Hi, I’m
PAOLA ZOÉ SUÁREZ
Seattle,WA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and a willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Bringing strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Looking to seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
I bring with me a proven track record of maintaining efficient office operations, as well as expertise in scheduling and coordinating meetings, and managing travel and expense reports.
Overview
19
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Doe Bay Wine Company
Shop Associate and Wine Buyer
03.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for coordinating events for Doe Bay Wine Company and The Orcas Project
- Creating online marketing content to promote shop events, specials and new offerings
- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business
- Communicated with wine vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins
- Developed and improved account relationships
The Coupe & Flute
Server
06.2022 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly and professionally to maintain positive reputation.
- Upsold high-profit bottles to enhance sales numbers.
- Set positive tone for entire dining experience as first point of contact for incoming guests.
Ebb & Co.
Kitchen Hand
05.2022 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Responsible for preparing small plates and pouring wine for guests.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality.
HealthTrust Purchasing Group
Due Diligence Analyst
01.2009 - 01.2013
Job overview
- Communicated with various business units to obtain necessary information for investigations.
- Designed improvements to key controls to reduce financial crimes risk.
- Researched and verified parties involved in suspicious activities and transactions against various databases such as LexisNexis and World-Check.
- Used transactional and customer records, external data and publicly available information to identify suspicious or unusual activity.
- Completed detailed analysis to detect patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes in transactions and relationships across multiple businesses and products.
- Communicated negative findings to lines of business and supplied guidance on course of action.
- Developed or tracked quality metrics.
- Wrote or updated standard operating procedures, work instructions or policies.
HCA
Corporate Communications Assistant /Second Assistant
08.2005 - 08.2009
Job overview
- Studied objectives, promotional policies or needs of organizations to develop public relations strategies influencing public opinion or promoting ideas.
- Used various social media platforms for media and blogger outreach.
- Managed media relations for organizations to produce successful results.
- Drafted press releases detailing relevant newsworthy information and supporting brand image, and worked with news media to spread positions.
- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to identify key messages and create compelling content for press releases and other materials.
- Cultivated strong relationships with media representatives to secure widespread coverage and feature stories.
- Prepared or edited organizational publications such as employee newsletters or stockholder reports for internal or external audiences.
- Monitored media coverage and produced detailed reports to analyze impact of PR efforts.
- Produced and distributed brochures, newsletters and press kits.
- Supported public relations managers with writing, researching and preparation of materials
- Greeted guests in with friendliness and professionalism.
- Answered incoming phone calls to process requests, transfer calls, or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
- Updated database of contacts and resources for company-wide distribution.
- Created and distributed agendas for meetings and conference calls as part of meeting preparation.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Supported creation of detailed, technical financial models to value potential acquisition targets.
- Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.
- Cultivated positive relationships with vendors to deliver timely and cost-effective supply of services and materials.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
Education
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN
Bachelor of Arts from Healthcare Administration
05.2006
Skills
- Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills
- Dynamite written communication skills
- Master calendar management and travel coordination
- Extensive experience with event planning
- Advanced MS Office Suite experience
- Exceptional organization skills
- Fluency in Spanish
Affiliations
BIPOC Wine Professionals of Seattle
Certification
Wine and Spirits Education Trust - Level 2
Wine and Spirits Education Trust - Level 3 Candidate
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Shop Associate and Wine Buyer
Doe Bay Wine Company
03.2023 - Current
Server
The Coupe & Flute
06.2022 - 05.2023
Kitchen Hand
Ebb & Co.
05.2022 - 09.2022
Due Diligence Analyst
HealthTrust Purchasing Group
01.2009 - 01.2013
Corporate Communications Assistant /Second Assistant
HCA
08.2005 - 08.2009
Belmont University
Bachelor of Arts from Healthcare Administration
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