Tara Quinn
San Luis Obispo,CA
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Assistant III- Confidential
San Luis Obispo County Social Serivces
07.2023 - Current
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Scheduled office meetings and appointments for staff.
- Acted as payroll coordinator for the department.
- Sent out department wide announcements.
- Created documents and inputted information for department recruitments.
- Recorded data and organized reports.
Hostess
Custom House Restaurant Group, Oyster Loft
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Greeted customers warmly upon arrival and provided friendly and warm presence throughout dining experience.
- Took reservations, answered customer questions, and informed of accurate wait times.
- Assigned patrons to tables suitable for needs and restaurant section rotation.
Office Assistant
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
09.2021 - 07.2023
- Assist and inform students and faculty.
- Communicate with parties within the department faculty, students, and outside information.
- Proofreading schedules and newsletters.
- Created and updated physical records and digital files to maintain current, accurate, and compliant documentation.
- Organized employee schedules.
- Routed correspondence, documents, and messages to correct staff members.
Global Politics Research Assistant
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Worked independently.
- Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns.
- Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
- Compiling information in order to create a literature review on patent secrecy.
- Explore literature, identify its relevance, and analyze the importance of documents for further research.
Campaign Intern
San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Communicated community needs in the election by writing letters and op-eds to local papers
- Strategize how to reach out to young age demographics.
- Drummed up support for political candidates by canvassing door-to-door.
- Ran phone banks taking calls from donors wishing to contribute to political causes.
- Educated new volunteers about campaign platforms.
Information Desk Program Specialist
Saddleback College
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Welcomed students with friendly greeting, answered general questions, gathered nature of visit and directed to specific offices.
- Organized, maintained and updated information in Excel.
- Handled assignments independently with good judgement and critical thinking skills.
Education
Bachelors of Arts - Political Science
Cal Poly San
Masters - Public Policy
Cal Poly
Skills
- Proficient in Excel
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Stata
- Proofreading
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Work Independently and in a Team
- Customer Service
- Adaptable to New Systems
Timeline
Administrative Assistant III- Confidential
San Luis Obispo County Social Serivces
07.2023 - Current
Global Politics Research Assistant
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
03.2023 - 06.2023
Hostess
Custom House Restaurant Group, Oyster Loft
07.2022 - 07.2023
Campaign Intern
San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party
03.2022 - 06.2022
Office Assistant
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
09.2021 - 07.2023
Information Desk Program Specialist
Saddleback College
06.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelors of Arts - Political Science
Cal Poly San
Masters - Public Policy
Cal Poly