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- 1. Alicia K. Swann Alicia_KSwann@hotmail.com
#92 YellowElderStreet 1 (649) 344-3871
LeewardPalms
Providenciales
TURKS AND CAICOSISLANDS
EDUCATION
American Hotel & LodgingEducational Institute,Distant Learning2015
CertifiedHospitalityTrainer(presently)
American Hotel & LodgingEducational Institute,Distant Learning2015
CertifiedHospitalityDepartmentTrainer
American Hotel & LodgingEducational Institute, Distant Learning2013
Certified GuestService Professional
Turks & Caicos Educational Institute, Providenciales,Turks& CaicosIslands 2011
Labour Law (Certification)
Turks & Caicos CommunityCollege,GrandTurk, Turks & CaicosIslands 2008 – 2009
Human Resources (Certificate)
Turks & Caicos CommunityCollege, Providenciales, Turks& Caicos Islands Sept 2007 – 2008
AssociatesinBusinessAdministration(continuing secondyear2015)
Marjorie Basden High School, South Caicos,Turks & Caicos Islands 1986 - 1991
WORK HISTORY & EXPERIENCE
AssistantTraining&DevelopmentManager 2012 - Present
BeachesTurks& CaicosResort,VillagesandSpa Providenciales Turks & CaicosIslands
Responsibilities:
AuditReports/On-the-JobObservationandCoachingandCounselling
TrainingandLeadershipfacilitating
EmergencyFirstResponse
CrossTraining
AttendingShiftLine UpsandworkingalongwithDepartmentHeadsinTrainingneeds
PreparingandorganizingBanquetEventOrder’s(BEO’s) forTrainingsessions
Executive Assistant/HumanResources Administrator 2009 - 2011
Manager
SevenStarsResort Providenciales Turks & CaicosIslands
Responsibilities:
Bookingappointmentsforthe General Manager
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Managing the BusinessCenter
Managing the staff housingandrental units
Data entryand processing
Work Permitprocessing
Staff Welfare
Laisioningwiththe departmentsof ImmigrationandLabour
Networkingwiththe TouristBoard,local newspapersandotherorganizations
Administrative Assistant 2009
Turks & CaicosGovernor’sOffice Grand Turk Turks & Caicos Islands
Responsibilities:
Take appointmentsforthe GovernorandDeputyGovernor
RecordindividualsforBritishandTurksIslandPassportandliaisonwithforeignaffairofficials
RecordindividualsforBrisithcitizenships,Belongerstatuswithinthe Turks& CaicosIslands
Co-Ordinate the dailyoperationsof the office
Inventory of stationary
Time sheetsforGovernor’sresidence workers
Arrange flightschedulesforthe GovernororDeputyGovernor
LiaisonwithotherGovernmentdepartmentsandoutside vendorssuchasthe airlines
Act as Assistanttothe Governorin the absence of hisPersonal Assistant) bookingappointments,
writingof response etc.)
Orderingsuppliesforthe ComplaintsCommissioner
Personal Secretary,Ministryof Works-RoadSafety-Housing 2008 - 2009
& Under Secretary
Ministryof Housing& Telecommunications Grand Turk Turks & CaicosIslands
Responsibilities:
An administrative supporttothe Minister,PermanentSecretaryandUnderSecretary
Speedtypingof documentsanddistributioninatimelymanner
All appointmentsandotherengagements
CustomerService Relations
Computeraided
Pick-upanddropoff of Minister
Human Resources&OperationsManager 2008
OspreyBeachHotel Grand Turk Turks & CaicosIslands
Responsibilities:
Creatingfilingsystems
Human Resourcestrackingsystemsforemployeesrecords
Dailyoperationswithinthe officesuchasbank reconciliations,frontoffice operations,
receivablesetc.
Work Permitprocessingandtracking
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Human ResourcesManager 2004 – 2007
The Sands & The RegentPalms Providenciales Turks& CaicosIslands
Responsibilities:
Assistingwiththe developmentof the Employee HandBooks
RecruitmentandStaff Selection
Employee Evaluation
Promotingthe company’spoliciesandprocedures
Processingof WorkPermitswiththe Labour& Immigrationdepartments&Appeal withthe
Ministryof Home Affairswhennecessary
AdvertisementsforNewHires(In-House andPublically)
Communicatingandcorrespondingwithoutside vendorssuchasthe mediaandsocial groupson
behalf of the company
Housing(locating,negotiatingcosts,reviewingleaseagreements,ensuringthe employees
upkeepthe homes/premisesprovidedtothemapprovingforthe releaseof paymentprocessing)
Monthlydepartmental reportstothe Owner/ManagingDirector
Employee of the monthawards (generatingformsandgettingvotesfromManagementand
takingthe resultstothe Executive Committee meetingsforfinal votingandselection)
Disciplinaryprocedureswithemployees
Preparingandensuringstaff leave formsandothernecessarypayroll documentsare prepared
and forwardedtothe accounts departmentforprocessingonatimelymanner
ProvidingconsultationtoManagersondisciplinaryactionproceduresandrecordtoemployee
files
Staff forecasting&budgetreview forthe department(s) ensuringthatmydepartmentand
otherdepartmentswere notoverstaff asperbudgetforecastsforthe period
Preparingcritical pathdocumentsandattendingmeetings
Ensuringthat mystaff were trainedindealingwithinternal andexternal customerswhile
providingthe highestlevel of customerserviceandadheringtothe company’spoliciesand
procedureswere followed
Attendingdailymanagementmeetingsfor“brainstormingsessions”onwhathadto be done
withinthe resorttoimprove qualityof service delivery
TerminationProcedures
Representingthe companysingle-handedlyorwiththe ManagingDirectorand or Owneron
Government–employmentrelatedmeetings –officialssuchasthe Minsterof Home Affairs,
Labour Commissioner,etc.
Anyotherdailyoperational dutiesorassignmentsdirectedbyeitherthe General Manages,
Managing Directoror Owner
Manager 1994-2004
Royal Bay Resort/BeachesResort&Spa Providenciales Turks & CaicosIslands
Responsibilities:
AssistantHumanResourcesManager
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Processingworkpermits,preparingpersonnelactionformsforstaff employmenthistoryand
applicationswhichneedstobe forwardedtothe accountingdepartmentforprocessingona
timelymanner
Transferringpersonnel datainthe HumanResources systems(ABRA) forrecordkeeping
Filing
Consultationwithemployees
Anyotherdutiesrequestedbythe HumanResourcesorGeneral Managers
Trainee Manager
Hands onexperiencewithall the departmentswithinthe Hotel andatthe endof eachtraining
makinga reportand discussingcritical findingsandprovidingsuggestionsforthe bettermentof
the departmentswiththe General Manage andDepartmentHeads
Front Office Agent/ReservationsManger
Monitoringandtakingreservationsforaccommodations,upsale of roomand amenitiesof the
resort,communicatingwithFrontOffice,maintenance andHousekeepingdepartmentsand
otherdepartmentsasnecessaryonroomrequestsorcomplaintsensuringthatguestsreceived
connectingroomsor otherspecial requestssuchasroll-awaybeds,cribs,etc.(BTC) same aswith
(RB) but additionally,with(BTC) communicatingwiththe Corporate Reservationsbranchin
Miami,Floridaandvisitedtheirofficesformeetingonthe proceduresof the differentpackages
and sales,ondepartmentinthe absence of the FrontOffice Manager
Cashier/Hostess
Collectingpaymentsforthe restaurants,monitoringemployeesensuringguestswere being
providedwithqualityservice
Check-insandCheck-outsensuringbillingandcustomersatisfaction
Providingqualitycustomerservice
ResortManager 1992 – 1994
ClubCaribe Resort SouthCaicos Turks & CaicosIslands
Responsibilities:
Check-insandouts
Budgetpreparation
Payroll recruitment&selectionprocess
Preparingincome tax reports
Disciplinaryproceduresof employeesnotlimitedtoterminations
Monthlyfinancial reportstothe Owner
Bookingfunctionsandmonitoringthe Food& Beverage employees
Anyotherdailyoperationduties
LEADERSHIP
Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Accessor, Internal & External Verifier,
Facilitator qualified with the Turks & Caicos Government Education Department
- 5. LANGUAGES
Language: English
Interests:Travelling,Takingquietwalksonthe Beach,Spendingqualitytimewithlovedones
Skills& Accomplishments:
Train the TrainerCertified
Managerial Trainingat the Universityof Nevada,USA
Hands onwork experience atLondonHilton,HumanResources&TrainingDepartmentsin
London,UK
FirstNative Chief Concierge ManageratBeachesTurks & Caicos Resort,Villages&Spa and
extensive hospitalityandcustomerservice trainingwiththe companyatthe property’sin
Providenciales,Turks&CaicosIslandsandJamaica
Pre-openedandmanagedthe HumanResourcesdepartmentsof twowell-respectedresort
inGrace Bay,Providenciales(The Sands/The PalmsResorts)
Initiatedandchairedfundraisersanddonationstocivicandsocial groupssuch as the Mount
OliverBaptistChurch,SouthCaicos,Turks& CaicosIslandsto assistwiththe purchasingof a
church bus, donatedfundstothe Welfare departmentinProvidenciales,Turks&Caicos
Islandswhichwasgeneratedthroughstaff participationinrafflesetc.duringemployee of
the monthrecognitions
Businessownerof anEmploymentandRecruitmentagency
Staff relatedmotivational programs
Vice Presidentof the PTA bodyof the OsetaJollyPrimaryschool,Providenciales,Turks&
CaicosIslands
CustomerService Training
ManagementTraining(CustomerService andGeneral Tasks)
ComputerSkills:MS Word, Excel,Powerpoint, Outlook,Publisher,Internet,Abra,EmployeeManager