1. RESUME
KATHRYN A GARTH
12722 East 106th
Avenue
Commerce City, CO 80022
Phone: 720-879-3978
katie_garth2007@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: To find a challenging, diversified position, which utilizes my acquired
skills and education to contribute to the growth of the company.
EDUCATION: Information Word Processing High School Diploma
Barnes Business College North High School
Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado
January, 1988 May, 1986
SKILLS: Typing 65-70 wpm, Machine Transcription, Customer Service,
Purchasing, Cash Handling, Business English, Grammar, Proofreading,
Written and Oral Communication, Business Correspondence, Help
Desk, Multitasking, Managerial and Network Support, Imaging, and
Records Management.
EQUIPMENT: Personal Computer Systems, Servers, IBM PCXT, Apple II, CPT
8505/8530, Wang WP30, Wheelwriter 3/5, NEC switchboard, 8 line
phones, copying machines, scanners, fax machines, typewriters, cash
registers, video conferencing equipment, projectors, micro film, and
binding machine.
PROGRAMS/SOFTWARE
LANGUAGES: DOS 6.2, Basic, Lotus 123, Display Write, Q&A, First Choice, UMIS,
MK, Dreamweaver, Lawson, Recruiting Solutions, Cayenta Financial
Software, Avaya Web Conferencing, SharePoint, Portal J (PassPort),
Business Objects, Meeting Planner, SumTotal Expense Software,
Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Visio,
Publisher, Money, Adobe, and Word Perfect.
WORK EXPERIENCE: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IV – Xcel Energy, October, 2015 -
Present (Contract Employee through Synectics, Inc.) – Duties include:
Typing, proofreading, formatting documents, filing, archiving, faxing,
scanning, copying, multi-tasking, making travel arrangements, expense
reports, sending and distributing mail, and create organizational charts.
Input / modify / verify / submit / approve, and launch timesheets for pay
periods. Run detailed electrical engineering reports, and compile data
for review and audits. Write detailed instruction manuals. Help
collaborate and run conferences and large meetings. Create and
maintain a solar panel customer service insurance database, and format
and publish an Electronic Standards Manual.

2. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.,
June, 2008 – June, 2015 – Duties include: Typing, proofreading,
formatting documents, filing, archiving, faxing, scanning, copying,
binding documents, multi-tasking, making travel arrangements, expense
reports, sending and distributing mail, placing legal advertisements in a
number of newspapers, preparing DBE goals and programs, checking
certified payrolls for accuracy, and answering phones for the front desk
when needed.
OFFICE MANAGER – Bruce Allen Investments, LLC, April, 2008 –
June, 2008 – Duties included: Typing, filing, proofreading, filing,
faxing, copying, ordering supplies, answering phones, multi-tasking,
disbursing payments and depositing checks.
LEGAL ASSISTANT/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT– Furniture
Row Legal – May, 2006 – March, 2008. Duties included: Typing,
proofreading, filing, faxing, scanning, copying, ordering supplies,
answering phones, researching workman’s compensation claims,
handling third party claims, running background checks and reviewing
new hire paperwork, records management, assisted in obtaining
insurance policies for both properties and vehicles and obtaining and
sending required information for employees regarding unemployment
claims.
OFFICE SUPPORT III/SECRETARY II – Denver Public Schools –
February 2003 – April, 2006. (Human Resources Department) Duties
included: Typing, proofreading, sorting and distributing mail,
answering phones, coordinating and distributing correspondence,
creating forms charts and spreadsheets, filing, faxing, copying, ordering
supplies, budget, updating the HR website, checking transcripts for
NCLB qualifications, pulling résumé’s and applications from Recruiting
Solutions for generalists, pulling information from Lawson and creating
Board Reports for Board meetings twice a month, verification of
employment, checking references for new hires, and filled in payroll
disbursal sheets when the main secretary was on vacation.
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY – IMI Norgren – November,
1995 – January, 2003. (IT and Quality Departments) Duties included:
Typing, proofreading, mailing, coordinating and distributing
correspondence, creating charts and spreadsheets, filing, faxing,
copying, ordering supplies, record keeping, network administrative
duties including all computer access and network access, retrieving
archived documents, pc and printer repair, help desk, coordinating and
prioritizing department work schedules, scheduling and overseeing
video conferencing equipment, and travel arrangements. I also helped
with an 800-line switchboard.
BINDER – IMI Norgren – November, 1994 – November, 1995.
(Marketing Department) Duties included: Making books and collating
material to be sent to distributors. Learning complex Xerox copy
machine, and creating and updating material used in books. Sorting and
mailing acknowledgements and invoices to distributors.

3. CHURCH SECRETARY/OFFICE MANAGER – Rocky Mountain
Cathedral – July, 1993 – November, 1994. Duties included: Organizing
the office, telephone, taking and distributing messages, filing, copying,
typing, computer, data entry, ordering supplies, creating weekly
bulletin/newsletter, making flyers, bulk mailing, and record keeping.
CHURCH SECRETARY/OFFICE MANAGER – Highlands United
Methodist Church – November 1, 1991 – February 28, 1994. Duties
included: Keeping accurate records (baptisms, marriages, deaths, and
membership), all written correspondence, financial record keeping, two
line phone system, taking and distributing messages, copying machine,
filing and retrieving correspondence, changing sign boards and
organizing bulletin boards, creating a weekly newsletter/bulletin and all
flyers, bulk mailing, problem solving, and teaching specialized computer
program to anyone who wished to learn.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY – Swigert Brothers Optometrists P.C. –
January, 1989 – November, 1991. Duties included: Answering busy 8
line phone system, setting and confirming appointments, making travel
arrangements, taking and distributing messages, greeting patients, filing
and retrieval of records, ordering supplies, typing correspondence,
accounts receivable, data entry, problem solving, running errands,
checking insurance payments, counting cash drawer, making deposits,
and recording a store-wide report of all sales.
FILING CLERK – Vital Records, Denver, CO – 1988. Duties
included: Filing and retrieval of birth and death certificates, typing,
light phone work, and customer service. I worked as a temporary
employee in order to gain some work experience and have been asked
back on several occasions.
COOK, CASHIER, CLOSER, AND BOOKKEEPER – McDonalds
Restaurant, Lakewood, CO, 1987 – 1988. Duties included: High
volume preparation of food following standardized procedures, taking
orders, receiving payment, organizing cash drawers, stocking supplies,
cleaning store for following day, counting drawers, payroll, recording
waste, projected volume, and a store-wide report of all sales.
AWARDS: PERFECT ATTENDANCE awarded by the Denver Public School
District all through school.
GO SHI SHI AWARD for creativity in writing awarded by Mrs.
Scheibach, North High School, 1996.
WHO’s WHO IN AMERICA – 1985 and 1986.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.