
Office & Projects Manager
Portland, Oregon Area

Office & Projects Manager
Portland, Oregon Area
• +10 yrs restaurant experience: Fine Dining Service, management, menu & manual development
• Familiarity w/ wine regions, varietals, overall wine making process
• Product management & inventory
• Strong written & verbal communication
• Graphic design / Photography
• Installation & repair of Windows workstations, Hardware & Software, Wireless Networking
• Proficient in Word, Excel, QuickBooks, WordPress, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop & Bridge
(Self-Employed; Mental Health Care industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
• Manage logistics and details so owner can provide excellent quality consulting, teaching, writing, and psychotherapy
• Manage office administration and maintain systems – supplies, banking, scheduling, and correspondence via business phone calls and email.
• Maintain a Policies and Procedures manual and collaborate with owner to develop business.
• Maintain business website, blog and newsletter: http://www.selfsustain.com/ - http://personalsustainability.com/
(Restaurants industry)
February 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 7 months)
• Managed a Wine Program consisting of 350 wines by the bottle and 70 by the glass.
• Personally tasted, purchased and inventoried all wines based on preference, knowledge, recommendations, and sales trends.
• Implemented Staff Training.
• Received Wine Spectator Award of Excellence during my tenure.
• Assisted Chef in seasonal menu development.
• Formatted updates and printed all menu materials.
• Assisted in maintaining restaurant website: http://tallularestaurant.com
• Provided professional service in a fine dining atmosphere.
• Assisted guests with wine inquiries.
(Restaurants industry)
May 2002 — January 2007 (4 years 9 months)
• Effectively hired, trained, supervised & insured professional service in a fine dining atmosphere.
• Assisted Chef in seasonal menu development and pricing.
• Designed, formatted and printed all menu materials.
• Aided in development and maintenance of restaurant website: http://thewildorchidcafe.com
• Personally tasted, purchased and inventoried all wines based on preference, knowledge, recommendations, and sales trends.
• Received three Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence during my tenure.
• Planned and successfully executed numerous special occasion wine dinners.
• Assisted guests with wine inquiries.
(Medical Practice industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year )
• Front-desk coordination and computer scheduling.
• Updated and filed patient charts.
• Minor billing and insurance claims.
(Restaurants industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years )
(Restaurants industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
(Restaurants industry)
1992 — 1998 (6 years )
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Services industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year )
• Scheduled appointments, manned phones, fielded customer complaints, and dispatched crew members via radio communications.
• Office duties included data entry, filing, end of week reports, detailing sales volume.
Psychology 2009 — 2010 (expected)
Psychology 2004 — 2008
Psychology / Secondary Education English / Women's Studies / Film 1998 — 2001
General Studies / English 1995 — 1996
• Featured columnist for THE MIRROR newspaper.
• Received 1st prize in “The Influential Woman” essay contest sponsored by Focus on Women.
• Received Honorable Mention in the Frances G. Barret Memorial Creative Writing Contest.
photography, writing, music, film, jungian psychology, storytelling, poetry, wine, water, food, fingerpainting, guitar, yoga, singing, reading, gardening, etymology, entomology, sleeping, cloud wrangling, people collecting, dreamers, dancers, writers, laughers, leapers, singers, strangers, searchers, nap-takers, bakers, wine-drinkers, deep-thinkers, painters, poets, photographers, quilters, gunslingers, conversationalists, chocolatiers, magicians, visionaries, superheroes, surrealists, cat-lovers, kite-flyers, star-gazers, nite-drivers, spangle-makers, beekeepers, teachers, yogis, alchemists, wizards, witches, cartographers, yeo(wo)men, silversmiths, clothiers, vintners, passionate people with integrity & clarity and believers in the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.
Phi Theta Kappa