BRENDA WESTON *  [Send email to request phone number] 77.0426 * 

EDUCATION
* High School Diploma - United Kingdom
* Various Maricopa County community college courses     United States
* Mundus Travel School, Certificate of Completion

SKILLS
Typing 75 wpm MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint
MS Outlook Lotus Notes Web Site Development HTML

STRENGTHS
* A professional with good old fashioned work ethics
* Advanced computer software skills     Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others
* Excellent time management skills
* A self-starter with a high level of initiative and creativity

WORK EXPERIENCE

AMERICAN EXPRESS, Phoenix     Executive Assistant Contractor, 6 months
* Collected workstation data for department of 500 people based in UK, US and
India, including computers, peripherals, software licenses, phone
equipment/jacks, serial numbers, as well as tracking lost equipment. I designed
and maintained relevant spreadsheets, followed up with cost analysis, and
executive reporting
* Extensive calendaring and meeting schedules for VP

SAFEWAY Corporate Produce, Phoenix - July 2003 to February 2008 
Executive Assistant to VP, 3 Directors, 6 Managers and staff of 90
* I collected data from produce inventory supervisors daily, consolidated into
spreadsheets and uploaded to the internet. My reports gave all store managers
(Canada & US) delivery information for the next day
* Maintaining a spreadsheet of vendor quarterly incentive accruals, I found $6m
that had not been received
* Working with Sarbanes Oxley auditing policies, I designed and maintained a
spreadsheet to track several thousand vendor contracts. After checking for
accuracy, I distributed to management and accounting for signatures - tracking
each step the contract took to ensure none were lost
* I was responsible for all correspondence, designed forms to simplify daily
staff duties, agendas and minutes 
* PowerPoint is my favorite software for freehand drawings, diagrams and
designs, as well as presentations, organizational charts and workspace desk
layouts
* I coordinated corporate group travel arrangements & expense reporting, at a
later date training all department staff to do their own travel arrangements
* As a company fund raising event planner, I coordinated brochure/newsletter
design, mail merge and direct mail

POSTNET     Store Owner, Glendale Arizona - August 1999 to October 2001
Retail, Packaging, FedEx and UPS shipping, also maintained a typing service for
walk-in customers

AMERICAN EXPRESS, Phoenix - May 1989 to 1996
Executive Assistant - 7 years to VP, 3 Directors, 6 Managers and staff of 80
* Clerical/computer support for staff of 90
* Travel arrangements and expense reporting
* Event coordinator for Rewards/Recognition program
* Extensive Word, Excel and PowerPoint documentation
* Workstation relocation coordinator
* Teamed with 5 other assistants to create a    secretary 's manual ' -
nominated for Chairman 's Award for Quality

AMERICAN EXPRESS, Phoenix - 1996 to June 1999
Business Analyst - 3 years 
* Facilitated project methodology meetings worldwide while typing meeting notes
in Word & creating PowerPoint diagrams to illustrate project initiatives
* Project manager for new pager rollout for 3,000 staff members