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Donald Powell

Fountain Valley

Summary

Dedicated Admissions & Records Specialist known for strong reliability and time management skills. Experience leading teams and maintaining high standards of accuracy in records management. Committed to supporting compliance and enhancing departmental efficiency.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Admissions & Records Specialist

Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
03.2014 - Current
  • Consistently met or exceeded departmental performance metrics related to speed, accuracy, consistency, and completeness in all aspects of the records management function.
  • Followed established policies and procedures to maintain compliance with regulations.
  • Utilized document imaging software to index, store and retrieve records.
  • Processed Residency Documents, General Petitions, add/drops manually and systematically
  • Team Leader for counter and phone staff, helping with escalations and overflow

Admissions & Records Specialist II

Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
03.2009 - 03.2014
  • Assisted with typing, data entry, and answering incoming calls as required.
  • Communicated efficiently with individuals concerning record information submitted or missing from files.
  • Handled with one other employee all the transcript and Verification requests for Saddleback.
  • Handled the manual update of Student Clearing mismatches
  • Very involved in moving process from In House to Credentials, Inc., with the growing pains and opportunities that included.

Admissions & Records Specialist I

Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
05.2006 - 03.2009
  • Scanned paper records to transfer to digital filing systems.
  • Updated records with new information.
  • Maintained accuracy of records by verifying accuracy of data in records.
  • Dedicated Counter and phone staff.
  • Data entry of Incoming Applications
  • Adding and dropping of students from classes via add cards.
  • Took in payment for services and balanced cash drawer at end of shift.
  • Collected transcript, verification and petition requests

Education

History & Liberal Arts

Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA

History

Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA
12-2026

Skills

  • Document analysis
  • File conversion
  • File retrieval
  • Phone answering
  • Teamwork
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving
  • Reliability
  • Critical thinking
  • Excellent communication

Timeline

Senior Admissions & Records Specialist

Saddleback College
03.2014 - Current

Admissions & Records Specialist II

Saddleback College
03.2009 - 03.2014

Admissions & Records Specialist I

Saddleback College
05.2006 - 03.2009

History & Liberal Arts

Golden West College

History

Coastline Community College
Donald Powell