Office Administration & Team Leadership Expert

Gregory J. Gontarek

* ****** **** • Elkhart, Illinois 62634

Cell: 217-***-**** • *********@*****.***

Capable Roles: Office Manager / Clerical / Data Entry

Cashier & Buyer / Team Leader / Instructor

Resourceful worker with extensive experience in typical office operations for organizations within public and private sectors through outstanding management, organizational, and leadership skills. Strong contributor with proven ability to build and lead teams, innovation, and sensitivity to deadlines.

Collaborative communicator with comfort in establishing productive relationships with coworkers and clients. Capable instructor of organizational skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Office Management • Office Clerical Duties • Training Others

Team Building & Leadership • Public / Private Sectors • Logistics Management • Problem Solving

Cost Estimating • Proposals / Reports / Presentations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kelly Services, Springfield, Illinois • 03-05/2023 & 04-05/2024

Regional employment agency specializing in general office staff.

Data entry/general office

Contracted to INB to help seasonally with tax season for IDOR. Data entry of tax information. Opened and sorted tax forms.

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Springfield, Illinois • 07/2008-01/2023

State office charged with maintaining and making available to the public vital records (such as marriage, death, birth, adoption, etc.)

Office Administrator

Directed staff to manage massive archive of State vital records and make them available to the public.

Significant Accomplishments

•Make certified copies of vital records for the public. Update archive of new original records.

•Knowledge of numbering sequences for archives. Managed time sensitive requests.

•Managed staff of three (3). Maintained organization of records. Coordinates training of workers.

•Assists superiors in budget preparation. Monitors expenditures. Interprets and applies policies.

Gregory J. Gontarek • Resume Page 2

Manpower, Springfield, Illinois • 06/2006-06/2008

Regional employment agency specializing in general office staff.

Mail & Messenger Account Clerk

Contracted to State of Illinois Central Management System. Opened, sorted, and distributed mail, answered phones, posted incoming checks, ordered supplies, and prepared monthly reports in Microsoft Excel.

Adecco, Springfield, Illinois • 02/2006-05/2006

Regional employment agency specializing in general office staff.

Clerical & Data Entry

Contracted to Wells Fargo for data entry of home mortgages. 99.94% efficiency in data entry.

Springfield Supportive Living, Springfield, Illinois • 08/2005-02/2006

Regional health care agency.

Receptionist & Dietary Aide

Receptionist at front desk. Prepared and served meals to residents.

RGIS Inventory Specialists, Springfield, Illinois • 07/2002-10/2005

Regional inventory counting contractor.

Team Leader/Counter

Directed staff to manage inventory projects for diverse client businesses.

Significant Accomplishments

•Supervisory role of 25 subordinates in inventory and scheduling work.

•Wrote inventory reports for clients when work was completed by team.

•Maintained organization of records. Interfaced with clients frequently.

Express Personnel Services, Springfield, Illinois • 05/2000-07/2002

Regional employment agency specializing in general office staff.

Data Entry & General Clerical

Contracted to State of Illinois offices for high volume and high quality data entry. 99.94% efficiency in data entry. Verified work by others for accuracy.

Refreshment Services, Springfield, Illinois • 08/1996-05/2000

Regional beverage supply company.

Clerical & Data Entry

Performed general office duties and training.

Significant Accomplishments

•High quality data entry of bills and payments. Paid bills. Monthly reports for seven (7) offices.

•Trained new employees.

Pannu’s Wholesale, San Jose, California • 02/1995-03/1996

Regional retail supplier.

Cashier/Stocker/Buyer

Helped this company start up by setting up computer system for accounting, inventory, and cashiering. Control of inventory and data entry.

Gregory J. Gontarek • Resume Page 3

Pacific Growservice, San Jose, California • 07/1993-02/1995

Regional retail supplier.

Cashier/Stocker/Buyer

All aspects of cashiering. Control of inventory and data entry.

Manpower, Springfield, Illinois • 05/1993-06/1993

Regional employment agency specializing in general office staff.

Data Entry

Contracted to State of Illinois for data entry of mailing lists for General Assembly.

Illinois Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois • 06/1988-04/1993

State office charged with public documents recording.

Clerical & Data Entry

Entry of publicly-recorded documents. Trained new employees.

Franklin Life, Springfield, Illinois • 04/1998-06/1998

National insurance company.

Data Entry

Seasonal work for entry of personal tax documents.

Alice Campbell Staffing, Springfield, Illinois • 05/1986-04/1988

Regional company for office staffing needs.

Data Entry & Clerical

Worked for a variety of different companies.

Express Staffing Services, Springfield, Illinois • 05/1986-10/1987

Regional company for office staffing needs.

Data Entry & Clerical

Worked for a variety of different companies.

Illinois Department of Revenue, Springfield, Illinois • 05/1983-04/1986

State office charged with processing tax returns.

Data Entry Level 3

Significant Accomplishments

•Keystroke averages up to 19,000 per hour. Work error percentage below .01%

•Time on keyboard maintained above six (6) hours per eight (8) hour shift.

•Promoted twice.

EDUCATION

High School Graduate, Morrisonville High School, Morrisonville, Illinois

Graduate in Data Processing, Capital Area Vocational Center, Springfield, Illinois

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION

•Class D Driver’s License

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

•AFSCME Local 31

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite • Various Windows-based data management programs • Internet Research

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