1. PENNY SEYMOUR
1093 Kingston Road, Apt. 502, Scarborough, ON M1N 4E2
Home: (416) 691-4501
Mobile: (416) 670-4665
E-mail: pnnsmr@gmail.com
PROFILE
♦ Administrative support professional with over seventeen years Canadian progressive experience
♦ Proven organizational, communication and problem solving skills
♦ Constantly upgraded skills to meet changing office needs
♦ Working knowledge of computer databases, Microsoft Office, Adobe and iMac software
♦ Reliable, and able to complete assignments without supervision
♦ Accustomed to a fast paced office with tight deadlines
♦ Experienced in using independent judgement, tact and discretion
WORK EXPERIENCE
2009 - present RETIRED
Occasional one time projects, sourcing addresses on the internet for a copy editor, a house stager and a
ilm composer. Hobbies - creating calendars and cards with poems for family and friends, photography.
2002 - 2007 COLWELL CANADA CORP.
Administrative Assistant
Reporting to the Controller: Duties include Switchboard, Couriers, Office supplies, completing
all Purchase Orders and other SOMI associated forms and procedures, quotes and schedules
for 4 people, giving technical advice on software.
♦ Developed a database for tracking quotes in Lotus Approach, 4 months after first using Lotus.
♦ Re-organised office supply system, filing system and samples.
♦ Handle all usual Secretarial duties, travel, expenses, reports.
♦ Have taken on new duties, not previously done by the receptionist including Accounts Payable
(administrative).
♦ Designed and put together several Powerpoint presentations.
♦ Managed all events – meetings, BBQs, Winter parties etc.
2002 - 2009 THE GUILD OF CANADIAN FILM COMPOSERS

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Casual - Administrative Assistant
Reporting to the Executive Director for the Guild. Duties include typing letters,
précising Board minutes from transcriptions, organizing filing, setting up excel
spreadsheets for various projects including for budgeting, sourcing funding on the
Internet, in charge of updating the Membership database in Filemaker and online.
Registration and organizing seminars.

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1990 – 2001 ICOM INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Hr Senior Administrative Assistant
Reported to the VP of Human Resources. Duties included management of the HRIS system,
invoices and budget tracking, designing presentations in PowerPoint and participation in
ongoing projects.
♦ Developed draft job codes in Excel for the company using alphanumeric codes based on departments, teams,
positions and titles. This made extracting information for compensation reviews and recruiting purposes
more efficient and accurate.
♦ One of three members of the editorial board of the Company Newsletter, published twice a year and
produced 'in house'. Contributed ideas, wrote articles, learned to use a digital camera, and had sole
responsibility for photographs. Worked with the team and Creative Services to ensure deadlines were met.
♦ Sole administrator of the Company's HRIS, (ADP Resource Partner), producing quarterly, monthly and ad
hoc reports to managers, HR and Finance. Developed a change form in Excel that would be user friendly
and contain all the information necessary to update the HRIS, thus reassuring the Managers that the
information was being processed in a timely and efficient manner.
♦ Assisted in organising meetings, company events (Summer picnic, HR Manager meetings etc.)
Hr Coordinator
Reported to the HR Manager, Operations Division. Had responsibility for the Benefits and
Disability programs for the Company, recruitment of Operations staff and temporary staff, new
employee orientation and the HRIS (ADP Resource Partner),
♦ Designed and produced a one sheet Benefit Information sheet in PowerPoint for inclusion in the Recruiting
Kits that was eye catching and easy to read.
♦ Tracked employee absences, initially in Filemaker Pro, developing a database which included absence
codes, absences taken, vacation entitlements and days remaining. The subsequent ability to produce
managerial and financial reports supported strategic objective of the Company under Performance
Management. Set up templates in Excel for Admin Assistants to track and collate that information and
forward to HR.
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Reported to one of three Partners. Carried out reception duties, typed and composed business
letters, reports and projects. Ordered and distributed office supplies. Made all travel, hotel and
conference arrangements for the Marketing Account Managers and the Partners.
♦ Answered consumer queries and complaints by phone and mail, using a database software and Word.
Administered a consumer contest open to the public, adhering to regulations in Quebec through contact with
the Regie des jours and completion of specific documents. Dealt with Canada Post and the US Post Office
regarding costs and delivery.
♦ Managed and administered the installation of a Meridian telephone system, including assisting the suppliers
with the configuration and becoming the Systems Administrator and 'voice of ICOM', thus ensuring the
smooth transition between systems.

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (UK)
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Secretary, Maintenance Department
Administrative Assist. Traffic Department
LONDON LAW FIRM Personal Secretary to Senior Partner
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
UK Private School
UK Technical College
Certificates in Shorthand, Word Processing and Shorthand/Typists Certificate
Centennial College - Human Resources Management Introduction
Seneca College - Canadian Cultural Mosaic, French Language Skills, Accounting
Dale Carnegie Course and many one-day seminars on Administrative Skills.
Seneca College – Certificate in Computer Graphics (8 courses)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mircosoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) FileMaker Pro ADP Resource Partner (HRIS)
Macintosh OSX Microsoft Outlook Scanning
Lotus 1-2-3 & Approach
iPhoto, iTunes
Photocopy machines
Netscape, Safari, Firefox,
Explorer
Phone systems
Illustrator
Quark Express
Adobe Photoshop
References obtainable if required