My wife, Barbara, died in December 2012. This was the last
version of her resume. Objective: To make creative contributions
to an effective business team with clear and important goals.
BARBARA HARTLEY SELTZER
STRENGTHS:
Interpersonal skills - ability to put people at ease
Dependable, organized, efficient
Team player
Self-starter
BUSINESS SKILLS:
Management of ebook publishing company
Editing ebooks
Word processing, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft
Publisher, QuarkExpress, PhotoShop, Excel, Access, File Maker
Pro, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Reference Manager
Event coordination: trade shows, seminars, user conferences
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:
Samizdat Express, West
Roxbury, MA
April 2010-present
Co-Publisher (with husband) of
small Internet publishing company; Editor
Management Sciences for
Health, Cambridge, MA
October
2006-April 2010
Senior
Administrative Assistant to VP of Business and Resource
Development (3/2008-present)
Senior
Administrative Assistant to Director of Business and Resource
Development (10/2006-3/2008)
Coordinate VP/Director’s calendar
and travel arrangements
Organize and filter VP/Director’s
email
Work as liaison between VP/Director
and the team and provide timely support whenever needed
Back-up to Executive Assistant of
CEO, as needed.
Manage timesheets and expense
reimbursement
Coordinate meetings and make sure
that they run smoothly (including coordinating schedules,
sending invitations, booking conference rooms, video
conferencing, making books [using the most cost effective
materials], and sending out related materials)
Help produce Proposals for Grants
and distribute RFTOPs and RFAs
Coordinate correspondence between
BRD and interested partners
Maintain BRD Proposal files
Perform Internet research on
Partners and Competition
Manage Consultant Contracts Process
and Database
Representative to Bands 4 and 5
Working Task Force
The Health Institute,
Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies,
Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA November 2000 – October 2006 Executive Assistant to
Director (an expert on doctor-patient
relationships, outcomes of care, and Medicare quality), and
to a Senior Research Scientist (an expert on productivity loss in
the workplace)
Coordinated lectures and seminars
-- liaison with speakers, designed and sent out invitations and
posters, arranged for rooms and food for receptions, coordinated
advertising and maintained the attendee database.
Created PowerPoint presentations
(including graphs and tables)
Formatted surveys (Research tools
with 5-150 questions)
Maintained Work Limitations
Questionnaire (WLQ) and Survey tracking databases (Access)
Administered WLQ survey process
(liaison with users interested in using the WLQ tool to evaluate
work productivity in the workplace with people who have been
diagnosed with conditions such as depression and rheumatoid
arthritis.
Coordinated Director and Senior
Research Scientist's calendars and travel arrangements
Updated and maintained literature
references used in articles and grants
Participated in Mentoring Committee
Abbott Industries, Bedford, MA September - November 2000 Contract, Executive Assistant to
Vice President, Marketing
Dexter Shoe Company, West Newton, MA June 1999-Sept. 2000 Executive Assistant to Vice President,
Marketing
Created prepress drafts for flyers, catalogs, order forms,
and price lists
Managed digital image library
Formatted digital images for Website
Coordinated co-op program and produced credit memos
Wrote memos, presentations, and correspondence for Vice
President
Maintained Excel sheets for budget, brand ID program, and
retail mailer program
Monitored invoices
Health Dialog, Inc., Boston, MA Sept. 1998-April 1999 Administrative Assistant for
healthcare management firm
Edited and produced company newsletter
Maintained company database
Performed Internet research on health topics and competition
Reviewed and analyzed health videos
Created PowerPoint presentations
Fulfilled orders for videotapes
New Directions, Boston, MA Oct. 1997-Sept. 1998 Administrative Assistant for
executive outplacement firm
Managed word processing department and supervised staff of
one
Acting as Internet liaison between office and ISP
Handled e-mail, computer, Internet activities
Edited and formatted client resumes and letters
Maintained client lists sent to HR, Search, Venture Capital
firms, and to all the clients
Interacted with clients and prospective clients
Elcom Systems, Westwood, MA
Sept. 1996-May 1997 Marketing Specialist for electronic
commerce software company
Web site promotion - coordinated changes and submitted Web
site to various search engines on the Internet to facilitate
Elcom's Web site being found more easily on the World Wide Web
Trade shows - logistics for 5 trade shows, liaison with trade
show personnel, sales, and marketing department
Seminar support - worked on locations and logistics, designed
invitation and reservation forms
Marketing collateral - tracking and inventory
Company newsletter - designed and produced company newsletter
Industry and competitive research - researched competitor
information via the Internet
Interactive Group, Inc. (formerly Intrepid Software), Burlington,
MA
June 1995-Sept. 1996 Assistant to Director of Marketing
and to Product Development Director
User Group conference (over 200 customers, 75 employees, and
vendors) - coordinated conference, sent out invitation and
agenda, registered attendees and maintained the User Group
database, liaison with hotel and speakers, on-site coordinator
conducted survey of magazines to plan future advertising -
sent out survey to upper management of customers, tracked, and
analyzed response
coordinated insertion of advertisements, distribution of
press releases, and Hewlett Packard Coop Funds
Nov. 1994-June 1995 Marketing and Sales Assistant
Marketing: lead tracking, literature inventory and tracking,
PowerPoint presentations
Sales: proposals, RFP's, quotes, literature fulfillment,
contracts
Aug.-Nov. 1994 Administrative Assistant, Sales Department
Stannah Stairlifts, Inc., Hopkinton
Aug. 1992-March 1994 Secretary
General secretarial work, word processing (Word Perfect),
computer work (accounts receivable/payable and lead tracking),
telemarketing, assisted sales team (by identifying, acquiring,
and closing of new customers), and trade show support (on-site)
Osco Drug Company, Blockbuster Video, Nordic Group
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Taught in nursery school for 5 years and kindergarten for two years
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Prescription Parents, Inc. (a parent support
group for parents of children with cleft lip/palate)
Member (1981-present), Vice
President (2005-present), President (1995-2005, 1985-87),
Secretary (1984-85), Newsletter Editor (1982-84, 1987-89),
Corresponding Secretary (1989-1995)
Office for Children, Southern District Council, Former
Member
of Board of Directors
Notary Public, Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
1998-2012
EDUCATION:
1992-93 Katharine Gibbs School, Boston, MA. "Entree"
Business Program, Dean's List
1971-75 Boston State College, Boston, MA. M.Ed. Early
Childhood Education, Dean's List
1967-71 Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT.
B.A., major in English