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Personal Details
Surname Jordaan
First Names Lynn Renee
ID number 681222 0064 08 5
Date of birth 1968-12-22
Nationality South African
Population Group White
Gender Female
Marital Status Divorced
Languages Proficiency
English Afrikaans
Speak Good Good
Write Good Good
Read Good Good
Contact Details
Cell Number 071 365 2384
Postal Address Box 18121, Sunward Park, 1462
E-mail Address verna@flyairlink.com
Skills, Abilities and
Knowledge
Wide range of Skills, Abilities and Knowledge to Deal with General Public and
Staff members, Sales, Marketing, Earthmoving, Mining and Military Industry.
Academic Qualification
1. High School Education
Last School Attended Voortrekker High School
Grade Passed Matric
Major Subjects Afrikaans, English, Typing, Business Economics, Geography and Housecraft
Year Obtained 1986
2. 2
DEGREES / DIPLOMAS / COURSES COMPLETED
Secretarial Course : Drake College (International)
Subjects
Business Afrikaans
Business English
Typing
Word Processing
Dictaphone
Office Practice
Business Entertainment
Health and Beauty
Social Etiquette & Business
Flower Arranging
Travel
Time Management
First Aid
Public Relations
Wine Appreciation and Communications
Period Full Time – 1987
3. 3
Working Experience
Previous Employer Sharp Electronics (Pty) Ltd
Position Held Assistant Secretary to SalesManager
Period 1 May 1988 to 17 July 1989
Duties
Reason for Leaving
Typing of all correspondence.
General quotations, tender documents and typing for 60 Representatives.
Taking of all messages.
Giving quotes telephonically.
Sending of faxes.
Arranging demonstrations and sales meetings.
Ordering of stationery.
Stock transfer to branches.
Sending of all telexes.
Filing.
Handling queries.
Relieve of telesales.
Relieve switchboard O.M.N.I.(PABX) – 20 by 200 lines.
No job satisfaction and a very low salary for the work I was doing.
Previous Employer The Johannesburg Stock Exchange – Listing and Marketing
Division
Position Held Receptionist / Word Processor Operator
Period 17 July 1989 to 1 March 1990
Duties
Reason for Leaving
Answering of Letters.
Typing of all correspondence.
Answering and transferring of telephone calls.
Recording of all Companies for Listing.
Handling of all incoming and outgoing mail and distributing thereof.
Checking of all Tenders and sending them down to the Market floor.
Inconvenient Travelling.
Previous Employer Easirun International (Pty) Ltd
Position Held Secretary
Period 01 March 1990 to 31 August 1991
Duties Operating the Switchboard (8 x lines, 15 Extensions) Chercor Barphone.
Filing.
Purchasing of monthly groceries.
Ordering of stationery.
Banking of cheques on a daily basis.
Making flight and hotel bookings.
Typing of all correspondence (ACER packages like GEM, Multimate, Wordperfect,
Wordstar – basics), and Lotus.
Typing of all quotations.
General Reception duties.
Bookings for lunch for the training courses.
Handling of all mail – incoming and outgoing.
Sending of all faxes.
4. 4
Reason for Leaving
Arranging with XPS, DHL to send off overseas packages.
No future prospects.
Previous Employer Terama (Pty) Ltd – Village Walk Shopping Centre Management
Company
Position Held Secretary to: Marketing and Operations Manager
Period 01 August 1991 to 7 July 1992
Duties
Reason for Leaving
Operating the Switchboard (3 x lines and 5 x Extensions).
Taking of all messages.
Handling entire Reception area.
Handling all incoming and outgoing mail and the distribution thereof.
Filing.
Typing of general correspondence, Marketing as well as Operations reports on
multimate package.
Taking minutes of all general Management meetings.
Typing and distribution minutes to whom it may concern.
Packages like GEM, Multimate, Wordperfect and Lotus.
Answering letters to Street Collection Associations.
General Secretarial and Reception duties.
Sending and typing of all faxes.
Ordering of all stationery.
Purchasing of monthly groceries.
Handling of diaries – Making appointment, etc.
Distributing of all letters to Tenants.
Handling queries, complaints and enquiries from both Tenant and Public.
Retrenched.
Previous Employer Reumech Gear Ratio (Pty) Ltd
Position Held Secretary to: Director of Operations, Marketing Manager, 2 x Military Project
Managers, Project Technician, Salesand Marketing Manager, Salesand
Export Manager, Clark Manager and Commercial Manager
Period 7 July 1992 to 1 March 1996
Duties Typing of all correspondence.
Screening all calls and taking of all messages.
Sending, typing and distribution of all faxes.
Arranging Sales and General meetings.
Answering of all letters.
Making flight and hotel bookings (Local and International).
Typing done on NCS Computer (Microsoft word and Excel, Multimate, Lotus 123
and Wordperfect 3.
Filing.
General Secretarial duties.
Handling of diaries – Making appointments, etc.
Arranging of all functions.
Relieving the Secretary to General Manager and Director.
Handling entire incoming orders system.
Handling of all Military orders.
Handling of Administration of new Projects.
Local and International telexes.
Handling of all Promotional Equipment and Clothing.
5. 5
Reason for Leaving
Participating in Agricultural shows – P.R.O. duties.
Better opportunities and to better myself.
Previous Employer Alberto-Culver S.A (Pty) Ltd – VO5 Hair Products
Position Held Personal Assistant to: General Manager, Salesand Marketing Director,
Regional Sales Manager and 4 x SalesRepresentatives
Period 1 April 1996 to 1 November 1999
Duties
Reason for Leaving
Screening all calls and taking of all messages.
General telephone queries i.e. Customer queries – complaints regarding
products.
Typing of all general correspondence – Memorandum, faxes and letters.
Typing of Financial Reports for local and overseas offices, Financial
Spreadsheets, Sales Agents Contracts, Sales / Marketing Presentations and price
lists.
General Administrative duties – filing and faxing.
Arranging Sales and General meetings.
Answering of all letters.
Making flight and hotel bookings (Local and International).
Making appointments on behalf of Sales and Marketing Director with Buyers in
the trade.
Filing.
General Secretarial duties.
Handling of diaries – Making appointments, etc. for Sales and Marketing Director.
Liaise / Assist Sales Agents (35 Companies) with general queries.
Distribute Sales targets and Sales results on a monthly basis.
Arranging of all functions.
Order and maintain stock of stationery requirements.
Order and maintain hair product stock.
Petty cash.
Husband got relocated to pursue his career.
Previous Employer Bell Equipment Co. (Pty) Ltd
Position Held Secretary to After SalesTeam Leader, 4 x Workshop Foremen, 4 x Field
Service Foreman and 124 Mechanics and Used Division
Period 1 April 2002 to 7 January 2008
Duties Screening all calls and taking of all messages.
General telephone queries.
Typing of all general correspondence – Memorandum, faxes, letters and
quotations.
General Administrative duties – filing and faxes.
Making flight and hotel bookings.
Arranging foreign currency for travel outside South Africa.
Liaise / Assist 90 Mechanics, Assistants and Apprentices with general queries.
Filing.
Petty Cash.
Receive time sheets from Mechanics on a weekly basis and schedule their hours
for salary payments.
Arrange in-house training and accommodation for all Mechanics.
Arrange bookings for Mechanic’s vehicles for services.
Update and distribution of service bulletins to all involved.
Arranging of all functions.
6. 6
Reason for Leaving
I.S.O.
Manufacturing costing – Opening of Job cards, Buying, Processing of Reckons
and final costing.
General Secretarial duties.
Order and maintain stock of stationery requirements.
Better Prospects.
Previous Employer Trollope Mining Service 2000 (Pty) Ltd
Position Held Workshop Administrator and Secretary to Workshop Manager, 1 x
Workshop Foremen, 100 Mechanics, Assistants and workshop Staff.
Period 7 January 2008 to 5 May 2016
Duties
Reason for Leaving
General telephone queries.
Typing of all general correspondence – Memorandum, faxes and letters.
General Administrative duties – filing and faxes.
Liaise / Assist 100 Mechanics, Assistants and Apprentices with general queries.
Filing.
Petty Cash.
Receive time sheets from Mechanics on a weekly basis and schedule their hours
for salary payments.
Arranging of functions.
Group vehicle licensing.
Group Traffic fines.
Daily running of Workshop canteen Chef and staff.
Ordering of groceries for canteen to feed 100 – 150 staff.
Maintain machine allocation per site.
Compiling monthly machine costing.
Maintaining of monthly oil control sheets and cards per machine.
Enquiring Light Permits for vehicles.
General Administrative duties.
Opening and closing of workshop job cards and preparing job card files for
invoicing on Pastel.
Process all labour from Mechanic time sheets onto Workshop job cards on Pastel.
Managing of Reception staff.
Daily management and maintenance of Workshop staff clocking system for
salaries on Timeline Clocking System.
Payroll.
Workshop Mother to all Apprentices.
Retrenched.