Sherri Crowson
(832) 330-1935
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05/08 to Present	THE LIBERTY GROUP – Houston, TX
	
Sr. Administrative Support
Format and edit employee resumes for Executive Staffing Agency.  Provide
receptionist coverage as needed.  Provide statistical analysis and tracking
reports weekly for three divisions within company.
	
12/07 to 05/08	VAREL INTERNATIONAL – Houston, TX
(Contract Position)
	
Human Resource Assistant
Provided administrative support for the HR Director.  Provided receptionist
coverage as needed.  Designed and maintained employee time off.  Maintained
confidentiality with respect to employee information.  Composed and edited
correspondences and interoffice documents. 
	
Accomplishments
•	Designed Access database for Human Resource division to allow accurate
tracking of employee information as well as attendance
•	Developed complete job descriptions for all positions within the company
	
07/07 to 11/07	FREIGHT FORWARDERS INC – Houston, TX
(Contract Position)
	
Accounting Supervisor
Supervised Accounting Personnel for two separate companies.  Responsible for all
Accounts Payable, Receivable and Collections duties for main company.  Processed
and prepared P&L statements. 
	
Accomplishments
•	Trained Accounting Assistant in daily accounting clerical operations to take
over functions for smaller division
•	Brought company’s outstanding collections from over $180,000 to under $20,000
in less than three months
 

	
06/06 to 07/07	OBRA HOMES – Houston, TX
(No longer in business)
	
Assistant Marketing Coordinator
Tracked and reported sales and traffic from Communities and websites for Houston
and RGV Division.  Published reports showing current and historical traffic
trends.  Assisted Marketing Director in developing a zero based budget.  Tracked
and coordinated spending and provided budget status reports weekly.  Procured
bids for goods & services from various companies for cost effectiveness. 
Developed marketing materials for sales force utilizing Adobe Illustrator. 
Assisted with planning & execution of New Community/Model park setup &
maintenance, and signage and collateral programs.  Coordinated with Production to
maintain current price sheets as well as all floor plans for Communities and
sales force.  Assisted with coordination of Grand Opening events.  Processed &
tracked Realtor bonuses – Pay-At-Slab payments.  Maintained company website with
current community information with weekly updates of Inventory homes.
	
Accomplishments
•	Stepped in when Marketing Coordinator was out and brought a brand new
community online and market ready within 3 weeks and on time
•	Gathered information to build & maintain a database of new & used homes closed
in the local market (MLS).  Used data to survey Home Buyers and create reports
showing statistics
•	Coordinated & implemented Touch Point Survey program through key departments
and homebuyers.  Used data to provide market and product insight
	
09/01 to 06/06	STAY AT HOME MOTHER
	
01/98 to 09/01	METRO TRANSIT AUTHORITY – Houston, TX
Executive Assistant III
Executive Assistant to Sr. Director of Bus Maintenance & Director of Maintenance
Support.  Responsible for executive telephone operations, appointment & meeting
scheduling.  Composed and edited executive correspondences.  Processed & verified
timesheets and paychecks for all salary personnel in two departments. 
Responsible for petty cash for maintenance department.  
	
Accomplishments
•	Responsible for the development of a zero-based budget for two departments. 
This was the first time this company went to the use of zero-based budgeting
•	Designed a database utilizing Access to track and maintain locations of over
1300 buses (active and inactive) and over 600 maintenance employees located at
six different facilities
 

	
COMPUTER SKILLS:	
•	Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Publisher) –
Advanced
•	QuickBooks Pro
•	Adobe Illustrator
•	Typing – 98+ wpm
•	Data Entry – 13,000+ kph
	
LICENSES:	
•	Notary Public – State of Texas
	
REFERENCES:	
•	Kit Gilbert, Safety and HRE Director, Varel International (281) 610-5141
•	Jaime Garza, (former) Marketing Director, Obra Homes (832) 439-5913
•	Jim Woodward, Engineer, Baker-Hughes (832) 541-0614
•	Phira Pol, Administrative Support, Liberty Group (832) 620-7821