CAROL MARIA KYPRISS

**** ********* **** **

Calabash, NC 28467

910-***-**** hme●910-***-**** fax●843-***-**** cell

OBJECTIVES

General Office Assistant: Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors and/or customers, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings.

or

Legal Assistant/Paralegal: Assist attorneys by researching legal precedent, investigating facts, or preparing legal documents. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action. Perform secretarial duties utilizing legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas.

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Currently attending full-time online– anticipated completion date February, 2011

Bachelors Degree – Business Adm/Management

Axia College, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

August, 2008

Associates Degree – Accounting

Blackstone’s School of Law, Emmaus, PA

On-line Paralegal Studies

Paralegal/Legal Assistant certification

Grimsley Senior High School, Greensboro, NC

GED equivalent – State of North Carolina

EXPERIENCE

Administrative Asst./Office Mgr. BOAC Marine, Inc.

Robert Pyle, Gen. Mgr.

Feb. 7, 2000 – Nov. 5, 2009

Administrative Asst. to General Manager: Bookkeeping – prepared monthly P&Ls, balance sheets, billing, A/R, A/P, prepared corporate correspondence, prepared daily reports, recorded and prepared payroll information for service department, prepared estimates for service jobs, filing, answered phones, and other general office work as designated by General Manager.

Assistant/Clerical Rice & MacDonald

Connie

Sept. 1999 – Jan. 2000

Assistant to H. T. Rice, Attorney & CPA

Personal Assistant to H. T. Rice – set appointments with attorney and clients, prepared corporate documents for filings, assisted when necessary in the probate-estates area, answered phones, filing, copying, other general office duties, personal duties as requested by Mr. Rice.

Legal Assistant/Clerical Newby, Sartip, Masel & Casper, LLC

Fred B. Newby, Managing Partner

July, 1987 – 1999

Legal Assistant: Prepared various foreclosure documents, civil litigation documents, incorporation documents, estate documents, answered phones, filing and other needed duties as designated by attorneys. When needed prepared some real estate documents, courthouse filings as necessary (litigation documents, estate documents, real estate documents).

Clerical/Inventory Coastal Cars, Inc. Cecila

July, 1986-1987

Prepared billings for golf cart parts and service. Prepared rental agreements for golf courses around the area to lease golf carts, kept inventory control, typed correspondence, answered phones, filing, assisted customers, other general office duties as needed.

Assistant/Ofc. Manager John H. Stegall, Regional Sales Manager

July, 1981-June,1986 O.C. Tanner Co. & Robbins Company

Unknown location

Ran one-girl office for regional sales manager, set appointments with prospective customers, helped design service award programs for clients, occasional free-lance artwork for company logos, prepared sales proposals and presentations for sales representative, answered telephones, typing, traveling when needed with sales representative, bank deposits, other duties as needed.

Clerk I/Adm. Asst Guilford County Purchasing Department

Dec., 1969-June, 1981

Performed necessary clerical duties in County Purchasing Department which serviced every department within Guilford County which included typing of purchase orders, bid specification documents, ordering of supplies, materials, maintained inventory control records, type all correspondence from purchasing department, i.e. bid award letters, vendor lists, inventory lists. Sat in on bid openings, filing, answered phones. I was instrumental in the formation, preparation and printing of the first county purchasing department manual.

SKILLS

Experienced in MS Word

Experienced in Excel

Experience in PowerPoint

Experience in using QuickBooks

Most office equipment, i.e. copiers, adding machines/calculators/transcription equipment

North Carolina Notary Public

References furnished upon request

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