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Manal A. Eid

Falls Church,VA

Summary

Extensive Administrative Skill and Experience with proper work ethics, dedication, and commitment; organized and detail-oriented; able to work well under pressure; effective both on independent projects as well as team projects.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Patients Coordinator

Kuwait Military Attache
Washington DC
08.2002 - 05.2012
  • Receiving mail sent from Kuwait and presenting it to the head of the department and distributing it to doctors
  • Writing all letters sent to Kuwait related to appointments, extensions, medical opinion and all topics related to the department
  • Open patients' files upon arrival of the appointment request and their medical reports and deliver them to doctors
  • Entering the information of new patients in the specialized computer program
  • Book tickets for patients upon their return to Kuwait and write to airlines to get the lowest prices
  • Translating death certificates and sending them to the consulate to be sent to Kuwait after ratification
  • Attend meetings with the medical team and record meeting minutes
  • Printing the financial settlements for patients at the end of treatment and sending them to the competent authorities in the Department of Finance and Treatment Abroad
  • Making a To Whom It May Concern certificate for patients, which is often used to rent apartments, and addressing the Immigration Department to renew the residence upon its expiry
  • Coverage of colleagues in the administration department and the procurement department.

Medical Office Manager

Virginia Diabetes, 4211 Fairfax Corner
Fairfax, VA
05.2011 - 05.2012
  • Managed office operations and work flow as well as office staff
  • Maintained and operated the electronic health records and billing system
  • Assisted the customer in fixing appointments with doctors as per their needs and solving their queries
  • Managed insurance and billing related procedures of the facility and solved queries of the patients regarding their insurance renewal and expiry
  • Helped the accounting department in generating payroll on a weekly basis for different staffs
  • Maintained a check on the equipment used in the office and facilitated repair or replacement Enabled excellent customer service in a institution and made sure that all the patients are well attended
  • As per requirement
  • Coordinating medical schedules, answering phones and prepairing agenda
  • Read and route incoming mail and reply to relevant ones
  • Organize work load to manage priorities
  • Contacted different insurance providers and scheduled patients in keeping with established guidelines
  • Maintaining contact with patients for appointments, cancellations and enrollment in specific programs
  • Preparing rooms and laboratory equipment for examination.

Visa Officer, Section

Libyan Counselor
Washington, DC
02.2009 - 03.2011
  • Overseeing day to day operations with visa facilitation services, including delivery of applications, scanning and dispatch
  • Search for and link previous traces to all applications received by the Visa Section
  • Deal professionally with all callers, whether on telephone or in person, to the Visa Section, ensuring that people are treated fairly and responding sensitively to differences
  • Register, assess and decide visa applications in line with Libyan government policy guidelines and ensure that applications are processed in accordance with service standards and visa category priorities
  • Ensure that all correspondence is considered and reports or replies prepared within targets, in clear and concise language
  • Provides verbal and written advice to clients, sponsors and agencies about visa services and eligibility.

Academic Advisor

Saudi Cultural Mission
Washington, DC
08.2007 - 01.2009
  • Handle over 200 students and deal with their academic concerns in Texas state universities and colleges
  • Establishing and maintaining relations between the Saudi Cultural Mission and universities, institutes and English language centers
  • Preparing academic documents, confidential reports and routine correspondence
  • Initiating and sustaining frequent contact with students
  • Compiling information and analyzing data in an effort to identify patterns for attrition for first year students
  • Assisting students in understating transfer requirements for a specific program and/or a university including policy pertaining to their status as international students
  • Monitoring student's progress and maintaining a supporting data base
  • Auditing degree plans and evaluating academic performance
  • Tracking enrollment data, and interacting with schools' officials
  • Determining eligibility for awards
  • Completing end of semester student file summaries
  • Coordinating with international students offices regarding all issues related to visa and residency requirement
  • Responding to students appeals/complaints in accordance with policies and procedures
  • Contact Texas state universities and co-operate with them to solve the Saudi Students problems.

Accountant/Office Administrator

KIO
Washington, DC
01.2006 - 08.2007
  • Prepare Kuwait Information Office Budget
  • Handles the overall review of disbursements to ensure accuracy of payments
  • Prepare Monthly Bank Reconciliation and Disbursement Statement report
  • Deposit check or cash to the account of the Kuwait Information Office
  • Process transactions and correspondence to Kuwait on accounting matters
  • Prepare Staff and Journalists payroll
  • Payment of bills covering all office expenses and building operations
  • Take receipts and checks to the Attaché for approval and to the Director for signature
  • Respond to vendors on any inquiries on accounting matters
  • Handle correspondence with bank on accounting matters
  • Compile records, coordinate and correspondence through the office of the Director with the Ministry of Information on accounting matters
  • Send correspondence and fax messages to Kuwait and vendors on accounting matters
  • Handles replenishment of petty cash
  • Accept other tasks assigned by the Director and Attaché’s
  • Maintains files for all employees including credentials and other documents pertaining to the appointment
  • Periodically updates the records of employees’ promotions, annual salary increment, vacation leaves, and daily attendance
  • Process registration of diplomats, dependents of diplomats, local employees, and diplomats/office vehicle to the State Department
  • Directs coordination of facility requirements such as the modification of office space, maintenance of office facilities and parking allocations
  • Plans and controls purchasing of office supplies, furniture and office equipments
  • Maintain files of all contracts with different companies and firms as well as office cars and their insurance policies
  • Follow-up the maintenance of office equipments and keeping records of such processes
  • Keeping copies of all office circulars and decrees from the Embassy and State Department as well as decrees coming from Kuwait
  • Follow-up all administrative/diplomatic procedures with concerned officials of the Embassy
  • Coordinates staff meetings and Kuwait Information Office events
  • Making travel arrangements.

Administrative Assistant

Washington, DC
02.1993 - 01.2006
  • Providing full administrative and secretarial support to the Media Attaché
  • Transcribing handwritten Arabic drafts, dictations and oral instructions into formal documents or speeches
  • Translating and typing official correspondence to and from the Ministry of Information in Kuwait
  • Composing/writing/editing letters, memos, other correspondences
  • Entering information in company database (ACT 2000)
  • Manage the Kuwait Information Office incoming e-mails
  • Preparing diplomatic pouch for timely dispatch on a weekly basis
  • Monitoring Weekly Magazine clippings
  • Manage the Attaché and Public Advisor’s contacts, schedules, tasks and e-mail through MS Outlook
  • Manage the Media Attaché personal bank account and statements
  • Scheduling appointments and arranging travel and hotel accommodations for embassy officials and visiting Kuwaiti government delegations
  • Searching and retrieving information on the Internet
  • Responding to public inquiries in person, by telephone, mail, e-mail and facsimile
  • Preparing Kuwait Information Office activity report on a monthly basis
  • Coordinate with the Kuwait Consular office the processing of visas for journalists/media crew traveling to Kuwait
  • Mass e-mailing of Kuwait Information Office press releases to all Media contacts
  • Events planner
  • Other duties as assigned

World Information Services
Washington, DC
01.1991 - 01.1993
  • Transcribe Arabic news articles into English and computerizes same
  • Other duties as assigned

Education

Microsoft Office -

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
01.1997

Bachelor’s of Economic science -

University of Kuwait
01.1990

Skills

  • Excellent interpersonal
  • Oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent writing and editing skills in Arabic
  • Internet researching skills
  • Outstanding information technology skills (Word, Excel, Internet, Access, Act, Quick Books, Database)

Timeline

Medical Office Manager

Virginia Diabetes, 4211 Fairfax Corner
05.2011 - 05.2012

Visa Officer, Section

Libyan Counselor
02.2009 - 03.2011

Academic Advisor

Saudi Cultural Mission
08.2007 - 01.2009

Accountant/Office Administrator

KIO
01.2006 - 08.2007

Patients Coordinator

Kuwait Military Attache
08.2002 - 05.2012

Administrative Assistant

02.1993 - 01.2006

World Information Services
01.1991 - 01.1993

Microsoft Office -

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)

Bachelor’s of Economic science -

University of Kuwait
Manal A. Eid