1. Gail M. Davis, Personal Assistant
612-743-1961
gmwiech@gmail.com
Owner, http://www.ineedawife.biz
OBJECTIVE: Exceptional Personal Assistant seeking a full-time position with a demanding yet pleasant
client in the greater Santa Monica, California area with needs that range from routine administrative duties
to coordinating high profile social events in the home.
Brings the Following Strengths and Attributes:
• Reliable, accountable, and professional
• Self-starter
• Confidential
• Outstanding Organizer
• Skilled Mulitasker
• Takes Initiative
• Calm Under Pressure
• Great with children
• Wonderful with pets
2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Personal Assistant to Leni and David Moore, Jr., Minneapolis, MN June 2011 – December 2014
The Moore's are an affluent family who live in an upscale area of Minneapolis called Lake of the Isles. Mr.
Moore's family history includes success in publishing and journalism. He's an artist and owner of the
David and Leni Moore Family Foundation, and he and Leni are generous patrons of the local and national
arts community. Leni is an active executive and treasurer volunteer and serves on various boards and
political and arts-related committees in the Minneapolis Twin Cities area.
Primary duties and responsibilities included:
• Prioritized assigned daily tasks and assignments
• Signed for deliveries, files correspondences, bills, and receipts in chronological order
• Monitored and replenished family consumables on a daily basis
• Organized closets and living spaces
• Cared for two dogs and coordinated veterinarian and grooming appointments
• Completed online charitable financial transactions
• Coordinated household repairs and routine maintenance
• On site 24/7 caretaker during extended client absences, vacations, and weekends as needed
• Light housekeeping as backup for cleaners
• Assisted with the setup and service of dinner parties for diplomat/politician visits: arranged dining
room layout and furnishings, managed dining experience in coordination with caterers
• Shopped for and wrapped gifts during the holiday season, mailed cards
• Played key role during the recent major home renovation and new island cottage build,
coordinating with contractors, cleaners, and handy persons to maintain order and a sense of calm
Personal Assistant to Mr. Dean Grauds, Minneapolis, MN June 2009 – December 2014
Dean Grauds is a provider of therapy and counseling in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN,
specializing in recovery coaching, depression and anxiety, gambling addiction, alcohol and chemical
dependency recovery, marriage and relationship counseling and issues of transition and transformation.
He is a proponent of Positive Psychology which is future-based and empowerment-oriented, and he
mentors clients to reach higher levels of functioning in family and professional life. His primary client base
is high functioning and high visibility clients. “Gail Davis is invaluable and saves me much time and effort.”
Primary duties and responsibilities include the following in two main components:
• Management of part of Mr. Grouds’ professional business, which is part individual consultation
and part public interfacing:
• Scheduled pro bono work, speaking engagements, and client appointments
• Resolved insurance claims and billing issues
• Management of household:
• Sometimes a hostess, took care of people, pets, and schedules
• Assisted with travel plans
Supervisor, Lunds, Minneapolis, MN October 2009 – March 2013
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3. Primary duties and responsibilities included:
• Daily checkpoint with rotation Supervisor to get a current overview/status
• As opening Supervisor, confirmed all registers have drawers and parcel is unlocked, and
assigned cashiers to registers
• Monitored checkout stations to ensure that they had adequate cash available and that they were
staffed appropriately
• Delegated the stocking and facing of items and general tasks as needed
• Backed up cashiers and baggers when necessary
• Ensured carts were in their proper place and organized
• Provided great customer service – answered general questions, completed returns and voids,
navigated challenging situations, and escalated to Store Manager as needed
• As closing Supervisor, responsible for register cash drawer removal, secured store premises
• Answered customers' questions and provided information on procedures and policies
• Issued trading stamps and redeemed food stamps and coupons
• Maintained a clean and orderly checkout area
• Processed merchandise returns and exchanges
• Received payments by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
Real Estate Agent, Coldwell Banker Burnet, Minneapolis, MN June 2007 – May 2009
• Promoted sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple
listing services
• Compared a property with similar properties that have recently sold in order to determine its
competitive market price
• Coordinated appointments to show homes to prospective buyers
• Generated lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources
• Reviewed property listings, trade journals, and relevant literature, and attended staff and
association meetings in order to remain knowledgeable about real estate markets
• Contacted property owners and advertised services in order to solicit property sales listings
• Visited properties to assess them before showing them to clients
Receptionist, Regis Corporation, Minneapolis, MN September 2002 – August 2005
• Answered telephones, screened and directed calls, and received and relayed messages
• Greeted persons entering organization
• Ensured knowledge of staff movements in and out of organization
• General administrative and clerical support, and received and sorted mail and deliveries
• Schedule appointments
• Maintained a clean, orderly reception area
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4. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Byerly's Supervisor Training Certification, Edina, MN February – March 2011
Normandale Community College, Edina, MN Fall 2005 – Summer 2007
Completed approximately 64 credits in Liberal Education
Kaplan Professional School, Bloomington, MN July 2006
Minnesota State Real Estate License
Apollo High School, St. Cloud, MN 1992
Diploma
TECHNOLOGY
Desktops:
Microsoft PC and Apple Macintosh operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, Apple OS X, latest)
Office Software:
Microsoft Office 2011, Apple iWork 2013
Mobile Devices:
Apple iPad (iOS 8, latest), Apple iPhone 4,5,6 (iOS 8, latest)
Various web browsers, including Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox
Professional References Available on Request.
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