Experience

Laughlin Children's Center

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Self-Employed Freelance Writer

• Freelance Writer

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Pittsburgh-based freelance writer concentrating on the absurdity and humor in everyday life. Recent articles published below:https://pittsburghquarterly.com/author/elizabethwiethorn/A winner in the 2020 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bad Writing Contest: https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/brian-oneill/2020/02/13/Brian-O-Neill-A-celebration-of-writing-lowlights/stories/202002130025 Pittsburgh-based freelance writer concentrating on the absurdity and humor in everyday life. Recent articles published below:https://pittsburghquarterly.com/author/elizabethwiethorn/A winner in the 2020 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bad Writing Contest: https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/brian-oneill/2020/02/13/Brian-O-Neill-A-celebration-of-writing-lowlights/stories/202002130025



Pittsburgh Luxury Cruises

• Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2021

  • Create successful public cruises including: Pittsburgh Haunted River Cruise and Mystical Cruise.• Market all public cruise events through Facebook and direct print marketing efforts.• Organize groupings and activities on public cruise events.• Secure performers and negotiate fees for on-board entertainment.• Established working relationships with local Pittsburgh hotels, apartments and condominiums• Promptly respond to customer inquiries via telephone, email, and text• Counsel customers on cruise packages and contracts.• Manage Fantasy yacht and pontoon contracts and public cruise packages.• Schedule public and private public cruises



Delicious Business

• Owner

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2016



Resco Products, Inc.

• United States
• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Credit Analyst

  • Feb 1998 - Jan 2002

  --Responsible for collecting receivables for portfolio of customers averaging $29 million in receivables.--Establish and review credit limits based on analysis of trade references, financial statements, and D & B reports.--Applied cash to customer accounts to help ensure integrity of aging reports.--Communicated RHI's credit policies to sales, customer service, and plant and distribution center personnel to assure that established credit policies are implemented and followed.-- Attained CBA (Credit Business Associate) certificate in PACM.



Harbison-Walker Refractories Company

• Customer Service Representative

  • Sep 1995 - Jan 1998

  --Responsible for servicing 100 accounts, totaling over $8 million in annual sales--Assisted other Account Specialists on Contractor/Installer team, providing additional account support--Established working relationships with clients, field representatives, manufacturing plants and marketing staff--Provided clients with information regarding order status, prices and inventory levels. --Responsible for servicing 100 accounts, totaling over $8 million in annual sales--Assisted other Account Specialists on Contractor/Installer team, providing additional account support--Established working relationships with clients, field representatives, manufacturing plants and marketing staff--Provided clients with information regarding order status, prices and inventory levels.