Experience

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Secretary

  • Feb 1998 - Present

  POST COVID - I provide secretarial support to our residential offices typing Scottish Single Survey Reports, Building Survey Reports and Homebuyer/Flatbuyer Reports via Quest and Survpoint portals. In addition, I provide secretarial back up to the commercial surveyors typing reports using Survpoint system with admin duties including raising fees and chasing aged debt. PRE-COVID - Employed within the commercial department working for a Managing Partner and three valuation surveyors. Duties undertaken include audio typing reports and letters; credit control together with other tasks involved in the daily running of the office. Show less



The Griffin Webster Partnership

• Glasgow

• Secretary

  • Feb 1990 - Feb 1998

  Secretary/Audio Typist to one of the partners within the Partnership. Responsible for secretarial duties, audio typing, wordprocessing using both WFW V6 and WordPerfect V6 for preparation of letters, circulars, reports, etc. Organising DX mail, relieving telephonist/receptionist when required; supervising filing; sending faxes; posting mail and other office duties. Taking property enquiries, dealing with clients and professional teams working on properties. Arranging contractors to attend management properties. Show less



Smellie, Fraser & Muir/Fraser & Co

• Glasgow

• Audio Typist

  • May 1977 - Feb 1990

  Shorthand/Audio Typing providing clerical duties; typing and admin support; opening/date stamping mail; answering telephone; photocopying; faxing; filing; ordering stationery; posting mail; taking property enquiries. Producing standard letters; reports; personal mail; invoices; property details; organising janitorial supplies. Shorthand/Audio Typing providing clerical duties; typing and admin support; opening/date stamping mail; answering telephone; photocopying; faxing; filing; ordering stationery; posting mail; taking property enquiries. Producing standard letters; reports; personal mail; invoices; property details; organising janitorial supplies.



Laird & MacIntyre, Solicitors

• Glasgow

• Shorthand Typist

  • Nov 1976 - May 1977

  Duties included taking shorthand; typing letters; wills, deeds; dispositions; answering telephone and filing. Duties included taking shorthand; typing letters; wills, deeds; dispositions; answering telephone and filing.



Thomson McLintock

• Glasgow

• Shorthand Typist/Junior Secretary

  • Nov 1975 - Nov 1976

  Employed initially as a shorthand typist then achieving promotion to Junior Secretary. Duties involved taking shorthand; typing letters; preparing stencils in order to send out circulars; answering telephone together with other duties. Employed initially as a shorthand typist then achieving promotion to Junior Secretary. Duties involved taking shorthand; typing letters; preparing stencils in order to send out circulars; answering telephone together with other duties.



House of Clydesdale

• Glasgow

• Shorthand Typist

  • Sep 1975 - Dec 1975

  Shorthand Typist within House of Clydesdale Furniture Store in Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Tasks involved taking shorthand in order to transcribe letters; handling queries from customers; filing and answering the telephone. Shorthand Typist within House of Clydesdale Furniture Store in Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Tasks involved taking shorthand in order to transcribe letters; handling queries from customers; filing and answering the telephone.



Lizars Opticians

• Glasgow

• Shorthand Typist

  • Jul 1975 - Sep 1975

  Very first job after leaving Clydebank Technical College. Employed as Shorthand Typist within Lizars Opticians former shop in Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Duties ranged from taking shorthand; typing letters; sending out eye test reminders; preparing stencils and running off circulars on duplicator; operating PABX switchboard in order to relieve telephonist as required. Very first job after leaving Clydebank Technical College. Employed as Shorthand Typist within Lizars Opticians former shop in Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Duties ranged from taking shorthand; typing letters; sending out eye test reminders; preparing stencils and running off circulars on duplicator; operating PABX switchboard in order to relieve telephonist as required.