GEORGE JACOB

GEORGE JACOB

1169 Kestrel Court, Coquitlam, BC V3E 2C1

(604) 941- 2480

gjacob@sfu.ca

 

OBJECTIVE                

 

My objective is to be an effective long-term member of your team while also developing professional productivity and administrative techniques

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

1998 – 2002     Sportchek                                        Coquitlam, BC

                            Position: Competitive Sales

·   Provided consistent excellent customer service while maintaining efficiency                                               

·   Analyzed administrative decisions and provided support tasks as well as employee training and testing

·   Redesigned tasks and procedures to increase organizational productivity

 

 1992 - 2003      JM Accounting Ltd                          Coquitlam, BC

                           Position: Accounting Clerk

·        Used Microsoft Excel, Word, and ACCPAC Simply Accounting at a constant level in a Windows environment

·        Performed tasks such as payroll, account management, and data entry

·        Reported regularly to the head accountant and learned effectively in a training program

 

EDUCATION

 

 1998 - PRES       Simon Fraser University, Third Year

                          Major: Business Administration

                          Minor/Certificate: Computing Science

Specializations: MIS and Accounting

                          CGPA: 2.86 UDGPA = 3.00

 

Professional courses completed in the areas of:

·      Accounting and MIS, Finance, Economics, and Calculus

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  ACCOUNTING          

  • Have working knowledge of financial statements, managerial accounting methods including variable, and job costing

 

COMPUTER HARDWARE     

·       Operate Proficiently with PC hardware and working knowledge of MAC hardware

·       Work as a system builder in my free time

·       Possess much knowledge of Networks such as LAN, dialup WAN and Internet WAN

 

 COMPUTER SOFTWARE     

·        Operate proficiently in a windows (3.x to winXP) and MAC OS environment

·        Operate proficiently with various software such as MSWord, MSExcel, Powerpoint, C++, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, MSAccess, and Simply Accounting

 

 COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT       

·     Provide both on-site, e-mail, and phone   support to various users in school and externally

·     Give advice to them on internet, investments, hardware & software issues, and risk assessment

·     Type at an error-free minimum rate of 50WPM

 

 CONSULTING

·  Perform many verbal and written IT and other industry analyses for investing purposes

·  Research prices and give advice on consumer PC systems in both English and French

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

1996-2002

  • Received consistent Top In Sales commendation and customer compliment notes for four years at Sportchek

 

  • Volunteered as a tutor for several highschool students in North Vancouver where I taught them Mathematics and English

 

·        Valedictorian nominee, “Top All-Round Student”, Commended Music Student, and commended in football at Port Moody Senior

 

REFERENCES

References provided on request