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PAULA ESCRIBANO MAJDI______________________________________

**** ***** ***** **. *** Jose, Ca. 95121

Mobile 310-***-**** *******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To apply acquired skills in management, public relations, and team work in a setting that invites diverse knowledge and experience.

SPECIAL SKILLS

• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish (business, colloquial, inter-Latin American)

• Microsoft Windows, Publisher, PowerPoint; Web Research, multimedia, telecommunications

• Public Relations and Hospitality

• Transcribing, Translation (English-Spanish), typing, short hand, bookkeeping

WORK EXPERIENCE

International House of Pancakes 12/09-10/11

I35

Round Rock, Texas 78664

Server

COLONIAL BUFFET AND BAKERY 9/97- 2/05

355 E. Elm Street, Long Beach, CA 90802

Public Relations Specialist/ Office Manager

-Organized all accounts payable, bookkeeping items, and budget records in a high paced 50+ employee restaurant/catering service

-Performed marketing and outreach to the Long Beach community as an effort to attract a wide variety of clientele

-Participated in managerial tasks such as employee relations, training, hiring, and subsistence

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 1/84- 9/96

2912 S. Sepulveda, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Office Manager

- Managed franchise employee relations and business accounts

- Organized business remodel timetable as well as budget framework

-Led all public relations efforts including charity efforts to feed homeless veterans

AMERICAN AIRLINES 3/72- 9/83

New York, NY

Flight Attendant

-Completed staff in-service training to provide service and hospitality to thousands of customers choosing to fly with a multinational airliner

-Exclusively managed bilingual flight assignments from the United States to Latin America

-Continually participated in professional development and training to improve customer relations skills

INTER- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 6/70 – 12/71

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

Executive Secretary

-provided Spanish translations and transcriptions to the University’s head librarian

- drafted letters, made short hand notes, wrote memos, organized files and office materials

-Participated in University meetings to convey main ideas to various staff

EDUCATION

Commericial Institute of Puerto Rico

High School, General Studies

-Senior Honors Internship Studies Program with the Commercial Institute, 9/68

Commericial Institute of Puerto Rico

Vocational Degree in Secretarial Management, 9/70

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/AWARDS

• LOYOLA VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA PRESIDENT AND ORGANIZER

- Organized School fundraisers such as book sales, event nights at local businesses, library staffing, teacher support, school events

• LAUSD VOLUNTEER SCHOOL ESL TRANSLATOR

- Volunteered time and skills to assist the Los Angeles Unified School District (2nd largest public school district in the United States) with the translation of school books and materials into Spanish for English Language Learners

• WESTCHESTER CHAPTER BOOK CLUB

- Participates in monthly book club among community leaders to analyze and be current with contemporary literature

• LOS ANGELES FOOD BANK DONOR

- Collaborated in Donation of extra food from the Colonial Buffet and Bakery business to the LA Food Bank/ Project Angel Food

• ALMA DEL BARRIO VOLUNTEER

- Volunteers at local radio station by making community announcements and event notices

References:

Ann Stenglein 310-***-**** ********@***.***

Val Velasco 310-***-**** ********@***.***

Sarita Papaleo 310-***-**** *******@***.***

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