I am solely responsible for all the photos on my website: please go to www.barb-dunlap-photography.com and creativeconcepts2.com to see my work. Most of the photos were taken of the wildlife in my backyard and last year, one of them was posted in the April/May 2014 National Wildlife Magazine on the last page. I recently went on an Eco Elk Tour in Waynesville, NC and had the wonderful opportunity to photograph photos of a herd of Elk. The cow elk had their babies with them, which was a great treat, and the bull elks occupied the field across the road from the cows and their babies. They only come out of the woods in the early morning and at dusk - we went at dusk. Our Tour Guide was Esther Blakley, Cataloochee Valley Tours and she was incredible! She is fun, knowledgeable about the history of the area and the relocation of the Elk and she is very patient. I encourage you to look up her website at http://cataloocheevalleytours.com/evening-elk-eco-tours.html.

I have recently started creating Holiday Email Cards to send to friends and to clients. They are created in Adobe Illustrator and they save us money on purchasing stamps and/or printed cards.

 Responsible for office management and administrative support for staff of company that assists non-profit health care organizations with fund raising. This includes preparation of proposals, contracts, reports and correspondence. Assemble and tabulate records of accounts payable and accounts receivable for transmittal to CPA. Sign checks and make deposits. Preparation of client billing. Preparation of compliance documentation to meet requirements of various State regulations concerning the interaction of non-profit concerns with their consultants. Provide the central point of contact for matters of customer service and addressing client inquiries for sample materials. Acting as Meeting Planner for seminars and conferences held in various locales. These activities involved setting short list for venues to be approved by management, negotiating contracts, and arranging for accommodations, meeting spaces, and banquet and break-out menus. Preparation of collateral materials for seminars including the graphic design for material presentation, preparation of Power Point presentations, and production and assembly of hand-outs and participant notebooks. Re-design of promotional mail-out brochures from earlier dated layouts to more contemporary and easily readable designs. Also provided the design of entirely new materials for promotion and use in conference/seminar environments.

 Responsibilities included recruiting, supervising, and training support staff. Full responsibility for base and incentive compensation plans.  Negotiated with vendors to maintain balance among price, quality, and delivery terms of supplies and services. Supervised purchase order system. Negotiated and monitored acquisition and maintenance contracts covering office equipment. Researched, negotiated and supervised the change from an analog phone system to the installation of new digital phone system ($22,000), network with ADSL ($10,000+), and phone service with ISDN PRI. Negotiated contract and participated in design meetings for new web site. Responsible for all systems and equipment training and maintenance. Responsibilities included recruiting, supervising, and training support staff. Full responsibility for base and incentive compensation plans.  Negotiated with vendors to maintain balance among price, quality, and delivery terms of supplies and services. Supervised purchase order system. Negotiated and monitored acquisition and maintenance contracts covering office equipment. Researched, negotiated and supervised the change from an analog phone system to the installation of new digital phone system ($22,000), network with ADSL ($10,000+), and phone service with ISDN PRI. Negotiated contract and participated in design meetings for new web site. Responsible for all systems and equipment training and maintenance.

Career Skills: Management, Administration, and Problem Solving________________________________________Qualifications & History of PerformanceJan. ‘00 – Jan. ’07: Business Operations ManagerManagement of all non-broker related tasks for 145 agents in two residential real estate offices utilizing well grounded, objective, and highly developed people skills. These responsibilities include supervision, counseling, interviewing and hiring of staff, handling employee complaints & grievances, training of agents on software and internet based programs, maintenance of telephone systems and office equipment for two offices, vendor/contract negotiation, organization and implementation of sales meetings and social functions, processing and induction of new agents, and problem solving for both facilities and agents. Act as an information resource for agents. Providing a safe, comfortable, attractive, and productive environment.

 Assisted two corporate directors, one Associate Director and numerous transaction professionals with correspondence, marketing proposals & presentations, contracts, monthly corporate status reports, and the administration and tracking of disposition and acquisition assignments. Acted as liaison with national corporate clientele as well as providing a team based relationship with other company offices. Created new procedures for tracking progress of disposition of 150 retail properties. Received company’s “Best Team Player” award my first quarter with the company.