About Virtual Assistant, Melanie Borowczyk
Hello! My name is Melanie Borowczyk and I'd like to tell you how I became a Virtual Assistant. I began offering administrative freelance services in 2003, working both on-site and from my home office to supplement my income while working as a rep for a popular home décor company.
In 2005 I moved from the United States to a somewhat small (pop. 15,000) town in lovely Northern France. Having only elementary level French language skills I had to take stock of my abilities and opportunities in deciding how to earn a living. My strongest assets being over 15 years administrative experience, 5 years as a small business owner and having researched the Virtual Assistant industry for several years. Needless to say, I opted to pursue an online VA business.
While going through the process of opening my business, which in the beginning was administrative only in nature, I went through countless struggles trying to do everything alone. In doing so I spent many long, frustrating hours learning technical and creative skills that eventually brought me to realize that #1 - I really loved doing those projects and #2 - other small business owners have the same difficulties; getting past technical challenges and knowing when it's time to deligate.
I have since made a committment to dedicate my professional life to helping business owners get past those growing pains and progress toward their goals more quickly.
VA Community
For three years I served as a volunteer for the Virtual Assistants Day Committee and the OIVAC Registration Committee as a session moderator to help The Alliance for Virtual Businesses organize the Annual Online International Virtual Assistants Convention and celebrate Virtual Assistants Day. It is so exciting to see the continual growth of this industry and I look forward to the years to come.
I am an active member at both the International Virtual Assistants Association and the VA Insiders.
Skill set
Over 15 years experience in administrative duties in many different environments including, operations support, customer service, sales management and team support, executive management support, assistant to medical sales representative, and assistant to apartment management. My skill set includes the following:
Office Administration
Computer Application Training
Payroll/Bookkeeping
Spreadsheets/Forms
Invoice/Billing
Expense Reports
Inventory Control
Sales Team Support/Customer Service
Desktop Publishing
Website Development/XHTML/CSS
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Travel Arrangements
10-Key by Touch
Typing 65 wpm
Certification
Obtained certification in the following and will continue to train as software changes or new services are added.
Executrain, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Certification in Windows, Word, Excel Presentation Skills/Advanced, PowerPoint
Skillpath, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Certification in Desktop Publishing
Microsoft Access 2003 Step By Step
