Education:
2008 to Present
International Career School Canada – Westmount, QC
Legal Assistant Diploma – In Progress
2004 to Present
Granton Institute of Technology - Vancouver, BC
Corporate Business Management Diploma – In Progress
2004 to 2006
Stratford Career Institute - Mount-Royal, QC
Private Investigator Diploma - Completed
2003 to 2007
International Career School Canada – Westmount, QC
Private Investigator Diploma – Completed
Police Science Certificate – Completed
1999 to 2000
Kam-Ed Institute Inc. - Kamloops, BC
Commercial Computing Diploma - Completed
Professional Experience:
January 2010 – Present
A - Z Virtual Business Solutions – Kelowna, BC
Owner/Operator
- Specializing in Bookkeeping & Administration Services
April 2008 to November 2008
Century Vallen – Kelowna/Vernon, BC
Shipper/Receiver/Counter Help
- Receiving incoming freight/Shipping outgoing freight
- Inventory Maintenance
- Pulling orders
- Answering phones
- Taking orders
- Filing of shipping documents
- Developed shipping log in excel
October 2006 to February 2007
Sears Canada Inc. – Kelowna, BC
Resource Protection/Customer Service Representative
- Store Security
- Helping Customers
- Stalking the Shelves and Counters
- Opening and Closing of Registers
July 2006 to November 2006
Commissionaires BC – Kelowna, BC
Security Guard
- Perimeter Patrols/Building Lock-Downs
- Greeting People
May 2000 to May 2003
Secwepemc Cultural Education Society - Kamloops, BC
Finance Assistant
- Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable/Payroll/General Ledger
- Bank Deposits and Reconciliations
- Data Entry/Invoicing/Budgeting
- Supervising/Performing Managerial Tasks and Duties
- Filing, Photocopying and Faxing
- Purchasing Office Supplies
March to April 2000
Ducks Unlimited Canada - Kamloops, BC
Office Assistant (Seven Week Unpaid Practicum)
- Front Counter Reception/Switchboard
- Data Entry and Word Processing (on and offline)
- Mail and Courier Shipping /Receiving
- Faxing, Photocopying, Filing
- Purchasing Office Supplies
July 1998 to September 1999
CanWest Rubber Co. Ltd. - Kamloops, BC
Part-Time Bookkeeper/Data Processor
- Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable/Payroll/Bank Reconciliation’s
- Data Entry/Filing
- Inventory Count/Ordering
January 1992 to September 1993
Flin Flon Taxi - Flin Flon, MB
Dispatcher/Payroll Helper
- Dispatching of cars to fares
- Answering phones and taking messages
- Helping of payroll
- Calculating charges/billings and receiving monies
January 1990 to September 1991
Richard’s Carpet Cleaners - Flin Flon, MB
Co-Owner/Bookkeeper/Receptionist
- Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable/Payroll
- Answering the phones/Booking of jobs
- Banking
Summary of Qualifications:
- Hold certificates in Commercial Computing, Private Investigation, Police Science, Human Relations, Small Business Management and Administration, Business Calculations, Basic Security Training Level One and Two and SuperHost
- Hold a valid BC Driver’s License
- Inventory counting and entering
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Quick learner and gets things done effectively and efficiently
- Computer software used: Excel, Word, Outlook, ACC PAC, Simply Accounting, ADP Payroll Software, Internet Explorer, Goggle Chrome, Firefox, Can Tax, Quick Tax, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and LogMeIn
Interests and Activities:
- Member of the VAnetworking and VAinsiders Group
- Vice President of the Flin Flon Branch for Red Cross (1993 – 1995)
- Capitan and team player with Ragman Pool League/SML Entertainment (1996 – 2006)
- Private Investigation, Children’s Rights, and Billiards