April Higgins

Experience

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  Unos Chicago Bar & Grill

  Jul 2001 - Sept 2005

  Bartender
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  All Mighty Productions / Beantown Toys

  Jul 2005 - Sept 2008

  Project/Office Manager

  • Set-up and managed a retail store, Beantown Toys, on Newbury Street in Boston, MA and a Kiosk in Faneuil Hall.• Designed floats (getting all materials donated) for the 375TH Boston Annual Parade, Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and First Night.• Created trade-show booths at the Comic-Con Convention.• Worked with the former Mayor Menino to introduce the ‘Boston Baked Bean’ character from Beantown Toys to become the official mascot for the City of Boston.• Assisted in developing a clothing line, cartoon, and toy line. • Managed all retail inventory, company vehicles, and two offices.• Bookkeeping, data entry, filing, AP/AR, collections, and processed payroll through ADP. Show less

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  Matthews Computer Company

  Feb 2008 - May 2012

  Office Manager

  • Managed sales database, cold calling and lead follow ups.• Bookkeeping, data entry, filing, AP/AR, collections, and processed payments.• Attended meeting with clients to go over website marketing ideas.• Managed all multi-media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Angie’s list, and Google).• Processed payroll from ADP Payroll Systems.• Assisted Account with annual taxes.• Bank runs, reconciliations, credit card & bill management.

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  BVM Marketing

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2014

  Administrative Assistant

  • Data entry and monthly reconciliations utilizing QuickBooks.• Accounts payable/receivables, invoicing, filing, bank-deposits, and collections.• Generated profit & loss reports for investors.• Project management; managed private sales events, trade-shows, and marketing planning groups.• Prepared 10 years of back taxes for Accountant.• Organized Start-up Company preparing for the next level of business.

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  Hydrofinity from Xeros

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2021

  Operations Manager/Executive Assistant

  • Maintain calendar and schedule business travel, appointments, and meetings for President. Also, record staff minutes, and assist with scheduling staff meetings.• Organize and maintain efficiency in new office space by planning and implementing office systems, layouts, and equipment procurement.• Assist in developing, documenting and maintaining company policies & procedures.• Oversee Human Resources and the process for onboarding new employees.• Manage benefit enrollment for new employees; Delta Dental, Anthem, and Principal Financial.• Support Xeros business partners in the United Kingdom.• Set-up and maintain employee vacation/personal time tracker.• Deposit incoming checks at local bank, scan and file to Dropbox.• Establish new customer & vendor files and contact information.• Greet visitors and callers, route and resolve information request.• Forward information by receiving and distributing communications; collecting and mailing correspondence; open distribute & scan incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail.• Maintain supplies by checking stock to determine inventory levels; anticipating requirements; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipts; stocking items, delivering supplies to work stations.• Maintain equipment by competing preventive maintenance; troubleshoot failures; calling for repairs; monitoring equipment operation.• Corporate event planning, and tradeshow coordination.• Shipping & Receiving.• Set-up and manage utilities for the corporate office, as well as secondary locations. Show less

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  Stone Edge Design

  Mar 2021 - now

  Service Manager