Skills
A versatile Executive Assistant experienced in the direct support of the
President and Executive Management. Has worked extensively with Microsoft Office
Packages. Familiar with Word Perfect, Adobe PageMaker, and Visio.
Education
Washington School for Secretaries, Washington, DC
Administrative Courses, June-October 1988
Languages
Some Conversational Spanish
Experience
Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS), April 2003 – February
2008
Human Resources Coordinator, September 2006 – February 2008
Assists with reference checks
Assists with large company functions
Coordinates travel for Staff
Offsite Meeting Logistics (working with Executive Offices as
necessary)
Assists with set-up for All Staff meetings/Maintain All Staff Meeting
Report
Supports Executive Offices and Senior Level Managers as needed
General Administrative duties as assigned
Executive Assistant, April 2003 – October 2007
(Virtual Office Assistant to the Executive Offices January 2007 – October 2007)
Supports President/CEO
Support to Board of Directors
Support to Shareholders
Oversee/Track all communication
Initiate appropriate research/action as a result of customer issues
brought to President’s office
Conduct research & assist with special projects as assigned by
President
Board & Shareholder meetings: minutes, communication notices, board
packages, mailing of materials, required follow-up, sorting articles for read
ahead, logistical arrangements for meetings
Draft and finalize correspondence and communications on behalf of
President
Ensure President is apprised of potential conflicts that may surface as
the result of tactical business decisions that emanate from the President’s
office
Investigate and coordinate all travel for the President & Executive
Board Members
Coordinate Seminars, speaking engagements, conferences and other
corporate events for the President, Board Members, Shareholders (i.e. National
Association of Realtors conferences)
Maintain, schedule and revise the President’s calendar
Prepare, review and update corporate calendar and meeting schedules and
distribute to Board Members, Shareholders, and company personnel
Review and reconciles expense reports for President
Support Executive Staff as needed
Attend and take minutes at Managers Meetings
Coordinate All Staff Meetings
Coordinate Staff Travel
Distribute Organize company tickets
Northop Grumman Electronic Systems (Denro Systems), July 2001 – April 2003
Administrative Support Specialist
Direct Support to the Site Director, Director of Product Assurance and
Director of Contracts
Compiling numbers for and reviewing department budgets on a monthly
basis
Support and maintenance of department specific information on the
Intranet
Coordinating meetings and travel arrangements
Assisting various departments with proposal efforts
General administrative duties.
Montgomery County Chamber Workforce Corporation, November 1999 – May 2001
Executive Assistant (July 2000 - May 2001)
Direct support to the President/CEO and the Senior Vice President
(Previous title – COO)
Took minutes at Board meetings and disseminating information to
Directors on a regular basis
Coordinated meetings
Supported the various Chamber of Commerce Committees
Provided occasional support to the Vice President of Employer Services
(Previous title – Marketing Officer)
Assisted with registration at company events
Provided back-up to the Office Manager in the coverage of general
administrative duties.
Senior Administrative Assistant (November 1999 - July 2000)
Direct support to Chief Operating Officer
Took minutes at Board meeting and disseminated information to Directors
on a regular basis
Coordinated meetings between the President, COO, and Directors
Direct support to committees
Occasional support to President and Marketing Officer
Assisted with registration at company events
Back-up to the Office Manager in coverage of general administrative
duties.
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, January 1997 – November 1999
Executive Administrative Assistant
Supported the Chief Marketing Officer and the Chief Financial Officer
Kept calendars, sorted mail, screened telephone calls
Interacted between the Marketing Department and the Finance Department
Provided administrative support for special projects to the Marketing,
Training, Human Resource, and Trust Departments
Recorded minutes for the Asset and Liability Committee meetings
Back-up to the Executive Assistant for monthly Board meeting
preparation
Provided coverage to the main lobby receptionist
Provided technical computer support at quarterly employee meetings
Provided administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer in his
Investor Relations responsibilities
Provided customer service support to shareholders
Processed employee stock service awards
Set-up and distributed press releases
Updated the Company’s website with stock information
Arranged the logistics of the annual and special shareholder meetings
Frederick County Public Schools, August 1995 - January 1997
Secretary
Provided support to the Assistant Manager of Maintenance & Operations
Maintained files and confidential records
Covered telephones and scheduled meetings
Preparation, review and correction of reports
Ordered supplies, prepared and expedited purchase orders and payment
requests.
Updated Leave Register
Completed forms for substitute custodians. Ordered and tracked fuel
for schools not on automatic delivery
Prepared forms for safety shoe reimbursements
Tracked use of walkie talkies
Reviewed applications for substitute custodians
Administered evaluation tests to applicants
Tracked the snow removal and grass mowing contract invoices and
performance forms (included: reviewing invoices for correct amounts, matching
grass invoices with performance forms)
Updated and filed Workers Compensation and Student Accident reports.
R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc., April 1995 - August 1995
Administrative Assistant
Provided general Administrative support to the entire staff
Typed proposals and reports, general administrative functions.
Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc., December 1991 - March 1995
Secretary
Provided support to the Principal of the Management Consulting Practice
(Management and Systems Technology Group)
Kept calendar of Principals’ activities and scheduled appointments
Monitored group satisfaction and alerted Principal of potential
problems
Created and maintained a records system that allowed easy access to
project and proposal materials
Oversaw logistical arrangements of conference rooms
Collected and reviewed timesheets for the Management and Systems
Technology Group
Processed telephone bills, expense reports, made travel arrangements
Typed proposals reports, briefings and letters
Created graphics, proofed documents for spelling, format, and overall
positive presentation
Established schedules and necessary support to meet deadlines
Ensured the comforts of visitors.
Sybase, June 1990 - December 1991
Administrative Assistant to the Commercial Department
Revised and printed monthly business reports
Collated, tracked, and mailed potential customer leads
Managed the mail list database
Supported registration at company seminars
Received, reviewed, tracked and mailed employee expense reports.
University Research Corporation, May 1989 - May 1990
Administrative Assistant to the Information/Materials Coordinator
Coordinated health proposal timelines, distributed work and managed
back up coordinators
Assisted with proposals, consultant database searches, document
conversions
Represented the division at national conferences
Formatted and input dissemination and project materials
Updated dissemination logs, charts, mail lists
Revised and distributed the division's monthly progress reports and
workplans. Supervised outgoing telecommunications
Assisted all technical staff in the International Development Group.
Liaison between the Human Resources Department and the International Development
Group in screening, interviewing, and hiring of support staff.
Secretary/International Development Group (August 1988 - May 1989)
Maintained the company telecommunications, i.e., telex, fax, and MCI
Maintained the technical resource registry files and database,
maintained project files
Provided coverage for the Administrative Assistant to the Vice
President/Director of the group
Provided coverage for Executive Officer
Provided coverage for the Receptionist
Assisted all technical staff in the International Development Group.
National Institutes of Health, June 1987 - August 1988
Clerk-Typist
Processed competing grant applications by establishing a grant file
record in the data system
Prepared the application package to be used for referral assignment and
scientific review
Orientated doctors and Principal Investigators who review grants
Scheduled a "late day" calendar for co-workers.
Committees – Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Bankers in Action – Responsible for reviewing and deciding what
charities the bank would participate in and which committee member would take the
lead. As chair of the Walk for Diabetes in 1999, I motivated the bank to raise
over $1,500 for the charity, putting the bank at #1 for Frederick County that
year.
As chair of a dress down day for for the love of our children, I
motivated the bank to raise over $1,200 towards child abuse prevention.
PC Users Group – Responsible for updating the PC Users Group of any
problems that the Executives may have had as well as updating the Executives on
PC related matters.
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