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MICHELLE BUSE
Arlington ,WA
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Summary
Experienced Executive Secretary provides comprehensive administrative support to upper level team. Resourceful and experienced worker offering expertise in customer service, travel coordination and file management. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Handles multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Proven track record of maintaining efficient office operations. Expertise in scheduling and coordinating meetings, managing travel, expense reports, and transcribing minutes. Detail-oriented administrative professional with superb people-skills and public relations experience. Business-savvy with excellent decision-making skills. Adept at managing calendars, preparing reports and coordinating meetings. Exceeds expectations for maximizing group performance and overseeing calendars. Operates well with minimal supervision to meet demanding objectives. Always maintains the highest level of confidentiality.
Overview
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Swinomish Gaming Commission
Executive Secretary
03.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for Accounts Payables and Deposits
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Coordinated travel arrangements and bookings for executive staff.
- Collated and distributed agendas and minutes for all executive meetings via Zoom or in person.
- Orchestrated successful conferences and associated travel for speakers and attendees last year between the Washington State Gambling Commission and Tribal Licensing Agents hosted by the Swinomish Casino and Lodge.
- Updated and maintained confidential databases and records. Including Budgets and Travel.
- Created and managed office systems to efficiently deal with documentation.
- Updated spreadsheets for reporting to our Tribal Gaming Director.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions
- Handled confidential information in professional manner.
Swinomish Gaming Agency
Tribal Gaming Agent
08.2009 - 03.2016
Job overview
- Incident Reporting on Customers, Employees and Law Enforcement.
- Performed Internal Audits on Casino Floor Operations
- Install and Removal of Electronic Gaming Machines
- Ensure all Departments comply with Internal Controls, Tribal-State Compact and its Appendices and Policies and Procedures
- VLT Records and Data Base Management
- Performed Software Verification
Skagit State Bank
Administrative Assistant & Stock Transfer Agent
07.2005 - 01.2008
Job overview
- Enabled the CEO to become more productive by handling a wide array of executive office tasks, including screening phone calls, preparing correspondence/memos
- Successfully oversaw communication to the 180 employees
- Successfully oversaw the bank's stock purchases and transfers.
- Successfully communicated and obtained as part of a two person team, over 750 original stock certificates from customers.
- Successfully as part of a two person team, typed and transferred accurately over 750 stock certificates from Skagit State Bank to Skagit Bancorp. Including any stock purchases and sales during this time, while remaining in compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Successfully supported the HR department in research and preparation of salary reports, memos and all employee appreciation events.
Skagit State Bank Anacortes and Burlington
Senior Loan Secretary
09.1989 - 01.2002
Job overview
- Typed loan documents, distributed funds, inputting and balancing General Ledger accounts associated with loans
- Trained employees when the computer system was upgraded
- Provided extensive customer service
- Dealt with confidential information and large amounts of cash with honesty and integrity.
- Filed paperwork and organized computer-based information.
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Documented and distributed Internal Office Memos to identify, analyze, and improve workflows.
Education
University Overview
Numerous Business Trainings.Skagit State Bank, Swinomish Gaming Agency. All Achieved and Passed.
Edmonds Community College
Accounting Course
1988
Sedro Woolley High School
1987
Skills
- Travel coordination
- and reporting
- AR/AP
- Data Entry
- Advanced MS Office Suite
- Meeting Support
- Google Docs
- Public Inquiries
- Public Relations
- Spreadsheet Creation
- Event Coordination
- Executive Calendars
- Invoice Preparation
- Customer Inquiries
- Business Correspondence Writing
- Bookkeeping and Basic Accounting
- Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Agenda Preparation
- Stock Allocation
Affiliations
Highly competent professional who can be trusted with even the most confidential projects. Excel in turning disorganized environments into smooth-running operations and overhauling administrative processes to improve accuracy and efficiency. Self-starter and quick-learner who always exceeds expectations. Proficient in MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), QuickBooks, NOVUS Agenda, Microix and Google Docs.
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Timeline
Executive Secretary
Swinomish Gaming Commission
03.2016 - Current
Tribal Gaming Agent
Swinomish Gaming Agency
08.2009 - 03.2016
Administrative Assistant & Stock Transfer Agent
Skagit State Bank
07.2005 - 01.2008
Senior Loan Secretary
Skagit State Bank Anacortes and Burlington
09.1989 - 01.2002
Edmonds Community College
Accounting Course