Resume for Cheryl Morrell

Cheryl Morrell

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Houston, TX 77005

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c DOT d DOT morrell AT gmail DOT com

Objective

I'm looking for a challenging, positive atmosphere that reminds me daily of why I always go the extra mile to do the job right. I work well under pressure, but do not feel that constant intense stress should be necessary.

Skills

100% can-do attitude. I've never hit an obstacle I couldn't overcome.
High ability to anticipate needs and determine what it will take to get the job done.
Not afraid to ask questions when I don't know all the details.
Extremely computer savvy; I tend to fall into IT responsibilities everywhere I go.
Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Publisher, Acrobat, PaperPort; ScanSoft
Photoshop (many versions), Illustrator, Photoshop Elements, Paint, Freehand, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere
Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML

Experience
Pfluger Associates Architects	4916 Main Street, #100
Construction Administration / Office Assistant	February 2010 - current
Primary Assistant to Office Architects and Project Managers. Responsible for creation of all official documents, logging, printing, saving, and tracking all project flow. Average load: 15 projects, each with 8 logs, 6 binders, and digital server files to maintain. I redesigned several out-of-date company systems to make them more efficient and easily accessed. Very fast paced. High time management and problem solving requirements. No previous experience. Office Manager Duties: office supply orders and tracking, vehicle maintenance, technology support (first level IT), contract negotiations (phone, equipment, internet, janitorial, etc.), schedule continuing education courses for architects to earn license-required credits, receptionist backup Firm Principal Personal Assistant Tasks: Create announcements and documents for various organizations Principal is associated with (newsletters, flyers, emails, etc.), remind of upcoming meetings/appointments/events, client relations, general "I need it now" occurrences.

Brookstone, Incorporated	772 Memorial City Way
First Assistant Manager to SM	October 2007 - February 2010
Originally seasonal, promoted twice within 6 months to become First Assistant Manager. Leadership: Maintained employee motivation and morale; ran sales-driving contests; created competition without resentment; supervised while having employees train newcomers to create sense of responsibility and pride. Very effective. Sales: Consistently ranked solid top 5 in company throughout my employment in personal sales statistics across the board. Within top 3 every month in region...2 exceptions. Store showed consistently positive trend compared to other stores in region, despite recession closing many stores throughout the nation. Operations: Primary personal goal was to make Store manager's job as easy as possible. I taught myself how to manage paperwork / back office duties so that she did not have to worry about them. Calculated numbers using various reports, maintained supply status on a very limited budget, determined weekly and monthly goals and relayed them to team; ensured correct deposit & payroll figures were given to HQ; handled most of store's HR issues.

North Harris (now Lonestar) College

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