Adina Kayton has over 6 years of experience in administrative, accounting, marketing, and research roles. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Marketing major from Old Dominion University and studied Philology at the National College Ion Neculce in Bucharest, Romania. Her work history includes positions as an Administrative Accounting Assistant at B&B Accounting Service, a Graduate Research Assistant at Old Dominion University, a Sales Representative and Manager at HiDow Tens, and Marketing Intern for the Norfolk NATO Festival. She has skills in Microsoft Office, accounting software, web design, and database maintenance.
1. Adina Kayton
Richmond, VA (757) 510-4200 gsk.apk@gmail.com
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
-Marketing Major
Old Dominion University - Norfolk, Virginia May 2014
Philology
-Advanced Placement (AP)
National College Ion Neculce - Bucharest, Romania June 2008
Work Experience:
B&B Accounting Service, Inc; Hampton, Virginia
Administrative Accounting Assistant January 2014-August 2015
Payroll processing for clients
Client communication to assist professional staff with engagements
Managed office wide document organization system, including paperless migration
Appointment and work scheduling for professional staff
Maintained social media sites and blogs to enhance web presence
Networking and public speaking to help grow client base
Old Dominion University May 2014-December 2014
Graduate Research Assistant
Provided economic and demographic research for State Of The Region report for Virginia – Dr. Koch
Assisted in developing a comprehensive set of resources through the school database and library
Maintained resource archives for digital and hard copy files
Website maintenance, including finding and publishing articles referencing Dr. Koch’s work
Resolved problems independently through effective research methodology
HiDow Tens
Sales Representative/Manager January 2010-January 2014
Designed sales training manuals based on experience
Trained and managed numerous sales representatives
Helped disgruntled customers and colleagues to ensure customer satisfaction
Responsible for product procurement, loss prevention in an unstructured environment
Norfolk NATO Festival January 2012 – June 2012
Marketing Inten
Planned and managed the event with the director
Sponsorship procurement – solicitation, acquisition and follow up related to non-profit 501(c)3
responsibilities
Social media outreach and management
Marketing including advertising, calendar listings, posters, fliers, and banners
Database maintenance of donors
Assisting with protocol as liaison of NATO’s local international community
Additional Skills
Microsoft Office –Word & Excel
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
Intuit: Quickbooks
Web Based and WordPress web design