Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Hobbies and Interests
Certification
References
Timeline
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EMILY CLARE

Holladay,UT

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Office Manager/ Executive Assistant

Contravent, LLC
Salt Lake City, UT
11.2015 - 02.2025
  • Oversaw daily operations of a 70 person company with three side businesses
  • Directly assisted the Controller with finance needs.
  • Directly assisted HR with all HR and benefit needs
  • Was main point of contact for all executive needs big and small
  • Event coordinator for all company and client needs.
  • Oversaw employee-building activities within the company.
  • Main point of contact for events of 300-plus people
  • Handled all travel arrangements for employees and clients
  • Responsible for all scheduling, hiring, and onboarding of new employees.
  • Managed all vendor and contractor work

Administrative Assistant

The Phoenix Project
Salt Lake City, UT
03.2014 - 10.2015
  • Worked with movie and music studios on licensing agreements to obtain rights to recreate clothing worn by the world’s most stylish icons
  • Provided marketing and social media assistance
  • Assisted with research and resourcing for fabrics, handmade accessories and collaborated with manufactures
  • Provided customer service and order fulfillment

Sales Associate

Nordstrom
Salt Lake City, UT
08.2013 - 03.2014
  • Maintained constant presence on sales floor to address customer needs
  • Approached browsing customers and initiated conversations to determine buying preferences
  • Inquired about buying experience, item preferences, and future purchases
  • Signed up customers for marketing lists and informed of upcoming promotions or customer events

Bookkeeper & Coordinator

Ideal Stationers
San Rafael, CA
03.2012 - 08.2013
  • Assisted in preparations for winding up of family business
  • Performed accounting and bookkeeping for three stationary and gift stores

Legal Secretary

Durham Jones & Pinegar
Salt Lake City, UT
10.2008 - 03.2012
  • Provided support to four attorneys and one paralegal in the firm’s Corporate Section including assisting with Mergers and Acquisitions, Legislation, Tax, Securities, Estate Planning, and business and family-based Immigration
  • Assisted in highly confidential buyout of major Utah-based corporation
  • Edited closing documents, permanent resident visas, estate planning documents, tax commissioner appeals, and other legal documents
  • Drafted, edited, created, and set up presentations
  • Handled foreclosures including notices of eviction, sales notices, advertisements in the paper, hiring constables, filing documents with the courts, and fielding phone calls
  • Drafted letters, scheduled appointments, entered attorney time, met with prospective and current clients, took phone calls, managed calendars, notarized documents, foresaw and defused potential conflicts, maintained confidential files and information
  • Worked as a backup receptionist, welcomed clients and visitors to the firm, answered and routed phone calls to over 80 attorneys and 100 staff in four offices, scheduled conference rooms, set up refreshments
  • Learned while on the job without formal training

Loan Processing Coordinator

Wachovia/World Savings Division of Golden West Financial
Logan, UT
04.2001 - 10.2008
  • Recognized as #1 producer in Wachovia’s Northeast Division
  • Managed docket of 80 to 100 active files while maintaining highest level of accuracy
  • Created an 'audit-ready' office through initiating file archival
  • Worked with title, trust, tax mortgage, and appraisal documents
  • Coordinated projects among 3 to 10 member teams
  • Selected by management to train new processors due to my results and accuracy
  • Seven years experience managing dockets, preparing document, problem solving and working with clients in three different offices

Education

English

Utah State University
Logan, Utah

Skills

  • Office management
  • Benefits administration
  • Event planning
  • Effective communication
  • Document management
  • Facility management
  • Travel coordination
  • Human resources
  • Relationship building
  • Event coordination
  • Clear oral/written communication
  • Staff management
  • Vendor management
  • Scheduling appointments
  • Problem solving
  • Vendor engagement
  • Senior leadership support
  • Scheduling coordination
  • Financial accounting
  • Policy development
  • Team bonding
  • Policy implementation
  • Scheduling
  • Office administration
  • Supply management
  • Policy and procedure modification
  • Scheduling and calendar management
  • Staff hiring
  • Budgetary planning
  • Expense reporting

Hobbies and Interests

  • Running
  • Reading biographies

Certification

  • Currently working on my Finance and HR Certifications from Western Governors University

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Office Manager/ Executive Assistant

Contravent, LLC
11.2015 - 02.2025

Administrative Assistant

The Phoenix Project
03.2014 - 10.2015

Sales Associate

Nordstrom
08.2013 - 03.2014

Bookkeeper & Coordinator

Ideal Stationers
03.2012 - 08.2013

Legal Secretary

Durham Jones & Pinegar
10.2008 - 03.2012

Loan Processing Coordinator

Wachovia/World Savings Division of Golden West Financial
04.2001 - 10.2008

English

Utah State University
EMILY CLARE