LESLIE A. LINDAUER
**** **** ****** ******, ******* IL 60647
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SKILLS: Proficient on IBM PC using Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows, Page Plus, Whammo, Nxtrend, Celerant, Syteline, internet. Typing (80wpm); 10-key calculator(165kpm); accounting functions; sales; payroll; customer service; benefit and pension skills; general office skills. Certified ALA Lighting Specialist.
OBJECTIVE: I am currently looking for a position that will utilize my current skills as well as help me develop new ones. I am currently attending Northwestern College to get my Associates Degree,
EXPERIENCE:
3/05-7/11 Lightology Chicago, IL
East Coast Commercial Sales: Sales and support for national trade accounts and representatives for a large
lighting showroom/distributor. Responsible for all East Coast and International trade clientele. Average of 2 1/2 million in sales a year. Duties include technical assistance, quoting, order entry and order status along with product information and assistance in accounting, purchasing and shipping deadlines. Assist with customer pick-ups and web inquiries as needed. Top sales person of the month
6/02-10/03 Pride Container Chicago, IL
Payroll Administrator/Production Reporter/Human Resources Assistant: Processed the plant payroll weekly for 2 facilities (approx. 210employees) at high volume manufacturing plant. Daily time card entry; record keeling of employee attendance; recording of attendance points systems; monthly union pension and daily assistance with human resources with regards to health insurance benefits ; daily production and reconciliation of all machine centers. Performed weekly, monthly; quarterly and year end closing of payroll and production. Member of Safety Committee since hire.
7/00-7/01 Amco Engineering Schiller Park, IL
Customer Service/Quotations Clerk: Processed and proofread customer orders for manufacturing company. Duties included: handle customer inquiries; filing; quoting, entering new customers in database; confirm orders and release orders for shipping; switchboard relief. Helped in transition from Whammo to Syteline. .
3/99-5/00, 5/95-8-97 Minuteman Press Chicago, IL
Customer Service Manager: Handled and expedited all phases of customer orders. Duties included: Answering phones; customer service; typesetting; A/P and A/R; inventory control; sales and month end reports; marketing; collections; ordering stock; copiers; prepress layouts; inspection of finished product. Acted as shop manager when owner was away
EDUCATION:
3/12 Northwestern College, Chicago IL
Associate Degree: Currently Attending
5/05 American Lighting Association
Certified Lighting Specialist: Certificate received
11/92-3/93 College of Office Technology Chicago IL
Computerized Accounting: 4.0 grade point average. Certificate received.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request and LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=25833572&trk=tab_pro