JUSTINE LAFER

29 Sagamore Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-227-0633
jl51bd20@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Self-motivated, resourceful Executive Assistant with 18+
years experience and a track record of staying on-task and
on-time despite shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
Senior-level resource to President and Executive team at
Emerson Radio Corporation while organizing high-level
on/offsite events, Board of Directors meetings and audio
sales presentations. Recognized for a high-energy work
ethic, proactive customer service and a dedication to
teamwork.
* Excellent multi-tasking and follow-through skills with
an emphasis on details.
* Energized by challenges and readily adapt to new
technologies, projects, teams, systems and tools.
* Consistently demonstrate practical yet imaginative
approaches to service delivery, workflow management and
process improvement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMERSON RADIO CORPORATION, Moonachie, NJ; 2004 - 2009
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT; 5 years
Right hand to executive team (President, COO, EVP/Sales,
VP/Operations, Treasurer and Board of Directors). Ensured
consistently smooth office operations in a fast-paced,
rapidly changing environment and acted as liaison to 50
employees in NJ and 2 warehouses in TX and CA.
* Fielded executive management phone calls, maintained
daily calendar/confidential files and distributed email
communications.
* Handled national/global travel arrangements for
executive team and direct reports.
* Planned and orchestrated large-scale on/offsite events
through the life cycle.
* Compiled vast amount of materials for meetings and
sales presentations.
* Processed expense reports and monitored corporate
credit card usage.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Successfully adapted to a large and diverse Executive
team by getting to know their personalities, work habits,
responsibilities, time schedules and priority requirements.
* Flawlessly organized logistics and catering for annual
shareholder meetings (offsite) quarterly Board meetings
(onsite), from site selection to post-meeting activities.
> Supported CFO and Board Members with coordination of
financial documents (SOX, 10Q/10K Reports) for shareholder
meetings.
* Accurately tracked weekly product sales results from
major clients (K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target); generated reports
and circulated critical findings to EVP/Sales and team.
 * Produced audio sales presentations organized by 7
product categories, with the average presentation containing
50-100 products and approximately 30 pages in total.
* Worked over Xmas holidays (office closed) to prepare
for world's largest consumer electronics show held the first
weekend in January. Solely created, assembled and shipped
all presentations for EVP and sales team to Las Vegas ahead
of schedule.
BEARING POINT, Basking Ridge, NJ; 2000 - 2004
(Consolidated with Arthur Andersen, LLP); 4 years
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Provided comprehensive support in a team environment
covering as many as 7 managers at any given time. Handled
daily calendar management, travel reservations, expense
reports, client invoices, typing and compiling information
for client files, contact lists, distribution directories,
etc. Became sole Admin Assistant to Managing Director of the
Wireless Cable Group and his team.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Generated documentation for launch of new client
projects for Wireless Cable Group, exceeding expectations.
* Took initiative to organize client files and assigned
them each project numbers. Created and maintained Excel
spreadsheets to keep manager informed of teams' client
activity and time/expense report tracking.
BASF CORPORATION, Florham Park, NJ; 1989 - 2000
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, Corporate Communications; 11
years
Rapidly promoted from PR Administrative Assistant to
Corporate Communications Coordinator for global
manufacturer with 35 manufacturing sites in North America.
* Managed, monitored and controlled warehouse inventory
of all corporate literature.
* Circulated press releases and internal communications
to North American employees and parent company in Germany.
* Maintained files of distributed press releases and
internal communications.
* Supervised literature inventory control and invoice
processing, requiring daily interface with warehouse
personnel.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Implemented inventory control system and organized all
reports, company brochures and literature, leading to
increased requests for information. Proposed and secured buy-
in from EVP to contract a warehouse to handle inventory,
shipping and storage.
> Led the project and worked with contracted warehouse,
site location assistants and parent company in Germany to
build consensus on inventory and distribution materials.
Project was lauded by PR for greatly improving overall
efficiency.
* Single-handedly oversaw the distribution of corporate
annual reports and all related company publications to 35
North American sites.
* Assisted Manager of Public Affairs in preparation for
annual press conference in New York City, requiring direct
contact with editors of major New York publications.
* Rapidly mastered Lotus Notes and approached
IT/management about using it for electronic distribution of
press releases and internal announcements. Solution
dramatically reduced time and expense in communicating
information to all locations.
TECHNOLOGY
MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)