Victoria Yazdankhah has over 30 years of experience in office management and administrative support roles. She has worked as a contract administrator, secretary, business development officer, assistant to executives, and office manager. She has a background in paralegal studies and secretarial science. Her skills include contract administration, legal documentation, correspondence, scheduling, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. She is seeking an administrative position that utilizes her extensive experience.

1. VICTORIA YAZDANKHAH (WARNES)
victoriay_w@yahoo.com • Home: 88013443 • Mobile: 0912 5144149
OBJECTIVE:
Experienced professional with excellent office management skills seeking an
administrative or support position that will utilize and expand my knowledge and training.
EXPERIENCE:
Contract Administrator
FMA Development, LLC – San Jose, CA, July 2007 – April 2015
 Prepared bid documents 
 Reviewed proposals; compared and made recommendations
 Responsible for subcontractors contract administration
 Reviewed extra work claims
 Checked sub contracts invoices against terms of contract
Secretary
AGM Law Offices ­ San Jose, CA, Nov 2003 ­ May 2007
 Work directly with attorney specializing in workers' compensation and civil litigation 
 Assisted in the completion and approval of various legal documents 
New Business Development Officer
Shell Development ­ Tehran, Iran, 1999 ­ 2003
 Promoted within the company to work with head of business development
department, in charge of entire expatriate personnel department
 Worked directly under supervisor, kept record of all official correspondence
 Responsible for preparation of memoranda
 Translator for company with governmental contact for Shell Iran expatriate personnel
including aiding in the acquisition of visas
Assistant to the Secretary of the Managing Director
Aumund­Fordererbau GmbH ­ Rheinberg, Germany, 1989 ­ 1990
 Provided a wide variety of clerical support and general office duties to the personal
assistant to the owner of this multi-national heavy engineering company
 Responsibilities included typing, word processing, data entry, operating telex and fax
Office Manager / Personal Assistant to Company Director
Bojnurd Cement Company ­ Tehran, Iran, 1983 ­ 1989
 Provide a wide variety of clerical and general office duties to executive office 
 Responsibilities included typing, word processing, transmitting telexes, composing
English and Farsi letters, coordinating general correspondence, scheduling
appointments, meeting and travel arrangements for executive personnel
EDUCATION:
 ABA approved Paralegal, Associate in Science - West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, USA
 Liberal Arts, Associate in Science - West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, USA
 Administration & Secretarial Science Associates - Hadleigh College, Kent, England 
 Certification: Notary Public, State of California 
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SOFTWARE SKILLS:
Software Skills on Mac and PC platforms include MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint,
Outlook, Type transcription and Legal Solution.