Joanne Murray
Pacifica,CA
Summary
Developed strong organizational and coordination skills within fast-paced office environment, transitioning into new field. Demonstrated ability to manage schedules, handle correspondence, and support team projects effectively. Looking to leverage these transferrable skills to add value and drive results in different industry.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Assistant/Front Desk
Avantor/JLabs
03.2024 - 01.2025
- Distribution of daily mail and FedEx deliveries to staff and residents
- Maintaining inventory and ordering of office/kitchen supplies
- Coffee machine maintenance and stocking
- Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong relationships.
Executive Assistant, Genetic Testing Solutions, R&D
Thermo Fisher Scientific/Life Technologies
01.1997 - 01.2022
- Support VP & General Manager of GSD with Sr Director of R&D
- Arranging and coordinating of meetings, town halls, and monthly roundtables
- Developed innovative solutions to complex problems, resulting in improved organizational performance.
- Mentored junior staff members for accelerated career growth, developing future leaders within the organization.
- Travel logistics and expense reports
- Assisted WebEx/Live Meeting with Conference Bridge for meetings & seminars
- Maintenance of office equipment and supplies
- Preparation of onboarding for new hires
- Use of SAP software for placing internal/external orders for staff
Receptionist Coordinator
Business Temps
01.1994 - 01.1995
- Temporary assignments as administrative assistant and receptionist
- Supported new employee onboarding by providing training, guidance, and resources to help them acclimate to their roles.
- Ensured a welcoming environment for clients by maintaining a clean and organized reception area.
- Achieved strong relationships with vendors by coordinating deliveries, payments, and order tracking details accurately and professionally.
- Built highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities.
- Organized meetings for executives and coordinated availability of conference rooms for participants.
- Organized spaces, materials and catering support for internal and client-focused meetings.
Administrative Assistant
Cohn, Schlauger & Sommer
01.1984 - 01.1994
- Assisted with bookkeeping and balance sheets
- Managed front desk and greeted clients
- Entered checks for business clients in Centurion accounting database
- Prepared correspondence to clients and compiled income tax returns
- Performed monthly bank reconciliations
- Delivered tax information to clients
- Ordered supplies and miscellaneous office equipment
Education
Accounting Program -
University of Phoenix
Coursework - Computer and Information Science
College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CASkills
- Experienced with Microsoft Office 365 Applications
- Virtual Meeting Platforms Expertise
- Experienced with Microsoft Teams
- Expense Management
- Coupa System Experience
- Invoice Payment Processing
- Web-Based Information Retrieval
- Expertise in Adobe Acrobat
- E1/SAP
- Customer service
- Office administration
- Data entry
- Computer skills
- Time management
- Customer and client relations
- Documentation and recordkeeping
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Office management
- Scheduling and calendar management
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Administrative Assistant/Front Desk
Avantor/JLabs
03.2024 - 01.2025
Executive Assistant, Genetic Testing Solutions, R&D
Thermo Fisher Scientific/Life Technologies
01.1997 - 01.2022
Receptionist Coordinator
Business Temps
01.1994 - 01.1995
Administrative Assistant
Cohn, Schlauger & Sommer
01.1984 - 01.1994
Coursework - Computer and Information Science
College of San Mateo
Accounting Program -
University of Phoenix
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