Shamain Romeo
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher
Gwinnett County Public Schools
02.2021 - Current
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Conferred with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Assisted students in mastering subject material and preparing for tests.
- Documented student progress and provided regular updates to parents.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs, and recordkeeping.
- Communicated with parents regarding lesson plans and upcoming activities and provided feedback on student performance.
Proofreader
Free Lance
01.2019 - Current
- Researched content and grammatical issues to check accuracy of information
- Checked and corrected grammatical and spelling errors in diverse documents
- Used Chicago Manual of Style guidelines to make accurate changes and comply with ideal structure
- Windows hardware proficiency
- Offered friendly and efficient service to all customers, handled challenging situations with ease
- Scanned for and corrected grammatical and spelling errors in two manuscripts totaling ~100K words.
Homemaker
Self-Employed
12.2004 - Current
- Managed monthly budgets and accounts
- Successfully produced and managed familial organization of four individuals
- Single-handedly coordinated scheduling, travel, meals, social engagements and peripheral life-services for four individuals
- Organized and managed projects
- Volunteer for various charitable organizations and extra-curricular activities.
Legal Assistant
Charles D. Mays, Esq.
10.2019 - 12.2020
- Completed document revisions, court document filings, and client billing
- Wrote and filed pleadings with civil court on schedule to maximize case success
- Assisted litigation attorneys with research, depositions, trial preparation, discovery and document drafts for court submittal
- Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Drafted correspondence and legal documentation and disseminated materials to appropriate parties
- Performed administrative tasks, including revising and finalizing letters, briefs and memos
- Handled electronic court filing
- Managed general clerical needs such as opening and closing files, scanning sheets and emailing documents.
Front Desk Coordinator
Shaolin Institute
02.2013 - 10.2013
- Project manager for Institute events including copywriting, organizing participants, and oversight of event
- Interviewed potential students
- Scheduled student meetings and appointments with office employees and collected vital information
- Greeted daily visitors and students upon arrival, offered assistance and answered questions to build rapport and retention
- Maintained financial accuracy by collecting deposits, fees and payments
- Served as point of contact for students and potential students, fulfilled requests and resolved conflicts within customer service department and forwarded all other inquiries to appropriate department and personnel
- Greeted students at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in process
- Kept accounts in balance and ran daily reports to verify totals.
Education
High School Diploma -
Beaver Area Junior/Senior H.S.
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Southern Illinois University
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Brown College of Court Reporting
Skills
- Data Entry
- File/Database Organization and Management
- Writing and editing
- Student/Client service and support
- ~75 WPM typing speed
- Exceptional telephone etiquette
- Advanced word processing
- Relationship building
- Records Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Information Security
- Scheduling
- Strong Problem Solver
- Record preparation
Hobbies and Interests
- Project Management
- Cooking
- Photography
- Copywriting/Editing
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Gwinnett County Public Schools
02.2021 - Current
Legal Assistant
Charles D. Mays, Esq.
10.2019 - 12.2020
Proofreader
Free Lance
01.2019 - Current
Front Desk Coordinator
Shaolin Institute
02.2013 - 10.2013
Homemaker
Self-Employed
12.2004 - Current
High School Diploma -
Beaver Area Junior/Senior H.S.
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Southern Illinois University
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Brown College of Court Reporting