Forum Engineering, P.C. Brooklyn, NY

Sincerely,

Laura Rodsen

Professional Applicant

II. LAURA RODSEN'S RESUME

Professional Experience

Forum Engineering, P.C. -New York, NY

10/2009 - Present

Function: Part-time Administrative Assistant /Coordinating Associate

Resolve clients’ inquiries, questions and requests for multiple projects; currently maintaining various ledgers and logs related to clients requesters and activities
Documentation support with Engineering Reports and Feasibility Studies
Correspondence with NYC and NY State Agencies and Boards; maintain files, records and engineering reports in proper order
Handles tasks related to new clients registrations; schedule on conduction of inspections, presentations, seminars and meetings
Currently maintaining various ledgers related to clients requesters and activities
Customer support which includes, documenting issues and concerns; investigate, analyze and resolve issues related to customers’ issues
Schedule and planning of inspections, presentation, meetings and events
Responsible for record keeping and archiving including professional license renewals and fees; working with training manager to develop and implement New Employee Orientation Program and Office Procedures

Roots & Wings Publishing- New Paltz, NY

11/2008 - 6/2009

Function: Part-time Public Relations Intern

· Submitted book and CD reviews via online on websites such as amazon.com,

barnesandnobles.com and Twitter.com

· Updated Microsoft Excel spreadsheets of local press contacts and magazines in the mid-

Hudson River Valley and New York City

· Wrote press releases

· E-mailed requested information from various publishing houses to different advertising and marketing managers

· Maintained potential client lists for direct marketing

Woodstock Film Festival- Woodstock, NY

9/2008 -10/2008

Function: Volunteer for Press Department

· Developed media lists

· Registered individuals and institutions for the festival,

· Provided support for publicity and distributed press kits

· Packed banners, distributed movie flyers and directed award recipients for the Awards

Ceremony

· Acted as a public relations representative and customer service associate

· Wrote press releases and articles for media

· Sold tickets to guests and directed foot traffic for film screenings

Brownstein & Associates- New York, NY

5/2008 - 8/2008

Function: Entertainment Public Relations Intern

· Used Bacon’s quick search and Microsoft Office to create spreadsheets, graphs, charts,

contacts, and schedule events

· Assembled pitch lists and researched contact information to develop Advertising Reports

and press releases

· Compiled events and locations list for numerous clients on a daily basis

· Conducted research for upcoming press releases and media coverage

· Acted as a personnel assistant to the President of the Public Relations firm

Education

B.A. in Communication and Media with a concentration in Journalism/Public Relations

State University of New York at New Paltz-New Paltz, NY

Completed: June 2009

Relevant Courses

Introduction to Public Relations, Advanced Public Relations, Introduction to Advertising, Journalism I, Marketing, Organizational Communication, Public Speaking, Communication Research Methods and Theories of Persuasion

Computer Skills

· Proficient in Microsoft Office

· Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher,

Communicator, LexisNexis Academic Database, iTunes, CD Software, Macintosh and

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Professional Activities

· Member, EPPS (Entertainment Publicists Professional Society) (May 2008-present)

· Member, College Community Chorale (Fall 2007)

· Event Planning for Local Bands (Spring 2007)

· Vice President, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) (2006 - 2007)

Languages

Fluent in English and Russian; conversational in Spanish and Italian

References

Furnished upon requests

Our company was established in 1996 and specializes in providing consulting services in diverse range of engineering. During this time we have completed more than 300 projects mostly in the range of $800,000 to $7,000,000 of the construction cost. These projects are for hospitals, office and apartment buildings, shopping centers, retail and industrial facilities. We also prepared numerous technical reports, studies and analysis assigned to us by Architects and/or Building Management. Our firm is recognized by New York Landmark Conservancy with Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award in 2003 for the Fortune Society Building. Our firm is not large. This fact guarantees that all work is done under direction of Principals who assumes full responsibility for the job from its inception to completion and profoundly involved in every step of the project.