Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
General Interests
Languages
Timeline
Intern

Jennifer Germer

Herndon,VA

Summary

Hardworking Administrative professional offering excellent communication, planning and prioritization skills demonstrated through 20 years of experience. Skilled at drafting reports and business correspondence, managing mail and updating databases, spreadsheets, and calendars.

Work History

Church Administrative Assistant

Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Vienna, VA

Filled in occasionally for full-time secretary

  • Sorted and distributed office mail
  • Answered phones and retrieved messages
  • Interacted with visitors
  • Filled in and printed out weekly church bulletin for both morning and evening services
  • Created and printed out weekly "Kids' Notes"
  • Scheduled and kept records of church calendar events
  • Monitored church email account for inquiries
  • Recorded and reported weekly headcounts
  • General administrative work such as copying, typing, toner replacement, etc.

Assistant to Contracts Administrator

Tetra Tech, Inc.
Falls Church, VA

1996-2002

  • Used a variety of database programs to create weekly cost-accounting reports for project managers to monitor their spending and profit.
  • Delivered said cost-accounting reports every week.
  • Handled all accounts-payable invoices, breaking down costs per project, and ensuring they were charged to the correct project
  • Interacted with vendors for everything in the office, from furniture to office equipment to office supplies.
  • Liaison between corporate accounting office and Falls Church office
  • Ensured all Falls Church office time cards were correct and handed in to corporate office on time.
  • Reviewed office expense reports making sure they adhered to government rules.

Assistant to Outreach Coordinator

Tetra Tech, Inc.
Arlington/Falls Church, VA

1993-1995

  • Using dBase and SQL, programmed reports for Department of Energy customer
  • Interacted with Native American tribes and communities affected by the closure of Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons sites
  • Sorted and organized comments collected for Environmental Impact Statements

Assistant to Program Manager

Tetra Tech, Inc.
Arlington, VA

1991-1993

  • Answered and directed phones for Program Manager
  • Typed technical documents and reports
  • Retrieved, opened, and distributed daily mail
  • Copied and put together reports and presentations
  • Managed outgoing mail - USPS, UPS and Fedex
  • Typed and sent correspondence for Program Manager
  • Arranged Program Manager's business trips
  • Kept Program manager's schedule

Education

No Degree - Speech Pathology And Audiology

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

No Degree - Computers

Strayer University
Arlington, VA

No Degree - Computer Database Design

Northern Virginia Community College
Falls Church, VA

No Degree - Accounting

Northern Virginia Community College
Falls Church, VA

Bachelor of Science - Speech And Language Pathology

University of Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
05.1989

Skills

  • Good mechanical mind for office equipment
  • Friendly and helpful phone and in-person presence
  • Excellent language and writing skills
  • Very at ease with computers and technology
  • Skilled at file and document management

General Interests

Gardening with emphasis on native plants, cooking, crocheting, history, languages, and literature.

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working
German
Limited Working

Timeline

Church Administrative Assistant

Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Assistant to Contracts Administrator

Tetra Tech, Inc.

Assistant to Outreach Coordinator

Tetra Tech, Inc.

Assistant to Program Manager

Tetra Tech, Inc.

No Degree - Speech Pathology And Audiology

Eastern Illinois University

No Degree - Computers

Strayer University

No Degree - Computer Database Design

Northern Virginia Community College

No Degree - Accounting

Northern Virginia Community College

Bachelor of Science - Speech And Language Pathology

University of Illinois
Jennifer Germer