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Taylor Sporleder

Edmonds,WA

Summary

Creative and personable professional with dedication and a willingness to learn. Experienced in office correspondence and administrative tasks, excelling in business and client relationships. Demonstrated ability to work responsibly, punctually and productively with minimal supervision.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

The Vine Church
09.2022 - Current
  • Serve as receptionist, screening and routing emails and voicemails, and providing information to callers.
  • Manage accounts payable by accurately processing invoices, verifying expenses, and ensuring timely payments.
  • Oversee budget allocations and expense accounts, tracking expenditures and identifying areas for cost-saving measures.
  • Collaborate with church leadership to develop and adhere to budgetary guidelines, ensuring financial stability and accountability.
  • Prepare weekly church bulletins and event signs, maintain church calendar, and manage social media accounts.
  • Facilitated collaboration within the team by organizing regular meetings, maintaining meeting minutes, and tracking project progress.
  • Send out weekly emails with updated events and happenings around the church.
  • Attend staff meetings, advertise church events, and oversee church management software.
  • Optimized calendar management for staff by scheduling appointments strategically while considering priorities and minimizing conflicts.
  • Coordinated office supply inventory management, proactively ordering necessary items before depletion to avoid workflow disruptions.
  • Organized office events and activities, promoting a positive company culture and boosting employee morale.
  • Improved document organization with thorough file maintenance, archiving outdated records as necessary for efficient retrieval when needed.
  • Manage the church's online presence, including app, website, Instagram and YouTube channel, ensuring content is up-to-date, engaging, and aligned with the church's branding and messaging.
  • Design visually engaging event graphics for media content.

Business Owner

The PNW Potter
09.2019 - 12.2022
  • Demonstrated creativity and artistic flair, with ability to conceptualize and produce unique and visually appealing pottery designs.
  • Excellent research skills and proactive approach to seeking out inspiration from diverse sources such as art exhibitions, workshops, and online communities.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to explore unconventional methods and materials to achieve desired artistic effects.
  • Interact well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
  • Execute tasks within time and budget constraints.
  • Prepare variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Fulfill customer shipping needs by completing all purchase orders and customer invoices.
  • Promote business via social media to generate leads and maximize brand identity.
  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of studio and office spaces.
  • Increased customer following on social media.
  • Established repeat customers.

Founder/Co-Owner

Salt To Clay Photography
06.2009 - 09.2019
  • Ability to stay inspired and innovative, continually seeking new ideas, techniques, and trends in photography.
  • Proficiency in operating various types of cameras and photography equipment.
  • Ability to capture high-quality images in different settings, including studio, outdoor, and event photography.
  • Strong entrepreneurial mindset with ability to establish and grow a successful photography business.
  • Coordinated with clients and other vendors to establish and maintain wedding itinerary.
  • Adaptability to unforeseen circumstances and changes, such as weather conditions, client preferences, or equipment malfunctions.
  • Maintained healthy and productive relationship with business partner.
  • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
  • Created and updated records and files.
  • Experience with photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, or Photo Mechanic.
  • Determined and adjusted subject position, props and lighting equipment while selecting camera angles to optimize final product.
  • Archived photographs on computers and servers.
  • Scheduled and booked locations for photo shoots, working collaboratively with clients and contacts.
  • Proficiency in client management, including communication, negotiation, and relationship building.

Dental Lab Technician

Anthony's Oral Arts
01.2008 - 06.2009
  • Read prescriptions and specifications and examined models and impressions in order to determine design of dental products to be constructed.
  • Ability to use dental laboratory equipment such as lathes, grinders, and furnaces safely and effectively.
  • Constructed artificial metal and porcelain teeth with attractive finishes and durable frameworks.
  • Mixed porcelain and other materials for tooth molds used in offices and laboratories with high-quality and accurate results.
  • Strong time management skills to prioritize tasks and meet production deadlines in fast-paced environment.
  • Completed detailed models of patients' mouths to create accurate devices.
  • Loaded newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake porcelain onto metal framework.
  • Skill in providing clear instructions to dental laboratory assistants or technicians assisting with fabrication processes.
  • Ability to identify and resolve discrepancies or inaccuracies in models or impressions.

Skills

  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Process Improvement
  • Data Entry and Database management
  • Customer Service
  • Integrity and Transparency
  • Business Administration
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Approachable and Outgoing
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Time Management

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

The Vine Church
09.2022 - Current

Business Owner

The PNW Potter
09.2019 - 12.2022

Founder/Co-Owner

Salt To Clay Photography
06.2009 - 09.2019

Dental Lab Technician

Anthony's Oral Arts
01.2008 - 06.2009
Taylor Sporleder