CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

A creative and self motivated professional with five years experience in the field of program and project management, strengthening program and project results by providing analytical and commercial support with specialist information technology and administrative skills.

Qualified in Human Resources Management and Strategic Management at degree level, with proven market research and analytical skills and the ability to provide solutions on a strategic level. Thrives in a productive team, in highly pressurised and challenging work environments with the ability to communicate and negotiate consistently at all levels.

PERSONAL DETAILS

LANGUAGES: English, French DRIVERS LICENCE: Full

WORK EXPERIENCE

Le Centre Culturel Français - August – December 2008
Attended the French cultural center on a full time basis to obtain French language diploma - Delf B1

Fremantle Media (Headquarters) February 2008 – July 2008
Program Planner/Coordinator: Information Systems and Technology Research
Required to manage administrative and reporting for multiple IS projects. Develop and coordinate a plan to track progress of all technical upgrades and new platform projects for daily operations and the Rights Management System Modernisation Program;
▪ create a work break down structure and dependencies between the program and/or projects, utilize MS Project to perform resource scheduling, gap analysis and to track progress
▪ develop a network and communicate with sponsors, managers and third party contract staff
▪ manage information and spreadsheets from project managers, identify stakeholder and project office documentation requirements and maintain respective databases
▪ plan and facilitate progress meetings with stakeholders to establish program requirements, risks and issues, combine plans from project managers and incorporate projects for both the Systems and Operations teams
▪ identify training requirements for project managers, organise training
▪ manage data from project updates and distribute regular progress reports to program and operations managers, IS director. Manage operations projects.

Investaxion October 2007 – January 2008
Planner and advisor for a start-up events firm
▪ develop a medium - long term strategy, plan and develop event concepts for the company launch and two other international events and perform feasibility for the events, provide the events company with recommendations for operational and administrative procedures for ongoing business (ops)
▪ traveled to two international locations to introduce and implement the concepts, advise the buying function on purchase of equipment, operational stock and props and sourcing of local venues
▪ Lead the design and décor team for two international events
Rail Safety and Standards Board (UK) March 2007- October 2007
Project Coordinator, New Systems. Projects included GSM-r and the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) projects.
▪ IT, coordination and administrative support for two teams of project managers, engineers and operations specialists based in multiple locations. Coordinated team member activity and oranised all buying, training and meeting requests
▪ managed the document reviews and databases - internal and external , financial and other project progress reports, responsible for knowledge sharing to project team and other external stakeholders, document archiving, minutes, diary management and tracking of team activities
▪ team diary management, extra-net and database management, update MS project plans

Transport for London November 2006-February 2007
Human Resource Services Adviser,
Front line and first contact at HR head quarters for a high volume recruitment projects
▪ processed online applications and managed correspondence to and from applicants ensuring handover for selection to HR consultants, managed employment contract and data audits
▪ advise applicants on general HR queries and refer to specialist consultants and teams
▪ work remotely on the HRIS, data capturing and information retrieval
▪ assess and process employment contracts and reconcile as required

Titan Trade and Investment June 2004 - August 2006
Market Analyst for an established FMCG and Polymers trading firm (Southern African region)
Required to lead research projects for new market and business development, responsibilities included:
▪perform market analysis and identify investment opportunities in Southern Africa within the FMCG, Polythene product and plastic recycling sectors. Perform market research online and through local and regional networks for product and financial forecasting, manage country investment portfolios,
▪coordinate information and feedback to and from managers for the local office, establish new market and information leads, monitor local trends and benchmark for products
▪deliver portfolio’s for the project within the specified time frame, supervise and organise local project support
▪networking and communication– established local information sources and developed a local and regional professional network

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 Bachelor of Commerce Honors in Strategic Management
University of Johannesburg 2004 - 2005
Strategic Information Systems, Project Management Professional (PMI), Strategic – Management, Multinational Management, Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Management
Strategic Management Practice (Soft Management Skills) and Strategic Simulation (Business Simulation)

 French Delf B1 Diploma Dec 2008
 Diploma in Event Management and Coordination

 Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resources and Business Management
Oxford Brooke's University, England Jan 2001-Mar 2004

 2 A’ Levels Passed 2000-2001
Mathematics, Chemistry

 10 O’ Levels Passed 1997

INTERESTS and Other Activities

Russian as a third language, travel, running, art and music

REFERENCES – On request

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