RESUME OF DEBORAH W.

ROBERTSON
3554 Lynview Court East 404-916-7306(home)
Decatur, Georgia 30034 404-545-2588 (cell)
dr19ebc3@westpost.net
SKILLS
* Strong organization, planning, scheduling, problem-solving, time and peo
ple management
* Excellent verbal and writing skills (accounting, legal, medical, and eng
ineering)
* Strong interpersonal communication skills
* Meet deadlines and keep a professional demeanor in fast-paced, deadline
-oriented environments
* Self-directed and results oriented
* Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio
* Short-hand, dictaphone and typing skills
EXPERIENCE
Grant Thornton, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 5/2003 - 8/2007 Document Specialist/Word
Processor - Produced and typed financial documents for the Assurance Practice; f
ormatted, prepared, edited and filed financial statements; input document revisi
ons from handwritten, typed, converted or scanned materials using appropriate so
ftware; helped set and review standards and procedures to ensure that all docume
nts conformed to firm standards as to format and style; and was a resource for s
oftware questions. Converted financial statements from tabulation format to Exc
el documents with formulas; developed a handbook detailing firm standards for su
bmission of work to word processing, and a step-by-step guide for completion of
financial statements; assisted other departments--marketing and tax-as needed.
Terri's Consign & Design Furnishings, Kennesaw, Georgia 6/2001 - 9/2002 Sales A
ssociate - Assisted customers in the purchase of home furnishings, including sty
le and color coordination; stocked, decorated and organized sales floor; assiste
d consignors, including pricing, inventory and learned the details of running a
consignment operation.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 8/1991 - 6/2001 Supervisor - Word
Processing - Managed staff and workload to meet partner and client timetables.
This position required detailed statistical typing, preparing, editing and proo
fing of financial statements, proposals, reports, spreadsheets and forms. Resea
rched and implemented effective filing systems for the archiving of soft and har
d copies of partner-signed documents; assisted in the implementation of firm sta
ndards in the Atlanta office for proposals and presentations; part of the team w
hen Pricewaterhouse, LLP merged with Coopers & Lybrand, LLP.
Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 1/1989 - 8/1991 Word Processor - Detai
led statistical typing and proofing of financial statements, reports and forms a
s part of a team of six serving the Atlanta office. Working at Deloitte, Haskin
s & Sells when it merged with Touche Ross.
Self-Employed 12/1987 - 1/1989 Secretary/Word Processor - Various short- and lo
ng-term assignments with law firms in Atlanta, Georgia and New York City. In At
lanta, I worked at Coca-Cola Enterprises in the Marketing Division. This was a
high-stress position with many projects, promotions and high-strung personalitie
s to deal with. In New York, I worked with law firms in the entertainment indus
try. Hours of stenography and sitting in the partners' offices to take notes of
their stray ideas. This required staying late to transcribe the day's activiti
es so they would be on their desks the next morning.
Norfolk Southern Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia 4/1984 - 11/1987 Stenographer/Wo
rd Processor - Assigned to two attorneys and one real estate specialist handling
the sale/rent/use of railroad property. This department was moved from Washingt
on, D.C. to Atlanta, Georgia and its files gradually converted from carbon paper
to computer. Of the seven stenographers hired in Atlanta, was the only one wit
h word processing experience, thus my position also involved training the group.
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 10/1981 - 3/1984 Secretary, Departm
ent of Cardiovascular Nursing - Performed secretarial duties for director and su
pervisory staff of eight nurses (reports, standards manuals and tests), and mana
gement of detailed records for 200+ employees, which included confidential payro
ll records. I assisted in the preparation of the Joint Commission of Nursing Ac
creditation Manuals, and assisted in the coordination of the First Annual Cardio
vascular Nursing Conference.
EDUCATION
Central Commercial High School, New York, NY 6/1969 Commercial/Academic Diploma
(included three years of intensive training in business skills)
REFERENCES
Professional
Beth Richardson-Westbrook, Manager Human Resources
Grant Thornton LLP
404-475-0151
Personal
Pam Craig
404-962-6152