Administrative Assistant/Graphic Designer

Posted on: 2006-01-02

Patricia Schneider 49 Osceola Avenue Irvington NY 10533 Home: (914) 591-7908 Cell: (914) 564-1631 Email: [email protected] EXPERIENCE: 2/05 - Present PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Tarrytown, NY Web Designer/Web Content Editor - Designs, develops, maintains content and tests cross-browser compatibility on company Internet (www.progenics.com) and Intranet sites. - Designs and produces scientific posters for major international conferences. - Designs, updates and produces Investor Relations and recruiting kits on CD-ROM. - Prepares detailed multimedia presentations used as business development tools. - Provides administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer/Chief Scientific Officer; the Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications; and the Vice President, Business Development & Licensing. 12/02 – 1/05 PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Tarrytown, NY Administrative Assistant to Vice President, Research & Development - Created and modified graphics in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop for use in MS PowerPoint presentations and scientific posters. - Performed proofreading and editing functions for grants, abstracts, and protocols; responsible for online submission of abstracts to scientific conferences. - Built and maintained MS Access databases to track patent files. - Provided administrative support and handle special projects for VP, Investigators, Staff Scientists, and Research Scientists of R&D Department. 10/00 – 11/02 FREELANCE WEB DESIGNER, Irvington, NY - Creation of Website concept and content, graphic design and execution, coding using HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop/Image Ready, DHTML, JavaScript 5/02 – 11/02 2/01 – 8/01 REMEDY STAFFING, White Plains, NY Administrative Assistant at Purdue Pharma. - Compiled and generated bioanalytical study reports for the department of Pharmacokinetics/Drug Metabolism. - Coordinated the management of PKDM documents. - Responsible for archiving of ScripSafe laboratory books. - Made document number requests from document coordination to initiate reports for authors. 8/01– 4/02 CUSTOM STAFFING, White Plains, NY Executive/Administrative Assistant at Akzo Nobel Inc., Kieselstein and Lee, MBIA, Eileen Fisher Inc. - Provided administrative support to senior-level executives. - Prepared complex travel arrangements and expense reports, scheduled meetings and appointments, generated correspondence using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook. - Generated legal and financial reports using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. 1/00 – 9/00 SWISS RE, Armonk, NY Executive Assistant to Head of Group Partners - Created graphic presentations and organizational charts using Microsoft PowerPoint. - Provided administrative support and handled special projects for Head of Group Partners and six Managing Directors. - Prepared complex travel arrangements and expense reports, scheduled meetings and appointments. - Produced monthly revenue reports utilizing Microsoft Excel. 2/97 – 1/00 SWISS RE, Armonk, NY Executive Assistant to Director of Compensation and Benefits - Responsible for coordination of International Assignment program: Acted as liaison for International Assignees with their home offices, real estate agents, tax accountants, and other organizations to facilitate their stay in the U.S. - Designed forms in Microsoft Word to track information on employees in the International Assignment program, tracked cost allocations and reconciled bank statements pertaining to expenditures for International Assignees. - Used Lotus Notes to create database of information on employee skill levels and competencies. - Provided administrative support to senior executives in Human Resources department. 6/93 – 2/97 N.V.M. INC., Larchmont NY Account Executive - Responsible for accounts of major American cosmetics companies; acted as liaison between clients and European glass and plastics manufacturers. - In charge of order placement and accounts receivable; provided customer service; generated purchase orders and invoices in Excel for Macintosh. - Translated technical information from French to English. Generated correspondence in English and French. EDUCATION: Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ – B.A. in Psychology and French Skidmore College Computer Career Institute – Certificate in Webmaster SKILLS: Typing: 66 wpm Office applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook Express, First Class, Lotus Notes, Lotus Organizer, OrgPlus, Windows XP Web and graphics applications: HTML (manual coding), CSS, Microsoft FrontPage 2003, Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe PhotoShop CS2/ImageReady, knowledge of use of DHTML and JavaScript Hardware: PC, Epson Stylus Pro 10000 printer, LCD projector, scanner, fax, copier Languages: French (read, write, speak)