Cynthia A. Clemens

Objective

Administrative support working in multi-faceted environments requiring organizational, technical and interpersonal skills

Experience Highlights

Administrative Support
Performed administrative and secretarial support for the director of operations of a time management company, a public programming office within a community college, a private foundation which focused on humanitarian, conservation and educational concerns, and publishing companies which produced time management forms, books and fine art photography. These supports included, but were not exclusive to, data entry, creating and maintaining spreadsheets, software support, communication with outside vendors, and the ability to multi-task when necessary
Purchased office and warehouse supplies using national vendors for a private office
Purchased thousands of dollars worth of photography equipment from a national vendor
Organized filing systems for both paper files and digital image files
Did general accounting and accounts payable for a publishing company’s purchases and miscellaneous expenses, which also included tax forms and payments
Sorted mail while keeping track of incoming bills and promptly sending them for payment

Customer Service and Reception
Registered students in a community college by means of telephone, mail and walk-ins which also entailed taking payments in the form cash, check and credit card (including credit card processing)
Processed orders for forms, books, fine art photography received by telephone, email, fax or mail for both a time management company and a publishing company
Assisted in event coordination locally, as well as in Los Angeles, CA, Omaha, NE, Phoenix, AZ and Vienna, Austria

Graphic Design
Created publication layouts to be used in both speeches and photographic exhibits shown in Los Angeles, CA, Omaha, NE, Phoenix, AZ and Vienna, Austria
Responsible for getting printing bids for publications, getting prepress work to printer in the form of DVD or FTP, and following through until delivery
Created magazine ads which appeared in national publications in connection with a book as well as fine art photography
Utilized professional software for digital images of several different medias: slide transparencies, compact flash cards and film negatives
Created and continue to maintain basic web sites for local not-for-profit organizations

Education
Richland Community College, Decatur, IL, Certificate Graphic Design – Desktop Publishing Specialty

Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT, Certificate Secretarial Sciences