Detail-Oriented Data Entry Specialist with Proofreading Focus

Jennifer McConnell

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I am looking for a position with a growing company that offers job security and financial stability. I seek an opportunity where I can contribute for many years, ideally one that will support me through to retirement. Proofreading is my passion, and I enjoy working on a computer, typing correspondence, and entering data into spreadsheets. I am detail-oriented and have a keen eye (and ear) for sentence structure and wording in both written and oral communication. I possess a strong work ethic, and I demonstrate empathy, compassion, and consideration towards others. I enjoy collaborating with clients and coworkers to solve problems and address concerns, whether independently or as part of a team.

EDUCATION

Bryant & Stratton College

110 Broadway Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14203

Associate’s Degree in Secretarial Procedures/Word Processing

Graduated: 1991, GPA: 3.4

Mayville Central School (aka CLCS)

2 Academy Street

Mayville, NY 14757

Graduated: 1988, Diploma

WORK EXPERIENCE

Laundry attendant

3 South Lake Dr.

Chautauqua, NY 14722

April 2025 – October 2025 (seasonal)

Duties: Provide laundry services for the hotel.

Gate Attendant

Chautauqua Institution

2 Ames Street

Chautauqua, NY 14722

June 2024 – August 2024 (seasonal)

Duties: Ensuring all who enter the gated community are lawfully allowed to be on the grounds, issue parking passes, worked several of the six gates located at various points throughout the grounds, provided directions or information to those who needed assistance.

Laundry Attendant

Chautauqua Hotel Co., Inc.

3 South Lake Drive

Chautauqua, NY 14722

April 2022 – Nov 2023

Duties: Provide laundry services for the hotel.

Bartender/Housekeeper

Hartfield Bay Cafe - Chautauqua County

June 2011 to May 2018

-Bartender (FT): Mix/serve drinks, drafts/bottled, cook/serve finger foods, burgers. Daily light room-to- room polishing, scrub bathrooms, clean all areas/surfaces daily, laundry.

-Housekeeping: Several cleaning positions, per diem at the request of the owner(s), light dusting, bathrooms, laundry services

Office Clerk

CBJ Credit Bureau - Jamestown, NY

May 2008 to April 2010

Duties: Accounts receivable balancing, receipt of payments

Site Clerk/Office Manager

Tube City IMS - Cuyahoga Heights, OH

May 2006 to July 2007

Start-up of sub-contractor on steel site. General office duties: Receptionist, create/maintain files, Ross Accounting Systems: Maintain meter readings of site equipment, Accounts Pay/Rec experience, purchase orders, invoices, work orders, mail, office supplies/equipment supplies inventory, spreadsheets to track revenue/expenses for the site

Mailroom Supervisor

ka Architecture - Cleveland, OH

April 2003 to March 2006

General duties: Xeroxing, send/receive and distribute facsimiles, send out/call back correspondence and/or drawings from an off-site storage facility, responsibility of central filing of the office, use of UPS computer in shipping/receiving correspondence and drawings, prepare outgoing mail, back-up to the receptionist.

Administrative Assistant

The Astrup Company - Cleveland, OH (Glenn Raven)

September 1997 to March 2003

Assistant to the president. Performed the following: Typing, transcription/dictation, filing, faxing, xeroxing, collating, receptionist/back-up phones, travel arrangements (hotel, car rentals) via Internet and travel agency, breakdown of company sales reports, collating of literature in binders for the company branches (11) for several annual company meetings, assisted A/ P in breaking down UPS Reports for each location (created spreadsheet in Excel), determined weights of goods on the skids, prepared bills to be sent to the logistics, assisted A/R, back-up purchasing clerk, assisted several executives and departmental supervisors.

Hard Skills

Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, Windows '98 and up, Windows XP

Excellent proofreading skills

Secretarial procedures including spreadsheets in Excel, faxing, dictation

Travel Arrangements

Excellent organization and communication skills

Internet Research

UPS Equipment - shipping/receiving

Type 40 WPM

10-key Data Entry

Soft Skills

Strong work ethic and hardworking

Dependable and Punctual

Precise/detail-oriented

Empathy, compassion, and consideration for others

Strong interpersonal skills

Quick learner

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