Hi, my name is Tami Savage and I live in the Atlanta Metro area (Georgia) with my husband, two of my three sons (one son is in the Navy), my mom, and two dogs.

Tami’s Tidbits

Ultimately, I LOVE LIFE!
I love spending time with my family and friends.
I love laughing, smiling, and having a good time.
Typically, I am direct and to the point and not great with small talk.
I am a very curious person & love to learn.
I love to teach and empower others.
I am an animal lover. One of my life’s greatest moments was holding and feeding a one month old baby male lion. (He was very sleepy. I was very happy just holding this adorable little guy.)
I love the beach, the sun, the sounds of the ocean and the seagulls, the smell of the salt air, the feel of sand between my toes, and the heat on my skin with a soft breeze.
I love to travel to new and exciting places.
I am a diehard computer geek!
- I build my own high-end computers.
- I get very excited over geeky stuff.
- I am a gamer. My games of choice lately have been DragonAge & Witcher 2. However, I have other favorites as well like Fallout 3, StarCraft, Diablo, World of Warcraft (WOW), and many more.

Skills/Abilities

I can provide regular administrative duties like scheduling, making travel arrangements, and much much more, but my biggest assets that are available to you are my technical skills (listed below). In addition, whenever I learn something new, that skill will become available to you as well.

Implement, Maintain & Improve Websites (I can handle most website issues including troubleshooting but I am not a graphic designer or a programmer/developer)
Create, Maintain, & Improve Documents (Microsoft Word or Publisher)
Create, Maintain, & Improve Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel)
Create, Maintain, & Improve Presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint)
Create, Maintain, & Improve Databases (Microsoft Access)
Create, Maintain, & Improve Flowcharts & Diagrams (Microsoft Visio)
Write VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code to automate MS Office Applications
Design, Create, and Maintain Forms (Adobe Acrobat & Microsoft InfoPath)
Design, Create, and Maintain Adobe Acrobat Files
Design, Create, Document, Maintain, & Improve Systems/Processes
Design, Create, Document, Maintain, & Improve Technical/Instructional Materials
PC Computer Support (Windows/Microsoft)
Third-party liaison (especially with computer people)

Hardware/Software

I have a high-end computer system with Windows 7 64-bit OS that I built along with all the other normal things an office has like printer, scanner, copier, fax, camera, etc.

The following are the major software applications that I use:

Microsoft Office Professional 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access, & Publisher)
Microsoft Office Visio 2010
Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Master Collection)(Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, Soundbooth, & Acrobat)
SnagIt 10

Professional Stuff

Nominated for AssistU’s 2011 Techie of the Year Award
Graduate of AssistU (Jun 2010) Virtual Assistance Training Program and an Ultimate VA Member.
Graduate Certificate in Computer Information Technology: Database Technologies (Dec 2003) from Regis University.
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management w/emphasis in Human Relations (May 1996) from Colorado Christian University.
Worked for military, corporate, and government organizations between 1992-2010, holding positions primarily as help desk / desktop support, application specialist, and webmaster.
Presented at the National IDEAS Conference in 2008 on building accessible PDFs with NetCentric’s CommonLook.