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Karen  Mendez

Karen Mendez

Stafford,TX

Summary

Highly Organize and dedicated administrative professional with 18 + years of office management experience. Energetic and goal oriented with a genuine passion for business administration and well-rounded background in supporting a progressive organization in optimizing internal support performance. Seeking an Administrative position that will effectively utilize acquired technical skills and abilities while demonstrating related experience and qualifications.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Spanish Medical Interpreter

Fluent Language Solutions
Charlotte, NC
05.2016 - Current
  • Provided Spanish-English interpretation services in a hospital or healthcare facility, while also maintaining message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.

Administrative Assistant

Houston Fence Company
Houston, TX
10.2018 - 07.2023

Provided administrative and collections support to 5 different departments. Managed multi incoming calls, answered questions from customers regarding products and services offered by the company while providing information or transferring callers to appropriate personnel. Organized and maintained filing systems for physical and electronic documents. Greeted visitors directing them to appropriate personnel. Maintained office supplies inventory and ensured efficient operation of office equipment such as printers, copiers and fax machines. Assisted with the planning of special events such as birthdays, holidays, and meetings, by arranging catering services, and securing venues. Coordinated mailings including sorting mail, preparing packages for shipping via courier service or postal service. Processed invoices for payment using accounting software applications. Entered data into spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel or other similar programs. Conducted research online utilizing search engines such as Google or Yahoo!. Updated contact lists regularly when changes occur in employee status or contact information.

Supervisor

Select Management Co.
Dallas, TX
10.2007 - 06.2016

Responsible for supervising employees and developing a safe working environment. Open and closed the store, conducted daily collection calls, handle payments, and daily deposits. Conducted vehicle interior and exterior inspections to determine loan amounts.

Worked with legal documentation for lien hold and title transfers with different state tax offices and ensure that all documentation was completed and filed.

Marketing

Net work promotions
Houston, Texas
03.2006 - 09.2007

Assisted various companies, communicating & interacting with people, advertising new products into the market.

Education

Child Development - Interdisciplinary Studies

Houston Community College
Stafford, TX
2020

Bilingual Interpreting Certificate - Spanish Medical And Court Terminology

Fluent Language Interpreting
Houston, TX
04.2017

Public Notary Comm. Exp. 09-15-2026 -

Texas Notary Commission
Austin, TX

Skills

  • Administrative Executive Support
  • Customer Service & Relations
  • Culturally Intelligence
  • Team-player who can also work independently
  • Organization Management
  • Business outreach Strategies
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable
  • Invoice Processing
  • Data Entry
  • Proposal Writing
  • Closing and Contract Negotiations
  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Microsoft Office Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, 10-Key, Typing, Image Scanner, Multi-Line System

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

Houston Fence Company
10.2018 - 07.2023

Spanish Medical Interpreter

Fluent Language Solutions
05.2016 - Current

Supervisor

Select Management Co.
10.2007 - 06.2016

Marketing

Net work promotions
03.2006 - 09.2007

Child Development - Interdisciplinary Studies

Houston Community College

Bilingual Interpreting Certificate - Spanish Medical And Court Terminology

Fluent Language Interpreting

Public Notary Comm. Exp. 09-15-2026 -

Texas Notary Commission
Karen Mendez