Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Resume:
DIANE ADAMS
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST SPECIALIST
**************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FANOOS PERSIAN CUISINE AND EVENTS
Atlanta, GA 30328
3/13/11 – Present (part-time position)
Report to Jalal Khadivi, Owner
Serve as Special Events Coordinator, searching out opportunities to book events and coordinate details. Serve as administrative assistant and hostess.
HOMESTEAD HOSPICE DANCE THERAPIST
10888 Crabapple Rd.
Roswell, GA 30075
9/2011 to Present (part-time position)
Supervisor: Mike King, 678-***-****, ****@****************.***
Work with various nursing care, assisted living and senior centers to teach dance movement to seniors to entertain them and assist in establishing an exercise regime.
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
One CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30303-2762
(10/08 to 03/11)
Reported to: Rosemary Jones, Director, Supplier Diversity
Greeted all vendors at front desk; scheduled appointments with buyers; served as receptionist and scheduler for all vendors at all vendor opportunity fairs.
Marketed, supported and drove a 40% increase in attendance at Supplier Diversity Awareness Webinars. Set up equipment for and delivered content.
Grew capacity of Turner’s diverse vendors by training them in BASE (Buyer-Approved Selling Excellence) methods---a program developed by Mike Schell of THINK Development in Vancouver, Canada.
Booked classes, prepared reports and executed special projects connected with Supplier Diversity effectiveness proving return to company. Was point of contact for diverse vendors wanting to do business with TBS. Developed a Vendor Intro Form and tracking system to handle same.
Provided Event Logistics to HR Talent Management for 10 company-wide Business Resource Groups. Conceptualized and Chaired the Turner Seasoned Professional BRG for three years.
Served as liaison with partner organizations that supported and grew capacity of diverse vendors. Served on Accreditation Committee of the Georgia Women’s Business Council, conducting over 30 accreditation visits over a two-year period. Served on the Mentor/Mentee Program and conducted BASE training for mentees. Chaired the Educational Programs Committee of the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, which earned me the Presidential Leadership Award for upgrading the program and boosting attendance at workshops and seminars.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, PREFERRED VENDOR PROGRAM, STRATEGIC SOURCING AND SUPPLIER DIVERSITY ADVOCATE
TBS, Inc. (same address as above)
(05/93 to 10/08)
Reported to Brad Ingram, Director of Strategic Sourcing; Rosemary Jones, Director, Supplier Diversity.
Provided administrative assistance for program to set up preferred vendors in various categories to save the company money.
Responded to phone calls made by over 100 vendors per week. Recommended vendors to internal contacts and followed up on vendor/buyer meetings.
Scheduled committee meetings, taking dictation, transcribing and distributing Minutes. Maintained vendor databases in FileMakerPro.
SALES ASSISTANT
AFFAIRS TO REMEMBER CATERERS (largest, independent catering company in the Southeast)
2316 Defoor Hills Rd., NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(08/87-09/92)
Reported to: Ron Lazarus, Owner; Patrick Cuccaro, Sales Manager
Assisted Sales Manager with special projects. Provided admin support to seven sales associates in writing food proposals and other admin duties.
Supervised one receptionist.
Assisted Kitchen Manager with food tastings. Assisted at large functions as server or kitchen help.
Attended professional organization meetings to promote company image and product.
RECEPTIONIST - PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, GA 30303
(09/78 – 03/87)
Reported to Dr. Noah Langdale, President
Served as receptionist and secretarial liaison with vice presidential staff in completing projects for the President.
Received visiting dignitaries and faculty; assisted students with problem resolution by taking them through university protocol.
Served as Chief Meeting Planner for two, 2-year University Accreditation Projects, rendering admin. assistance to 11 committees comprised of 200 members. Made all arrangements for and assisted the visiting inspection team.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office:
• Word 2010 – Level 3
• Excel – Level 1
• PowerPoint – Level 1
FileMakerPro database
Peoplesoft
• Concur Travel & Expense
• TPAS Invoice Processing
Cornerstone
• Event Logistics Booking
Adobe ConnectPro (Webinar delivery system)
Open Table Restaurant Reservations Systems
SKILLS
Typing: 100 wpm
Gregg Shorthand: 120 wpm
Published writer
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
• Presidential Leadership Award from the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council for work with the Educational Programs Committee.
• GMSDC Nominee for Advocate of the Year
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Gold Star Employee Award
REFERENCES
Rosemary Jones, Director, Supplier Diversity, TBS, Inc., ********.*****@******.***;
404-***-****. (Supervisor at TBS)
Patricia Harris, Chief Executive Officer, The Edge Connection, Kennesaw State University, *******@********.***
770-***-**** (Worked for her briefly from Mar 2011 – Sept 2011 writing grant proposals and taking dictation and transcribing Board of Directors and Advisory Council Meeting Minutes). Worked heavily with her on fund-raising activities when I was with TBS as they were a partner organization.
Patrick Cuccaro, General Manager, Affairs to Remember Caterers, *******@*******.***, 404-***-**** (worked for Patrick when he was Director of Sales).
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