Lori Smoyer

• Working in administration, I began part time at North High School, and through a series of earned promotions, worked my way up to Office Coordinator for Justice Alan Page Elementary School.
• Maintain accurate financial records, processing invoices and tracking expenses to ensure budget compliance.
• Assist in preparation and processing of payroll to facilitate prompt staff payments.
• Optimize organizational systems for payment collections, AP/AR, deposits, and recordkeeping.
• Maintain budgetary control by tracking expenses and generating financial reports for management review.
• Organize meetings for executives and coordinated availability of conference rooms for participants.
• Increase efficiency by maintaining an up-to-date inventory of office supplies and equipment.
• Facilitate office productivity, coordinating personnel schedules, quality assurance and procedural improvements.
• Track office supplies and restock low items to keep team members on-task and productive.
• Coordinate communications, student processing, registration, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions.
• Complete bi-weekly payroll for 140+ employees.
• Provide backup to front desk to step in to assist with various tasks whenever employees are absent or at lunch.
• Resolve issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
• Maintain electronic and paper filing systems for easy retrieval of information.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Learn and adapt quickly to new technology and software applications.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

• With Come Sit Stay, I performed weekend work providing pet care for a variety of animals throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul
• Responsibilities included dog walking/play, and dog and cat feeding, medicine administration, clean up and occasional housekeeping
• Managed scheduling effectively to accommodate multiple appointments while ensuring adequate attention was given to each pet's needs throughout the day
• I left Come Sit Stay due to the pandemic, but I continue to provide in home pet/house sitting for friends, family and referrals.

• Uploaded digital media to online storefront, auction sites or other shopping Web sites for advertising purposes.
• Established and maintained e-commerce website to promote and sell products.
• Managed financial tracking, inventory coordination and social media marketing.
• Optimized product listings with keyword-rich titles and descriptions, improving search visibility and driving more traffic to the online store.
• Managed product returns and exchanges to maintain customer satisfactions and minimize losses.
• Managed inventory levels effectively, ensuring products were always available for purchase and minimizing out-of-stock situations.

After my daughter was born, I worked as a recording secretary/transcriptionist for various City Councils and Planning Departments throughout the Twin Cities

• Recorded and transcribed meetings and provided accurate and thorough minutes in a timely manner

Simultaneously, I began an online trading assistant business helping homeowners sell their unwanted belongings

After serving as the Assistant Supervisor for the County's water/wastewater department in Kachina Village, I was promoted to Assistant Risk Manager for the County's Human Resources Department.

• Lead word processor and tech writer for DOD Contracted Aerospace Engineering firm
• Prepared and edited documentation and drawings in preparation for defense missal launches, requiring 100% accuracy
• Promoted to Assistant Supervisor of the Word Processing Department

• Data entry then inside sales for paper manufacturing firm

Served honorably in active duty USAF as a reprographics specialist, and in the Minnesota Air National Guard as the Assistant Safety Officer