COT8-DC-116
Offered at no cost to employers,
Please contact Sharon Ferguson at
Administrative Assistant/Executive Secretary
——— Highlights of Career ———
Independent, self-motivated professional with sixteen years of skillful administrative and management support to Senior Executive. Progressive experience and cumulative skills offer the following attributes that are critical to a smooth-functioning executive office.
Professional Image, via verbal and written communications and personal attire, as Corporate Liaison representing top executive’s office to media and business community
Project Completion with dedicated focuson corporate goals and objectives with ability to prioritize, manage, and complete projects on or ahead of schedule
Reputation for growing positive relationshipswith clients, colleagues, and personnel at all organizational levels
Recognizedas successful and resourceful in steady-handed crisis management, confidentiality issues, and executive protocol
Extraordinary technical skills, including but not limited to: MS Word, Excel, Main Frame Series System
——— Professional Experience ———
Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, 1991 — 2008
Administrative Assistant: Served as assistant to the CEO and Medical Director, carrying out a variety of duties that required high ethical standards, strong presentation skills, diplomacy, tact, and strict attention to detail as demonstrated by the following:
Organization and Administration
Collaborated closely with CEO in developing a daily schedule that was efficient and productive
Streamlined office operations and ensured quality by creating effective organizational and data management systems that resulted in quick and easy access to critical information
Coordinated and set up high-levelconference calls, board meetings, management meetings, special events and travel arrangements for CEO
Updated and maintained CEO’s calendar; worked with department managers in support of on-going special projects
Developed, formatted and updated databases
Client and Personnel Relations
Answered a high volume of callsand in-person contacts including department heads, community VIPs, clients, and vendors; treated all equally with respect, proper and correct information, and referrals
Prepared and coordinated dissemination of information to Board of Trustees, Executive Medical Staff, Leadership Team and Administration
Wrote a variety of correspondence and reports; proofed and edited documents, documented corporate records
Generated good willand open lines of communication among executives, board members, middle managers, and all department personnel as well
COT8-DC-116
Offered at no cost to employers,
Please contact Sharon Ferguson at
Administrative Assistant/Executive Secretary
——— Other Relevant Experience ———
The following positions served as foundation for developing and applying education, training, and professional standards of ethics in the workplace
Harrell, Clendening, & Coyne, Attorneys at Law, Bloomington, Indiana
Paralegal
Najam Law Office, Attorney, Bloomington, Indiana
Legal Secretary
Medical Assistant, Cudahy Clinic, Cudahy, Wisconsin
Deli Store, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Co-Owner
——— Education and Training ———
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Courses in: General Studies
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Certification: Women’s Skills In Management
Two years of coursework
Paralegal Certification
American Bar Association
——— Volunteer and Community service ———