Professional Background - Your Ideal Assistant

clean workstation with coffee 925x Janet spent the early part of her working career in print advertising, working for larger advertising agencies primarily in Los Angeles, but also in Dallas and Santa Fe. After leaving the advertising world, she took her considerable organizational and management skills into her own business as Your Ideal Assistant. Janet’s experience is as diverse as any client could need.

She always works to make a positive contribution to her work environment with a cheerful, cooperative, discreet demeanour. She is an energetic self-starter with diverse life experiences, who works well independently and welcomes the challenge of multiple responsibilities. Janet’s attitude is characterized by enthusiasm for variety in her job duties and an exemplary work ethic. She prides herself on being an excellent administrator, who always looks for more effective methods of time/cost-effectiveness and structure and does not hesitate to roll up her sleeves to get the job done. If Janet doesn’t already have the answer, she’ll find it!

An additional specialty for Janet is her many pets and house-sit clients of more than 15 years. Each client completes an Owner's Information Sheet with detailed instructions, kept in a file and updated as necessary. This gives clients complete peace of mind knowing that Janet will cover all the bases. She is so conscientious that the client won't see any sign of her being in the house! Pet clients include dogs, cats, horses, cattle, mini-donkeys and human-adapted wild pigs! See the Gallery for pics of her pet friends.

Your Ideal Assistant

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Your Ideal Assistant September, 2004–Present

Santa Fe, NM; Austin, TX

Administrative & Personal Assistant / Project Coordinator / Meeting Planner / Event Manager

Specializing in coordination of logistics/maximizing productivity on schedule and within budget. Included managing home office of top RE Broker; website editing for TriCore Labs; customs agent assistant for Brown, Alcantar & Brown; Coordinating logistics for Science Teachers Assoc. of Texas Board events and annual conference; events for UT Austin Regents’ president; business relocation for Hightower & Associates followed by general office work, and much more.

Full Color Press April, 2010–June, 2011

Corvallis, OR

Project Manager

Community relations and publicity to promote commercial printing sales.

Popejoy Hall Public Events January, 2002–June, 2004

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Marketing Coordinator (while full-time student finishing undergraduate studies)

Administrative and project management duties in all areas of 2,400-seat performing arts venue for season presentations, speakers’ series, educational and community outreach programs, including marketing/advertising/ promotions, program guides, talent booking, ticketing, contracts and patron/facility services.

Magnífico Festival of the ArtsMarch, 1997–May, 2001

Albuquerque, NM

Assistant Director

Planning/implementation of year-round, public programming of all arts for city’s designated fine arts festival; made presentations to arts, civic and corporate interests to promote sponsorships; collaborated with city government in developing marketing of city cultural events; produced airport concert series; managed volunteer recruitment and service; event management of annual regional art show at the Albuquerque Museum.

Print Production Studio Manager 1986–1997

In-house advertising agency print ad production (following six years as production art freelancer)

Hired/managed production personnel to produce artwork; assembled and monitored estimates and departmental budgets; developed vendor relationships; interacted with all departments to move projects from concept through print production.

Vaughn Wedeen Creative, Albuquerque, NM • 1995–1997 / DDB Needham, Dallas, TX • 1992–1995

Ketchum Communications, Los Angeles, CA • 1989–1991 / Tracy-Locke, Los Angeles, CA • 1986–1989

Special Events Contractor1991–2004

Bullock History Museum Gala, Austin, TX; GO! Art Festival, Albuquerque; American Le Mans racing series, Atlanta, GA; Scandia Racing Team (Indianapolis 500), Indianapolis, IN; Daytona and Sebring, FL 24- and 16-hour endurance races.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER & ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

Oregon: League of Women Voters (LWV) / Corvallis CVB / Zonta International

Texas: Lance Armstrong Foundation / Emily’s List / Texas Book Festival / Austin Chronicle

New Mexico: Spanish Colonial Arts Museum / League of Women Voters / NM Sierra Club / AAUW

California: Ventura CVB / LWV Ventura County / Ventura CofC / Ventura County Museum / Pierpont Bay Yacht Club

EDUCATION

BA, University Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2004

Graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key Society

REFERENCES

Excellent and available upon request