Administrative Assistant
Resume:
KAREN DEMPSEY GRAVES JOSLIN
*** ******* *****, ******, ******** 72019
Objective: To obtain a position where my knowledge, experience and skills will be utilized to achieve targeted results that benefit both myself and the company I work for.
Work Experience:
Kingwood Forestry Services, Inc., Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Supervisor: Pete Prutzman
Administrative Assistant
March, 1997 – July, 2008
Preparation of land and timber sale notices, advertising the land sales in newspapers and websites such as www.landsofarkansas.com and www.landwatch.com
Accept bids, call and confirm receipt of faxed bids, prepare a list of bid results and fax, email, or phone those who placed bids on the sale.
Prepare the Offer and Acceptance Contract using Word and WordPerfect. Be in contact with title companies, abstract offices, and banks before the transaction is closed. Licensed real estate agent since August 2006.
Prepare appraisals and reports in Word and WordPerfect. Research assessor records using websites or contacting county assessor and collector offices for information on subject of appraisals. After appraiser has made final edits, appraisal is then assembled and bound for distribution to clients.
Use maps to research soils information online using the Natural Resource Conservation website http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app. Preparation of invoices using Access, balance settlement sheets with scale tickets on Pay-as-Cut timber sales and maintain a spreadsheet in Excel for those sales, use database (Access) to create labels and buyers list for mailing out sale notices.
Training and mentoring clerical staff in both Arkadelphia and Texarkana offices. Also involved in the hiring process for clerical employees. Scheduling and training two part-time clerical.
Used Word and WordPerfect for preparing correspondence, reports, and sale notices. Type approximately 45 w.p.m.
First National Bank, Paris, Arkansas
Supervisor: Quela Cummins
September, 1992 - May, 1996
Computer operator/Bookkeeper
Balanced general ledger, posted General Ledger tickets,
Research, and assist customers with account balances and other request.
Printed notices and statements
Processed all bank generated items and transmitted to computer.
Sorted checks for bulk filing and for statement drops
Bunge Corporation, St. Charles, Arkansas
Supervisor: Spencer Parker
August, 1990 - July, 1992
Bookkeeper
Computed weight of grain on scale tickets, entered data from scale tickets in computer
Processed daily and monthly reports
Issued checks, established grain contracts for customers
Maintained and processed customer accounts by monitoring grain delivery by each customer,
Used word processing to type memos, letters, and reports.
Monitored and posted current grain prices received from the Chicago Board of Trade
Answered telephone, weighed in trucks and assisted customers with account information.
First National Bank, DeWitt, Arkansas
Supervisor: Sherry Criswell
July, 1989 - August, 1990
Customer Service
Responsible for employee payroll, making appropriate entries to deposit payroll to personal accounts and exercising confidentiality in doing so,
Processed Certificates of Deposit, opened new accounts, made check orders, sent drafts to other banks for collection and upon arrival of funds the amount was deposited to correct account and documented Fed Funds as received.
EDUCATION:
HIGH SCHOOL: St. Charles High School, 1977; St. Charles, Arkansas
VO-TECH: Rice Belt Vo-Tech 1988-89; DeWitt, Arkansas
MAJOR: Computerized Accounting/Secretarial Office Procedures
OTHER EDUCATION:
Pre-license Real Estate course, 60 hours, Kelton Schools, November, 2005
Post- Licensure salesperson course, 18 hours, Kelton Schools, May, 2007
Ethics and Professionalism in Real Estate, Arkansas Institute of Real Estate, September 29, 2007
SKILLS:
• Experience with the following equipment:
10-key calculator
FAX machine
Folding machine
Postage machine
Proof machine and one-pocket
Copier and scanner
• Experience with the following computer software:
WordPerfect
Word
EXCEL
Access
PowerPoint
Adobe Acrobat
Quicken
• Typing 45 w.p.m.
ACTIVITIES:
Notary Public since 1997
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson since August, 2006; SA00061599
Mt. Zion Baptist Church - church secretary/clerk; 2004-2008
Gideon Auxiliary since 1995 - served as Secretary/Treasurer, President, Chaplain, 2007 Area Director
American Legion Auxiliary - since 1976
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