Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Mom of one. Avid reader, movie fanatic, writer. Learning web development & design.
Discovering the joys of photography.

Work History

• Downtown Norfolk Council
• Technical Administrative Assistant
• September 2007 to Present

• Publish newsletters & other communications, Manage and maintain company website & event calendar, research new technologies & the use of social media, website analysis, reporting

• Downtown Norfolk Council
• Finance Assistant & Benefits Administrator
• September 2001 to September 2007

• Bookkeeping: Managed accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and the general ledger. Prepared financial data reports as needed.
  Human Resources: Assisted in the management of employee benefits including researching 401(k) plans and additional company benefits.
  Systems Administration: provided end-user desktop support, deployed Windows 2000 and Office 2000 to nine computers, purchased and configured desktops and software for use by office personnel, and planned the upgrade from Windows NT server to Windows 2000 Server and the deployment of Office XP.

• Self Employed
• Massage Therapy
• June 1998 to June 2001

• Contracted to provide massage and spa based therapies. Bookkeeping. Marketing.

• ValueOptions
• Credentialing Specialist
• April 1995 to June 1998

• Developed training guides detailing duties for two teams, generated and designed reports for statistical analysis. Liaison between corporate and regional service centers. Processed practitioner applications, prepared and reviewed contracts for execution. Advised and trained staff on new procedures, standards, and software applications. Assisted in solving technical problems with desktop applications. Maintained integrity of the data base, 98.8% data entry accuracy rate. Provided internal and external customer service.

Education

• Strayer University
• Accounting, Content Management, Journalism
• 2006 - 2007

• Accounting, Communication, Content Management, Computer Language, Graphic Design, Journalism, Networking, Technology
  Attended Strayer University, University of Phoenix, Old Dominion University

• Fuller School of Massage Therapy
• Massage Therapy
• 1998 - 2000

• Neuromuscular Therapy, Aromatherapy, Craniosacral Therapy,

• Old Dominion University
• 1991 - 1992