MATTHEW GOCHMAN
Bayonne, NJ 07002
201-***-**** (Home) 201-***-**** (Cell)
*************@*****.***
SKILLS:
• Data Entry (Typing speed: 80 words-per-minute)
• Customer Service
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, and Lotus Notes.
• Excellent spelling and grammar
EXPERIENCE:
Forum Staffing/The College Board, New York, NY 09/08 – Present
• Temp assignment for Springboard, which is a program that distributes textbooks to middle schools and high schools.
• Updating Excel spreadsheets with data from customer invoices.
• Calculating financial data.
Express Personnel/The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ 8/08 – 09/08
Customer Service Representative
High-volume call center for The Star-Ledger and The Trenton Times, requiring me to calmly assist subscribers with their questions and/or issues.
Promptly entering the subscribers’ account information into the company’s database.
Sterling InfoSystems, New York, NY 8/05 – 7/08
Order Creation Specialist
High-volume Order Creation, requiring the highest levels of typing speed and accuracy.
Processed orders for top-level corporate clients including Coca-Cola, UBS, Colgate, Ericsson and Northeast Utilities.
Proofread orders to ensure that the information on each background check was completely accurate.
Consistently won bonuses of up to $500.00 for my speed and accuracy.
Trained new employees.
TemPositions, New York, NY 5/05 – 8/05
Temp-to-Perm Clerical and Data Entry assignment at Sterling InfoSystems.
Positions while in College:
NJCU Phonathon, Jersey City, NJ 1/03 – 6/04
Phonathon Representative
Contacted New Jersey City University alumni for charitable donations.
Was awarded several monthly bonuses for fund-raising the most money.
Took over for the manager on days he was absent.
EDUCATION:
New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
B.A. in Media Arts (2005)/Cumulative GPA: 3.37
*References available by request