Colette Cole has over 15 years of experience in office management, administration, bookkeeping, and accounting roles. She is currently pursuing her Associate's degree in Accounting. Her resume highlights her skills in organization, scheduling, budgeting, record keeping, and computer programs like MS Office, QuickBooks, and Quicken. Her professional experience includes roles as a legal assistant, office manager, business owner, project coordinator, and executive assistant in various industries.

1. D. Colette Cole
1279 Fox Hill Dr., Longmont 80504
Home: (720) 218-1968; Colette24Cole@gmail.com
SKILLS:
• Strong organizational support to upper management;
• Experienced with international and domestic travel, conference planning and event management;
• Accounting, bookkeeping, accounts payable, receivable and payroll;
• Computer: Advance MS Certification in Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, QuickBooks and
Quicken;
• Certified Colorado Notary.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Legal Assistant (Part-time position)
Pipis Marsh Law, LLP Aug 2014 - Present
• Administrative support to primary partner -- keeping him clutter free, organized and on schedule;
• Extreme detail and confidentiality to provide court documents and filings;
• Schedule customer’s and lawyer’s appointments
• Data Wrangler – Organizing all paperwork within client files to bring order to chaos, providing at
your finger tips solutions to finding necessary documents.
• Manage all bank accounts and pay bills. Performed payroll using ADP.
• Secure all medical records and billings for various cases
Office Manager (temporary position)
CertaPro Painters May 2014 – July 2014
• Built customer confidence with diligent customer follow-up and follow-through;
• Created a concise and thorough scheduling system to present the best service;
• Coordinated project deliverables;
• Efficient invoicing and job costing to provide proficient overview of productivity;
• Monitored production staff to keep projects on a smooth course;
• Years of expertise with successful priority management, problem solving & conflict resolution;
• Provided strong bookkeeping skills with emphasis on accuracy.
Owner/Coordinator
Groom-Clip-A-Groom Mobile Grooming Five Years
• Conceptualized and constructed a hugely successful grooming business;
• Created, implemented and maintained an excellent database for customer data and scheduling;
• Maintained and tracked monthly budget and spending which added to the success of the business,
• Trade show coordination -- creating & presenting advertising for positive growth;

2. • Provided a tight and efficient scheduling system and facilitated reminders.
Colette Cole (720) 218-1968 Colette24Cole@gmail.com

3. Office Manager
Areté Associates (Engineering Contractor) Two Years
• Senior-level, supervisory, administrative position supporting Vice President and Senior Engineers;
• Coordinated with engineers to submit accurate proposals and government documents;
• Tracked contract deliverables and maintain records keeping the office efficient;
• Instrumental in scheduling meetings including extensive travel arrangements;
• Charted and tracked monthly project and overhead budget to provide a strong overview for engineers;
• Execute contract equipment purchasing.
Project Coordinator
Riviera Electric (Electrical Service Contractor) Two Years
• Track time and materials on contract jobs, includes tracking spending, invoices and accounts payable;
• Processed monthly customer billing upwards of thirty (30) different jobs for time and materials;
• Created a more efficient system to order, track and monitor material purchases;
• Enter and track all contract employee time cards and confidential information;
• Built presentations to management on job status.
Office Executive Assistant
Pine Mountain Learning Center (Elementary School) One Year
• Catalogued student enrollment records and attendance. Established attendance on district software;
• Organized and coordinated parent/teacher conferences, field trips and special events;
• Instrumental in creating and simplifying inventory system both on computer and in office.
Office Executive Assistant
Steve Martin’s Working Wildlife (Commercial Animal Actors) Three Years
• Involved in screening and recording calls for animal jobs, distributing jobs to trainers;
• Contracting arrangements for specific animal requirements;
• Create and manage bookkeeping system to implement efficient financial tracking system;
• Built database for client follow-up.
EDUCATION
Currently working on my Associate of Applied Science Degree in Accounting.
Colette Cole (720) 218-1968 Colette24Cole@gmail.com