39 Jerningham Avenue, Belmont Port of Spain Tel: 624-7251
Margaret Akin-Harris
Objective Administrative Professional
Experience 2003 ¡V Present M. Hamel-Smith & Co. Attorneys-at-law
Legal Secretary ¡V Dispute & Risk Management
„X Paralegal support to Attorney-at-Law, preparing and filing court documents
„X Correspondence with clients advising on status of matters
„X Ensuring that court deadlines and other important deadlines are met
„X Ensuring that the Attorney reaches billing target
„X Secretarial functions
2001-2003 Thomas Peake & Co. Ltd.
Secretary Technical Sales Department
„X All foreign purchase orders, processing & following up until arrival in the warehouse
„X Department correspondence with overseas principals & local principals
„X Price quotations for special requests
„X Supervising office maintenance
„X Secretarial functions: typing, filing, department reports
1991-2001 Walglen Enterprises Limited
Operations Manager/ Director¡¦s Secretary
„X Costings, Analysing markets, Corresponding with principals both overseas and local, shipping agents, sourcing new products
„X Marketing, documentation, negotiating freight rates, correspondence with distributors
„X Sales commissions, Staff salaries
„X Secretarial functions: company correspondence
1987-1991 Archway Trading Limited
Secretary/ Warehouse Supervisor
„X Supervising Factory operations, warehouse operations
„X Stock control, Production Reports
„X Secretarial functions: company correspondence, payroll
Education 2000 ¡V 2002 U.W.I. School of Continuing Studies, St. Augustine
„X A.P.S. Certified (Administrative professional Secretaryship)
1992 ¡V 1995 U.W.I. School of Continuing Studies, St. Augustine
„X C.B.M. ¡V Certificate Business Management/ Middle Management
1991 Institute of Commercial Management
„X Certificate in Travel Agency Management
1990 Delta Soft Computer School
„X Certificate in Computer Literacy
1981 Parkdale Collegiate/ Toronto
„X Grade 13 Credits
1979 ¡V 1980 St. Augustine Senior Comprehensive School
„X London O¡¦Level Additonal Maths C
1974 ¡V 1979 St. Joseph¡¦s Convent, St. Joseph
„X Cambridge GCE O¡¦Levels:
English Language C
Mathematics B
Chemistry B
Biology C
„X CXC O¡¦Levels:
English Language II
Mathematics II
References Mr. Kevin Nurse ¡V Attorney-at-Law, Dispute & Risk Management Department, M. Hamel-Smith & Co. 623-4237 ext. 307
Mrs. Lystra Tang ¡V Director, Peake Trading Limited ¡V 622-8818
Mr. Walter Lake ¡V Managing Director/ Walglen Enterprises Ltd. 628-9979
Personal Information Date of Birth - 19th June 1963
Status - Married
Children - 3 (20yrs, 8yrs & 2yrs)
Hobbies - Aerobics, Cooking, Crossword Puzzles, Reading
