1. 7602 Carew St. Houston TX 77074 • 832-584-3052 • dfjohnson78@yahoo.com
D. Forrest Johnson
Experience
1/2014-Present Jeff Skarda Law Office Houston, TX
Administrative Assistant
Manage all clerical aspects of a Social Security disability case including: processing intake forms for new clients;
conducting disability interviews; filing appeals; and requesting medical records
Update case load database
Proofread and prepare documents
Prepare and mail contracts and bills to clients
Answer phones; schedule appointments; process all mail and email; order office supplies
Maintain office equipment and update software
07/2013-1/2014 Business Consultant Houston, TX
Faithwalking
Compilation and organization of 7 years of raw data into a searchable database
Statistical analysis of participation completion rates for courses offered
Projected completion rates for 2 courses based on 12 month trends
Lummus
Subject area expert regarding hard protection systems for the Texas Gulf Coast against hurricane storm surge
Financial impact analysis on petrochemical industry of various proposed hard protection systems
Analysis of new federal flood insurance program regulations
Developed strategies for individual plants and for entire industrial complex to protect assets from flood damage
01/2007-09/2013 Starbucks Coffee Company Houston, TX
Store Manager
Achieved 12-15% sales growth every year for 3 consecutive years
Exceeded annual profit goals by 3% for 4 consecutive years
Responsible for hiring, onboarding, training, and HR documentation including scheduling and payroll processing
of all employees
Managed an annual store operations budget that exceeded $1.5M/year
Responsible for facilities maintenance and maintaining relationships with outside vendors
Created reports based on P&L analysis to find ways to generate more revenue and profit
9/2004-01/2008 DMJ Services, LLC League City, TX
Administrative Assistant
Daily duties included answering phone calls, returning voicemail and email left by clients, writing daily status
updates for all ongoing projects, tracking billable hours, AP/AR, ordering office supplies, and maintaining office
equipment
Responsible for technical writing including translating client product specs into first stage marketing material,
writing draft copies of manuals for clients, and grant writing
Assistant Project Manager for a study of the impacts of the petrochemical industry
o Helped write the original SBA grant to fund the project
o Responsible for managing grant requirements for duration of the project including budget tracking
Developed a guide for new businesses to navigate municipal regulations for the City of Pasadena
2. Education
1998-2000 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Bachelor of Arts English
1996-1998 Texas A&M University College Station, TX
Skills
Skilled in using MS Office 2010 including Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook
Use of Facebook and Twitter in a business setting
Comfortable in PC and Mac environment
Type 50 WPM