Kristi Travis
Gardiner
Summary
Organized and self-motivated office professional with strong capabilities in customer relationship management and database oversight. Experience in processing applications and handling surplus property, complemented by a solid foundation in billing and procurement procedures. Dedicated to optimizing workflows and ensuring accuracy in documentation.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Office Specialist I
Maine Surplus
Gardiner
08.2025 - Current
- Serves as the primary contact point for Maine Surplus and State Postal
- Process new applications, renewals, and changes to all applications within the agency’s database
- Provides procedural guidance to agencies, donees of Surplus Properties, vendors, and the public
- Received, evaluated, and processed cell phones and tablets from agencies, and documented inventory on Excel spreadsheets for accurate tracking.
- Coordinated drop-off of firearms from various agencies to maintain compliance with safety regulations.
- Handled mail correspondence and filing to maintain organized record-keeping.
- Track daily and monthly sales from outside vendors and surplus donees for accurate yearly sales within the agency
- Developed listings for GovDeals auction website, coordinated pickups from winning bidders, and tracked online sales for comprehensive reporting.
Accounting Technician
Maine Surplus
Gardiner
07.2023 - 08.2025
- Ensure vendors are paid and receipt trails are kept and processed
- Analyzed, prepared, organized, and processed invoices to ensure timely payments
- Processed and maintained records for Central Services sales, facilitating accurate financial reporting
- Performed bi-weekly billing for postal machine operations by funding accounts efficiently
- Create PO/DO/CT/MA documents for projects within the department and send them to management for further processing
- Knowledge of accounting, business management, and budgeting
- Knowledge of MainePays, advantage systems, and the Access database
- Utilized strong communication skills to interact with team members and clients.
Office Associate II
State Postal Operations
Gardiner
04.2022 - 07.2023
- Delivered clerical support to company employees by efficiently managing document copying, faxing, and filing.
- Processed payments and documented account changes for financial accuracy and transparency.
- Routed business correspondence, documents and messages to correct departments and staff members.
- Coordinated with Postal Services workers to streamline workload distribution and improve delivery timelines.
- Restocked supplies and submitted purchase orders to maintain stock levels
- Produced high-quality communications that enhanced clarity and understanding for internal and external stakeholders.
Postal Service Worker
State Postal Operations
Gardiner
08.2019 - 04.2022
- Drove light delivery vehicle to ensure timely pickup, drop-off, and delivery of mail.
- Break down and sort incoming mail to deliver correctly to stations.
- Operate and maintain postage metering machine to affix postage to letters and packages.
- Ability to do large piece count bulk mailings for stations accurately and in a prompt fashion.
- Operated the OCR machine and completed mailings for delivery to the Post Office.
- Understood processes for managing postage due mailings efficiently.
- Delivered products and materials to agencies, ensuring prompt and efficient customer service.
- Communicated with customers to plan large or specialized orders, providing recommendations and responses to requests.
Education
Diploma -
Hall Dale High School
Farmingdale, ME01-2012
Some College (No Degree) - Culinary Arts
Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, MESkills
- Administrative support
- Office coordination
- Data entry
- Detail orientation
- Database management
- Customer relationship management
- Inventory management
- Database management
- Detail orientation
Timeline
Office Specialist I
Maine Surplus
08.2025 - Current
Accounting Technician
Maine Surplus
07.2023 - 08.2025
Office Associate II
State Postal Operations
04.2022 - 07.2023
Postal Service Worker
State Postal Operations
08.2019 - 04.2022
Diploma -
Hall Dale High School
Some College (No Degree) - Culinary Arts
Southern Maine Community College