Ryker Turner
Address: 2590 Abbott Lane N
City: Mandan
State: ND
Zip: 58554
Country: United States
objective
Seeking position requiring excellent business management skills in an office environment. Position would require a variety of tasks where my knowledge can be an added value to the company. I am a team player and have taken on many tasks to implement positive changes for employees and employers. I am looking for my next challenge with enthusiasm.
Work Experience
Executive Assistant (02/04/1991 – 06/04/2010)
I have worked as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of a prominent real estate/architectural/construction firm in Dallas for almost 20 years. In those years I became a certified facilitator to teach the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to our employees. I wrote a policy for health club reimbursements and later started and implemented a wellness program for the company. I served on the 100th Anniversary Committee for the company. I was in charge of and managed client parties, company picnics and company holiday parties. I was not only the CEO's assistant to help him maintain his business schedule and travel, but also his personal family vacations, insurance, and maintenance of other home properties.
Last Employer: HCBeck, Ltd.
Contact Person: Peter Beck/214-303-6266
Responsibilities: Scheduling meetings with other company executives, employees, and civic leaders. Arranged room, presentation materials, food, etc. Scheduled all travel, professional and personally. Was the party planner for the office. Was the Wellness guru for the office. Coded and input invoices into accounting system. Negotiated vendor contracts. Negotiated rates for hotel, rental cars and airline group rates.
Accomplishments: Became certified in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and trained over 700 employees over a 9 year period of time. Was certified as a Wellness Director, through the Cooper Clinic. Implemented a wellness program for employees. Arranged and managed all client parties both at the office, off-site venues, and CEO's home. Arranged and managed the Dallas company picnic for employees and their families for the last 6 years. Arranged and managed the Dallas company holiday party for employees and their spouses for the last 10 years. Served on numerous committees that had to do with employee morale, better business practices, and better technological systems. Updated almost 100 years of history into the marketing database, Cosential.
Marketing Coordinator (02/04/1991 – 02/23/1993)
Did all correspondence for the marketing department. Created power point presentations and excel documents for marketing materials. Put proposals together for our services for potential and current clients. Updated databases of client lists, project lists. Planned and coordinated client events.
Last Employer: HCBeck
Contact Person: Donna Strong/214-303-6226
Responsibilities: Responsible for correspondence and marketing materials for construction services for all Beck offices. ACT Database, inputing and updating client and project lists. Microsoft Office software
Accomplishments: We won over 80% of the work that we chased.
Marketing Coordinator (01/06/1986 – 09/21/1990)
Used the Mac to create proposals and marketing materials for the interior architectural office in Dallas. Used ACT database for clients and projects.
Last Employer: CRSS
Contact Person: Mark Seiley/Unknown
Responsibilities: Produced and organized all marketing materials necessary for qualifications and proposals for our services. Made travel arrangements for Director. Planned and coordinated client events.
Education
Establishment: McConnell Travel School
Degree: Certification in Travel Industry
Education Period: 09/07/1981 - 05/21/1982
Average Grade: A
Details: Focus was working in the travel industry; airlines, car rentals, and hotels. There was an English class that I tested out of every week. There was also a class that taught office machines and procedures.
Skills
Organizational skills, detail oriented, travel arrangements, very personable
Computer Skills: Microsoft word, excel, powerpoint; Internet research; Email: Group Wise, Lotus Notes, Outlook
Additional Information
Conferences or Courses: Over 900 hours of continued education since 1996. The courses were anywhere from CPR to soft skills to leadership training to computer training. In 2003, I was selected among 50 participants out of hundreds of applications for a leadership development program through the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce that was aimed at increasing the leadership pool for community activities in the Dallas area. The program which began in September and ended in June the following year. During the 10-month program, I received in-depth education on critical issues in the community including criminal justice, education, government and politics, as well as a history of the area, health care, and human services.
Professional Membership: Texas Young Presidents Organization Secretaries; held positions of Secretary, Vice President and President over my 13 years membership. Also was involved with Hospitality and Programs over the years.
Certifications or Licensures: Facilitor for the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; Wellness Director; numerous Microsoft software classes
Interests
I enjoy working out at the Bismarck YMCA on a regular basis.
I am interested in getting to know more about the Arts locally. I served on the Board for Shakespeare Dallas.
Volunteer work. Neo Natal ICU at Parkland Hospital, Austin Street Shelter, South Garland Drama Booster Club