Karen Kay Allan
310-577-3195
Objective: My goal is to apply my professional and computer skills with a secure company.
Employment Experience:
10/06 – 1/07 Administrative Assistant, Bedrock Consulting, LLC
Exported Filemaker 6.0 files into database, which involved creating individual files, then adding files into master database. Input and maintained contact information of construction contractors. Contacted contractors to have them e-mail or fax bid proposals for upcoming construction projects. Typed company manuals, copied blueprint plans, distributed mail, and answered phones. Letter of recommendation furnished upon request.
2/05 – 5/06 Marketing Assistant, A.T.E. Solutions, Inc.
Contacted companies for contact name, title and correct e-mail address for test vendor listings. Submitted for approval to President. Contacted test vendors to interest them in purchase of embedded image ads for their test vendor and product and services listings. Walked them through process of uploading images. Contacted test vendors regarding writing test vendor articles for upcoming newsletters. Attended test and measurement exhibits with President. Created Powerpoint presentations for courses. Answered phones and filed.
3/98 – 12/04 Data Entry Specialist, International Vacation Homes
Processed timeshare and vacation home contact sheets for potential clients, which included entering client, property, and contract information, printing and signing letters and contracts, and assembling packages for mailing via Express Mail. Copied and distributed to account executives at end of day. Relieved receptionist.
9/91 – 12/97 Administrative Assistant, RRP Management Corporation
Created and modified amendments, leases, listing agreements, and weekly status reports. Monitored expiration dates of listed properties, and broker/tenant contacts for non-sold properties. Verified outgoing checks with pre-check registers. Delivered blueprints for copying. Assisted in travel to/from airport. Relieved receptionist.
1/88 – 6/91 Administrative Transcriptionist, The Rand Corporation
Transcribed and processed dictated recordings of semi-annual board meeting tapes. Created mass mailing labels for publication mailings. Maintained database of VIP clients. Processed publication requests, working drafts, and working notes. Handled travel arrangements and answered phones.
6/86 – 1/87 Executive Transcriptionist, National Solid Wastes Management Association
Transcribed and processed dictated recordings of letters, meeting notes, memos, and minutes. Took shorthand for letters. Set up conference room for meetings. Assisted in bulletin mailings with other secretaries. Handled travel arrangements and answered phones.
3/80 – 5/86 Word Processing Specialist, Mathtech, Inc.
Processed Naval documents and weekly status reports. Maintained classified clearance. Input fiscal funding information for missile systems in a secure area. Demonstrated Wordstar at the 1986 FOSE computer exhibit in Washington, D.C. Relieved receptionist.
9/74 – 2/80 Medical Transcriptionist, The National Institutes of Health
Transcribed and processed dictated recordings of annual reports, letters, medical manuscripts and memos. Arranged for ice-packed hearts to be delivered to clinical labs. Answered phones.
Education: Walter Johnson High School. Major: Business Administration. Graduation year 1974.
Professional Skills: Expert in transcribing dictated recordings for the medical industry. Typing speed of 80 wpm. Alphanumeric 9,840 kph, numeric 12,444 kph. Computer skills: Datamanager, Excel, Filemaker 6.0, Lotus 1-2-3, Outlook Express, Paradox 3, Word, Wordperfect and Wordstar.
Karen Kay Allan
Business References
Mr. Roger Stevenson
President, Bedrock Consulting, LLC
6017 Bristol Parkway
Culver City, CA 90230
310-417-4000
Mr. Louis Ungar
President, A.T.E. Solutions
8929 Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite #314
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-641-8400
Mr. Stewart Bim-Merle
Account Executive
International Vacation Homes
Los Angeles, CA 90045
-Company out of business-
Mr. Michael Craig
Senior Vice President
RRP Management Corporation
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-Company out of business-
Dr. Kevin McCarthy
Director, Institute for Civil Justice
The Rand Corporation
1700 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
310-393-0411, ext. 6919
Mr. William Bertera
Director, Government Affairs Program
National Solid Wastes Management Association
Washington, DC 20007
-retired-
Dr. Eliot Feldman
Director, Defense Studies Department
Mathtech, Inc.
Falls Church, VA 22042
-retired-
Dr. William Roberts
Director, NIAID
The National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20817
-retired-
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