MARIA A SAWATZKI
Westerville, Ohio 43081
Phone: 614-***-**** Mobile: 614-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
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.