgeting and finance
- Project management
- Team liaison
- Strong verbal communication
- Fluent in Polish
EXPERIENCE
Dartom Construction LLC
Office Manager
05/2011 - presen t
Full-Time
- Train, develop, motivate and discipline subordinates as necessary to meet established goals.
- Adheres to government laws and regulations and established rulings of government authorities including building codes, safety regulations.
- Ordering, restocking and maintaining supplies and inventory for the office.
- Subject matter expert on all contract administration functions within the project life-cycle.
- Develops the audit standards process for contract organization including the maintenance of contract files and the contract preparation process.
- Coordinate resources to achieve project goals.
- Assisting in terms of quality, timeline and costs during the design and execution phase.
- Doing paperwork, coordinating subcontractors.
- Processing invoices, maintaining databases, collecting expense data.
- Recruiting and training employees.
- Work with subcontractors to ensure paperwork is in order including contracts, CCB status checks, insurance certificates, and lien releases.
- Create and maintain a log to track homebuyer material selections (ie. flooring, countertop material...), upgrades, and change orders.
- Enter expense data into QuickBooks and compare actual vs. budgeted project costs.
- Process a variety of incoming and outgoing mail.
- Maintain office files.
NEIL A. WEINRIB & ASSOCIATES
Legal Assistant
07/2000-5/2011
Full-Time
- Assist attorneys and the senior partner in the preparation of legal documentation pertaining to immigration matters.
- Prepare legal documents including nonimmigrant visa application, family-based immigration petitions, citizenship application and labor certifications.
- Act as liaison between the firm’s major corporate client and various government agencies including the Department of Labor and the Immigration Service.
- Handle expediting the processing of immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions on behalf of client.
- Organize forms and gather supporting documentation in preparation for filing with government agencies.
- Prepare uncontested divorce.
- Response client inquiries via phone and e-mail
- Train and support new staff.
- Maintain office files
- Process a variety of incoming and outgoing mail. R.K. WINDOW INC.
Office Administrator/Secretary
06/1996-07/200
Full-Tim e
- Coordinated day-to-day activities and ensure smooth operations.
- Managed calendar and maintained scheduling.
- Handle customer calls and inquiries.
- Composed and typed invoices, memos, proposals and all other business related correspondence.
- Handled collections on all accounts.
- Organized and maintain vendor files.
- Taking care of incoming and outgoing mail.
EDUCATION
International High School at LaGuardia Community Collage 1991-1995
REFERENCE
Available upon request.