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Speed typing > 60 WPM
15+ Years
Highly experienced and skilled in several areas, I combine Business Services, Design and Fitness to provide many companies and individuals with an excellent service. With an entrepreneurial spirit, and a desire to help others, I specifically like to work with start-up and young businesses, however, the challenge of a business which is moving in a new direction, developing or requires a ‘fresh approach’ is always appealing. My current projects span a cross spectrum of industry and include, investment banking, fitness, music, and architecture. Key nouns I live and work by; flexibility, adaptability and learning.
I am a dynamic, highly experienced Senior Administrator,Personal Assistant with a diverse skill set.
Experienced in business administration including diary management, business correspondence, proofreading, meeting facilitation and database construction and management; accountancy and finance monitoring and budgets; project management and administration; event management; web design; photography; graphic design including presentation and bid documentation; public relations and marketing; research and business development; and the use of many IT packages, including Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, Autocad, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Project,and Sage.
My work is always accurate, efficient and to the highest standard. Time management, creative and accounting skills gained in previous employment has allowed me to successfully provide an excellent service to my clients.
Areas covered: Worldwide
Current
I am currently working on various freelance projects, and my clients include an Architectural firm, a Fitness Business, a Musician, and a Boutique Investment Banker. I work with these clients to varying degrees covering many aspects of administration, accountancy, public relations, event management, design and marketing. My work is always accurate, efficient and to the highest standard. Time management, creative and accounting skills gained in previous employment has allowed me to successfully provide an excellent service to my clients.
2010
As a Project Assistant for a London based award winning Architectural practice, I provided the Landscape Architectural team and Urban Design team with desk top publishing, graphic and presentation support; including tender documentation, design & access documentation and planning documentation; rendering of architectural drawings, marketing material, and also team administrative support. I used various IT packages on a daily basis including Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook and Autocad.
2005-2009
As a Project Administrator for an award winning Architectural practice, I covered a varied and diverse role with my main focus on providing administrative/PA support to the Directors and architectural teams, ensuring timely and accurate technical and official documentation, monitoring and creating detailed programme and resource schedules, undertake research on historical sites/ buildings/future development opportunities and current practices, arranging and facilitating meetings, organising travel arrangements, monitoring and processing project finances and budgets, maintaining and updating technical and book library within the practice and the associated databases, creation of presentation documentation, and the monitoring and maintenance of the project filing systems and general administration processes. I also acted as an unofficial IT support resource in software such as Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, Indesign, and Microsoft Project. As the Senior Administrator within the firm I conducted training in office procedures/systems and various IT packages on a regular basis.
1994 - 2005
During this period I held a number of Administrative positions within varied sectors including Architectural, Design, Housing, and Healthcare.
In these roles my duties ranged from compiling technical documentation, reports and policy documents to creating presentation documents, budget spreadsheets, setting up and maintaining various databases/ filing systems/ records/statistics, undertake research as and when required; as well as general duties such as diary management, filing, preparing agendas/minutes and supporting staff IT queries on the use of software packages such as, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, Dreamweaver and Indesign.