Paula Gruner EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Huntington Beach, CA 92646 pg11add54@westpost.net http://www.linkedIn.

com/in/paulagruner (714) 724-2100: cell Industries: Real Estate, Financial Services, Project Management SUMMARY: aCreated a Consultant Contracts tracking system that reduced errors to 0%. aSolely responsible for launching the conversion of First Interstate Bank of Cal iforniaas pre-printed forms to computer-generated forms. aInitiated the conversion of Downey Savings and Loan Associationas pre-printed f orms to computer-generated forms. aEnthusiastic Administrative Professional who has a talent for building positive goodwill and relationships with associates and colleagues of all levels. aProven track record of taking initiative to improve company processes. aHonest, loyal, acan-doa work ethic. aMaintains composure, confidentiality and professional decorum at all times. aPositive attitude in any situation. aThrives in a fast-paced environment. aHas never missed any deadlines. aService-oriented. aCreative, resourceful thinking. aGood natured, great sense of humor, not easily offended. SKILLS / SPECIALTIES: Active Notary Public, Microsoft Office 2007 - Word, Excel, Outlook, Outlook Expr ess; Windows XP, Windows 2007, WordPerfect, J.D. Edwards (AS400), Microsoft Work s, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Internet Explorer, Lotus Notes, Adobe Acrobat 8.0, GEAC SmartStream, Print Shop Ensemble III, On-Time Scheduler 7.0, Microsoft Publisher, Windows Media Player. Intensive calendaring experience. Outstandin g internet research skills. Consultant contracts, change orders, billing, and p roject management. Quickly picks up and masters any computer software applicati ons. All travel arrangements and accommodations. On-site and off-site meeting arrangements. Expense reports, invoice coding, check requests, supply inventory and ordering. Can create forms from scratch. Well known for the ability to im prove the layout, formatting and appearance of any document. Troubleshooting an d maintenance of office machinery. Conscientious, courteous, uses logic and com mon sense. Works well independently and as a team player. Exceptionally thorou gh and accurate, extremely well organized, pro-active, attention to detail, exce llent verbal and written communication skills. Reliable, dedicated, resourceful , enthusiastic, and composed in handling emergencies and deadlines. CURRENT: aExecutive Administrative Consultant.....GRIFFIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAST: aExecutive Assistant...........................THE SEDONA GROUP aExecutive Assistant.............TRAFFIC CONTROL & SAFETY CORP. aProject Coordinator/Admin. Assistant..WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC. aSenior Administrative Assistant.............THE IRVINE COMPANY aDivision Secretary.....DOWNEY SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. aSenior Admin. Secretary....FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF CALIFORNIA aAdmin. Assistant-Asset Mgmt ..........................OaDONNELL, ARMSTRONG & PARTNERS, INC. aNatal. Sales Secretary-Patient Monitoring Systems .....................................NIHON KOHDEN AMERICA, INC. EDUCATION:

aCoastline Community College........................A.A. Degree aCalifornia State University-Long Beach....Continuing Education aOrange Coast College.........................Transfer to CSULB PUBLIC PROFILE: http://www.linkedIn.com/in/paulagruner

EXPERIENCE: Executive Administrative Consultant......GRIFFIN HOLDINGS, INC. Jan. 2010a"Present (12 months)..............Real Estate Services Assigned projects by EVP on an as-needed basis. Spent several weeks last summer filling in for the Executive Vice President who was out on sick leave. This po sition reports directly to the CEO. I received top-notch complements on my work . Completed an internet research project for a marketing assignment for the Exe cutive Vice President of a real estate services company that specializes in prog ram and construction management, which provides a full range of public facilitie s delivery components. My assignments are contracted on a project-by-project bas is. Executive Assistant (temp. assignment).........THE SEDONA GROUP Oct. 2008a"Nov. 2008 (2 weeks).............Staffing & Recruiting The Sedona Group is a recruiting and placement agency. I was assigned a temporar y position as Executive Assistant to the President of a prominent Commercial Rea l Estate company in Irvine, CA. Exec. Assistant(temp.assignment).TRAFFIC CONTROL & SAFETY CORP. May 2008a"Oct. 2008 (6 months)....Transportation & Public Safety Executive Assistant to CEO, CFO, and CIO. Comprehensive set up and completion o f new corporate office. Established vendor accounts, furnished entire office. 1 recommendation (co-worker): Ron Toten, Vice President, Information Technology Project Coordinator/Admin. Assistant...WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC. Feb. 2003a"Nov. 2007 (4 years, 10 mos)..Home Builder & Developer In addition to day-to-day administration of assigned projects, I created a Consu ltant Contract Tracking System which reduced the number of tracking errors to 0% . Worked closely with Project Manager and Project Consultants to maintain Consu ltant Contracts, Change Orders, and Invoicing. 2 recommendations (1 manager, 1 co-worker): Mark Thomas, V.P., PLC Land Company. Anne Morales, Admin. Assist. to Mgr., LA D ivision, Wm Lyon Homes Senior Administrative Assistant..............THE IRVINE COMPANY Sept. 1997-Aug. 2002 (5 years)...Real Estate & Community Devel. Worked for the Investment Properties Group (IPG) Finance department, consisting of Industrial, Office, Retail and Resort Properties. Supplied all aspects of Adm inistrative duties to this group of approximately 15 employees, as well as being solely responsible for the company's Monthly IPG Finance Operations Review Book s - 35 books per month for a total of approximately 1,680 books during employmen t. Distributed to the highest level officers of the organization. Also worked fo r the Senior Vice President of Retail Operations, involving extremely extensive calendaring, scheduling, meeting planning, as well as serving as the strategic l iaison between the SVP and the Property Management companies. Division Secretarya"Major Loans.....DOWNEY SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC. Sept. 1996a"Aug. 1997 (1 year)..............Finance and Banking Reported directly to the Senior Vice President of the Major Loans Department, Co rporate Headquarters, Newport Beach. (This S.V.P. recruited me for this position , having worked with me at First Interstate Bank of California.) Also supported

3 Vice President Relationship Managers. Provided complete departmental administ ration, computer support, telephones, mail and FAX distribution, correspondence, office machine assistance and maintenance, A/P processing, H.R. Policies and Pr ocedures Management, Timekeeping, expense reports, supply ordering, travel arran gements and Loan Processing support for the Loan Processing Manager and the Seni or Loan Processor. Most recently worked to convert all Loan Processing documents from Word for DOS to Word for Windows. (Downey Savings was acquired by U.S. Ba nk 11-21-08. For more information, please visit: http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/ press/2008/pr08124.html) Senior Admin. Secretary.....FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF CALIFORNIA May 1991a"Apr. 1996 (5 years)................Finance and Banking Began creating the companyas pre-printed forms on the computer, serving as the c atalyst that pushed First Interstate Bank of California to transfer all of their pre-printed forms to computer-generated forms, which resulted in eliminating th e entire cost of, and need to, order forms for the company. Reported to the SVP of the division, four VP Relationship Managers and one Credit Analyst for Orange County Developer Banking, Real Estate. (First Interstate Bank was acquired by Wells Fargo Bank in April 1996.) 1 recommendation (co-worker): Karla Varney, PC Analyst, Wells Fargo Bank

EXPERIENCE (contad.): Admin. Assistant-Asset Mgmt ..........................OaDONNELL, ARMSTRONG & PARTNERS, INC. June 1989a"Mar. 1991 (2 years)...Real Estate/Property Management Administrative Assistant to Vice President of Asset Management. Assisted in the management of all 46 Southern California commercial and industrial properties to taling over 12 million square feet, managed by 10 Property Managers. Report deve lopment: Tracking Schedule for Receivables, Rent & Common Area Maintenance Billi ngs, and Confidential Fee Matrix. Responsible for maintaining, updating and dist ributing the preceding reports as well as the following: Property Managers Weekl y Emergency On-Call Lists, Vendor Insurance Report and Files, Tenant Insurance R eport, Additional Insured lists for all Northern and Southern California propert ies, and the Southern California Portfolio Inventory Report. Worked directly wit h the company President on providing the necessary Amendments, Assignments and C onsents to convert management from OaDonnell to Quadrant Property Services, Inc. (Reason for leaving: laid off.) Nat'l. Sales Secretary-Patient Monitoring Systems .....................................NIHON KOHDEN AMERICA, INC. Apr. 1987-June 1989 (2 years, 2 months).........Medical Devices National Sales Secretary-Patient Monitoring Division, Administrative Assistant t o the Director of Sales. Served as a vital liaison for 17 Dealer Organizations, 11 Direct Representatives, 5 Regional Managers, 2 Key Accounts Managers, and 3 C linical Applications Specialists nationwide to the Corporate office. Calculated commissions for all the Dealer Organizations, executed Business Activity Reports , and provided initial approval of expense reports. (Reason for leaving: better opportunity w/ new employer.) EDUCATION: Coastline Community College...............A.A. General Studies 2002 a" 2004 CSU-Long Beach.......Transferred to Coastline Community College Major: Psychology / Minor: Art

Orange Coast College..................... Transferred to CSULB Major: Psychology / Minor: Art GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS: National Notary Association The Irvine Company Alumni

RECOMMENDATIONS: Executive Assistant..............TRAFFIC CONTROL & SAFETY CORP. aPaula is a self starter who always "gets the job done". She is highly capable a nd completes her work in a timely manner with very little direct supervision nec essary. She consistently projects a very professional attitude, and is always up beat and easy to get along with. I greatly enjoyed working with her and would lo ok forward to working with her again.a February 19, 2010: Ron Toten, Vice President, Information Technology, Traffic C ontrol and Safety Corporation - managed Paula indirectly at TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SAFETY CORPORATION Project Coordinator/Admin. Assistant...WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC. aPaula has a natural business intuition and desire to fully immerse herself in u nderstanding the nuances and details of the work at hand. Her proactive efforts and work ethic were invaluable. Paula can do anything you give her. If it's some thing she hasn't seen before, she'll be your expert soon enough. Paula is a plea sant person to work with. She has a comfortable manner that allowed her to form relationships easily, which in turn allowed her to get her business done more ef fectively When clients or consultants gave me feedback about Paula, it was alway s positive. She is loyal and is very much a team player. She is professional and mature in her thinking. I believe Paula offers her next employer the chance to employ a solid, dedicated and proactive employee who can help make an immediate difference to the work environment.a March 16, 2010: Mark Thomas, Vice President, PLC Land Company - managed Paula at WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC. aPaula was a pleasure to work with. She is very organized and detail oriented. S he also offered her assistance when available. She was a delight to have on our team.a February 20, 2010: Anne Morales, Administrative Assistant to VP, LA Division, Wi lliam Lyon Homes, Inc. - worked directly with Paula at WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC. Senior Admin. Secretary.....FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF CALIFORNIA aI've known Paula a long time and worked with her in the same office in the mid90's. Paula has always been well organized and very attentive to detail in both her professional and personal life. When faced with a decision, or problem, she will thoroughly research all solutions to find the best one. She does not shy aw ay from dealing with people, no matter the situation - pleasant, un-pleasant, te nse, etc. She would be an asset to any company that needs a professional person with a strong background in providing quality executive assistant skills.a February 17, 2010: Karla Varney, PC Analyst, Wells Fargo Bank - worked directly with Paula at FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF CALIFORNIA