Cynthia Kopcha 141 Wycoff Way West ◊ East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816 ◊ (732) 257-9195 ◊
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OBJECTIVE To obtain an administrative position that utilizes my experience, business skills, and knowledge gained in a variety of business endeavors. SKILL SUMMARY • A highly organized and detail-oriented Administrator with over 15 years experience providing thorough and skillful administrative support to senior executives. • Dedicated and focused; able to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and follow through to achieve project goals. • An independent and self-motivated professional with excellent research and communication skills; able to grow positive relationships with clients and colleagues at all organizational levels. • Computer skills include: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio Professional, Org-Plus, Internet, WebEx. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ADECCO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Edison, NJ 12/2005 – Present Administrative Assistant to Director and Vice President Fortune 500 companies which included: MetLife, Prudential Financial, Credit Suisse and Cisco Systems • Maintained demanding calendar – scheduled meetings, fielded e-mails and phone calls requesting meetings, handled meeting conflicts and prioritized issues that would arrive. • Arranged large group meetings, scheduled meetings, booked meeting rooms and call-in numbers, sent meeting confirmation via e-mail, prepared and distributed meeting materials. • Handled business travel, booked travel arrangements, coordinated out-of-town meeting schedules, maintained executives files. ASCEND MEDIA, LLC, Princeton, NJ 3/2002 – 8/2005 Administrative Assistant to Vice President • Directed the preparation and filing of corporate legal documents with government agencies according to federal policies to conform to statutes. • Coordinated all preliminary outside attorney-based trademark searches and evaluated search reports for potential areas of trademark infringement. • Solely responsible for copyright registration of over 80 publications. • Maintained and acted as a custodian of corporate trademark and copyright records in compliance with corporate policies. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, Newark, NJ 8/1997 – 10/2001 PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY, Holmdel, NJ Administrative Assistant to Vice President of Strategic Business Unit • Prepared monthly presentations for Senior Management to company President. • Provided administrative support such as researching projects, report generation, advising of meetings and project deadlines, travel arrangements, travel and expense voucher processing, and ordering of office equipment. • Provided Human Resources support for Business Unit employees by updating and maintaining payroll, disability processing, employee salary actions, promotions, and bonuses. PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS, Edison, NJ Administrative Assistant to Vice President of Mutual Fund Operations • Maintained extremely demanding calendar, arranged meetings and global conference calls. Coordinated travel arrangements, including car service, airline bookings, and hotel reservations. • Chairperson for Award for Customer Excellence (ACE) committee. • Acted as liaison for Customer Focus Award Program by scheduling meetings and advising Vice President of deadlines, assisting coordinators in contacting employees selected as winners, and coordinating award presentation to winners. PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS, Woodbridge, NJ Administrative Assistant to Vice President of Retirement Services • Accountable for Payroll input for Functional Operations Department including distribution of paychecks, assisting employees when pay issues developed, input authorized overtime/part-time sheets into system in compliance with state laws, tracked disability status, and maintained attendance records for 75 employees. EDUCATION Avtech Institute of Technology, South Plainfield, NJ (Microsoft Office 2000/2003 enhanced training) Associate Degree in Applied Science, Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ