THAT COMPUTER LADY’s founder and owner, Mil Ivey, has over 35 years experience in office administration, computer instruction, and customer service. Although relatively new to the "formal" position of providing Virtual Assisting services, she and her staff have been providing these administrative services in various fields through the years. In March 2008, Mil received a call from a colleague asking for help in an on-going administrative project. Having completed a similar data-merge project several year earlier, Mil knew this would be a challenging but rewarding undertaking and was excited with the challenge. This was the birth of THAT COMPUTER LADY Virtual Assisting.

If you are not familiar with Virtual Assisting, let us introduce ourselves and the VA profession to you.

As a VA:

• We operate as an independent contractor.
• We work from our own office with our own equipment.
• We work for ourselves and partner with ourclients.
• We provide a wide variety of services available to you; you pay only for the time you need.

In working with our clients to accomplish their goals:

• We, together, determine where we want to go.
• We discuss short-term objectives and long-term goals.
• We assess needs, share ideas and brainstorm options.
• We coordinate what needs to be done with the resources needed.
• We do what needs to be done.
• We communicate regularly.

So who is THAT COMPUTER LADY (Mil Ivey) really? . . .

• someone who has lived in Cherokee/DeKalb, Alabama area pretty much her entire life.
• wife to an extraordinary man who is also her biggest supporter and best friend
• mother to one lovely daughter, a beautiful granddaughter, and the cutest grandson
• someone who excelled in anything related to clerical / administrative work, starting with learning to type at age 8 – on a manual typewriter (now she’s just showing her age!??!)
• someone who has a strong desire to see individuals and businesses meet their goals for success and perform with excellence

Experience:

Over the years, some of the positions Mil has held include:

• Executive Assistant & Loan Teller at First National Bank, Jacksonville, AL (4 years)

• Business/Computer teacher at Cherokee County Area Vocational School, Centre, AL (25 years)

• Legal Secretary at local attorney’s office (2 years/summers)

• Office Administrator at Enrolled Agent’s office (2 years/summers)

• Town Clerk at Town of Sand Rock (3 years)

• Church Administrative Assistant at Fairview UMC (2 years)

• Bookkeeper/Accountant – Auto Body Repair Shop (16 years)

• Clerical/Administrative Consultant – Non-profit foreign mission organization (2 years)

• Owner/Instructor – School 2 – Computer Instruction (10 years)

• Office Administrator – Gadsden State Community College (3 years)

• Computer Instructor – Gadsden State Community College (3 years)

• Administrative Consultant – Non-profit prison ministry (5 years)

• IT Administrative Assistant / Computer Instructor – Cherokee County Health & Rehabilitation Center and Piedmont Health Care Center (3 years)

• Computer Instructor – Northeast Alabama Community College (2 years)

Education:

• Auburn University, Snead State Community College, Jacksonville State University, University of Alabama, Gadsden State Community College

• BS Degree in Secretarial Education; minor in English

• MS Degree in Vocational Business Education

• Advanced Certification in Educational Administration

Skills:

• proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Front Page and Publisher, Corel Word Perfect, Open Office; Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Acrobat, Quicken, Quickbooks, TaxCut, TurboTax, Audacity, Paintshop Pro, Band-in-a-Box, ExPressit, Gmail, AVG, Movie Maker, Memories on TV, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Nero 8, PC Anywhere, Print Shop, WebEasy Pro, WebWhacker, WS_FTP95 LE, Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP, ACT & SAT Preparation & Remediation

• Medical Transcription training

• self-motivated, independent worker

• organizational abilities and attention to detail

• dedication to superior customer service and satisfaction

• strong communication, writing and analytical skills

• comprehensive writing, creative and administrative support

As a multi-disciplined professional with over 35 years of diverse experience, Mil has provided administrative support and training for profit, non-profit, corporate, small-business, and federally-funded agencies. As a certified Computer Instructor, she enjoys using her computer skills and administrative skills to assist others, as well as teaching skills to provide instruction. Her education, training, and experience greatly enhance THAT COMPUTER LADY’s ability to provide high-quality Virtual Assistance.

Additional STAFF BIOs UNDER CONSTRUCTION / COMING SOON.