1. Rose McLeod
2303 Verdun Drive • Joliet, Illinois 60435
Home: 815-439-0466 • rmmcleod@comcast.net
Executive Administrative Assistant with 14 years of administrative support for multiple C-
level executives by organizing domestic and international travel, controlling confidential
corporate and personnel data, handling information requests, coordinating customer visits,
preparing legal documents, managing yearly tradeshow requirements, and performing clerical
functions such as preparing correspondence, arranging conference calls and managing the
executives calendars.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Goss International Corporation 1980 – October 2014
Internationally recognized capital equipment manufacturer in the newspaper and commercial printing
industry located in Woodridge, Illinois.
Executive Administrative Assistant (2000 to October 2014)
Provided executive-level administrative support to the Senior Vice President, Global Sales;
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing; additional support for Corporate Controller, Vice
President Commercial Sales and Director of Field Service.
 Managed daily calendars of meetings and appointments.
 Organized domestic and international travel (including Visa’s/passports, airline, local
transportation and hotel accommodations) as well as maintained calendar of appointments
and meetings during travel.
 Audited and processed weekly expense reports for domestic and international Sales team
members and Senior Vice President, Global Sales to ensure compliance with company
travel policies with accompanying supporting documents and correct budget coding and
track payment to ensure timely reimbursement.
 Coordinated customer visits and meetings which included travel and hotels while being
mindful of ethnic and cultural needs.
 Initial point of contact for customers calls and redirect customer appropriately based on their
needs as well as initiate second contact with customer to ensure their needs have been met.
 Maintained personnel files and confidential employee matters including annual performance
appraisals, salary increases and vacation schedules.
 Created and implemented legal documentation for worldwide agent network to ensure that
agreements are up-to-date which included primary source to initiate necessary amendments
throughout the life of the agreement.
 Managed hotel, travel, registration and catering requirements for annual industry tradeshow
as well as provide booth set-up and support before and during the length of the show.
 Established inventory control of company logo promotional items and order, control and
maintained inventory of promotional items.
 Acted as the driver for special projects, at the request of the executive team.
 Reviewed presentations and assist with modifications as needed for customer meetings.

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 Prepared, distributed and administered salesmen commission plans which included one
master and six regional plans with unique nuances.
 Prepared, composed and initiated various general correspondence, as required.
Jr. Executive Secretary (1985 to 2000)
Dedicated support to Vice President of International Sales and Asia Pacific sales team and
managed day-to-day operation requirements for the Asia and Australia/New Zealand territories.
 Coordinated complex international travel arrangements, visas, hotels and appointments
for company personnel and customers.
 Created sales agreements and presentations as required for customer meetings to
ensure correctness of bills of material as well as legal obligations.
 Managed annual operating budgets for Asia Pacific sales team.
 Participated on cross-functional team project that accomplished significant milestones
including the sale of the largest press order in the company’s 100+ year history,
introduced and sold a first-of-its-kind press to a commercial printer in Australia and
established a sales office in Australia.
 Administered and calculated quarterly commission payments for the Asia Pacific sales
team.
 Provided back-up for main switchboard operator.
Secretary A (1982 to 1985)
Sole secretary support for Director, International Sales
 Managed calendar and travel arrangements.
 Interfaced with Human Resources to coordinate personnel matters relating to annual
reviews, benefits and salary increases.
 Prepared synopsis of financial details of sales contracts by preparing Customer Order
Transmittal and Selling Price Analysis for each contract.
 Created sales contracts and presentations for Asia Pacific sales team for customer
meetings.
International Sales Secretary B (1980 to 1982)
Secretarial support for Asia Pacific and Eastern Hemisphere sales as well as International
Traffic Department.
 Prepared synopsis of financial details of sales contracts by preparing Customer Order
Transmittal and Selling Price Analysis for each contract.
 Organized annual sales meeting to present yearly operating results to top management.
 Created sales contracts and presentations for Asia Pacific sales team for customer
meetings.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook