Office Manager Personal Assistant

ROSALIE DASKO

Santa Monica, CA 310-***-**** *****@*******.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Competent and dedicated, Executive/Personal Assistant/Office Manager currently seeks a full time position.

Experienced in coordinating, planning and supporting daily operational, administrative functions for senior level management, and personal assistant matters

Demonstrated capacity to provide comprehensive support for executive-level staff, excel at scheduling meetings, arranging travel and managing all essential assignments

Highly-focused, resourceful and results-oriented individual able to identify goals, prioritize tasks and resolve issues expeditiously

Projects a professional image with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Adept at developing processes that improve accuracy, produce efficiency and achieve organizational objectives

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat

PC keyboard skills, 10-key, fast notes – Mac – Google, Zoom, Teams

Applications, Dropbox, Concur, Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, Zoom

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Real Estate Investment 1/2020 – 7/2024

Executive/Personal Assistant/Office Manager

General administrative tasks and support directly to CEO and Senior Management and other departments, as needed.

Calendar management for CEO, President, COO, CMO, owners.

Travel arrangements and logistics for business travel and events.

Liaise with H.R. for interviews, onboarding.

Meeting coordination for internal and external meetings

Estate Management

Expense reporting.

Office management: Point of contact for the office, office supplies ordering, internal and client based meeting catering.

Personal Assistance: Purchases, errands, household bill payments, and others tasks as needed.

Project management.

Liaison for multi-family investments, single family residences and luxury residence developments

Event planning

ABK Ventures, Inc., (dba Canary Health), Los Angeles, CA 2016 – 1/2020

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

Effectively worked directly with the CEO and CMO to support daily operational and served as liaison to the board of directors and senior management team.

Communicated directly, and on behalf of the CEO, with Board members, staff, and others, on matters related to CEO's strategic initiatives;

Completed a broad variety of administrative tasks for the CEO including: managed an extremely active calendar of appointments; completed expense reports; composed and prepared confidential correspondence, arranged complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas; and compiled documents for travel-related meetings.

Contributed to the organizational culture with special projects to improve and build employee relations and team spirit, organized events, and supported positive corporate culture.

Worked closely and effectively with the CEO keeping him well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, and proactive follow-up.

Researched, prioritized, and followed up on incoming issues and concerns addressed to the CEO, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature.

Determined appropriate course of action, referral, or response.

Successfully completed critical aspects of deliverables with a hands-on approach, including drafting acknowledgement letters, personal correspondence, and other tasks that facilitated the CEO's ability to effectively lead the company.

Provided office management support, working with human resources, building management and internal office needs.

Bot Home Automation, Inc. (dba RING), Santa Monica, CA 2015 – 2016

Executive Assistant / Office Manager to Founder / Chief Inventor

Managed calendar, scheduled extensive internal and external meetings and private YPO member meetings, travel arrangements for domestic and complex international flights, including arrangements for visas and other necessary travel documentation – company-wide.

Managed and scheduled board meetings.

Provided office management and procurement for three offices, to all departments.

Managed company expansion for two new offices.

Arranged internal marketing events, trade shows, weekly lunches and specific business events.

Investment Firm – Temporary/contract, Santa Monica, CA 2013 – 2014

Executive Assistant

Provided support to Private Investor, Owner / Philanthropist and partner

Calendar scheduling and management, email correspondence, travel arrangements domestic and international – commercial and private jet.

Business and personal events; parties, group dinners, various themes.

Arranged internal and external meetings.

Advanstar Communications, Inc., Santa Monica, CA 2011 - 2012

Executive Assistant to CEO

Managed calendar, scheduled meetings, booked travel domestic and international, commercial and private jet.

Managed and prepared for quarterly board meetings, private YPO member meetings, internal management meetings for various departments, organized for annual international fashion expos.

Extensive preparation was required for these very large international West Coast Magic Marketplace trade shows, both internally and travelling to the event site was required.

SOA Software, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 2004 – 2010

Executive Assistant to Chairman and President / CEO

Effectively managed two busy executive calendars, providing a wide range of support, including: scheduling meetings, heavy calendar management, research, information management, and coordination of complex international and domestic travel arrangements.

Performed a myriad of various personal tasks and errands, including private YPO member meetings.

Devised and organized meeting schedules, agendas and PowerPoint presentations, compiling business updates and coordinating timetables among investors and executives for annual board of directors meetings as well as investor and quarterly meetings.

Assisted with mergers and acquisitions projects, enabling corporation to purchase four companies and acquire intellectual property and other financial transactions.

Played a vital role of assistance in the development of a business office in India from its initial stages to completion.

Proactively utilized essential organizational system for effectively implementing all communications and schedules with daily follow up in support of investor-related initiatives.

Competently composed correspondence, created PDF files, scanned documents for daily operation.

Performed Human Resource functions, including implementation of new health insurance programs and facilitated the processing and distribution of company stock option grants.

Tishman Realty & Hotel Corporation, Los Angeles 1998 – 2003

Executive Assistant

Provided executive level support for two Senior Vice Presidents in the Realty Investment Banking and the Realty Asset / Property Management Divisions.

Managed calendars, arranged meetings and coordinated complex travel arrangements for business development projects, mergers and acquisitions and the procurement of new properties and management contracts.

Successfully arranged conference calls for organization domestically and internationally.

Communicated with corporate management in New York office on a regular basis for consistent updates for investor-related business.

Maintained a library of marketing materials and followed up with contacts, mailing correspondence and materials in support of new business development initiatives for Investment Banking Division.

Designed PowerPoint presentations for trade show events, interacted with clients internally and remotely.

EDUCATION AND RELATED COURSE WORK

Los Angeles & Santa Monica Community College - Business Administration, general education courses

Foreign language – Spanish

Interior Design

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