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BARBARA JEAN GRADIA                                                                                               Ridgefield, CT 06877

bjgradia@yahoo.com                                                                                     (203) 438-5971

 

SUMMARY

Administrative professional with a proven track record of providing excellent customer service with high-quality results in dynamic and turbulent environments. Accustomed to functioning well in a multi-tasking capacity. A self-starter, detail oriented, highly trustworthy, organized, and discreet with a strong work ethic. As a team player, I work well with people on many levels, while being challenged to grow further as I learn.


 

PROFESSIONAL

PROFILE


 

Each different environment brought me to new levels of experience which I was then able to apply to each new position; first learning, then mastering and finally teaching others.


 

  • Over 30 years of experience in the corporate environment

  • Generated highest donation revenue - nearly $100K for cancer research in CT

  • Managed as many as fifty employees at once

  • Taught groups of thirty to fifty people at a marketing research center to hone telephone speaking skills and reading comprehension


 

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • MS Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook

  • Act

  • FileMaker

  • Office Pro

  • Paradox

  • Lotus Notes

  • ContactMate

  • DEC VAXX


 

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE


 

6/07 to 10/09

Temporary Administrative Assistant Positions:

Daffodil Days Recruiter ~ American Cancer Society - Wilton CT

Call Center Customer Service Representative ~ Stew Leonard’s Gift Center - Norwalk CT

Events Coordinator/Administrative Assistant ~ Conde Nast / Rally For The Cure - Wilton CT

4/04 to 6/07


 

Office Manager:

RTK Environmental Group ~ Stamford CT


 

2/99 to 4/04


 

Temporary Administrative Positions:

Office Manager ~ Almstead Tree Service

Office Manager ~ Vanco Trading Imports

Administrative Assistant ~ Greenwich Town Hall and Greenwich Board of Education

Marketing Researcher / Trainer ~ Goldstein/Krall - Stamford CT


 

3/97 to 2/99


 

Circulation Manager / Front Desk Receptionist / Copy Editor / Editorial Assistant:

Cliggott Publishing Company ~ Greenwich CT

12/95 to 3/97


 

Various Temporary Administrative Assistant Positions:

McIntyre, Eden Staffing and Office Team

Afforded me the time necessary to take care of my ailing Mother.


 

8/94 to 12/95


 

Administrative Assistant / Receptionist:

K W Z R, CPAs ~ White Plains NY

8/90 to 8/94


 

Events Planner:

Family Amusements and Coffee Service ~ Westchester NY

9/72 to 8/90


 

Additional Experience:

Customer Service Representative ~ Omega Engineering - Stamford CT

Customer Service Manager ~ List-Fax Corp - Norwalk CT

Office Manager ~ DIM-ROSY USA - Stamford CT