Executive Assistant Resume
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Resume:
Karen W. Garner, Administrative Executive Assistant
Top-notch assistant with more than years of experience in coordinating office management and special projects with a high degree of efficiency. Serves as point person for Principals, Presidents, Vice Presidents, engineers, clients, and vendors to ensure proper understanding of goals and work requirements. Maintains excellent communication skills, problem resolution abilities, and a high-level of confidentiality. Equally effective at providing quality office support and advanced word processing support..
Professional Experience
ENVIRON International Corporation, Brentwood, TN, August – July
Held the position of executive assistant to the three principals, as well as engineers, scientists and toxicology experts for this leading global environmental consultant, which applies the highest level of technical and strategic expertise to its clients’ most critical environmental and human health issues throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
Executive Assistant ( - )
- Provided executive-level administrative support to three of ENVIRON’s principals, as well as, engineers, scientists and toxicology experts.
- Facilitated the accurate and timely writing, editing, and preparation of letters, proposals, reports and presentations according to ENVIRON QA/QC standards, exercising ability to understand and follow procedures in order to meet demanding deadlines.
- Prepared Visio drawing presentations for ENVIRON principals to present to perspective clients.
- Planned and coordinated corporate travel arrangements (domestic and international), scheduled and maintained calendars/appointments for related on-site and off-site meetings.
- Organized and input the details of executive time sheets and expense reports, and corporate agendas and itineraries.
- Promoted business relations and distributed company marketing/qualifications materials to stimulate client interest and sales leads.
- Served as “gatekeeper” for Principals by scheduling meetings or appointments and document review for in-house personnel and engineers.
- Maintained and updated executives’ professional registrations and organizational memberships
- Prepared and handled passport and visa documents and necessary requirements for international travel purposes.
- Took instructions from multiple sources by multi-tasking and prioritizing work from all levels of technical and administrative professionals.
Executive Secretary / Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC ()
- Provided administrative support to Toshiba’s Japanese Executive Vice President and to the American Vice President of color television manufacturing operations for the US Lebanon, Tennessee Division.
- Attended weekly Executive Management Meetings, took notes, and prepared monthly reports for all managerial staff.
- Supervised the office receptionist and maintained the switchboard operation, as well as telecommunication support and telephone equipment requirements.
- Met with vendors, provided purchasing advice for office equipment, i.e. copiers, facsimiles, and telephone equipment, as well as maintained the upkeep on office equipment.
- Received Green Belt certification in Six Sigma training program and developed money-saving improvements in mail delivery services and telecommunication operation procedures.
- Completed hours of Japanese language instruction and helped develop after-hours Japanese language classes for interested employees.
- Traveled to Japan in and visited Toshiba Corporate headquarters and other Toshiba facilities in Japan.
- Utilized educational benefits from Toshiba to complete my BA Degree cum laude and my MBA degree in Human Resource Management with a . average.
- Planned and coordinated executive travel arrangements (domestic and international), and scheduled and maintained calendars/appointments for related on-site and off-site meetings.
- Participated as Director of a Quality Circle and made presentations to management on company improvement projects.
- Participated in Quality poster contests and won blue ribbons for best poster and was awarded Toshiba color televisions.
- Planned, coordinated, and attended off-site management dinners for special awards and presentations.
Computer Skills
Windows ; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio; Adobe; Outlook Express; scanning technology; Internet research
Education
Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee
Bachelor of Business Administration,
The University of Phoenix, Nashville, Tennessee
MBA, Human Resource Management,
