PROFILE:

Administrative assistant with extensive experience providing support to a variety of senior managers and executives of large and small companies, including start-ups. Ability to work with all levels. Personable, well organized, with excellent communication abilities to build instant rapport with people. Dependable with positive attitude to do whatever it takes to complete assigned/needed tasks. Maintain high standards of performance, as well as ethics, including confidentiality.

Skills include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Internet, QuickBooks, Citrix/Dynamics and Shorthand.

EXPERIENCE:

VERIZON CARD SERVICES August 1999 to December 2003

Administrative Assistant

Provided support to chief financial officer and direct reports in addition to president
Prepared PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets
Responsible for screening of phone calls/mail (requiring strict confidentiality), filing, various office machines and maintenance of appointment calendars, including travel arrangements
Composed correspondence as well as organized and prioritized documents requiring signature
Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements
Controlled inventory and sale of prepaid calling cards, including documentation using Citrix/Dynamics programs
Maintained accounting/billing operations using QuickBooks, and responsible for timely payment of invoices and payroll with access to checking and money market accounts
Created format and billing procedure for payment of invoices in-house
Prepared invoices and collection of business-to-business long-distance customers, in addition to customer service requests

MILLECOM, L.L.C. June 1998 to August 1999

(start-up company acquired by OnePoint Communications/Verizon)

Administrative Assistant

Supported chief financial officer and vice president of operations in addition to president
Arranged meetings and travel accommodations, in addition to secretarial functions
Maintained accounting/billing operations and responsible for timely payment of invoices and payroll
Prepared presentations to board of directors and investors
Frequent exposure with venture capitalists and the European market in relation to possible joint ventures in order to broaden base of start-up

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ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Administrative Assistant to Vice President 1996 to June 1998

and Chief Financial Officer

Provided support to the treasury department, including vice president, treasurer and staff

Responsibilities included all secretarial functions requiring strict confidentiality, in addition to providing support to corporate controller and staff

Answered requests placed by investors/stockholders to the investor relations department,

furnished mailings of financial information, maintained fax list for press releases, and

supported the director of investor relations

Supported President/CEO's office, including the handling of customer service calls

1994 to June 1998

Daily high-level exposure to the outside banking community and various joint venture firms

Prepared presentations to various bankers and rating agencies, in addition to frequent

interaction with stockbrokers and securities analysts

Composed correspondence as well as organized and prioritized documents requiring

signature

Responsible for cost-saving reorganization and inventory of office supplies for entire

finance division

Administrative Assistant to the Corporate Controller 1987 to June 1998

Performed all secretarial functions for corporate controller and senior divisional managers

reporting to him

Arranged all travel and hotel accommodations for corporate finance and outside

professionals

Received dictation via shorthand during meetings and by telephone

Consolidated and prepared for presentation statistical and financial data for quarterly reports

to the Board of Directors, in addition to other reports originating in the finance department