Administrative Assistant Resume
Colorado Springs, CO
SUMMARY:
- Extensive professional office experience.
- Three years professional experience working as a Technical Writer.
- Undergraduate degree in Graphic Design and experience as a freelance designer.
- Obtaining a graduate degree in Technical Communications.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES AND SPECIAL SKILLS:
Daily use with Microsoft Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Extended use with: Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Dreamweaver, Keynote, and Notebook.
Limited use with: Publisher, Share Point, Access, HTML, CSS, MadCap Flare, and XMetaL.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Colorado Springs, CO
Administrative Assistant
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and multi - tasking by answering multiple telephone lines.
- Greet clients with a professional and enthusiastic attitude.
- File, fax, copy, and order evidence from opposing parties.
Confidential, Albuquerque, NM
Technical Writer/Media Production Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Assisted in creating technical proposals, corrected typographical, grammatical, and formatting errors, worked with SMEs to obtain critical information, and reworked drafts for greater consistency and coherence.
- Gained some experience in taking meeting minutes.
- Worked with the Satellites Program at Sandia National Laboratories by converting procedures into the appropriate template, formatting, and editing.
- Kept a meticulous spreadsheet detailing all information on past and current procedures.
- Submitted procedures into a database.
- Had constant communication with SMEs regarding these manuals.
- Backed up Technical Writer Lead by checking her email and assigning projects to Technical Writers, as necessary.
- Experience working with and creating On-the-Job Training documents.
- Helped with various projects including compiling information for the MSA Checklist.
- Experience project managing various small projects.
- Evacuation Team Leader for a short period.
- Maintained an active DOE clearance.
- Some experience designing websites in Dreamweaver.
- Basic understanding of HTML.
- Designed blog headers, invitations, t-shirts, and logos.
Confidential, St. Louis, MO
Graphic Design Intern
Responsibilities:
- Designed flyers, programs, and announcements using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Confidential, St. Louis, MO
Legal Secretary
Responsibilities:
- Transcribed and prepared letters.
- Maintained and organized documents, filed client information daily, and filed Extensions online.
- Answered the telephone and communicated directly with clients, prepared and sent follow-up correspondence, managed the mail, greeted clients, and updated the client database.
Confidential, St. Louis, MO
Legal Secretary
Responsibilities:
- Transcribed and prepared letters and pleadings and prepared Wills.
- Maintained and organized files and sent out mail.
- Maintained my supervisor’s calendar as well as scheduled and confirmed appointments.
- Had constant telephone correspondence with court clerks.
Confidential, Omaha, NE
Front Desk Clerical Assistant
Responsibilities:
- Assisted in maintaining the office environment and helping students.
