Paula Barringer

I would like to submit my resume for the Receptionist / Administration Assistant positions. I feel with my past work history I would be an asset to your company with my professional and personal experiences. As my resume shows from executive positions to customer service and managerial positions, I have hands-on personal and professional experiences that would fit with your work culture.

My current work history includes advanced program skills such as Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access as well as QuickBooks. Employers find me very dependable, efficient, friendly, and very professional in my customer services, appearance and mannerisms, along with strong communications skills and work ethic.

Customer Service / Data Entry at Walmart Vision Center Center (2045-09 – 2025-05)

Responsibilities were mainly customer service regarding repairs to glasses, ordering contacts or glasses. Helping patients when seen for vision tests, pre tests and updating to a new prescription for their eyeware. Data entry of all pertinent information into the patients file.

Pulled the patient's insurance coverage, answered all questions patients had regarding the process or changes they wanted to make. Other responsibilities were daily maintenance, reorganizing the glasses displays by section and numerical order. Answering phone calls, questions over the phone, setting up vision test appointments.

Received shipments of glasses orcontacts or supplies. Filled patients orders when their orders came in. Fitted and adjusted their new glasses for them. Operated the cash drawer, opened and closed the area for the day.

Opened up, set up or turned on all machines needed when business opened.

Executive Assistant at LifeSkills Connection (2023-12 – 2024-09)

Responsibilities were Executive Assistant. Report to the president, scheduled all meetings, set appointments with upcoming top executives of different divisions. Took minutes of each meeting held. Data entered all incoming accounts receivables sent out going checks to customer, employees payroll and company expense checks.

Answered phones, took messages. Printed and copied different divisions as well as State licenses and by-laws per state, reports and filed in their current monthly files. Greeted guests, directed top members to correct divisions areas.

Record keeping of daily banking deposit of the company as well as customer and corporation payments received.

Cashier at Hanson Valley Oil (2013-03 – 2023-03)

Responsibilities are customer service, cashier for fuel service station and shift maintenance of the facility.

Using office equipment: cash register, multiple line phones, credit card machine, fax/scanning equipment. Presetting fuel pumps terminals for all drivers, handling all cash and credit card transactions. Registering merchandise for customer's purchases including fuel. Stocking of all merchandise, maintenance duties required on each shift. Closing out and end of Shift book work. Customer service in routing directions to their destination

Office Administration / Secretary at Iowa Irrigation (2010-05 – 2010-10)

Cashier / Customer Service at Broadway Flying J Truck Plaza (2008-04 – 2009-09)

Data Entry / Supervisor / Dispatcher at Krajicek Inc. Trucking Co. (2005-02 – 2008-04)

Assistant Manager at Brown's Shoe Fit Co (2003-08 – 2005-09)

Accounting / Data Entry at American Home Shield

Diploma in Medical Insurance / Coding – Indian Hills Community College (2010-08 – 2010-08)

A.S Degree in General Studies – Des Moines Area Community College Carroll (1993-05 – 1993-05)