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Carlania Colfer Chacon

Carlania Colfer Chacon

Lima

Summary

Ability to work in demanding environments, with leadership skills and a willingness to work within a team with people from different backgrounds/fields and nationalities. I like to take on new challenges and acquire new knowledge to improve professionally. I am fully bilingual in English/Spanish.

Graduated from Palm Beach State College (Florida, USA) with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Science in Supervision & Management with a Concentration in General Management, I count with professional experience in the Academic Administrative area. I also worked for 5 years in the customer service area in two multinational supermarket chains, and I also studied Law for 4 years (Lima, Peru) and worked for 1 year as an intern in the legal area.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant to the Vice President

Everglades University
05.2022 - 03.2023

Assist the Vice President of Academic Affairs:

  • Assisting with collection and research of accreditation documentation
  • Coordinating, attending, compiling minutes, and attending meetings and academic events
  • Running routine reports such as daily Population Report using the Anthology and CampusNexus softwares.
  • Answered a high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
  • Daily office maintenance such as office supplies, staff schedules, personnel, and faculty files
  • Assisting with different projects such as setting up credentialing matrix using Excel, SharePoint, Google docs.

Assist the Faculty Curriculum Developer Director:

  • Daily use of the student’s portal – Blackboard administrator tools in order to: edit, clean up, fix, and review courses before they were deployed to the upcoming academic start.
  • The initial point of contact with program directors and instructors to coordinate the review of courses and create development shells to enroll instructors and program directors for its review.
  • Constantly communicating with program directors and instructors to know the latest updates on current/future course reviews.
  • Create/update syllabus templates, align assignments, discussions, and grade center to ensure grading adds up, and ensure each master shell contains its corresponding SEC (student evaluation of course) link.
  • Organization, coordination, and communication skills by keeping track of daily tasks and due dates in the calendar to ensure courses are ready 2 weeks before the deployment date.
  • Close attention to detail reviewing/fixing courses after instructors/faculty/program directors turn in their updated shells, and proceeding to copy the courses to the six campuses’ masters shells using the correct node/code for 4 or 8-week courses.

Grocery Team Member

Whole Foods Market
10.2019 - 05.2022
  • Provide exceptional customer service by assisting guests’ inquiries and requests at the store, engaging with customers, and assisting with consultations on different products.
  • Assist customers by phone, answer calls related to the department, and transfer calls to different departments. Assist customers in Spanish.
  • Developing and applying selling skills, ability to provide recommendations based on knowledge of products carried in the store
  • Rotated grocery products ensuring that expired or spoiled items were immediately removed and adhered to the "first in, first out" rule.
  • Maintaining grocery floor and displays, front-facing, checking codes, and assisting supervisors in routine inventories.
  • Constantly communicating with my team and within other departments to provide the best possible customer experience.
  • Signage and pricing accuracy
  • Following health and sanitation procedures
  • Adapt to different store departments: frozen, dairy, beverage, dry grocery
  • Maintaining professionalism to solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
  • Time management: being able to comply with projects and tasks on time.
  • Trusted employee and reliable

Grocery Team Member

The Fresh Market
11.2017 - 09.2019
  • Assist customers with inquiries and requests at the store, engage with customers, assist consultations on different products, and answer calls related to the department.
  • Just-in-time items placements, receiving orders, and accurate counting of items in load trucks.
  • Unloaded produce items from trucks, broke down pallets, loaded flats with proper produce items for placement on the produce floor, and checked produce on display for quality.
  • Inspected floor displays, noted missing items, and immediately replenished merchandise.
  • Adapting to different store departments such as frozen, dairy, beverage, and dry grocery.
  • Addressed customer complaints and concerns, providing mutually beneficial solutions.
  • Maintaining professionalism to solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
  • Time management: being able to comply with projects and tasks on time.
  • Trusted employee of the store managers, punctual and available for callouts.

Assistant to the Corporate and Commercial Law Area

Americatel Peru S.A
11.2014 - 06.2015
  • In charge of assisting clients directly through email, phone, or in person.
  • Reviewing, writing, and analyzing leases, contracts, records, and legal documentation.
  • In charge of setting up meetings with clients and following up with them regarding the status of their documentation or submissions.
  • Requesting documents, permits, and documentation from governmental entities such as OSINERGMIN, and SUNARP.
  • Requesting permits from district government entities for internet installation purposes.
  • Constant review of legislation changes and give weekly presentations to direct supervisors.
  • Keeping records of personal information and legal documentation from clients and from the company.

Assistant to the Corporate and Admin Law Area

Estudio Alayza Consultores
11.2013 - 03.2014
  • In charge of assisting clients directly through email, phone, or in person.
  • Reviewing, writing, and analyzing leases, contracts, records, and legal documentation.
  • In charge of setting up meetings with clients and following up with them regarding the status of their documentation or submissions.
  • Assisting by filing, requesting, and requiring documents and legal documentation from different government entities such as SUNARP, and INDECOPI.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Supervision & Management, Concentration in G.M.

Palm Beach State College
Florida, USA
12.2021

Law School

University of Lima
Lima, Peru

Law School

University of Piura
Lima, Peru

High School Diploma -

Colegio Villa Maria La Planicie
Lima, Peru
2010

Skills

  • Bilingual in Spanish and English
  • Multi-Line Telephone Systems
  • Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
  • Legal Administrative Support
  • Proofreading
  • Customer Relations and Communications
  • Office Administration
  • Meeting Agenda Preparation
  • Conflict Management
  • Administrative Management
  • Strong Problem Solver
  • Interpersonal Communications
  • Self Starter
  • Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Additional Information

Volunteer in AIESEC (International Non-Governmental Organization for the Training of Leaders) | February 2012 - May 2013 | Lima, Peru

  • Responsible for the OGX area (Outgoing Exchange) offering Cultural Exchange Programs for university students or recent graduates in order to promote leadership and comprehensive development experiences in other countries.
  • Responsible for recruiting and guiding the participants throughout the process, looking for internships according to their objectives, and maintaining contact between the volunteer and the organization that offers the internship.

Languages

Spanish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

Administrative Assistant to the Vice President

Everglades University
05.2022 - 03.2023

Grocery Team Member

Whole Foods Market
10.2019 - 05.2022

Grocery Team Member

The Fresh Market
11.2017 - 09.2019

Assistant to the Corporate and Commercial Law Area

Americatel Peru S.A
11.2014 - 06.2015

Assistant to the Corporate and Admin Law Area

Estudio Alayza Consultores
11.2013 - 03.2014

Bachelor of Science - Supervision & Management, Concentration in G.M.

Palm Beach State College

Law School

University of Lima

Law School

University of Piura

High School Diploma -

Colegio Villa Maria La Planicie
Carlania Colfer Chacon