Simone M. Pohl
 480.235.4530  simonem38@netzero.com
(please contact by email or telephone)
OBJECTIVE
To work out of my home as a Virtual Assistant supporting several key clients. Fifteen years of experience in the
executive/administrative field allows me to perform work accurately and within a timely manner.
SKILLS
 Project Management
 Report Preparation
 Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Quickbooks
 Outlook/Internet
 Order Processing
 Transcription
 Accounts Payable/Receivable
 Excellent Organization
 Extremely Dependable
 Self-Motivated/Quick Study
 Effective Communication
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR – Accurate Signs & Engraving, Inc. (09/04 – Present))
 Responsible for daily order taking and invoicing of products, customer communication and all front office duties.
 Daily deposits to bank, credit card transactions, bookkeeping, AP/AR, deposits, collections.
 Assist the President with personal bill processing as well as learning to run the shop efficiently.
EXPEDITING SUPERVISOR – Physician’s Choice Skin Care Products (04/02 – 02/04))
 Reorganized the expediting department by implementing new procedures for timely completion of projects.
 Suggested new ways to update manuals, forms and materials for staff and customers.
 Provide development support to the project manager and product consultant in Capital Equipment Division.
 Act as liaison between clients, management and staff.
 Handle calls and route appropriately, generate correspondence and prepare all travel and tradeshow materials.
 Responsible for tracking inventory, ordering stock, placing orders and distributing invoices.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT to the President – Alpern Lehman (04/99 – 03/02)
 Provided confidential support directly to the president and administrative support staff.
 Acted as a communication liaison between clients and president.
 Scheduled meetings and calendar (business/personal).
 Organized speaking engagements and conference related arrangements, prepared agenda and all travel.
 Maintained client database and prepared mass mailings.
 Ordered office supplies and maintained relationships with vendors.
 Planned company outings and business events.
INDEPENDENT OFFICE OPERATIONS CONSULTANT {temp. positions} (12/97 – 04/99)
Design Center Associate -- Shea Homes -- Provided planning and scheduling of appointments to new home buyers, assisted with
production processing, relieved receptionist and performed administrative duties.
Project Coordinator -- TPC Productions -- Assisted president and international photographers in securing site locations for photo
shoots, obtained permits, prepared location sheets, rented props, prepared travel arrangements and coordinated operating funds.
OFFICE MANAGER – AK Steel Corporation (05/93 – 10/97)
 Answered phones, coordinated all travel and ordered office supplies and equipment.
 In charge of petty cash fund and accounts payable.
 Prepared all correspondence, presentations, etc., and organized different company events.
 Coordinated office move.
EDUCATION
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Purdue University Calumet – 8/86 – 9/87
College of DuPage – 1996
Seminars and continuing educations classes
AFFILIATIONS
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President – Discovery at Tatum Home Owners Association
Administrative Assistant – Arizona Institute for Breast Health, Board of Directors