DIANA GATES
14665 NE 34th Street, B-21, Bellevue, WA 98007
425-503-4376, diana.gates@gmail.com

SUMMARY
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Communications professional experienced in internal communications. Excelling in intranet content maintenance, event planning and administrative support. Motivated to increase morale by organizing staff activities. Embraces team attitude in demanding, fast paced, high stress, and time sensitive environments.  

* HTML Editing
* Internal Communications
* Technical Writing
* Event and Meeting Planning

TECHNICAL SKILLS
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HTML, Quark, Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes

WORK HISTORY
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AREVA T&D INC., Bellevue, WA                                                      2001-2005
       Communications Specialist (2003-2005)
Wrote weekly internal articles for global business intranet, increasing visibility to local business unit. Wrote customer marketing success stories, drafted press releases and compiled technical intranet guidelines.

* Managed project for intranet resource library from concept to global launch to 10,000 users at no external cost to company.
* Streamlined pre-event planning for Las Vegas executive summit preventing need for off-site services.
* Encouraged continued intranet usage, resulting in an updated, reputable site.
* Managed technical paper program, establishing clear procedure, resulting in timely annual compensation to authors.
* Established program to convey thanks to 200 key customers in response to significant new contracts.
* Consistently recognized employees with an anniversary event, improving morale.

       Administrative Assistant - Finance (2001-2002)
Supported finance department. Distributed monthly reports within 1 business day. Supported Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable with overload.

       Administrative Assistant - Corporate (2002-2003)
Responsible for travel arrangements, expense reports and event coordination. Demonstrated ability to quickly evaluate and adapt to department needs in a personable and professional manner. 

MEDICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK, Seattle, WA                                  2000-2001
       Accounts Payable
Coordinated office product purchasing and guidelines saving $10,000 by selecting new vendor. Processed payables for 10 branches.

KELLY SERVICES, London, England	                                              1999           
       Data Entry
Processed charitable donations for the UK Multiple Sclerosis Society.

EDUCATION
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BA, Sociology and Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Member (since 2004)
Marcom Writing: Adding the Flash and Dazzle (2005)
Fundamentals of Technical Writing and Business Writing (2005)
Introduction to Project Management (2002)
HTML Level I (2002)