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LINDA BRANDEBERRY

LINDA BRANDEBERRY

Executive/Administrative Assistant
Bethany,OK

Summary

Highly experienced Administrative Assistant holding over 20 years experience with a high level of professionalism and willing do what it takes to provide applicable solutions in a timely manner. Work with integrity and honesty to complete project or task on time. Learns new skills quickly and utilizes existing skills as needed. Enjoy working in teams and independently to ensure quality results. Enjoy creating and maintaining relationships with customers and suppliers. Excellent communicator with the ability to ask appropriate questions and give intelligent answers. Energetic and enthusiastic about projects and willing to take extra steps to provide excellent results. Able to think outside of the box and find creative solutions to problems. Strive to have a clear picture before engaging in work; very detail orientated. Enjoy work that is valuable both to myself and the wellbeing of the company or client. Experienced with all major Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet Explorer, and Outlook plus Adobe products, Teams, and financials tracking through JD Edwards. Subject matter expert in using SpecsIntact for the entire company, providing support and training including live and video training sessions.

Overview

9
9
years of post-secondary education
20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant II/Executive Assistant, administrative support

Benham, Haskell Company, A&E
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
01.2013 - Current
  • Prove administrative support to all team members, preparing and submitting expense reports, support in Word/Excel, set up Lunch and Learn meetings for department, etc.
  • Support all projects by generating, editing, tracking, and compiling specification books using SpecsIntact according to government requirements.
  • Responsible for employee enrichment within the office to assure that all team members feel valuable and enjoy returning to work/participating in the office environment.
  • Arrange corporate and departmental holiday parties and fund-raising events (United Way), including a Food Truck Festival for our office, the people in our building, and in the surrounding neighborhood.
  • Create professional documents (Design Analyses, letters, transmittal letters, announcements, etc.).
  • Provide support for visiting executives and visitors to the office.
  • Cover for other admin when needed and handle various emergencies as they arise.
  • Serve as point of contact with all vendors for our office to assure that our services are maintained and problems are quickly addressed.
  • Have held the role of liaison between our company and building maintenance for the same reasons.

Administrative Secretary

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
11.2002 - 08.2012
  • Provided all levels of administrative support to the Chair of Physiology including national and international travel arrangements and arranging and maintaining meetings with local and international participants.
  • Handled all clerical needs including creating PowerPoint presentations, scanning documents, calendar management, phone and mail support, filing, and typing.
  • Supported the chair with various levels of grant writing and grant submission to various funding agencies including the National Institute of Health.
  • Played a crucial role in several projects and committees including a Departmental Chair recruitment search, several faculty recruitment searches, research for on-line publishing for yearly student syllabus, departmental web site development, a conference room upgrade, the departmental phone upgrade project, and upgrading the contract with our copier/printer service to obtain a new copier/printer with a less expensive lease.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with local hotels, travel agencies, and catering services to assure that we receive discounted rates and excellent service.
  • Became the "go-to" person in our department for dealing with problems with outside venders.

Administrative Assistant

Corning
New York
11.2000 - 11.2002
  • Provided complete administrative support for the manager of the department including calendar maintenance, phone support, and all other administrative duties.
  • Organized the World Wide Learning Summit in 2001, managing the details of an education summit for all Coming Incorporated trainers, local and international, including room preparation, hotel and flight management, food, decorations, program, etc.
  • Participated on the Group Development Team, providing monthly support for activities and training aimed at developing a sense of togetherness.
  • Supported the e-Learning Manger and Learning Systems Leader in both administrative work and web design and development.
  • Reconciled the monthly budget for the departmental spending.
  • Supervised the Emergency Evacuation Team for our building, including the changes in security after 9/11.
  • Provided training and basic IT support to the department on NetMeeting and other Microsoft Office programs.
  • Recruited new administrative staff and assisted all new employees with their transition into our department.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Social Administration

University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Studies
08.2009 - 05.2012

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Idaho State University
09.1993 - 08.1997

AAS - Humanities

Community College of the Finger Lakes
01.1988 - 12.1989

Skills

    Conference planning

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Interests

Victims Advocate/Support

Tutoring English/Writing/Grammar

Pitbull Awareness Advocate

Timeline

Administrative Assistant II/Executive Assistant, administrative support

Benham, Haskell Company, A&E
01.2013 - Current

Bachelor's Degree - Social Administration

University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Studies
08.2009 - 05.2012

Administrative Secretary

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine
11.2002 - 08.2012

Administrative Assistant

Corning
11.2000 - 11.2002

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Idaho State University
09.1993 - 08.1997

AAS - Humanities

Community College of the Finger Lakes
01.1988 - 12.1989

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