Eric Traphagen

720 Silver Rock Lane

Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Phone: 847-910-9784

E-mail: Eptraphagen@gmail.com

Objective

Build upon my leadership experiences and leverage my critical thinking skills, to help a

company move towards achieving their goals.

Qualifications

  · Computer Literate, privately built and repaired computers for other students in college.

  · Experienced Team Manager, effective at managing varying groups of people of all ages.

  ·

Efficient project coordinator, solves problems creatively and effectively in stressful and

demanding situations .

Work History

2013 to 2014

Paralegal/Assistant

Angelina, Herrick & Wifler, P.C.

  · Managed all incoming inquiries for the firm, scheduling Partner’s appointments and managing

Partner’s time to insure the firm ran as efficiently as possible.

  · Organized and managed all family law billing for attorney Catherine Wifler making sure all clients

had accurate bills and payment schedules.

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Drafted, managed and communicated all attorney approval letters with other attorney’s offices for

real estate contracts insuring that all inspection and contract issues were appropriately addressed

  · Operated all communications with Clients during the attorney review period making sure Clients

were well informed, and also that all the clients home inspection issues were address in the attorney

approval.

2004 to 2013

Pool Manager/Bus Driver

Banner Day Camp, Lake Forest, IL

  · Managed a team of 15 lifeguards, and oversaw swim instruction.

  · Personally instructed, evaluated and oversaw the development of hundreds of campers swimming

progress from learning to swim to advance instruction.

  · As a camp bus driver, I picked up and dropped off 12-20 campers at their homes every day.

  · As a driver, I reinforced the company's core belief that the campers and counselors' experience begins the

moment the first camper gets on the bus.

  · Responsible for the training and certification of junior lifeguards to Red Cross Standards,

  · Responsible for the training of all new camp bus drivers for CDL SBP Class B licensing.

Education

2012 to 2013

2007 to 2011

2002 to 2006

Awards and Honors

Dean’s List (3.79 GPA)

Excellence in Theater Award

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Inductee

William Rainy Harper College

Eastern Illinois University

Adli E. Stevenson High School

Associates in Arts

Harper College

Harper College

Harper College

Awarded Partial Scholarship (Post Graduation) Harper College

Supervisor of the Year

Banner Day Camp

Red Cross Certification: Life Guard Management, Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED

2013

2013

2013

2013

2011