Karen Brady
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Olaf Klutke
Karen worked at GKI from May 1987 through November 2016, when the company was closed. GKI served thousands of customers throughout the U.S., including every Fortune 500 manufacturing company. As customer service manager, Karen built a world class team that was recognized as the best in our industry. She is highly organized, has exceptional communication skills and is an effective leader, earning her the highest accolades from our customers, sales associates and coworkers. Karen’s value to our company went far beyond customer service, as she never shied from the many challenges of a small company, delving into all aspects of the business. She didn’t just get the job done, she would continually look to contribute more and anticipate what was required to improve the company; to me, Karen was my
Olaf Klutke
Karen worked at GKI from May 1987 through November 2016, when the company was closed. GKI served thousands of customers throughout the U.S., including every Fortune 500 manufacturing company. As customer service manager, Karen built a world class team that was recognized as the best in our industry. She is highly organized, has exceptional communication skills and is an effective leader, earning her the highest accolades from our customers, sales associates and coworkers. Karen’s value to our company went far beyond customer service, as she never shied from the many challenges of a small company, delving into all aspects of the business. She didn’t just get the job done, she would continually look to contribute more and anticipate what was required to improve the company; to me, Karen was my
Olaf Klutke
Karen worked at GKI from May 1987 through November 2016, when the company was closed. GKI served thousands of customers throughout the U.S., including every Fortune 500 manufacturing company. As customer service manager, Karen built a world class team that was recognized as the best in our industry. She is highly organized, has exceptional communication skills and is an effective leader, earning her the highest accolades from our customers, sales associates and coworkers. Karen’s value to our company went far beyond customer service, as she never shied from the many challenges of a small company, delving into all aspects of the business. She didn’t just get the job done, she would continually look to contribute more and anticipate what was required to improve the company; to me, Karen was my
Olaf Klutke
Karen worked at GKI from May 1987 through November 2016, when the company was closed. GKI served thousands of customers throughout the U.S., including every Fortune 500 manufacturing company. As customer service manager, Karen built a world class team that was recognized as the best in our industry. She is highly organized, has exceptional communication skills and is an effective leader, earning her the highest accolades from our customers, sales associates and coworkers. Karen’s value to our company went far beyond customer service, as she never shied from the many challenges of a small company, delving into all aspects of the business. She didn’t just get the job done, she would continually look to contribute more and anticipate what was required to improve the company; to me, Karen was my
Experience
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Althoff Industries
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative Assistant
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May 2021 - Present
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Young Innovations, Inc.
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Customer Service Administrator
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May 2018 - May 2021
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Working World Staffing Services
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Temporary Administrative Assistant
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Jul 2017 - May 2018
Temporary Administrative/Clerical positions at Young Innovations, McHenry County College, and Village Hall of Barrington Hills. Helped the college Directors in renewing their accreditations and contracts. Also greeted visitors, answered calls, created Excel and Word documents including mail merges and charts, filing, proofreading and other miscellaneous tasks. Temporary work ended when Young Innovations hired me in a full-time capacity. Temporary Administrative/Clerical positions at Young Innovations, McHenry County College, and Village Hall of Barrington Hills. Helped the college Directors in renewing their accreditations and contracts. Also greeted visitors, answered calls, created Excel and Word documents including mail merges and charts, filing, proofreading and other miscellaneous tasks. Temporary work ended when Young Innovations hired me in a full-time capacity.
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GKI Incorporated
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Crystal Lake, Illinois
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Customer Service Manager
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May 1987 - Nov 2016
A wide variety of tasks, starting from Sales Support and Marketing Coordinator, to Customer Service Manager, including an assortment of managerial, database maintenance, and administrative functions; spreadsheets, correspondence, reports, interviewing, hiring, evaluating department members. Also Accounts Receivables and collections; implementing and monitoring EFT/ACH payments as well as customer portals. A wide variety of tasks, starting from Sales Support and Marketing Coordinator, to Customer Service Manager, including an assortment of managerial, database maintenance, and administrative functions; spreadsheets, correspondence, reports, interviewing, hiring, evaluating department members. Also Accounts Receivables and collections; implementing and monitoring EFT/ACH payments as well as customer portals.
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Education
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Western Illinois University
Bachelor of Business, Business and Marketing
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