Jason A. Dumar

 

Strengths:

 

 

·         Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

·         Reputation for dependability and personal initiative

·         Strong analytical and organizational skills

·         Proficient administrative support

·         Work well in high-pressure and stressful work environment

·         Excellent computer skills (i.e. 2003, 2007, and 2010 Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Perfect Practice, Case Aware, ATG Resource, QuickBooks)

 

Professional Experience:

 

Menards                            April 2012 – April 2013

First Assistant Department Manager

A home improvement store located in the Midwest helping homeowners, contractors, tenants, and business owners with today’s do-it-yourself projects.  Menards is committed for high quality guest service, and is known for the industries low price leader.

 

·         Promoted twice within one year

·         Greeted and directed guests to their specific needs

·         Inventory Control

·         Fork Lift Certified

·         Participated with in-store remodels, and Plan-O-Gram resets for new and seasonal products

·         Produced Special Order contracts

·         Conducted department meetings for the department

·         Updated sales goals for department, and kept track of Sales to Payroll on a daily basis

·         Worked closely with guests and contractors with special requests and questions

·         Attended seminars for department managers at the General Office

·         Trained new team members

·         Researched more information for Product Knowledge.

 

Viper Alley                            February 2011 – February 2012

Manager/Door Security

The newest live music venue in the Chicagoland area.  It was opened in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, and it offered live entertainment of different genres of music.

 

·         Greeted and directed guests in the proper direction, and explained what the venue offers

·         Sold and printed tickets at the box office

·         Supported security and police with major incidents (ie. Fights, accidents/injuries, check ID’s, etc.)

·         Managed and supported staff (ie. running drinks and food, assigning table sections, customer complaints, bartending, and restock)

·         Set-up and Tear-down of seating platforms and tables for concerts and private events

·         Assisted bands with special accommodations and requests

·         Ensured financials are accurate on spreadsheets, and collected correct amount of cash from servers

·         Made sure that deposits and cash drops were accurate with banks, and end of night reports

·         Helped with maintenance, and technical issues

·         Assisted production crew with camera, lighting, and music

·         Helped make sure that food was fresh and always correct before being sent to the guests

·         Made sure that all doors and exits were properly locked during and at the end of business hours

·         Helped ensured liquor inventory was accurate, and put orders in when stock was low.

 

Home Depot                            February 2010 – March 2011

Sales Associate

The Home Depot is one of the world’s largest home improvement retailers.  They also thrive on excellent customer service, and giving the customers the ultimate shopping experience.

 

·         Fork lift licensed for 5 types of lifts

·         Responsible for restocking, organizing, and cleaning out shelves

·         Helped with inventory counts

·         Assisted Customers with locating and choosing products for their home project needs

·         Put in transfers requests from different stores for products

·         Unloaded and checked correct shipments off the trucks

·         Volunteered in overnight projects at the store to be ready by the next morning

·         Take down and set-up new displays and end-caps

 

 

Law Office of Christopher S. Koziol                            October 2008 – February 2010

Paralegal/Department Manager

Law Firm that provides many different types of services focusing on real estate, title company, short sales, bankruptcy, workman’s compensation, loan modifications, and etc.  Responsible for running the department and help clients with a loan modification to work with lenders, supply information, and correct documentation of financial hardship.

 

·         Meeting with clients to obtain information of their financial difficulty

·         Gathering the correct information for client representation and documents for lender

·         Contacted all financial institutions for status

·         Created and edited documents for financial

·         Created and updated database for client management

·         Maintained weekly communication with lenders and client with updates

·         Reviewed loan modification packages to ensure accuracy

 

InterCounty Judicial Sales Corporation, Chicago, IL                            October 2007 – October 2008

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Foreclosure sales company focusing primarily on real estate foreclosure sales for properties located in Illinois.  Responsible for ordering title searches for law firms, communicating with client inquires, and completed title search packages.  Daily duties included:

 

·         Ordered title and later date searches with title search companies for clients.

·         Drafted and prepared title and later date commitments.

·         Organized and filed all search folders.

·         Created and edited documents for foreclosure sales notices, and sale documents.

·         Helped solve minor computer errors and problems.

·         Retrieved addition information from county buildings, if needed (i.e. Taxes, Probate and Dissolution of Marriages).

·         Updated databases.

·         Data Entry

 

The Wirbicki Law Group, Chicago, IL                            April 2007 – October 2007

Legal Assistant/Paralegal/IT                                                                                                 

Law office focusing primarily on real estate and foreclosures for properties located in Illinois.  Responsible for responding and communicating to client base, answered client inquiries, processed all sales and sale bids and all post sale and second mortgage defense pleadings.

 

Fisher and Shapiro, LLC, Northbrook, IL                            April 2006 – April 2007

Legal Assistant/Paralegal                                                                                                 

Law office focusing primarily on real estate foreclosures for properties located in Illinois.  Responsible for responding and communicating to client base, answered client inquiries, processed all sales and sale bids and all post sale second mortgage defense pleadings.  Daily duties included:

 

 

·         Drafted foreclosure pleadings (i.e. Complaints, Summons’, Judgments of Foreclosure, and affiliated judgment motions, Affidavit's for Judgment and for Prove-Up and Affidavits of Lost Documents).

·         Drafted second mortgage defense pleadings (i.e. Notices, Appearances, Answers, Motions for Prove-Up, Motions to Vacate Default and for Leave to Appear, Answer and Prove-Up, and Petitions for Disbursement of Surplus).

·         Scheduled court dates and maintained court calendar calls for office attorneys.

·         Managed a heavy flow of phone calls and e-mails from clients requesting status.

·         Updated client systems daily.

·         Prepared figures for Affidavit For Prove-Up.

·         Prepared reinstatement and payoff letters along with legal fees/costs.

·         Prepared breach and acceleration letters to debtors.

·         Followed-up for original documents, prepared assignments of mortgage and all other documents needed for judgment and for prove-up on second mortgage defense files.

·         Handled calls from mortgagors, attorneys, clients and third party bidders regarding the status of foreclosure cases.

·         Scheduled foreclosure sales, prepared sale bids, drafted post sale pleadings, including the scheduling of sale confirmation.

·         Prepared and recorded judicial/sheriff sale deeds.

·         Prepared second mortgage defense files for sale, including attending and bidding at senior foreclosure sales for junior lien holders.

·         Completed billing for all second mortgage defense files.

·         Resolved problems with pleadings, files, clients, etc...

·         Drafted other routine notices and motions as directed by attorneys.

·         Generated billing for all second mortgage defense files (700+ files).

·         Requested mortgage documents from clients for court including assignments of mortgage and all other documents needed for prove-up on second mortgage defense files.

·         Handled calls from mortgagors, attorneys, clients and third party bidders regarding the status of second mortgage defense files.

·         Kept track of monthly second mortgage defense billing for firm partners.

 

 

Education:

 

Wheeling High School                                                                      1995 – 1998

Mundelein High School                                                                      1998 – 1999

Diploma

College of Lake County                                                                      1999 – 2000

Computer Science

Devry University                                                                                    2000 – 2001

Telecommunications Management Program

 

 

References:              Available upon request.