Laboratory Administrator Resume
ACWORTH, GA •
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
/ – date Columbian Chemicals Company Marietta, Georgia
Information Processing Specialist (Lab Administrator)
Coordinate Technical Service, Quality Assurance, and Product and Process Development Projects within Columbian\'s world class Technology Laboratory. Proof-read, format, and issue technical reports; generate and manage electronic files for each project within the laboratory. Design and construct reports and database queries in Crystal/Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Create/modify analyses, sample formulations, test suites, etc in LIMS; schedule projects and laboratory analyses in LIMS. Act as liaison between laboratory technical personnel and sales, plant, and headquarters staff. Formulate and generate departmental metrics; prepare presentations for senior management. Ensure all legal and technical records, procedures and polices remain current and in line with ISO regulations. Conduct prior art, patent and technical literature searches on-line; manage Technical Library. Train laboratory personnel in LIMS and Microsoft Office applications.
/ – / World Access Atlanta, Georgia
Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Controller / Office Manager
Acted as liaison between CFO/Treasurer and shareholders and customers. Drafted memos, letters and other correspondence for three executive vice presidents. Booked and verified charges for all travel arrangements. Managed all financial records including merger and acquisition files and shareholder information. Purchased all office equipment and supplies and scheduled all maintenance and repairs.
/ – / International Computers Limited (ICL) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Executive Assistant to General Manager and Financial Controller / Office Manager
Supervised, hired and trained temporary and permanent administrative staff in three locations. Was responsible for complete induction of new employees (re-wrote ICL’s Induction Manual). Trained sales staff on reporting software and report compilation. Composed nearly all correspondence on behalf of General Manager and Financial Controller; assembled numerous presentations for the same. Constructed and completed numerous reports elucidating sales, current projects and projects for which ICL was bidding. Re-wrote ISO Quality Manuals for Finance, Personnel, and Administration Departments. Organized meetings and banquets for company executives and senior members of staff; secured all travel arrangements. Purchased office supplies and scheduled maintenance, repairs and replacement of office equipment in three offices. Was sole point of contact for all vendors of office supplies/services, hotels and apartments, travel agencies, rental car agencies, and staffing agencies.
/ – / Rice Food Markets, Inc. Houston, Texas
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chairman
Drafted and typed correspondence; managed four savings accounts and four checking accounts. Reviewed and approved accounts payable; organized all travel arrangements. Maintained files for all company patents and investment accounts belonging to CEO and Co-Chairman; generated and updated financial statements and tax records for the same.
/ – / First United Methodist Church Austin, Texas
Education Secretary
Performed all administrative functions for four education departments. Created marketing literature for Church.
/ – / AutoZone Denver, Colorado
District Recruiter
Was hired as a salesperson and promoted three times within fifteen months, ultimately to Store Manager; after three years managing stores, was promoted a fourth time to District Recruiter.
District Recruiter:
Was solely responsible for the company\'s largest district - thirty stores in three states. Recruited sales and management staff from competitors, military bases, colleges and technical schools, job fairs, churches, and retail establishments in similar industries. Closely monitored each store’s sales and customer count to ensure it had the correct number of employees to offer superior customer satisfaction; recruited in such a way as to maintain a cultural balance that reflected each store’s demographic market. Administered all orientations; conducted background and criminal investigations on each employee hired. Was Human Resources liaison/representative to four hundred employees.
Store Manager:
Managed four different stores (two of which from the ground up). Trained and directed up to employees in each store. Consistently produced one of the strongest profit-to-loss statements in the company. Drafted sales targets and implemented programs to meet said targets; wrote weekly work schedules and budgets, and closely monitored hours worked versus sales generated to ensure not exceeding a predetermined payroll percentage. Performed weekly merchandise orders. Acquired and managed accounts with mechanic shops and garages.
SOFTWARE PACKAGE EXPERIENCE
• Word • Outlook • LIMS • Excel • Adobe Acrobat • Docushare • Power Point • Adobe Photoshop • PageMaker• Access • Crystal Reports • MLS
EDUCATION
– McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana
General Studies, Drafting Technology Dean’s List –
