Seller 248888 - Lingfield, Surrey, UK
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| Hourly Rate: | £8.44 | |
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| Overview: | Highly versatile, creative, pro-active and resourceful personal assistant with a strong track record in admin, education, customer care, consultancy much involved in the creative & int design sector | |
CV
| 25 years experience in PA/Admin work with a strong track record of first class customer care, education, consultancy. Started and run my own self improvement training centre. Collaborated in various charities/voluntary works. Self motivated with a CAN DO attitude. I have a strong interest in the humanities, green and sustainability . Passionate for design. I wrote some books on personal development. Involved with various marketing agencies: promoting, active selling, surveying, etc. |
Employment History
(Sep 2006 & ongoing)
various
variousRepresenting, promoting, active selling, demonstrating on shop floor a wide range of products & services
• Cosine: Branded sampling (client Sainsbury’s)
• Carbon: Branded sampling (client Sainsbury’s)
• N2o: Mystery shopping, promotion O2, and band ambassador (Persil)
• The network: Surveying (Sainsbury’s)
• DQM: Mystery shopping (Thresher, Phone for U)
(Aug 2005 to Aug 2006)
Volunteer
variousCollaborated to various projects as a volunteer and studied:
Promoting & organising, fund raising events for drug free and human rights programs
Re-organising a central file system
Helping people with literacy programs
Supervising 30 children in various trips and activities for the summer school period for Greenfield School
(May 2005 to Jul 2005)
Receptionist
Temp for Kelly’sReceptionist for David Wilson Trailer, Horsted Keynes, East Sussex
Reception, general admin, invoicing, support work.
(Nov 2004 to May 2005)
Volunteer and contractor
Collaborated to various projects as a volunteer and as a contractor
Translating English to French for Siemens Measurement Systems: electrical and mechanical translation for Renault (France) 10,000 words
Data research/entry for the Central London Project file
Selling books; promoting and co-ordinating events for charities
(Dec 2002 to Sep 2004)
Personal Assistant/Administrator
The Wincel Group, Forest Row, East SussexThe Wincel Group, Tompsets Bank, Forest Row RH18 (Self improvement)
This involves the handling of all routines and office functions along with reception; keeping statistics and reports; organising and co-ordinating events and concerts, designing promotion for this very small and busy office.
(Jan 2002 to Aug 2004)
Volunteer and contractor
Collaborated to various projects as a volunteer and as a contractor:
Translating English to French for Siemens Measurement Systems: electrical and mechanical translation for General Motors & Ford & Renault (France) 20,000 words
Active selling & promoting for Learn Direct
Supervising 30 children in various trips and activities for the summer school period for Greenfield School.
(2001 to 2001)
Mail Order Administrator
Best Care Products, East GrinsteadManaged the mail order dept and stock control along with the admin work for a natural health company
(1992 to 1997)
Co-Founder & Director
London Holistic Training Centre, LondonA training centre offering tailored made programs on life improvement (i.e. stress management), and spiritual development (healing, kabala). This was a very “hands-on” job. My numerous duties included:
• Promoting, active selling, scheduling
• Tutoring and lecturing. Developing the courses and training materials
• Organizing & co-ordinating & active selling at events, fairs, exhibitions, talks, etc.
• Researched and collaborated in the production of 5 published books. Co-authoring 2 books published by Harper Collins
• Supervising staff and students
I was running a very busy Centre and managed to quadruple the number of our students within the 4 years activity.
(Nov 1989 to 1991)
PA/Secretary
Culpin Planning, LondonPA/secretary duties, reception. Assisting the only 2 directors of a consultancy in development & management.
(May 1988 to Sep 1989)
Bilingual Assistant/Librarian
ORT, LondonPA duties. Collaborated between 8 coordinators/managers. Managed the Technical Library for an organization for rehabilitation through training.
Professional Qualifications
| • Various professional courses 89 to 05: Communication, consultancy, graphic design, painting, tutoring, astrology • Professional Interior Design (NOCN Level 3) in Professional Interior Design - National Design Academy 2007 -08 |
Education
( 2007 to 2008)
National Design Academy
NOCN (Level 3) in Professional Interior Design
( 1981 to 1983)
Utah Tech
Associate Degree in Travel & Tourism Management option
( 1976 to 1979)
Lycee Jean Zay
CAP in secretarial skills
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
- Data Entry
- Event Planning
- Languages
- Office Management
- Personal Assistant
- Reception
- Research
- Secretarial Support
- Word Processing
Skills
- Customer Service
- Excel (Microsoft)
- French (Languages)
- Microsoft
- Word (Microsoft)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Branding & Brand Management (Marketing)
- Brochures
- Database Analysis (Direct Marketing)
- Database Management (Marketing)
- Design (Direct Marketing)
- Desktop Publishing (Design)
- Direct Marketing (Marketing)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Exhibitions (Events)
- Exhibitions & Conferences (Marketing)
- French (Languages)
- Inserts (Direct Marketing)
- Market Research (Market Research)
- Market Research (Direct Marketing)
- Merchandising
- Microsoft
- Promotional Material (Design)
- Promotions
- Proof Reading
- Seminars (Events)
- Word (Microsoft)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Adobe
- Books
- Brochures
- Data Analysis (Circulation)
- FrameMaker (Adobe)
- Graphic Design
- Illustrator (Adobe)
- Interior Design
- Microsoft
- Office Administration (Circulation)
- Photoshop (Adobe)
- Promotional Material
- QuarkXPress
Sales/Account Management
Categories
Skills
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Microsoft
- Mystery Shopping (Sales Support)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- Product Sales
- Word (Microsoft)

