CV Profile No.61113

Experience in the following industries :

• Event, receptionist
• Hotel business, catering
• Marketing, communication, media
• Secretarial work
• Tourism, leisure activities

Professional experience

• Event Manager
• Altron Conference Centre
• 04.2007 - 06.2020
• o Planning and managing an event from conception through to staging o Event bookings and quotations o Liason with vendors, exhibitors and stakeholder prior and during the event to ensure that everything is in order. o Function Sheet Management o Supervision and co-ordination of daily operation of set-ups and services o Facilitate meetings and site visits with clients o Menu and catering planning o Ensuring services meet clients specifications o Liaising with clients and obtaining function details and facilitate the smooth execution of an event o Ensuring that event contracts are correct and in place, invoices processed and payments received o General office administration duties incl. filing, data base management, ordering of stationery and equipment maintenance. o Debtors control – invoicing of clients and payment collections o Procurement – Raising and processing of purchase orders on Oracle o Ensuring that health and safety measures are in place and enforced at all times – Divisional SHE Representative o Participation towards Centre’s general cleanliness and maintenance.

• Event Manager
• Volkswagen Conference Centre
• 10.2005 - 03.2007
• o Planning and managing an event from conception through to staging o Event bookings and quotations o Function Sheet Management o Supervision and co-ordination of daily operation of set-ups and services o Facilitate meetings and site visits with clients o Liaison & negotiation with all vendors to ensure that clients requirements & needs are met o Liason with vendors, exhibitors and stakeholder prior and during the event to ensure that everything is in order. 3 o Liaising with clients and obtaining function details and facilitate the smooth execution of an event o Ensuring that event contracts are in place, invoice payments received o General office administration duties incl. filing, data base management, ordering of stationery and equipment maintenance.

• Senior Travel Consultant
• Magic Travel
• 03.2001 - 09.2005
• o Leisure & Corporate Travel Consultant o Tailor-made itineraries for all aspects of domestic, regional and international including land and air travel o Liaising with South African and International tour operators and airlines o Visa arrangements, travel insurance and foreign exchange arrangements o Group and Incentive Travel