Bilingual Secretary

LOUISE TERESA BLANCO-CHATAING

************@*****.***

EXECUTIVE BILINGUAL SECRETARY

Totally bilingual English-Spanish Secretary/Assistant.

Professional Experience

SCANDINAVIAN BC, INC. – MIAMI, FL

Secretary Assistant to the President 2011 to Present

Organized company procedures by inventory, time schedules, implemented Delivery Tickets to clients.

Controlled catering requests. Controlled attendance of personnel. Prepared invoice for supplies ordered by client.

Ensured all equipment was functioning correctly. Personally delivered correspondence when requested. Maintained good relations with third parties. Placed supply orders through vendors.

DELMAR STEAMSHIP AGENCY - MIAMI, FL

Assistant to the President 2008 to 2010

Researched information required pertaining to personal matters related to the President of the Company. Verbally translated documents from English to Spanish. Translated notes/memorandums/emails took dictation in Spanish and translated into English.

Organized the Filing System. Worked with Outlook Express 2007. In the President’s absence assisted the Treasurer in whichever matters she might require. Sending emails, scanning correspondence, answering phone, making appointments, and other secretarial matters.

Maintained good relationships with high level executives in the USA, Spain, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

NORTHPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES – CORAL GABLES, FL 2006 to 2007

(Company ceased operations in Coral Gables on December 31, 2007)

Underwriting Department

Input the final data pertaining to insurance policies in WINS System.

Prepared letters to insurance agents requesting missing or incorrect information.

Verified Health inspection certificate inspections of different food business.

Verified Drivers backgrounds and ID for inclusion in insurance policies.

PRECEPT BUILDERS INC. – MIAMI, FL (MAIN OFFICE IN DALLAS, TX)

2005 to 2006

(Through Job Agency “A Job for You”)

Office Assistant

Maintained and recorded waiver transactions received from subcontractors.

Maintained Certificate of Insurance logs.

Contacted subcontractors to advise them we had received checks for them and ensured that they handed in their releases before handing the checks to them.

Forwarded Pay Applications Request to main office in Dallas, Texas.

Organized and updated filing system.

Prepared final binders with respective documentation to be given to developers upon completion of construction.

Prepared outgoing correspondence (writing memos/faxes/emails)

Answered phones

In charge of Office Supplies

PRESIDION SOLUTIONS – MIAMI, FL 2003 to 2004

(Company ceased operations)

Assistant to Senior VP of Operations

Screened all incoming calls, assisted clients with various matters, complaints, translating when required. Scheduled appointments and meetings. Assisted other high level executives. Prepared correspondence and verification of employment. Checked references, calculated vacation hours for offsite employees. Trained receptionist. In charge of office supplies.

CIBER TRADING SUPPLIERS INC. – MIAMI, FL 1999 to 2003

(Company ceased operations in USA – Main office located in Caracas, Venezuela)

Office Manager

Purchased supplies and parts for exporting through different distributors. Suggested becoming representatives for new products such as Koala Stands for these to be distributed in South and Central America.

Prepared quotes for clients in Central and South America.

Prepared merchandise to be forwarded via a freight forwarding service to Central and South America.

Trained and supervised new employee and helped reorganize job responsibilities to optimize office efficiency.

OVERSEAS JOBS – CARACAS, VENEZUELA

Empresas 1BC – Owners of one of the major television networks in Caracas, Venezuela (RCTV). Worked as Personal Assistant to VP of Legal Department was transferred to Miami to work for the General Manager of their Miami office.

Shell Oil Company of Venezuela – Assistant to the VP of Finance. Prior to that was Assistant to the VP of International Marketing.

EDUCATION:

The Assisium – New York, New York

Cathedral High School, New York, New York

SKILLS:

Fluent in English and Spanish/ Internet, Outlook, Word, Basic knowledge of Excel/ Shorthand in English and Spanish. Excellent communication and people skills. A great team player. Translations English/Spanish/English.

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