MARY LOPEZ

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Wheaton, Illinois 60187 E-mail: adzmi1@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Account Management

Financial Accountant

Skilled Trainer and Facilitator

Highly Proficient using Microsoft Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MILTON TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS OFFICE, Wheaton, IL

Chief Deputy Assessor 3/2016-6/2023

Deputy Assessor 3/2010-3/2016

Experienced reviewing and analyzing appraisals, sales contracts, and closing statements

Assess property using the market value approach

Works with residential property owners answering and discussing assessment questions

Research and prepares evidence for assessment appeal hearings

Represents township at assessment appeal hearings before the Dupage County Board of Review and the State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board

Responsible for measuring and researching residential property for assessing purposes

Research sale and construction costs in deriving fair market value of residential property

Certified Illinois Assessing Officer

DBM DESIGNS, Wheaton, Illinois 1994 –Present

Owner/Manager

Owned and operated a successful independent design business.

Handled all business operations including accounting, sales, and marketing

Created and executed designs for soft and hard window treatments

Advised customers for other interior furnishings

Managed all customer service

ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTEMPS 1/2007-10/2007

Account Manager

Sold staffing services and built existing relationships for Accounting and Finance professionals to prospective Clients including Nestle Foods, Fermi Labs and Laidlaw Transportation.

Maintained client relationships and worked in a team environment responsible for sales growth.

Recruited, interviewed, and consulted candidates on industry trends for potential placement and current assignments.

Responsible for maintaining client relationships through client meetings.

Develop new projects and convert them to end-user customers increasing employee relationships and customer market share.

DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, Naperville, Illinois 2001 – 2006

School Programs Facilitator

Responsible for school learning labs in the areas of science, math, art, and engineering.

Prepared and created lab exhibits and material appropriate to specific age levels

Directed transportation of lab exhibits to remote locations.

GLOBAL SOFTWARE, INC. Raleigh, North Carolina 1988 – 1991

Customer Service Representative / Accounting Software Consultant

Responsible for fixed asset sales presentations and customer product demonstrations

In charge of accounting software implementations

Instructor for Fixed Asset education and other financial systems. Classes included hands-on training for twenty-five or more clients plus development of hard copy materials.

Utilized detailed consultations to implement customized training for new release and solutions.

Revised Fixed Asset training and updated all instruction manuals to include enhancements to the systems.

RANK VIDEO CORPORATION, Northbrook, Illinois 1985 – 1988

Fixed Asset Accountant

Maintained fixed asset inventory and accounting transactions within the general ledger

Utilized Lotus and other software tools to maintain company wide capital expenditure records

Reconciled all bank accounts and payroll records to the general ledger

EDUCATION

Benedictine University, Lisle, IL BA Accounting 1985

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