Rachel A Steadman

E-mail: benstead69-resume@yahoo.com

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
  • A flexible individual with the ability to adapt to today’s rapidly changing business environment
  • Highly motivated, skilled, self starter that works well with minimal direction
  • Committed team player, dedicated to employers and co-workers
  • Confident, courteous, outgoing individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to offer and implement proactive problem solving techniques
  • Strong office background in office administration in the non-profit sector

COMPUTER SKILLS
 

Computer Skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher Outlook, Dreamweaver MX, Internet and email, 50-55 WPM, QuickBooks
 

Operating Systems:

Windows 2000, 95/98, Millennium, NT, XP
 

Web Development:

HTML/DHTML, XML, ASP, PHP, VBScript, JavaScript, FrontPage
 

Databases:

MS Access, MySQL, MS SQL 2000
 

Graphic and Animation:

Paint Shop Pro, PhotoShop

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Administrative Skills
  • Responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of a busy fast paced organization
  • Liaised with executive directors to implement policy changes in the office and co-ordinate more efficient ways to serve our customers and board members
  • Prepared executives for important meetings providing background company information and various documents for next business day, arranged flights and hotel reservations
  • Assisted with customer inquires and provided information to customers via email, telephone, and written correspondence
  • Maintained accurate records for client base, and various suppliers, for word processing mailing lists for common and unique mail outs
  • Obtained quotes for various items for office use, fax machines, voice mail, and telephone systems
  • Ensured smooth operation of office equipment, machinery, arranged for maintenance and repair work
  • Set up, and maintained Meridian Voice Mail System, programmed phone lists, extensions on the phone and provided training to staff
  • Prepared requisitions of supplies and materials for employees of various organizations
  • Assembled data and prepared periodic and special reports, manuals and correspondence
  • Prepared agendas and made arrangements for board, committees meetings
  • Maintained filing cabinets for customer correspondence, and various other programs
  • Maintained inventory of office supplies and order supplies as required
  • Designed PowerPoint presentations, & Brochures for Events
  • Booked and set up board rooms for meetings
  • Photocopied and collated documents for distribution, mailing and filing

Non-Profit Experience
  • Designed membership forms and applications to be used with database queries
  • Orchestrated membership renewal notices mail-outs, by designing database queries and merging records on a monthly basis
  • Set up and maintained customer order files, and new client membership
  • Represented organizations at various functions, charitable causes and social engagements with a warm outgoing disposition

Accounting Skills
  • Accurately coded, totalled, entered, verified and reconciled transactions that included accounts payable, receivable, purchase orders, cheques, invoices and bank statements using QuickBooks and Excel
  • Prepared weekly bank deposits and handled petty cash, issued receipts, recorded and typed money lists, and balanced cash funds
  • Contacted departments and vendors to resolve problems and expedite payments, responded to inquires by telephone, in writing or by e-mail

Website Designing and IT Experience
  • Maintained small network of seven computers, including creating back-up systems
  • Restructured database redundancy, enforced database integrity, redesigned, maintained and modified databases
  • Designed and created file structures for office documents
  • Prepared database specifications to obtain quotes for programming upgrades and services on existing or locked programs
  • Provided technical support and training to staff
  • Set up new computer work stations, which included implementing Software, Operating Systems and Individual and Network Printers
  • Created and optimized content for web sites using a variety of graphics, database, animation and other software (Example: Blog Type Software : Moveable Type V.2.64)
  • Designed and maintained existing websites, and computer programs by making modifications as required
  • Designed company logos for companies for letter head and websites

WORK EXPERIENCE

Contract Positons
 

WSIB - Contact End Aug. 2008
Business Assisant

April 2008 - Present
 

United Way Greater Toronto
Sponsored Employee Administration Assistant

3 ½ Months (2007) – Dec 2007
 

The National Chapter of IODE
Book Keeper / Executive Assistant

6 Months (2007) – Jan 2007

 

Beaches Business & Professionals Association
Membership Communications Coordinator (July 2006)

2005 – 2006

Full Time Positions

 

Beaches Business & Professionals Association
Webmaster

Dec 2005 – Dec 2006

 

The Book Centre
Office Manager / Webmaster

2003 – 2005

 

Self Employed During College Tenure

2000 – 2003

 

Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Information Assistant

1996 – 1999

 

Canadian Automobile Association
Membership Records & Processing Counsellor

1989 – 1993

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

 

Website Design & Maintenance

  
 

BBPA Website (Offline Out of Business) *

June 2006 -Jan 2007
 

Webaholics.ca ~ www.webaholics.ca

2005 – Present
 

Sisters in Solidarity ~www.geocities.com/sis_selfhelp

2001– Present

EDUCATION

 

George Brown College
Computer Programming

2001-2002
GPA 3.43/4.0

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