SARA MAJOR

#508-3333 Pacific Street

Vancouver, BC V6Q 3XP
Home phone: 000-000-000
Cell phone: 604-000-0000
e-mail: major@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE: Executive Assistant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Receptionist / Administrative Assistant 2003 – Present
newSTART / VEEES – Vancouver, BC
 Maintain reception area and telephone system
 Maintain, order, distribute and monitor office supplies and equipment
 Design and modify program forms and documents
 Maintain applications, intake session records, on-site resource library, invoices, distribute mail,
prepare outgoing correspondence and voice-mail service
 Provide help and support to the clients as needed
 Organize and supervise front desk and monitor front door security
 Perform general office duties: Word Processing, Excel, Faxing, Photocopying, Filing
 Provide reports and statistical summaries as required
 Attend and participate In weekly staff meetings

Administrative / Dispatch Assistant / Safety Compliance Officer 2002 - 2003

Major Transportation & Distribution
 Taking calls, scheduling pick ups, checking shipments, making appointments, invoicing, simple
accounting, costumer service, proof of delivery
 Perform general office duties: computer applications, faxing, photocopying, filing etc.
 IFTA Report (BC and Oregon), trip & fuel reports, maintain drivers’ & trucks’ files, trucking & audit
drivers’ daily logs, trucks’ insurance, inspection & maintenance

Receptionist / Front Desk (Volunteer) 2002

newSTART Program – Vancouver, BC
 Perform general office duties: answering phones, word processing, data entry
 Filing, mail sorting & routing, copying & other duties as assigned

Administrative Support Clerk (Practicum) 2002

ICBC – ISD – North Vancouver, BC
 Performed word processing, library organization, mail sorting
 Responsible for recording employee hours of service (SAP)

Bookkeeper & Basic Accounting 1997 – 2000

STT “Zeljo” Market Place – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 In charge of salary administration, general ordering, invoicing & billing
 Performed all aspects of small business office administration accounting & bookkeeping

Assistant 1995 – 1996

IFOR – United Nations – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Performed general tasks to aid war survivors

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Home Support Worker (Volunteer) 1992 – 1996

“CARITAS” – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Humanitarian organizational work for elderly during war years
 Provided meals & daily personal care for shut-in & elderly

Supervisor / Administrative Assistant 1980 - 1992

TP CENTER – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Responsible for all aspects of office administration for the largest wholesale food
distributor in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Supervise billing and invoicing department (up to 20 employees)
 Handled ordering, billing, invoicing, resolved customer complaints
 Performed all data entry & word processing

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Counselling Certificate Program-VCC-Vancouver, BC (Practicum left to complete)2006 - 2008
Graduate of newSTART Program–Computer Applications–Vancouver, BC 2002
General Education Equivalency–Vancouver, BC 2002
Computer Courses: Windows 98, MS Office, Word, Access, Power-Point and Excel 2002
VSB / Roberts Education Centre for Adults -Vancouver, BC
WCB Occupational First Aid Level 1 & St. John’s Ambulance CPR 2002
FoodSafe Certificate 2002
BC Tourism SuperHost Certificate 2002
Specialist in Office Procedures Diploma 1980
S.C. Pero Kosoric-Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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