KRISTEE RIPKE
Villa Park,IL
Summary
Proven ability in coordinating administrative workflows and documenting procedures. Strong time management and communication skills enhance collaboration with personnel and clients.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
An organized and motivated individual, eager to utilize time management and organizational skills across diverse settings. Seeking entry-level opportunities to enhance abilities while contributing to company growth.
Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed.
Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Overview
1
1
Certification
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
General Office
Crystal Lake Transmissions
Crystal Lake, Illinois
08.2026 - Current
- Coordinated appointment scheduling to streamline service workflow and minimize wait times.
- Assisted customers with requests and answered questions, enhancing overall satisfaction.
- Responded to incoming phone calls to assist customers.
- Organized and maintained filing systems for physical and electronic documents, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of records.
- Generated invoices for customers to facilitate payment processing.
- Processed customer payments to finalize transactions.
- Placed orders for automotive parts to ensure availability.
Administrative Assistant
Fluid Dynamics
Downers Grove, Illinois
05.2025 - 07.2026
- Developed organized filing system to enhance document retrieval efficiency
- Managed incoming phone calls promptly
- Reviewed documents for accuracy and compliance to maintain quality standards
- Processed payments through checks and credit cards to ensure smooth transaction flow
- Issued invoices to customers for services rendered.
- Input vendor invoices into database for accurate financial tracking.
- Performed data entry tasks to maintain accurate records.
Process Server/Legal Courier
Provost LLC
Lombard, IL
11.2010 - 06.2025
- Coordinated subpoena services and daily support activities to ensure smooth operations for legal office.
- Obtained court documents to support case preparation and litigation.
- Electronically filed legal documents with court in numerous Counties. Researched cases and attained affidavits to support supervisors and case needs.
- Retrieved vital records from state archives for legal verification.
- Retrieved tax documents and deeds from relevant government offices for legal use.
- Resolved complex issues to enhance legal team effectiveness and support case strategy.
- Maintained accurate documentation for pickups and deliveries and handed in reports after each shift.
- Coordinated timely deliveries using effective time management skills.
- Secured package loads prior to departing for over 70 deliveries each day.
- Developed understanding of most efficient routes to take for deliveries to avoid high traffic and construction areas.
- Reported issues to supervisor without delay to facilitate quick resolutions.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Used Microsoft Excel to input and maintain client data with high degree of accuracy.
Bar Manager/Server
Idle Hour Lounge
River Grove, IL
07.2006 - 08.2020
- Welcomed customers warmly upon entry, answered questions and recommended specials, to increase profits.
- Improved customer satisfaction by proactively topping off drinks and anticipating needs for condiments and napkins.
- Focused on meeting customer expectations by proactively topping off drinks and anticipating needs for condiments, napkins, and other items.
- Engaged with customers to understand their needs and ensure satisfaction. by topping off drinks and anticipating condiments, napkins and other needs.
- Reduced customer wait times by efficiently managing high volume of orders throughout the day.
- Operated POS terminals to input orders, split bills and calculate totals.
- Welcomed customers upon entry, answered questions, and recommended specials to enhance customer engagement.
- Educated guests on daily specials and appetizers, entrees, desserts and other menu items.
- Restocked nonperishable food items, condiments and napkins to keep pantry well-supplied.
Specimen Accessioner
Laboratory Corp of America
Elmhurst, IL
05.2006 - 06.2008
- Ensured cleanliness and operational readiness of laboratory equipment to facilitate accurate testing.
- Monitored quality standards to enhance team productivity and ensure compliance with protocols.
- Sort specimens – Organize samples according to the tests needed and the departments that will process them.
- Organize samples according to the tests needed and the departments that will process them.
- Received specimens including blood, urine, and saliva samples. – Accept blood, urine, saliva, tissue, and other samples delivered to the laboratory.
- Sorted specimens by test type and processing department. – Sorted and organized samples by required tests and processing departments for streamlined laboratory workflow.
- Entered data into the database to ensure accurate record-keeping.
Education
High School Diploma -
East Leyden High School
Franklin Park, ILSkills
- Electronic filing
- Legal filing
- Document management
- Litigation Database entry
- Invoice processing
- Payment processing
- Data entry
- Client relations Scanning and copying
- Microsoft Outlook
- Computer skills
- Court reporting
- Delivery operations
- Scanning and copying
- Compliance management
- Answering phones
- Client relations
- Communication skills
- Time optimization
- Time optimization
Personal Information
Driving License: Driver's License
Certification
- Certified Notary Public
- Driver's License
Timeline
General Office
Crystal Lake Transmissions
08.2026 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Fluid Dynamics
05.2025 - 07.2026
Process Server/Legal Courier
Provost LLC
11.2010 - 06.2025
Bar Manager/Server
Idle Hour Lounge
07.2006 - 08.2020
Specimen Accessioner
Laboratory Corp of America
05.2006 - 06.2008
High School Diploma -
East Leyden High School