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LaVada Cowans

Westland,MI

Summary

Diverse administrative assistant with 11 years of functional, hands-on, and project management experience in the areas of organized and directed company services. Technical administrative assistant experience has developed working for multiple companies. Broad spectrum capabilities with hands on and administrative assistant ensures the ability to independently handles assignments and execute work with high attention to detail and procedural adherence. Experience with quality and grade inspections to insure acceptance of deliverables of home real estate listings.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Electrician Technician, Technician II, Team Recorder and Production Clerk Vacation Replacement and Production Operator

Stellantis
02.1999 - Current

Perform preventive maintenance on electrical system.

  • Work from ladders, and lifts to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring equipment and lighting fixtures.
  • Inspected electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects, and repair requirements.
  • Used testing instruments such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters, and multimeters.
  • Use hands and power tools, HMI to recover faults and daily TMS.
  • Kept minutes and notes of team meetings, maintained files of such records, and forwarded copies as required.
  • Maintained team records of rules and procedures developed for teamwork area.
  • Served as team internal communication link necessary to inform others of changes in team rules, procedures, and assignments.
  • Daily manpower, attendance control, hourly counts, supervisor overtime forecast, weekly overtime canvass, distributed mail, processed production information, and etc.
  • Worked on engine line performing various job duties daily.


Administrative Assistant

National Cable Communication (Adnex Detroit)
12.1997 - 02.1999
  • Created sales programs on Excel and PowerPoint for sales presentation.
  • Assisted in collecting, distribution and analysis, assembled information for General Manager for monthly and quarterly meetings.
  • Printed weekly reports for General Manager.
  • Collected daily information from research department for sales staff.
  • Maintained purchaser orders on daily basis.
  • Typed letters, memos and other documents for
  • General, Regional, and Promotional Managers.

Administrator of Professional Standards and Grievance, Director of Services, Customer Service Representative and Computer Operator

Western Wayne Oakland County Association Of Realtors
03.1986 - 12.1997
  • Processed ethics and arbitration complaints.
  • Selected hearing panels members.
  • Corresponded with parties, attorneys and witnesses.
  • Scheduled and notified all parties of hearings.
  • Advised hearing panel chairman on procedural matters.
  • Recorded decisions of hearing panel and notified all parties.
  • Assisted and advised special activities chairman and committee members.
  • Appropriated and allocated accounts receivables for all social/special activities committee.
  • Process property contracts.
  • Entered real estate sales information into computer.
  • Assisted REALTORS regarding procedures, policies and other professional matters.
  • Prepared procedural fine letters for MLS committee for distribution to individual agents.
  • Assisted REALTORS with computer operational problems.
  • Assisted Executive Officer daily.
  • Logged office communications.
  • Entered MLS numbers into database.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Plant Maintence

Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI
12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Management

Baker College
Flint, MI
12.2004

Associate of Applied Science - Office Technology

Oakland Community College
Royal Oak, MI
06.1987

Skills

  • Knowledgeable in Microsoft office
  • Efficiency with computers
  • Willing to work different shifts
  • People skills
  • Willing to travel when required

Timeline

Electrician Technician, Technician II, Team Recorder and Production Clerk Vacation Replacement and Production Operator

Stellantis
02.1999 - Current

Administrative Assistant

National Cable Communication (Adnex Detroit)
12.1997 - 02.1999

Administrator of Professional Standards and Grievance, Director of Services, Customer Service Representative and Computer Operator

Western Wayne Oakland County Association Of Realtors
03.1986 - 12.1997

Associate of Applied Science - Plant Maintence

Henry Ford College

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Management

Baker College

Associate of Applied Science - Office Technology

Oakland Community College
LaVada Cowans