Personal Assistant

Kirsten J. Padilla

2152 South Golden Ct. Denver, Colorado 80227

(303)-748-5470

[email protected]

Skills Summary   

Experience

Office Manager/Personal Assistant

• Provided clerical support such as: preparing invoices, letters, financial statements and other documents, using Microsoft Office Software, ensuring stability and organization.
• Answered and made phone calls for current clients, inquiring clients, and businesses that provided needed material. 
• Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including fax, postal, and e-mail.
• Performed general office duties, such as ordering material, maintaining records, and performing basic bookkeeping work.
• Coordinate schedules for clients, contractors, and laborers.
• Greeted visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
• Answered phone calls and directed calls to appropriate parties or took messages.

         Front Desk Supervisor

• Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
• Verify customers\' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
• Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
• Make and confirm reservations.
• Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
• Keep records of room availability and guests\' accounts, manually or using computers.
• Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.

          Event Coordinator

• Read and analyzed incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribution.
• Communicated with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information was exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signs, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.
• Meet with sponsors and organizing committees to plan scope and format of events, to establish and monitor budgets, or to review administrative procedures and event progress.
• Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.
• Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.
• Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
• Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
• Create or update donor databases.

Work History­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________________________________________________________

u  Personal Assistant                                    Mile High Investments/JanPro                                                11/2011 – Present

u  Event Coordinator                                  Sense of Security                                                                     05/2011 - 10/2011

u  Office Manager                                        Padilla Construction Company                                                                01/2005 – 01/2011

u  Front Desk Supervisor                            Howard Johnson Inn                                                               04/2002 – 11/2004

u  Cashier/Server                                        Boston Market                                                                         03/2000 – 09/2002

Education__________________________________________________________________________

u  Currently Seeking BBA                            University of Denver                                                               12/2009 – Present

u  GED                                                       Emily Griffith                                                                         2007

Volunteer/Community Involvement (PTA, Charity Work, Fund-raisers)

• Christ Community Covenant Church Children’s Ministry’s, Special Events, cleaning, cooking
• Sense of Security(Office/Assist, event/coordinator
• Cancer Patients (Private) and Heritage Assisted & Independent living
• Traylor Elementary, Henry Middle School, Trinity Lutheran