OBJECTIVE
Highly motivated Executive Assistant with fifteen plus years experience in administration seeking a
position requiring strong work ethics and the ability to handle complex job responsibilities within a
dynamic organization.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Strong customer relations and ability to maintain confidentiality
Excellent communication skills
Resourceful and deadline-driven
Financial record keeping
Supervising and project management
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Cross Platform (Mac & PC)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Quark, InDesign, Publisher
PhotoShop, Freehand, Illustrator
Acrobat, Quicken, Visio
Meet Maker, Outlook
Presentations, graphs, technical illustrations
Type 65 wpm, Extensive internet knowledge
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CCAD, LLC, San Diego, CA
Executive Assistant 7/06-11/08
Supported president/CEO of Combined Conditional Access Development Support (a joint venture between Motorola and Comcast) with correspondence, editing, proof-reading, extensive travel arrangements including hotel, meals and auto reservations, scheduling and expenses
Also supported hardware and IT departments with correspondence, scheduling and expenses
Collaborated with colleagues in several states to coordinate venue details and ensure meetings occurred among Board of Directors, presidents, vice presidents and directors of several companies
Compiled multi-company information to produce presentations for various meetings to promote progress awareness and goal attainment for clients, stockholders and corporate sites
Designed and oversaw production of company-wide newsletter and Human Resources informational posters, flyers, etc., promoting unity and shared goals among company sites
Prepared and maintained financial records for expenses, purchasing, invoicing and credit card usage, and maintained budgets for specific events
Archived and maintained highly sensitive company documents and software release information on behalf of Program Management team for tracking and inter-company usage
Coordinated cataloguing of all capital purchases for company for auditing and asset management efforts
Updated and maintained inter-company Wiki (intranet website) for timely corporate communications for Program Management team
Coordinated the distribution of incentive and employee development programs, legal documents, and safety and security information with out-of-state Human Resource department ensuring employees knowledge of programs, legalities, etc.
Coordinated interviews and scheduling for Human Resources department
The Spiral Studio, San Diego, CA
Artist and Designer/Owner 4/03-6/06
Created and maintained client base for graphic design and artistic projects
Facilitated and maintained bookkeeping and client records
Created presentations, print and website graphics for small and large businesses
Taught adults and children mosaic, drawing, painting and sculpture
Coordinated multiple art exhibitions for gallery shows
Aquent Partners, San Diego, CA
Administrative Assistant and Graphic Artist 5/95-3/03
Supported managers and directors with traveling, scheduling and correspondence
Created presentations for client and department meetings fostering clear communication
Created financial spreadsheets, charts, and graphs producing more efficient tracking ability
Produced technical illustrations, edited client flyers, booklets, manuals and direct mail pieces, and wrote text and created images for web sites
Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA
Executive Assistant 7/91-4/95
Support Senior VP of Engineering with scheduling, correspondence, traveling and presentations (3/94-4/95)
Supported President of Polaroid Medical Imaging Systems (PMIS) department and Sales, Marketing, Technical and Finance Directors in a sixty-person department with traveling, scheduling, correspondence and presentations (7/91-2/94)
Periodically supported CEO’s executive assistant as well as CEO
Supported Director of Finance with spreadsheet, chart and graph creations and proofreading of
financial records and presentations
Acted as a liaison for site issues for President of PMIS, facilitating productive departmental relationships and producing efficient mail system, recycling efforts, and security access
Trained senior executive support staff on new company-wide telephones systems, minimizing errors in client, CEO, senior executive and company-wide communications
Supervised and trained support staff, creating more suitable office interactions
Created and produced presentations for Board of Director, client and divisional meetings, effectively introducing new products and technology and enhancing inter-divisional, client, stockholder and corporate knowledge-base of project awareness and progress
Oversaw department site relocation while personnel quadrupled, resulting in timely and efficient relocation and smooth office operations
Purchased departmental office and meeting room furniture and capital equipment, ensuring facility was provided with efficient and productive meeting and work spaces
Maintained highly confidential hiring, salary and review records for department
Employment Systems Consulting, Cambridge, MA
Office Manager 6/89-6/91
Supported owner of business and recruiter with correspondence, expenses and scheduling
Maintained bookkeeping, financial and client records
Created and produced office procedure manual
Trained temporary support staff in all aspects of office management
Scheduled client interviews and evaluations
EDUCATION
B. A., Framingham State College, Framingham, MA, Cum laude