Experience

Exponent

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Savills

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Personal Assistant

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2020

  Personal Assistant / Secretary to 15 property retail agents and landlord & tenant surveyors (at the team’s maximum it consisted of 20 fee earners).▪ In depth experience working within the Central London Retail team managing it’s general day to day running, including producing the team’s documents and correspondence (audio and copy typing), creating marketing details (standard and bespoke), arranging marketing boards, taking the initial calls from the boards and answering general property enquiries. Arranging EPC’s, viewings where necessary and executing website maintenance. ▪ Discreetly handle sensitive and confidential information.▪ Organise, book and manage travel and accommodation for business trips undertaken - UK or global (foreign visas included).▪ Raise invoices and credit notes.▪ Process Directors’ expenses onto Concur.▪ Arrange client and staff meetings, lunches, dinners and events.▪ Assist other PA’s / secretaries when help is required.▪ Co-ordination of offices moves.▪ General administration duties; binding, photocopying, scanning, filing, archiving, post distribution within the team, arranging bikes and registered post for outgoing documents, manage the property keys and record book, answer internal and external telephone calls and take messages when required.▪ Programmes: Microsoft Office 2013 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat DC, Publisher 2013, Illustrator CS6, Illustrator 2020, Adobe InDesign 2020, Olympus DSS Player Pro Digital Dictation, Paint, PaintShop Pro 7, DWG TrueView 2018, Goad, Shopproperty and Completely Retail.



Thomas Davidson & Partners

• Personal Assistant

  • Jul 2000 - Feb 2011

  Personal Assistant / Secretary to Thomas Davidson & Partners Chartered Surveyors - 19 property retail and office agents and landlord & tenant surveyors.▪ Managed the general day to day running of the office.▪ Produced documents and correspondence (audio and copy typing), invoices and credit notes, standard marketing details, arranged marketing boards, maintained websites and be the first point of contact for clients arriving at the office. ▪ Confidentially handled sensitive information – access to the company’s bank account.▪ Arranged client and staff meetings, lunches and events – managed the Shop Agents Society Luncheon Club.▪ Co-ordination of office move.▪ General administration including ordering stationery, petty cash management, binding, photocopying, scanning, post duties (incoming and outgoing), filing, archiving, answering telephone calls and taking messages, managing the keys and the record book.▪ Programmes: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Sage, PaintShop Pro 7, Digital Dictation, Goad and Shopproperty.



Bluett Smith & Co

• Secretary

  • Aug 1996 - Jun 2000

  Secretary to the Commercial and Marine Departments.▪ Worked with the teams to produce documents and correspondence (audio and copy typing).▪ Covered the reception desk when required for client arrivals and incoming calls.▪ General administration including managing stationery, binding, photocopying, filing, incoming and outgoing post, telephone calls and taking messages. Secretary to the Commercial and Marine Departments.▪ Worked with the teams to produce documents and correspondence (audio and copy typing).▪ Covered the reception desk when required for client arrivals and incoming calls.▪ General administration including managing stationery, binding, photocopying, filing, incoming and outgoing post, telephone calls and taking messages.



Barclays Bank UK PLC

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Secretary

  • Aug 1990 - Aug 1996

  Junior Team Secretary to the Loans department, Pool Secretary and Secretary in the Bromley Business Centre.▪ Worked with the Loans team to produce documents and correspondence (audio and copy typing). I put into place the standard letter templates on the PC for the department.▪ As a pool secretary this included typing correspondence and documents for all departments.▪ Management floor – audio and copy typing for 2 managers. Junior Team Secretary to the Loans department, Pool Secretary and Secretary in the Bromley Business Centre.▪ Worked with the Loans team to produce documents and correspondence (audio and copy typing). I put into place the standard letter templates on the PC for the department.▪ As a pool secretary this included typing correspondence and documents for all departments.▪ Management floor – audio and copy typing for 2 managers.