Manager Executive Assistant

LAURA A. AKOPOV

SUMMARY

A committed and dedicated team player, with a proven ability to meet and exceed set goals and deadlines. Exceptional focus and follow through abilities, with a record of efficiency and productivity. Detail oriented, with exemplary organization, project leadership and project management skills. Fluent in Russian and conversational in Armenian.

EXPERIENCE

White House Gifts, Washington, DC 2010 – 2011

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

• Responsible for Accounts payable/receivable, utilities and rent.

• Managed owner’s schedules.

• Resolved customer issues and concerns to their satisfaction

• Responsible for inputting all sales and performance information into spreadsheets and setting up overhead projector for weekly forecast meetings.

AtlasAdvancement LLC, Falls Church, VA 2007 – 2009

Operations Manager/ Executive Assistant

• Assisted two partners on daily basis

• Responsible for coordinating calendars and schedules for all AtlasAdvancement employees. This includes travel arrangements, lunch and dinner reservations, and client meetings.

• Formatted all resumes, and fee agreements for client presentation

• Responsible for inputting all sales and performance information into spreadsheets and setting up overhead projector for weekly forecast meetings.

• Main point of Contact for all issues including adding and removing members to Healthcare & Insurance plans, American Express, and corporate cell phone plans.

• Purchased Office Supplies for the office and other supplies as needed.

• Assisted in various other responsibilities on daily basis.

Blue Iguana, Fairfax, VA 2003 – 2007

Operations Manager/Bookkeeper

• Worked close with vice president of the company

• Assisted CPA

• Responsible for Accounts payable/receivable, utilities and rent.

• Processed semi-monthly payroll of the company and reconciled the payroll account.

• Organized and recorded all receipts and deposits.

• Reconciled all the bank accounts, major business cards and past due collections.

• Managed president’s schedules.

• Performed daily sheets, with exceptional attention to details.

• Prepared and processed vendor invoices for payment, and independently resolve problems with vendors.

• Filed weekly checks and reconciled statements in the vendor files.

• Completed register reports.

• Controlled and managed company inventory.

• Attended conferences and hearings weekly.

• Drafted office-wide memos to address important points.

• Trained interns on day-to-day office duties.

• Filed weekly receipts and work closely with the CEO and the President.

Capital Eagle, Washington, DC 2003 – 2005

Contemporary Marketing Team Representative for a wholesaler

• Dedicated exclusively to on-premise and special-event contemporary adult marketing activities of A-B trademark brands.

• Maintained a weekly call on 20 accounts.

• Performed 3 high-impact promotions a week and 5 trade-spending calls.

• Reported a weekly recap and a following weekly schedule.

• Developed new promotions for the upcoming marketing material.

EDUCATION

Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI 2000 – 2003

Business Administration

TECHNOLOGY

• Operating Software

o Microsoft: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

o Apple: Mac OS X Snow Leopard & Lion.

• Software/Applications

o Microsoft Office (Mac/PC), QuickBooks, Lotus Smart Suite Programs, Online Paychex, Mymicro, Ipayables, ING Smartworks, Adobe Photoshop CS 5, Google Suite Products.

• Social Media Networking/Strategy

o Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, YouTube, MySpace, Yelp, & LinkedIn.

OTHER

• Events Coordinator

• Freelance fashion designer

• Member of a non-profit organization, Child Foundation

• Executive Director of New Jersey State Society

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