I am the proprietor of Locke Solutions.  My home base office is in Queen Creek, Arizona, but I also offer on-site services. (Please refer to the Services Provided page).  New to Arizona, I relocated here with my family during the summer of 2006.  Originally from New Jersey I was fortunate enough to work with a few employers who have educated me with the resources I have today to provide you with the same.

My office assistant career began when I was offered a permanent job with a large south east mattress retailer for whom I was working as a temporary agent.  I quickly learned the ropes of scheduling, placing vendor orders, customer service and the basics of accounting.

From there, I obtained a position with a data processing and mailing solutions house.  I was hired as an entry level data processing clerk; keying grocery coupon information and raffle and sweepstakes data.  Within 4 weeks I was presented a proposition to work directly with the President/Owner, Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Operations.  I gladly accepted the position which permitted me to gain familiarity with all aspects of database management, mail merge, personalization, lettershop services and postal presorts & barcoding. This allowed me to run projects directly with our clients at mailing firms, advertising agencies, market research companies and the entertainment industry,

Five years after my first job as an office assistant, I set out to get back to basics.  I was hired at an entry level position with a building automation company.  From answering phones and creating documents and excel spreadsheets, I quickly moved up the ranks to Sales Assistant, Service Coordinator and even Software Consultant.  Duties included ordering supplies, scheduling technicians, customer service, typing specs for engineers, creating and maintaining access databases to track sales opportunities and report sales commissions; just to name a few.  I was fortunate enough to have managers who believed enough in my abilities to provide me with the tools and training to educate me in Aperture and Maximo 4i.

I also did some work for ASHRAE & Relay for Life that assisted me to learn the process of all aspect of event planning.  From planning and coordination, interviewing and hiring contractors to registration and final reporting.

After eight years with that company, my family moved to Arizona.  I quickly found a job with a promotional products company that has been a wonderful source of knowledge and training in marketing and sales.