MARIA A SAWATZKI

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Westerville, Ohio 43081

Phone: 614-***-**** Mobile: 614-***-****

Email: xiqm9u@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

Fluent in Italian, speaking, writing/reading. Experience with Word, Excel, Quickbooks, Sabre and Worldspan Airline Reservation systems.

EDUCATION

University of Akron, 1982

Commercial Art

WORK HISTORY

Office Manager

Sep 2006 to present

Buckeye Awnings LLC,Westerville, Ohio

Scheduling all sales appointments for sales force, ordering products and scheduling

installation with customers, handling of Account Receivables and Payables, designing ads for

advertising, budget, Quickbooks, all correspondence with customers.

Independent Travel Consultant

Sep 1995 to present

Travel Leaders and Carlson Wagon Lit Travel, Columbus Ohio

Planning and coordinating all aspects of individual leisure travel. Airline reservations, hotels,

car rentals, cruises and tours. Handled customer queries, resolved customer complaints with

airlines, hotels and tour companies.

Branch Manager

Jan 1991 to Oct 1993

Carlson Wagon Lit Travel, Dublin, Ohio

Managed Branch Office, responsible for staff training, office profitability, handled customer

complaints, worked closely with corporate accounts, and planned leisure travel for

individuals.

Meeting Planner

Jul 1988 to Jan 1991

Carlson Wagon Lit Travel, Columbus, Ohio

Coordinated Group Travel, Incentive trips and offsite meetings for companies and

associations ranging from 50 to 400 people in various destinations in the United States and

Internationally.

Corporate Travel Agent

Mar 1985 to Jul 1988

Bradford Travel – Carlson Wagon Lit Travel, Columbus, Ohio

Responsible for making business travel reservations for corporate accounts.