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Virginia Varela

CAREER SUMMARY:
14 years marketing and administrative experience in a variety of industries including Legal, Information Technology, Sales and Non-profit.
Real Estate Capital Partners, LLC, New York, NY, 2/05 � Present
Marketing Coordinator
Responsible for the design, production and coordination of marketing materials, event planning, and investor contact information. Key Contributions: Re-designed new marketing materials and maintained investor data for new database conversion and implementation.
Essex County College, West Caldwell, NJ; 1/2002 � Present
Instructor
Responsible for the part-time evening instruction of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, and web design to adult, ESL and GED students for the Continuing Education Department of Essex County College.
Key Contributions: Designed instructional web site and manuals Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Web Design introductory software courses.
EXPERIENCE:

Bandazian & Monahan, LLC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ; 1/2004 � 10/04
Legal Secretary
Responsible for the administrative assistance to the firm, including word processing correspondence, document management, receptions, general Real Estate practice, and office administrative functions.
Key Contributions: Designed company web site and efficient legal forms with Microsoft Word and Excel which automatically populate client data.
Merchant Services, Inc, Union, NJ; 11/2002 - 10/2003
Sales and Administrative Assistant
Responsible for the sales and administrative support to the National Sales Manager and over 200 Independent Sales Representatives/Organizations (ISO�s) throughout the United States, including the processing and pre-underwriting of Visa/MasterCard credit card merchant applications, and the creation and remittance of mass e-mail campaigns.
Key Contributions: Designed company web site, sales forms, and spear-headed e-mail campaign projects.
Data Management Services, Cedar Knolls, NJ; 10/1996 - 5/2001
Web Designer/Marketing Associate
Promoted from Executive Administrative Assistant to the first official company web designer, responsible for web and graphic design and maintenance for the company Intranet web site, web and graphic design for small to mid-sized company clients, and Desktop Publishing of internal and external sales and marketing materials.
Key Contributions: Became certified as a web designer at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and was promoted to the company web designer. Executive Administrative Assistant
Responsible for administrative assistance to the 2 company CEOs and CFO, including word processing correspondence, meeting coordination, document management, call-center operations, and special event coordination.
Key Contributions: Functioned as marketing assistant, office manager, and special events coordinator for both sister companies, DMS and DMSTS.
John D. Hilcher, CPA, Bloomfield, NJ; 7/1995 - 10/1996
Administrative Assistant
Responsible for administrative assistance to the company president, including word processing correspondence and financial statements, data entry of client accounts and finalized tax forms, call-center operations, and document management.
The Carter G. Woodson Foundation, Newark, NJ, 1/1995 - 6/1996
Box Office and Group Sales Manager
Responsible for the management of the company box office, the sales, administrative, and marketing support, customer service, policies and procedures, meeting coordination, document management, and the processing of single, subscription, and group ticket orders for OnStage in New Jersey performing arts series.
Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ, 5/1992 - 5/1994
Marketing Associate/Assistant to the Marketing Director
Responsible for administrative and marketing assistance to the Marketing Director, including word processing correspondence, meeting coordination, document management, call-center operations, lay-out and design and desk top publishing of print, radio, and television advertisements, coordination of seasonal playbills, marketing and box office departments liaison, and box office assistance. Promoted from Assistant Telemarketing Manager.
Key Contributions: Spear-headed cross-training program between the marketing and box office departments.
EDUCATION:
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ; 12/2001 Web Master 2001 Program, Web Author and Graphics Certification
Essex County College, West Caldwell, NJ; 1/2004 3.93 GPA, Business Associates Degree to be completed
AFFILIATIONS:
Alpha Theta Kappa Honor Society, Member; 10/2002 � Present
SKILLS:
Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Outlook, Web Design, Graphic Design, Lay-out and Design, Desktop Publishing, and Presentation, Schedule Management, Document Management, and Bilingual-Spanish.
(References available upon request.)