ARELIS RODRIGUEZ

e-mail: ard45ffa@westpost.net
Mobile: (786) 536-8276

PERSONAL INFORMATION
* Place of Birth: Caracas, Venezuela. US Resident
* Family Status: Married
* Language Abilities: Spanish (Native language), English (speak, read & write)
OBJECTIVE
Seek challenging job position in an Executive Administrative Assistant and/or Cl
erical areas with opportunities for career growth by using my extensive experien
ce and knowledge.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Skillful and dedicated Executive Bilingual Administrative Assistant with extensi
ve experience working with Presidents, Vice Presidents, High Level Executive Dir
ectors and Managers in prestigious Companies. Main activities performed are: coo
rdination, planning, and support of daily operational and administrative tasks l
ike:
* Scheduling/organizing meetings, business and personal trips coordination.
* Excellent Organization Skills and Discipline.
* Highly focused on results, very oriented in giving complex support, deadline-d
riven operations; able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in in
itial stage.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office System, Microsoft Windows(R) operating system (
Word, Excel, Power Point) and also Outlook.
* Ability to follow instructions well and make decisions with no supervision.
* Expense Reports.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WALCO INDUSTRIAL, S.A. CARACAS, VENEZUELA - Leading Company in Industrial Safet
y
Feb 2010 - Sept 2010
Job title: Bilingual Administrative Assistant to the Company President
The Main functions are the implementation, coordination and supervision of all c
lerical and administrative tasks.
Responsibilities:
* Communicate and handle incoming and outgoing electronic communications on beha
lf of the President.
* Prioritize and manage multiple administrative tasks, and follow through on iss
ues in a timely manner.
* Expense reports, petty cash, etc. Arrange business and personal travel reserva
tions with commercial airlines, as needed.
* Managing agenda by interacting with both internal and external executives and
assistants, as well as consultants, to coordinate a variety of executive meeting
s.
* Flight coordinator for the Aircraft Hawker N800WP, this is a personal airplane
that belongs to my boss and his family.
* Answer phones and direct all incoming calls to appropriate department promptly
and efficiently.
* Assist the President with the preparation of the Board of Directors meeting lo
gistic and presentation materials.
LATIN AMERICA PROCTER & GAMBLE - Caracas, Venezuela June 1990 - Oct 2009
LA Fabric Care Finance & Marketing - Executive Bilingual Administrative Assistan
t (P&G)
May 2007 - Oct 2009
* Organize and facilitate the administrative processes for the Fabric Care Busin
ess Unit in LA, for a big work team.
* Timely and effective help on the administrative process for relocation of the
LA Fabric Care Finance and Marketing Directors by organizing all the required ad
ministrative documents for moving to another subsidiary, both employees and thei
r families.
* Logistics arrangement of key meetings in time and sending notification, creati
ng an atmosphere of responsibility and commitment, thus contributing to the alig
nment of the business plans for LA Fabric Care.
* Design of the Organization charts with photos for Fabric Care Unit. Coordinati
on of regional and global meetings logistics in general, performed at distance,
establishing agreements with various suppliers of hotels and transportation comp
anies specializing in this case.
* Organize and follow up visas process for business trips to the Vice-Presidents
and Directors in short time without causing changes in the date of travel, mana
ged in an efficient and fast way.
* Organize international business travel at the best prices and routes commensur
ate with the starting and completion time of the meetings, taking advantage of t
he use of unused tickets as payment to save unnecessary costs.
* Ability to manage and control the budget, reviewing and analyzing monthly bud
get, preparing a report with the analysis of the costs reflecting what it left t
o use.
* Handling several Directors agenda (Scheduling Global and Regional meetings, ap
pointments, etc.), to plan their activities in an efficient manner, taking into
account the different time zones worldwide.
* Very efficient in the area of Human Resources on compiling employees' data wit
h changes in cost centers, promotions, relocations, etc.
* Control and follow up on the process of annual employees' performance evaluati
on. This helps to identify the weaknesses and strengths of each employee, thus c
ontributing to professional growth.
LA Health & Beauty Care - Executive Bilingual Administrative Assistant (P&G) Dec
2000 - April 2007
* Proactively gave administrative support to 3 Vice Presidents in an ample scope
with excellence in all matters (Business and Personal). Acting as "the right ha
nd" of the Supervisors.
* Organized meetings with Procter & Gamble employees and external outsourcing pe
ople. This included Video Conferences, conference calls, etc.
* Provided Help to expatriate employees on Visas renewals and all related intern
ational paper work.
* Demonstrated leadership on supervising a group of young people to provide admi
nistrative support to a very large group of managers. Trained the young team and
made the follow up on keeping the flow on the administrative work.
* Contribution on the drafting of monthly letters and/or quarterly reports, wher
e it reflected the results of sales, profits and losses of the business, compili
ng the numbers needed for the final report.
LA Food & Beverages/Diapers - Executive Bilingual Administrative Assistant (P&G)
Feb 1996 - Nov 2000
* Executive Administrative support to 1 Vice President in Business and Personal
matters.
* Business: Keep a very organized agenda, help on the Quarterly Letter organizin
g the data required. Organization Charts, Personnel data, Phone Calls, meeting l
ogistics. Trips, expense reports, video conferences, etc.
Research & Development Department - Bilingual Administrative Assistant (P&G) Jul
1990 - Jan 1996
* Gave administrative support to some Chemical Managers and Directors.
* Travel arrangements
* Expense reports
* Offsite events
* Meeting logistic
NABISCO LA FAVORITA - Caracas, Venezuela June 1985 - May 1990
Bilingual Administrative Assistant to the Finance Director
* Worked directly with the Finance Director helping on the daily work and on the
logistic of the auditors visit
* Prepared corporate financial report for the Global Team
* Played a key role being the contact for the Global Finance Team
* Coordination of the Director agenda
* Expense reports filing control
* Follow up on the Work & Development Plans of supervisor direct reports
EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (Rose State College U.S.A - Midwest C
ity, OK)1982-1984
Francisco de Miranda College. Caracas-Venezuela. 4 Semesters of Computer Science
. 1979-1980

ADDITIONAL COURSES
* Intensive English Language Training ELS Language Center, Norman, Oklahoma USA)
1981
* Advanced Reading Skills. Improved Reading Institute. Caracas-Venezuela Dec 3,
1993
* Time Management. P&G Venezuela. Caracas Apr 14, 1993
* Team Work. Eniac. Caracas-Venezuela Nov 1, 1994
* Administrative & Technicians College II. P&G Venezuela. Caracas April 24-25, 1
996
* Globalization and its impact on the HR Strategic Training Plan. P&G Venezuela
- Sept 27-28, 2001
* Memo Writing. P&G. Caracas-Venezuela Oct 18, 2004
* Wellness Balance. Procter & Gamble. Caracas-Venezuela Sept 28, 2006
* Finance for Non Finance People. Procter & Gamble. Caracas Venezuela June 21,
2007
* Skills for Success workshop. ConLogica21. Caracas-Venezuela Oct 8-10, 2008
* Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). A.S.S.A. Caracas-Venezuela Oct 22, 2008
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Juan Rafael Henao e-mail: henao.jr@gmail.com
Phone: 507- 68165811
Jorge Meszaros e-mail: meszaros.j.2@pg.com
Phone: 1 513 602-7721
Fernando Maldonado e-mail: maldonadofj@aol.com
Phone: 58 424 245-7983 Doreen Bayliff e-mail: bayliff.da@pg.com
Phone: 1 513- 622-0180
Bryan Thompson e-mail: thompson.bh@.com
Phone: 796- 36553500