1. Jo Ann R. Smith
4946 Western Hills Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45238 jsmith@acsbonds.com 513-368-0523
Commercial Bond Department Head/Office Manager
Strong Areas of Expertise:
Commercial Bonds
Contract Bonds
Human Resources
Accounting
Confidentiality
Managerial
Marketing
Dedicated
Computer Skills
MSWord/Excel/Outlook/QuickBooks/
Bond-Pro/E-Surety/Vertical
Response/Internet/WordPress
Ohio Insurance P & C
Licensed
Communication
Skills
Underwriting
Blog Editor
Experience
Commercial Bond Department Head/Office Manager
BuySurety.com
American Contracting Services, Cincinnati, OH
November 2011 – present
Head of the Department reporting directly to the company President
Process manager of the BuySurety.com team and website
Commercial Bond Underwriter utilizing surety authority guidelines
Office Managerial Responsibilities
Human Resources Responsibilities
Oversee the Accounting Department
Maintain production spreadsheets for all offices utilizing MS Excel.
Marketing including blogging, social media (Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook) and mass emailing (Vertical
Response).
Since department inception, 2011, achieved 50% increase in premium each year.
Accounting Department Manager
American Contracting Services, Cincinnati, OH
May, 2005 – May 2012
Process all accounts receivable/payables for all four offices.
Created and maintain production spreadsheets for all offices utilizing MS Excel.
Maintain accounting data base utilizing Quick Books.
Communicate daily via MS Outlook, phone and fax.
Order supplies for the Cincinnati office.
Create and distribute marketing e-mails via VerticalResponse.
Provide support to the president of the company as well as the four offices managers.
2. Jo Ann R. Smith jsmith@acsbonds.com 513-368-0523
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Administrative Assistant, The Moderator Network dba Burbrink, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
1997- 2005
Processed all accounts receivable/payables.
Travel arrangements.
Scheduled interviews.
Arranged focus groups with facility managers.
Transcription of moderated sessions.
Provide support to both co-owners.
Special Reports Associate, AT&T/Lucent Technologies,
1984 - 1997
Created and maintained Customer Satisfaction Survey data which was used as a tool for employee
evaluations and recognitions. Process won the Presidential Award in 1994.
Provided support to five middle managers and two upper managers.
Education
Seton High School, Cincinnati, Oh with Business concentration.
Ohio Insurance Property and Casualty Licensed, Activated December 2011.