1996-Present Secretarial On-Call Support, Madison County, IL

• Operate temporary legal/general secretary business for law firms and businesses  performing various services and functions - secretarial, paralegal, office management, or receptionist duties for any type of law practice or business on a short-term or long-term basis.

1995-1996 Emerson Electric, St. Louis, MO

• Position required the highest degree of independence and ability to disseminate, delegate, communicate, and produce results with executive staff of an international Fortune 500 company on a daily basis in a demanding environment.

• Performed administrative duties for the president and executive staff, including coordinating confidential data and meetings with plant managers internationally, liason with customers' executive staff, handling of confidential communications worldwide using sophisticated equipment.

• Provided administrative support ranging in all facets of skill and knowledge; maintained appointment calendars, prepared correspondence, coordinated domestic and international travel arrangements for executive management; handled office responsibilities during management’s absence.

• Independently handled and delegated telephone calls, mail, correspondence, and other matters not requiring president’s attention on a daily basis.

• Interviewed, hired, and managed support staff. Provided training and coordinated international secretarial staff in organizing and preparing for 4 major, special events and meetings throughout the year with president of Emerson Electric.

• Redesigned meeting room layouts, furnishings, and technical data needs.

1991-1995 Mallinckrodt Medical, St. Louis, MO

• Provided secretarial and administrative support for director or operations and five staff members for 36 nationwide nuclear medicine pharmacies, as well as human resource functions, legal needs for leases for national real estate holdings, and travel needs.
• Independently planned all facets of yearly conference for 36 nuclear pharmacies in  Cozumel, Lake Tahoe, San Diego, and St. Louis, including inspection and choosing of site, hotel accommodations, arranging agenda and speakers, daily meeting room and food necessities, recreation, and travel arrangements for 150 attendees, all  within budget. 
• Designed, developed, and implemented multi-page spreadsheet reporting the safety records data for the 36 nuclear pharmacies for OSHA reporting. Designed, developed, and maintained department databases and spreadsheets.
• Provided daily end user support to operations department while serving as troubleshooter for software issues.
• Created and produced high profile presentations and marketing materials.
• Successfully negotiated company contracts, saving over 30% compared to budget.

1990-1991 Mallinckrodt Chemical, St. Louis, MO

• General secretarial duties and responsibilities to corporate counsel such as maintained appointment calendars, transcribed dictation and prepared correspondence, coordinated travel arrangements worldwide, and telephone duties.
• Designed, developed, and implemented essential forms and filing system assisting in the organization of company divisions.

1989-1990 Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, Clayton, MO

• Floater/night legal secretary responsible for transcribing various legal documents on call for large, major law firm in St. Louis until assigned to senior partner in litigation.

1984–1989 Goldenberg & Associates, Granite City, IL

• Responsible for managing, transcribing, and independently handling research and preparation of documents regarding real estate, corporation and business law, landlord/tenant law, estate planning, probate, general and family law, collections, personal injury, and general litigation.
• Served as treasurer for local political campaigns.
• Legal assistant to city attorney requiring contacts with various city officials, preparation of ordinances and annexations, and attend civic functions and duties.

1980–1984 Kappel, Neil & Staed, St. Louis, MO

• Transcribed dictation and legal documents using carbon-generated copies from a typewriter – accuracy essential.
  Performed various receptionist duties.
• Maintained files, responsible for office supplies and library control.

1992–Present Washington University, St. Louis, MO