SANIA FAROOQ
(732) 609-5625
[email protected]
OBJECTIVE: Motivated, hard-working professional seeking adminstrative position in an organization offering dynamic opportunities to use my strong administrative, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Progressive administrative experience: Managed daily responsibilities including answering phones, scheduling appointments, greeting guests, maintaining meticulous records, entering data, and drafting correspondence.
Computer: Familiarity with PC and Mac systems. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. Experience with internet research and email. Strong aptitude for learning new computer skills.
Highly organized/detail-oriented: Consistently perform in busy work environments requiring strong multi-tasking and organizational skills to meet tight deadlines. Strive to learn new skills to improve work processes.
Team player with strong interpersonal skills: Demonstrate strong interpersonal and relationship-building acumen through interactions with co-workers, managers, vendors, patients, and other parties.
Multilingual: Fluent in English, Hindi/Urdu, and Spanish.
EDUCATION
May 1999. COLLEGE OF ST. ELIZABETH, Morristown, NJ.
Bachelors of Science in Biology. Student government board member; Amnesty International participant.
August 2006. MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Morristown, NJ.
Bachelors+ in Medical Technology. Received Key to the Future Recognition Award.
January 2012 NYS Licensed Security Guard
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Patient Services Coordinator
2012present EXCELDENT DENTAL, Woodbridge, NJ
Front Desk Duties involve greeting patients and patrons, maintain multiple phone lines, answer phones and call patients for recall visits
Translator/Interpreter
2012- present The Big Word, New York, NY
Translate or interpret English to Urdu, Hindi and Spanish and vice versa for various projects and
clients
Front Desk Receptionist and Office Assistant
1999-2004 Physicians Office--Dr. Nisar, Edison, NJ
Managed diverse daily administrative responsibilities in extremely busy physicians office.
Greeted patients at reception desk, scheduled appointments, directed patients to examination rooms. Answered switchboard phone lines, provided excellent customer service and solutions to callers.
Collected co-pays and other fees and recorded in front desk ledger. Created new patient files, organized and filed patient records (computer and hard copy records), pulled records based on physicians requests for appointments.
Prepared and sent business correspondence from office to patients, pharmacies, and other parties.
Trained two new employees in all aspects of office administration responsibilities.
Front Desk Library Assistant
1996-1997 College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
Greeted and assisted patrons with requests (such as directing them towards proper area, creating new library cards, accepting book returns, and collecting late fees). Answered phones, recorded and relayed messages.
Organized and filed library card catalogs on computer as well as hard copies. Returned materials to proper location. Prepared correspondence from library to patrons.
Trained four new library assistants on all aspects of library assistant responsibilities.
Research Scientist Assistant/Intern
1998-1998 Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
1998-1999 College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
Conducted two biology independent research projects under minimal supervision.
Mastered complex laboratory techniques; set-up and ran experiments; collected and recorded all data from experiments; and organized research findings to share with research team.
Maintained the laboratory by preparing all reagants and solutions and ordering products from vendor.
Performed background research through literature and the internet, and presented findings to research team.
Medical/Lab Technologist
2006-2006 New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network, Springfield, NJ
2006-2007 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Executed testing and analysis of laboratory specimens; recorded findings to send to physicians offices.
Utilized superior organizational, multitasking, teamwork and data entry skills to excel in both work environments with busy schedules and fast turn-around deadlines.