MARY J. ANDREWS-DAILY 4475 Wilson Road #1212, Humble, Texas 77396 owlsr375@yahoo.com C: (832) 977-1307 OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in a firm or corporation which will allow me to proactively apply and expand my knowledge, flexibility and experience, grow in responsibility, and favorably impact organizational performance. Expect to tackle challenging assignments and provide the initiative and perseverance to achieve excellence on a day-to-day basis. EXPERIENCE LEGAL SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Temporary Contract Employment: Quest Personnel PRICING COORDINATOR/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Bertling Logistics, Inc. EMPLOYED: FEBRUARY 2015 – PRESENT Houston, Texas EMPLOYED: 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 – 05 JANUARY 2015 Humble, Texas Reported to Director of Tenders and Pricing. Receive requests for ad hoc air and LCL ocean freight arrangements via email from global Bertling offices and clients. Contact carriers with requests and cargo details, receive rates, prepare quotation with best specifics, enter quotation details into internal quote log, email finished quotation to requesting party. Add profit to direct client requests per standard policy. Upon approval of quotation, liaise with Operations personnel for facilitation of booking. Maintain notebook of airfreight carrier contacts, rates and surcharges. Test and receive TSA approval for warehouse and cargo access. Member of Safety Committee. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Bertling Logistics, Inc. EMPLOYED: 01 OCTOBER 2011 – 01 SEPTEMBER 2014 Humble, Texas Assistant to Director Business Development, Director of Tenders and Pricing, and President. Duties included distribution, preparation and submission of project tenders (DDQ, RFI, RFQ). Prepare and submit with approval responses to due diligence requests. Assemble all corporate documents necessary for submission of both. Maintain list of clients’ web portals and passwords for online tender and due diligence submissions. Contact with global Regional Directors, Global Director of Tenders, and global Bertling offices regarding preparation and compilation of different portions of tender responses. Prepare hardcopy tender submissions and arrange for delivery and confirmation of receipt of tenders. Preparation of PowerPoint presentations for inclusion in tenders, for client and project presentations. Work with President to organize insurance policies for projects and renewal dates for same; maintain auto liability insurance for projects; work with President and Office Manager for renewal of general liability and employer liability insurance. Maintain CV library, updating CVs, both U.S. and global, on annual basis; create / format new CVs as requested. Worked with Director of Airfreight to maintain up-to-date airfreight service locations, rates and surcharges by carrier on Excel spreadsheet. Assisted Operations Department with closing of files as needed. Bind documents and presentations using GBC binding machine upon request. Maintain marketing items for Business Development and management personnel, reordering as necessary. Certified First Aider. RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Temporary Contract Employment: Resource Staffing EMPLOYED: 01 JULY 2011 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 Humble, Texas Assignment at Bertling Logistics, Inc., reporting to Office Manager. Receptionist Duties: Receiving/routing all incoming calls at switchboard; receive, sign in and out visitors per TSA requirements; log in and distribute all incoming deliveries; sort and distribute incoming daily mail; metering of outgoing mail; arrangement of courier delivery (local and global); imaging of documents. Administrative Assistant Duties: Reported to Director Business Development. Prepare contract documents, correspondence, transmittal emails. Assist Office Manager and Business Development with requests for assistance, including tender preparation, PowerPoint presentations, obtaining corporate documents for inclusion in both. LEGAL SECRETARY/ Temporary Contract Employment LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Towber Law Firm, P.L.L.C. EMPLOYED: APRIL 2011 – PRESENT Houston, Texas EMPLOYED: JUNE 2010 – FEBRUARY 2011 Bellaire, Texas Performed legal administrative assistant tasks as sole support for solo bankruptcy attorney, with focus on both debtor/plaintiff and creditor/defense litigation; filing of legal documentation via ECF system; access and update case docket sheets via PACER; preparation and service of legal documentation via U.S. Mail, e-mail, fax and messenger delivery; preparation of witness and exhibit documents and notebooks for hearings and depositions; arrange for messengers to record Deeds and post foreclosure notices at Harris County Courthouse; maintain all client document and billing files, both physical and electronic; responsible for time/expense entry, client payment entry and monthly invoicing routines, as well as generation of client/matter billing reports on demand; streamline administrative reference information by creation of invoice and certified mail tracking charts; inventory and ordering of office supplies. DECENNIAL CENSUS ENUMERATOR United States Department of Commerce EMPLOYED: APRIL 2010-MAY 2010 Humble, Texas Census taker; conducted door-to-door interviews of residents as indicated on work sheets provided. LEGAL SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Temporary Contract Employment EMPLOYED: NOVEMBER 2007 – JUNE 2010 Houston, Texas LEGAL SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MacIntyre & McCulloch, LLP EMPLOYED: FEBRUARY 2007 – OCTOBER 2007 Houston, Texas Performed all aspects of legal secretarial and legal assistant work with experience as senior secretary to Managing Partner focusing on probate and estate law, trusts and will contests in Harris County Probate Courts, as well as matters in Harris County District Court and United States District Court, including electronic filing on the ECF and PACER systems. Also worked on WIC-based matters with the Texas Department of State Health Services. Firm opened for business February 1, 2007: streamlined monthly prebilling and invoicing routines; coordinate with Office Administrator regarding her duties when she was unavailable; trained second secretary and receptionist in firm procedures and fine details; managed and maintained firm inventory and oversaw supply ordering; go-to person for troubleshooting of office equipment problems and/or ordering repair work; coordinate courthouse filing runs; assist with reception and phone duties as needed. LEGAL SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Temporary Contract Employment EMPLOYED: OCTOBER 2005 – FEBRUARY 2007 Houston, Texas LEGAL SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Bracewell & Giuliani LLP EMPLOYED: OCTOBER 2000 – AUGUST 2005 Houston, Texas Performed all aspects of legal secretarial work and many aspects of legal assistant work with experience in labor and employment litigation (defense) assigned to one partner and one associate attorney, and experience in school and public law assigned to one partner and one associate attorney. Labor and employment litigation emphasis on claims filed against clients with EEOC, mediations, and civil and federal court filings; public and school law emphasis on defense of scholastic institutions from terminated employees and student/parent conflicts, including civil, federal and appellate court filings, including Amicus Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. Heavy client contact. Also worked as floater secretary for firm, with exposure to corporate and securities law, intellectual property, civil litigation (defense), bankruptcy and tax litigation (defense), document scanning and coding. EDUCATION ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE Alvin Community College Associate’s Degree in Secretarial Science earned, 3.12 GPA ATTENDED 1979-1981 Alvin, Texas SKILLS MS Word 2007, 2010 MS PowerPoint 2010 MS Excel 2007, 2010 MS Access 2010 Visio Windows XP Professional, Office Adobe Acrobat 9 Various Switchboard set ups incl. SoftConsole iManage, Document Locator, Hummingbird DM, & Team Connect document management systems DTE, PC Law, Elite, & Juris time management systems PACER, ECF e-filing and e-search sites Accutrac file management system Pitney Bowes postage meters DeltaView document comparison program Typing speed 70 wpm Shorthand speed 50 wpm Dictaphone GBC Binding Machine Excellent telephone/communication skills Excellent proofreading/grammar skills REFERENCES FOR MARY DAILY Monique Mahler Human Resources Administrator (713) 844-3750 | | | Blizzard & Nabers, LLP 440 Louisiana, Suite 1710 Houston, Texas 77002 John F. Hark, Jr. Regional Director North America (281) 774-2300 | | | Bertling Logistics, Inc. 19054 Kenswick Drive Humble, Texas 77338 James R. McNeillie Director Business Development (281) 774-2300 | | | Bertling Logistics, Inc. 19054 Kenswick Drive Humble, Texas 77338 Brandy Forman-Aurich Director of Tenders and Pricing (281) 774-2300 | | | Bertling Logistics, Inc. 19054 Kenswick Drive Humble, Texas 77338 Robert S. MacIntyre, Jr., Esq. Managing Partner (713) 572-2900 | | | MacIntyre & McCulloch, LLP 3900 Essex Lane, Suite 220 Houston, Texas 77027 Lesa Landry Carter, Esq. Mediator/Attorney at Law (713) 501-8401 | | | Barrington Manor House 2727 N. Cotswold Manor Drive Kingwood, Texas 77339 Andrew A. Adams, Esq. General Counsel (713) 869-8346 | | | Adams Insurance Services 427 West 20th Street, Suite 501 Houston, Texas 77008 Pastor Phillip Allred (281) 852-6273 | | | Lake Houston Church of the Nazarene 5616 FM 1960 East Humble, Texas 77346