Amber Lyn Simard

I am the Undergraduate Secretary for Political Science and International Studies here at the University of Alabama. I provide support to students and faculty members in my department as well as the Arts and Sciences college. I schedule rooms for classes and meetings, create classes, and designed the Political Science official banner. I am also responsible for student holds and records, and provide general office assistance wherever I am needed. I currently supervise three student assistants and am grateful for a leadership opportunity.

I started as a part-time Baking Associate in January 2011. I was promoted to the full-time Cake Decorator position within six months of employment at Winn Dixie, giving me larger responsibilities and opportunities for leadership experience. I decorated baked goods, managed inventory, baked, provided outstanding customer service, and reported to the Store Director.

I provided graphic design services including sole responsibility for leading the branding identity for iTUA (information technology at UA), photography, general office and project management duties, web design framing/mock ups, assistance in web development, and implementation of client web site content. Independently handled content management with Wordpress 3.0 and led a team of two coworkers to implement the OIT site relaunch. (oit.ua.edu)

In this position, I performed general office/secretarial duties including making copies, editing/proofreading content, delivering reports to other offices, etc. I also provided photographic services, graphic design assistance including logo design, page design for the housing.ua.edu website, and assisting in the design of the housing banner. I provided web content management services including site maintenance, updates, debugging, and content implementation using HTML/CSS.

I provided outstanding customer service to potential and current students and families at various residential communities throughout the campus at The University of Alabama. I was in charge of keys, locking up at night, secretarial services, and general office duties.

In this position, I performed general office/secretarial duties including answering phones, listening actively to concerned parents and students, and solving problems through initiative and creative thinking. I was in charge of the security of the office when locking up at night, and was responsible for room and office keys. I was also responsible for compiling information, keeping records of students, as well as guarding sensitive information regarding each student's stay at Burke Dormitory, Tutwiler Dormitory, and Riverside Dormitory.

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