– Interact and educate zoo visitors on the current collection of animals. Guide tours of various regions and teach the public about the zoo’s conservation efforts around the world. Assist the education department with homeschool classes. Provide support to the animal care staff, including animal watches, food preparations, and feedings. Provide customer service support throughout the zoo.

– Managed spreadsheets and databases for the geological exploration department. Populated and updated databases with “permitting, completion, and plugging” information provided by Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Entered initial production for completed wells in Access databases. Generated quarterly reports and lease ownership take-off maps.

Selected vendors and maintained price/quality comparisons. Purchased all printed materials, office equipment, paper supplies, computer supplies, and supervised purchasing of office supplies. Purchased all items considered expensed, positively impacting operating budgets.• Established stockless inventory program for office supplies which was incorporated • throughout the company at 19 locations. Reviewed bids and selected vendors.• Reduced cost of all promotional items and increased vendor selection. • Negotiated pricing of computer software and hardware together with the PC information staff.• Assisted in purchasing min/max levels of the network electronic components for inventory.

Purchased office supplies, office furniture, and food vending services.• Selected vendors, negotiated price/delivery, and maintained vendor performance files.• Worked with customs services to import and export network equipment from France and Italy.• Tracked scheduling and maintenance for company fleet vehicles.

Administered all facets of company benefit plans. Oversaw the record-keeping of employee files, immigration, COBRA, resume’ tracking, and various status reports. Supervised a recruiter and an intern.

Monitored the benefit plans, oriented new hires, and processed all payroll changes with accounting department. • Interviewed and recruited for professional and technical staff.• Assisted in exit interviews and prepared paperwork for terminating employees.• Assisted with salary/wage administration.• Used Excel to develop a computerized system for records and reports.• Used Word to produce a monthly newsletter.