Elessa Y. Walker
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Residence: 502-***-**** / iPhone: 502-***-****
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Education
Bachelors Degree
Dual Major – Human Resources and Business Management
Cum Laude
Ottawa University
287 Quarter Master Court
Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130
Work History
IT Technical Support Analyst, Service Desk, LG&E, Louisville, KY
• Handle trouble calls via Service Desk help line.
• Assisted clients with any and all computer and or application problems.
• Unlocked, reset and changed passwords in all applications.
• Supported company iPhone and iPad devices.
3/2011-8/2011
Associate IT Training Specialist, IT Training, E.ON-US, Louisville, KY
• Plan, direct and coordinate training and development activities for E.ON-U.S. staff.
• Read and write training objectives.
• Develop course materials as well as present training of material effectively.
• Make presentations to management as needed.
6/2007-3/2011
Change Management Member, CCS, E.ON-US, Louisville, KY
• Assisted in the build phase and development of training material that standardized company processes by replacing Customer Information Systems (CIS) with a SAP-based, CCS process systems by April 1, 2009.
• Developed training materials that was used for train-the-trainer purposes.
• Enter all CCS courses into CourseMill for the purpose of grading and scoring students.
• Populate courses into PeopleSoft and capture grade.
• Solve CourseMill and PeopleSoft issues.
9/2008-5/2009
Senior Secretary, IT Strategy Planning & Security, Louisville Gas & Electric, Louisville, KY
• Arranged departmental meetings with senior management and staff on and off-site.
• Maintained calendars and made travel arrangements for director and managers both domestic and international and reconciled expenses that the trips incurred.
• Ordered and maintaining supplies for departments.
• Assisted co-workers when needed; (e.g. helping with special projects; aid with computer and printer problems that may arise.
10/2001-6/2007
Legal Secretary, Frost Brown Todd, LLC, Louisville, KY 7/2000-10/2001
• Legal assistant to the Immigration Partner (who also maintained a small divorce practice) as well as his two Associates.
• Organization of voluminous client files and continuous maintenance of those cases as well as monthly billing.
• Typing of pleadings, correspondences and other legal documentation.
• Continuous phone monitoring.
9/1997- 7/2000
Legal Secretary, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, Louisville, KY
• Assistant to Labor & Employment Partner and Associate.
• Typing of pleadings, correspondence and legal documentation.
• Arranged quarterly Breakfast Briefing events where new legal information, laws and procedures were presented to clients in an effort to benefit their businesses.
1/1997-8/1997
Legal Secretary, City of Louisville Law Department, Louisville, KY
• Assistant to Senior Attorney and three Assistant Directors.
• Typing of pleadings and ordinances and other legal documentation.
• Opening new client files; closing and archiving old ones.
• Helped spearhead new database for archiving numerous closed files.
6/1994-12/1996
Supervisor and Legal Secretary, Lane & Mittendorf, New York, NY
• Supervised 17 secretaries of law firm with 43 attorneys.
• Meted out assignments in accordance with secretarial absences or influx of work.
• Involved in interview, hiring and training process of secretaries as well as monitoring their attendance and work abilities.
• Secretary to Managing Partner and 2 litigation attorneys.
• Handled highly sensitive administrative documentation.
• Scheduled meeting, conferences, and weekly attorney luncheons.
• Personal interaction with clients.
Skills Profile
• Experienced in writing, proofing and sending out correspondence either under own hand or for administrators’ signature.
• Excellent people skills with the ability to establish and maintain relationships on all levels.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a manner that best supports the department.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Visio.
• OrgPublisher 8
• CIS, SAP and RWD uPerform
• Lectora
Memberships and Activities
• Notary Public, State at Large (Kentucky)
• Junior Achievement Volunteer
• Superintendent; Sunday School Teacher and Youth Worker
• Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, KY
References
Furnished upon request