HR/Office Assistant

Miro Lestanin

***W North Loop Blvd Austin, TX ***51 612-***-**** ********@***.***

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, Minnesota May 2013

Center for Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Carlson School of Management GPA 3.8

Master of Arts in Human Resources and Industrial Relations

Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota May 2009

Bachelor of Art in Sociology and French GPA 3.8

EXPERIENCE:

Adria Foods, Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 2010-May 2011

Office Manager

• Greeted clients and oversaw all aspects of general office coordination, maintained office calendar to coordinate work flow and meetings and assisted with maintenance of the organization’s website.

• Scheduled international trips and rent-a-cars for office staff, provided trip invoices, organized office meetings and used social networks to promote company’s products and events.

• Used Excel for data entry and filing and distributed visitor badges along with operating the phone switch board and providing information over the phone.

• Created and modified documents such as invoices, reports, memos, letters and financial statements using word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software such as Microsoft Office and QuickBooks.

• Managed the company’s lobby area, organized several appreciation events for the staff and clients and participated in the organization of sales expo for company’s products and services.

Biosoniqua Corporation, Paris, France. May 2009-December 2009

Office Assistant

• Opened, sorted and distributed incoming correspondence, including faxes and email, signed for UPS/FedEx or similarly delivered packages and created a welcoming atmosphere for clients and visitors.

• Answered domestic and international client inquiries and performed general clerical duties including bookkeeping, copying, faxing, mailing and filing organizational documents, records and reports.

• Participated in the conflict resolution workshops and utilized team building strategies.

• Set up and coordinate meetings and conferences, prepared agendas for Board or other meetings and interacted with the organization’s Board of Directors.

Cortec Corporation, White Bear Lake, Minnesota. October 2008-January 2009

Human Resources/Sales Intern

• Provided technical translations of HR data for ISO and EEOC along with the linguistic translation of sales materials for sister companies in Croatia and France and interacted with clients and staff.

• Participated in team effort to coordinate and evaluate the annual employee satisfaction survey.

• Performed reference and background checks for new employees and updated corporate hiring strategies and assisted in special events and fundraising activities.

SKILLS:

• Language: Fluency in Croatian and Serbian, advanced level French, and moderate level Italian.

• Computer: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Minitab, PeopleSoft, Taleo,

Crystal Reports, Salesforce, Visual Basic, Oracle.

HONORS:

• United World College scholarship, Shelby Davis scholarship, Kofi Annan scholarship, Borghild K. Sundheim endowed prize, Macalester Sociology/French Department academic awards.

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