Tawnie Atkinson
Reno,NV
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Strong background in managing office operations and enhancing administrative efficiency. Proven ability to streamline processes through effective problem-solving in fast-paced environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Office Manager
Washoe Education Association
01.2022 - Current
- Duties include: daily operations and building maintenance, ensuring smooth workflow and adherence to organizational policies. Managed scheduling and coordination of Board and Member meetings, optimizing use of resources and time. Oversaw office inventory by ordering, stocking and shipment receiving. Enhanced union members' satisfaction by addressing their concerns and resolving them in a timely manner. Screened calls and emails and responded accordingly to support Board correspondence. Updated spreadsheets and confidential databases to track, analyze, and report on membership numbers. Greeted arriving visitors, determined nature and purpose of visit and directed individuals to appropriate destinations. Coordinated large member events and worked on ad hoc projects.
Temporary Secretary
American Fidelity Assurance
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Helped American Fidelity during their open enrollment sessions with many if not all the school districts in Nevada as well as some county entities. During the busiest times of year this position requires the use of many hats including but not limited to the following areas, phone calls for both the Reno & Las Vegas offices, scheduling appointments, reports, extensive customer service, claims help, large mailings and merges, spreadsheet creation and many other duties as they would arise, this was my 4th time being asked back
Executive Assistant
Altairnanotechnologies, Inc.
04.2008 - 10.2009
- Filled administrative roll for high energy, fast paced Executive Officer of a publicly traded company. Duties included answering telephone calls, extensive domestic & international travel schedules for 3 departments, receipt & approval of all invoices and expense reports including the management of a $1M+ budget (under at time of departure), arrangement of high level meetings worldwide, NDA/contracts, administrative support to other executives & international guests, Fed-Ex/UPS, calendar management, responsible for execution of quarterly companywide Business Development event (sales) in it's entirety, purchasing and approval for 3 departments, event coordination, conference call scheduling, e-mail correspondence as well as miscellaneous duties or tasks.
Administrative Assistant
Nevada Lawn & Landscape, LLC
03.2004 - 11.2007
- Duties included payroll, telephones, employee files, insurance requests, contract finalization, A/P, A/R, vehicle maintenance program set-up, data entry, material ordering, opening & closing of all files, billing and contractual obligations, business licenses and renewals, IRS and tax communications/computations, product research and obtaining plant quantities, meeting scheduling and various other responsibilities.
Legal Secretary
Law Offices of Stephen H. Osborne, LTD.
03.2003 - 03.2004
- Duties included filing, client meetings, pleading preparation, court filings, runner, attorney hour billing, demand preparation, client settlements, medical record requests, police report requests, case research, telephones and numerous other duties.
Education
High School -
Paradise Valley High School
Phoenix, AZSkills
- Works well under pressure & ever changing deadlines and situations
- Highly organized
- Reliability
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Type 45 wpm
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) as well as other programs
- Office administration
- Administrative support
- Bookkeeping
- Event coordination
- Facility management
- Multitasking and organization
Timeline
Office Manager
Washoe Education Association
01.2022 - Current
Temporary Secretary
American Fidelity Assurance
08.2020 - 12.2021
Executive Assistant
Altairnanotechnologies, Inc.
04.2008 - 10.2009
Administrative Assistant
Nevada Lawn & Landscape, LLC
03.2004 - 11.2007
Legal Secretary
Law Offices of Stephen H. Osborne, LTD.
03.2003 - 03.2004
High School -
Paradise Valley High School