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Project Coordinator Resume

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Chicago, IL

SUMMARY

Demonstrated sustained success in Project Management developing and sustaining Strong Client Relationships utilizing Excellent Communication skills in managing highly detailed processes with precision and accuracy. Monitored constant workflow to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of each job/project. Highly skilled and effective manager of sophisticated financial services graphics software packages used to build primary and post-effective unit investment trust prospectuses for clients in the equity and bond markets. Total responsibility for Proofreading and Editing immediate-turn work.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Broadview, IL 1997 - 2011
Project Coordinator / Traffic Manager (1999 - 2011)

Supervised type and EDGAR department projects for multi-million dollar contracts, specifically regarding Unit Investment Trusts (UITs) and SEC filings. Communicated daily via phone and email with clients and their legal teams gathering information and data to build primary and post-effective prospectuses in the equity and bond markets. Built, disseminated and kept track of hundreds of prospectuses through highly detailed and organized processes. Solely executed proofreading and editing of all work before sent to client. Senior level legal team members and clients relied upon and respected my meticulous management of their companies' financial data. Reported to the IT leader, and often times directly to the Owner of the company.

  • Developed and fine-tuned understanding and use of QuarkXpress, Excel, Word and EDGAR-Ease softwares
  • Adept at utilizing PDFs and FTP sites for data transfers
  • Created an extremely in-depth training manual to assist in transferring my knowledge to several individuals that assisted in my workload
  • Trained and managed operators to assist in my duties
  • Delegated, evaluated, proofread and edited workload of up to three operators
  • Gained the trust of top-level officers of my clients as well as those of the legal team

Operator (1997 - 1999)

Initial responsibility at FGS was to assist in building and proofreading financial documents for a wide variety of major fund companies located throughout the United States. Position expanded into my being the primary interface with key corporate clients, leading to being the lead operator and eventually supervisor of a large volume of work for two specific clientele.

  • Learned desktop publishing and other programs, including QuarkXpress, Excel, Word and EDGAR-Ease
  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and multi-task in a fast-turn-around environment
  • Streamlined workflow by identifying problems and making them more efficient - promoted quickly

Confidential, Evanston, IL 1995 - 1997

Entrepreneurial activity // Engaged in telemarketing sales involving cold calls to people interested in the opportunity to sell the same products I sold them. Developed persuasion skills.

Confidential, Evanston, IL 1993 - 1997

Entrepreneurial activity // Designed and produced corporate marketing materials. Key clients included:

  • Confidential: designed women's clothing product brochures and invitations
  • Confidential: worked revisions for McDonald's and Visa promotional accounts
  • Confidential: worked revisions on retail advertisements in the home department

Confidential, Evanston, IL 1995

Responsibilities included front-room retail and inventory management. Developed sales skills.

Confidential, Lake Forest, IL 1994 - 1995

Responsibilities included typesetting, stat camera, stripping, megalith plate-making, customer services.

Confidential, Chicago, IL 1994

Responsibilities included desktop publishing, clerical duties. Learned fundamentals of advertising.

Confidential, Evanston, IL 1993 - 1994

Conducted editorial research and telemarketing. Developed communication skills.

EDUCATION

BA, Art and Design; Minor in Journalism and Mass Communication

  • Intern, Chicago Corporation; data input clerk/runner on floor of Chicago Board of Exchange,

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Advertising Concepts Basics
  • Adobe Illustrator workshop
  • Marker Rendering, QuarkXpress / Adobe Illustrator

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