Highly qualified professional with over 7 years of executive-level experience in purchasing, administration, and customer service. Skilled in supporting executive staff through excellent analytical, organizational, customer engagement, and management abilities. Thrives in fast-paced executive office environments and excels in delivering exceptional organizational and customer service solutions. Ready to leverage expertise to support and enhance the success of the executive team.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Office Associate (BOA)
CarMax
04.2024 - Current
Under general direction from the Business Office Manager, this position is responsible for providing exceptional customer service in a fast paced, team-oriented environment through the facilitation of the sales, auction, and appraisal process
These processes include responsibility for cash management, processing and auditing of paperwork associated with sales, and providing exceptional customer service by answering questions and handling incoming calls
Assists store personnel and all store departments in their daily functions while adhering to CarMax guidelines
Provides customer service by greeting customers, balancing overflow traffic, listening to and answering customer questions and explaining paperwork process
Seeks win/win solutions for the customer and partners appropriately
Processes paperwork associated with retail/wholesale automobile sales may include printing daily reports, maintaining deal jackets, contacting and explaining to finance companies regarding contracts, obtaining required information regarding registration and/or titling, processing reassignments, and auditing completed paperwork
Processes auction sales, dealer registration, and/or appraisal lane purchases to include the collection of titles (calls and follow up), payoffs, proper paperwork and signatures from customers in order to send the appropriate documentation to the Home Office for the funding of drafts
Manages multiple pay types including receiving and counting money, distributing funds, preparing deposits and handling of the safe with considerations to security and loss prevention
Processes paperwork affiliated with the state DMV
This may include submitting paperwork necessary to title or and register a vehicle for a customer after the sale or obtaining a title for a customer after the sale
Mentor new Business Office Associates, as well as, train other store departments on Business Office process and procedure
Clerical responsibilities may include, but is not limited to: copying, filing, reconciliation of missing dealer plates or information and data entry into Microsoft Excel and proprietary systems as required for logging vehicle registration tags
Answers multi-line phone system, responds to callers’ needs and direct calls as appropriate
Utilizes basic office equipment, such as Microsoft Office suite, typing, and xeroxing
Assistant to the Vice President of Instruction
Peralta Community College District
03.2020 - 09.2023
Experience working in an Executive level office environment
Manages Vice President’s calendar
Supervise up to 6 staff Assistants
Ensure that the faculty and staff follow proper processes
Prepare, and present daily budgets and manage operations
Maintain annual Budgets, including funding, monitoring and tracking budgetary needs, including budget transfers, stipend pay for faculty, process student work pay; and extra services payments
Hospitality and Event planning for the college, as well as coordinating and managing large complex events in a large institutional setting
Process timesheets for staff, faculty and students
Create and process Requisitions, Purchase Orders, and Contracts using CAL eProcure; as well as Contract management
Process electronic personnel action forms
Track attendance of faculty and staff members and submit to VP for approval
Process Travel across the United States for the Executive Staff, travel budgets, and travel forms; Use of CAL Card purchases, expenses and reports
Utilize-MS Office Suite, ONE Peralta, Prompt system, Google drive, and Google docs, Sharepoint, and PeopleSoft program
Process grants through our legal department
Bottler/Shipping & Receiving
Safeway/Albertsons
04.2018 - 08.2022
Monitors and Operates computer-controlled machines used in the coating and preparation of advanced composite materials
Confirms machine setup, and movement
Adhered to safety protocols while handling large loads.
Accurately, receiving incoming shipments, verifying quantities and quality. Storing inventory and preparing outgoing, orders for shipment by packaging and labeling them.
Maintaining detailed records and coordinating with carriers to ensure timely delivery.
Utilizes, mathematical skills, reasoning skills, follows remains up-to-date on all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
Takes measurements of the finished product
Maintains records of materials used in manufacturing process
Maintain a clean working environment and follow ALL safety policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
Recognizes equipment and product problems, notifies Lead/Supervisor and/or troubleshoots in order to achieve optimum production levels
Perform other duties as assigned
Coordinates recruitment, public or alumni relations and marketing activity
Administrative Assistant
3N Realty
01.2017 - 03.2020
Served as office manager to include responsibility for office supplies, secure maintenance of office equipment, establish and maintain filing system
Prepare, proof and edit documents, correspondence, spreadsheets and reports as directed, ensuring accuracy and meeting all establish deadlines
Answers and directs phone calls, messages, and answers all routine and not routine questions
Prepare, coordinate and organize meetings as required to include room reservations, notifications to members, and distribution of meeting materials and Minutes
Prepare travel arrangements as required
Prepare and process monthly reports
Manager purchase agreements, contracts, multiple accounts and perform basic accounting tasks ensuring accuracy and meaning all establish deadlines
Provides excellent communication, to clearly and effectively interact with individuals of varying backgrounds
Prepare, proof and edit documents, correspondence, spreadsheets and reports as directed ensuring accuracy and meeting all establish deadlines
Providing excellent customer service and Exercising principles and practices of the company
Utilize various software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheets, and database management systems, for report development
Education
B.A. Degree - Communications degree
Folsom Lake College
Folsom, CA
Skills
MS Office Suite
ONE Peralta
Prompt personnel system
Google drive
Google docs
Adobe
Adobe sign
Sharepoint
PeopleSoft programs
Doc-U-Sign
CARMAX World
CDL
Event Planning
Hospitality
Purchasing
Contracts management
Officeskills
MS Office Suite
ONE Peralta
Prompt personnel system
Google drive
Google docs
Adobe
Adobe sign
Sharepoint
PeopleSoft programs
Doc-U-Sign
CARMAX World
CDL
Event Planning (10+yrs)
Hospitality (10+yrs)
Purchasing (10+yrs)
Contracts management (7yrs)
Timeline
Business Office Associate (BOA)
CarMax
04.2024 - Current
Assistant to the Vice President of Instruction
Peralta Community College District
03.2020 - 09.2023
Bottler/Shipping & Receiving
Safeway/Albertsons
04.2018 - 08.2022
Administrative Assistant
3N Realty
01.2017 - 03.2020
B.A. Degree - Communications degree
Folsom Lake College
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