PHREIDRA VENABLE
YONKERS, NEW YORK 10107
*****@***.***
OFFICE SKILLS
- Typing/Word Processing, 80 wpm - Record Keeping/File Maintenance - Appointment Scheduling
- Multi-Line Phone Systems - Travel Planning - Transcription
- Database Management/Spreadsheets - Expense Reports - PowerPoint
- Excel - Word
WORK EXPERIENCE
GfK Custom Research NA - NEW YORK, NY 3/06 – 6/10
Office Manager / Administrative Assistant
Performed multi-functional office manager duties which included liaison between building management making sure maintenance/repairs were done; office cleaning, ensuring office supply contracts were up to date and the best price we could get, ordering supplies/maintained inventory and distributing mail. Performed various administrative support for the research director and research managers; maintaining calendars, coordinated with travel agency to book travel arrangements, completing expense reports, reserving conference rooms, coordinating meetings; back up to the receptionist covering lunch/breaks and days off; also responsible for preparing the company’s presentations, questionnaires, proposals, major client presentations for sales calls, spread sheets and analytical data ensuring client projects were delivered on time and within budget using, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Ipsos/Shifrin - NEW YORK, NY 3/05 – 3/06
Word Processing/Graphic Specialists
Worked in the word processing/graphics department for the company’s division heads and their subordinates. Using Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel to create questionnaires, proposals and major client presentations; back up to the receptionist covering lunch/breaks days off.
Knowledge Networks - NEW YORK, NY 4/01 – 2/05
Graphic Specialists
Responsible for the word processing department, and the running of the office, ordering all the supplies and taking care of the office machines (copiers and printers). Using Outlook, Word, XP, PowerPoint and Excel to create questionnaires, proposals and major client presentations. Create macros in a network environment and act as liaison between word processing and management and the companies IT department to make sure the Center runs smoothly on a daily basis.
A&G Research - NEW YORK, NY 9/98 - 2/01
Word Processing/Graphic Director
Responsible for the word processing department, using Word 2000, PowerPoint and Excel to create questionnaires, proposals and presentations. Created macros in a network environment and act as liaison between word processing and management. Backed up the network using the Colorado back-up system.
DATA DEVELOPMENT - NEW YORK, NY 1/96 - 8/98
Graphic Director
Worked in the graphics department for the company’s division heads and their subordinates. Using PowerPoint and Freelance graphics packages to create proposals and presentations. Created macros in a network environment; back-up to the supervisor and act as liaison between word processing department and management. Also responsible for maintaining and updating division’s work using the Colorado back-up system.
RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL - NEW YORK, NY 9/92 - 12/95
Word Processor
Worked in the word processing center for three of the company’s division heads and their subordinates. Using WordPerfect 5.1, and MS Office Word 6.0. Formatting and typing questionnaires tables and reports. Used Freelance and PowerPoint graphics packages to create proposals and presentations. Created macros in a network environment; back-up to the supervisor and act as liaison between word processing and management. Also maintained and updated division’s work using the Colorado back-up system.
ADMAR RESEARCH, INC. - NEW YORK, NY 5/90 - 9/92
Word Processor
Worked in the word processing center, responsible for heavy volume typing of proposals, and presentations, questionnaires, inter-office memorandums, weekly financial reports and letters to various clients meeting our daily deadlines. Typing for the account manager, legal documents. Utilized IBM WordPerfect 5.1; Lexitron and Apple Macintosh WordPerfect 2.0 word processing packages.
CHEMICAL BANKING CORPORATION - NEW YORK, NY 11/89 - 5/90
Administrative Assistant/Word Processor
Provided full secretarial and administrative support for the Vice President of the Security Department, including periodic support of his staff. Responsibilities included typing and transcribing correspondence using the Word Perfect software, presentation preparation, opening and screening mail, compile facts and figures for the weekly payroll, scheduling of meetings and appointments and telephone contact with senior management, clients and other external parties.
EDUCATION
Career Blazers Center for Learning - Micro Soft Office - NYC RCA Manpower Services - Business/Secretarial Courses - Brooklyn, NY
Wang System Supervisor Training - Wang Laboratories - Stamford, CT LaGuardia Community College - Secretarial Science - Long Island, NY
A.B.C. Training Center, Inc. - Key Data Entry - NYC Clara Barton Vocational High School - Secretarial - Brooklyn, NY