Experience

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  Self-Employed

  • Contractor/Retail Sales Merchandiser
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  Self-Employed

  • Contractor/Retail Sales Merchandiser

    • Sep 2008 - Present

    Complete retail merchandising assignments and inventory audits. Write applicable evaluation reports to firms coordinating contractual retail clients on the client’s stores’ customer service, product availability, and location conditions. Provide this feedback within 12 hours of store visit. Provi...

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  National Amusements, Inc

  • Sales and Marketing Administrator

    • Jul 2007 - Sep 2008

    Provide support to Director of Food Service Marketing for the Sales and Marketing department covering US and international theater operations for Showcase Cinemas, Cinema De Lux, and Multiplex Cinemas. Support basic accounting functions including receivables and payables; keep logs, create purcha...

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  Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc

  • Administrative Assistant

    • Oct 2004 - Jun 2007

    Provide support to President/Owner, VP Customer Service/Marketing, and VP Operations. Assist Sales Order Manager with purchase orders to vendors, packing slips to customers, shipment confirmations to customers, sales order confirmations to customers. Generate sales reports via QuickBooks. Proofre...

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  Wagner Communications

  • Proofreader/Writer/Copyeditor

    • May 1997 - Nov 2004

    five editions bi-monthly individually covering the towns of Norton, Mansfield, Easton, Stoughton, and Randolph). Report on local issues, photograph local events, source and write all entries for a column of news briefs, proofread galleys.

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  MGA

  • Executive Assistant

    • Mar 2003 - Mar 2004

    Provide support to Director and team of nonprofit organization. Coordinate board meetings, Annual Meeting correspondence/invitations, MGA Officers and Executive Committee meetings. Maintain Contact Management database of club information, fundraising campaign donations spreadsheet and issue repor...

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  Lyne Laboratories, Inc

  • Research and Development Assistant

    • Mar 1999 - Dec 2001

    Provide support to VP, and assist Project Manager Drug Development. Source raw materials vendors and provide materials pricing and samples. Create and edit technology-transfer presentations (Excel and PowerPoint). Maintain confidential documentation including process and validation documentation. Develop product specification manuals. Develop forms as needed such as Master Project Log (by client), Product Specifications (by component). Set up and maintain Samples Library and Corporate Library.

  • Administrative Assistant

    • Mar 1998 - Mar 1999

    Provide support to President as well as VP Administrative Operations. Develop weekly and monthly financial-results/sales reports and graphs (Excel). Develop corporate marketing presentations (PowerPoint). Source appropriate vendors for administrative needs. Generate correspondence and perform general copyediting (also assist in keying and copyediting of technical documentation). Create and maintain corporate-file system. Oversee general procedures: supplies supervision/ordering, back-up phone reception, corporate library management (Access) and supervise receptionist’s typing projects. Create graphics/flyers for internal company events.

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  Lauriat's, Inc

  • Administrative Assistant

    • May 1995 - Mar 1998

    Provide support to VP Operations under tight deadlines and unsupervised for this senior executive and 10 regional managers for four-chain retail bookstore organization of 114 stores. Organize monthly sales promotion results and report sales figures and awards for each of 10 regions (by store and ...