1. Curriculum Vitae of
Natascha Fortune
1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Natascha Fortune
Address: 98 President Brand Street, Rynfield, Benoni .
Telephone: 076 921 3616
Email: natascha.fortune@yahoo.com

2. Date of Birth: 13th June 1969
Place of Birth: Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Criminal Record: None
2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2.1) Company Name: Xeon Logistics PTY LTD,
South Africa.
Period of Employment: March 2013 – Current
Position Held: Transport Manager for Air and
Sea/ Cross Border and local
System Use: SAP
Key Responsibilities:

3. • Plan, develop, organize, direct, manage, and evaluate the operations of
transportation departments or transportation companies.
• Direct the activities of staff in relation to transportation operations including
dispatching, routing, and tracking transportation vehicles.
• Direct the effectiveness of private, third party and contract carriage systems.
• Work with international carriers and freight forwarders to streamline the flow of
goods across international borders and through customs.
• Monitor operations to ensure that staff complies with administrative policies and
procedures.
• Develop and implement profit improvement plans.
• Negotiate and authorize contracts, and direct procurement related to transportation
operational needs.
• Develop key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of the
transportation operations.
• Conduct investigations to determine causes of transportation accidents and to
improve safety procedures.
• Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer complaints.
• Interview, select, coach, train, manage, and appraise the performance of
transportation personnel.
• Mentor select transportation staff.
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships.
• Remain current with latest transportation technology systems and procedures.
• Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators for services and preferential rates.
• Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases
or schedule changes.

4. • Maintain open dialogue with other department managers to coordinate activities
and improve performance and productivity.
Skills Developed: Time management, coordination,
active listening, critical thinking,
speaking, interacting with all levels
of employees, active learning,
learning strategies, writing, and
judgment, attention to detail,
accuracy, interpersonal skills,
managing difficult clients and
employees, decision making.
Abilities: Oral expression and comprehension,
problem sensitivity, speech clarity
and recognition, deductive and
inductive reasoning, written
comprehension and expression, and
near vision.
Work values:
• Develop and maintain working environments that are health and safety conscious,
• Empower employees to work independently and make decisions,
• Lead by example and offer supportive management,
• Empower employees to use their strongest abilities and promote achievement and accomplishment.
Work Styles:
• Co-operation, dependability, self control, leadership, customer oriented approach,
concern for others, attention to detail, stress tolerance, integrity, leadership, social
orientation, and independence.
• Provide clear and concise direction and instructions to staff and other departments
• Professional communications with clients, customers, staff, and colleagues using
a variety of communications devices and media
• Exchange information with other managers and senior management

5. • Communicate on staffing related matters
• Conduct staff meetings and make presentations
• Communicate during high stress situations (e.g. hazardous material spills, health
and safety incidents, etcetera
Decision Making:
• Select and recommend methods for transporting goods and the service providers used for transport
goods.
• Make decisions about staffing requirements.
• Allocate tasks associated with transportation projects.
• Make decisions with market, economic, social, and political environments taken in to account.
• Make decisions about suggestions for change.
2.2) Company Name: Hellmann Worldwide Logistics-
South Africa, Cape Town Branch
South Africa.
Period of Employment: November 2006-February 2013
Position Held: Import Controller / Export GP
Supervisor
System use: Compu Clear / Hellogic
Key responsibilities:

6. • Liaising with overseas agents Controlling LCL and Containerized cargo.
• Obtaining various documents from import clients in order to clear the shipment
with customs.
• Registration of files.
• Liaising with various clearing agents or shipping lines regarding payment for
release of cargo or containers
• Sending reports to clients regarding status of shipments.
• Arranging transport and planning the delivery of cargo to various ware houses or
client premises.
• Invoicing clients.
• Negotiating freight rates, making the bookings with various shipping lines,
agents & liaising with the overseas agents.
• Preparing customs/ port documentation .
• Arranging transport .
• Submitting shipping instructions.
• Cutting the house bill of lading.

7. • Preparing various certificates required for various destinations, including working
from Letter of Credits.
• Checking that all bills of lading are correct.
• Courier documentation to consignee of notify and party.
2.3) Company Name: TRT Shipping (PTY) LTD / ZA
Trans-South Africa.
Position Held: Ship’s agency supervisor doing
Sea Freight Imports/Exports &
Exports Air.
Period of Employment: February 2004 -October 2006
System use: Compuclear
Key responsibilities:
• Supervised a team of 8 employees.
• Negotiating freight rates, making the bookings with various shipping lines and
agents.
• Registration of files.
• Preparing customs/Port documentation.
• Arranging transport.
• Submitting shipping instructions.
• Cutting the house bill of lading.
• Preparing various certificates required for various destinations, including working
from Letter of Credits.

8. • Checking that all bills of lading are correct.
• Invoicing
• Courier documentation to consignee of notify& party
Air Freight:
• Liaising with customers with regards to flight details
• Arranging collection from client’s premises
• Cutting of House bills
• Invoicing
2.4) Company Name: Ellerman & Bucknall/P&O
Nedlloyd Shipping Line
-South Africa
Position Held: Import & Export Logistics
Controller
Period of Employment: February 1999- January 2004
System use: Compuclear
Key responsibilities:
Controlling all imports and exports, dry or reefers.
Preparing various customs documentation, Port documentation and various certificates
required for shipment in import and exports.
Requesting invoices from various parties in order to obtain release of cargo.
Sending reports to clients regarding shipment status.

9. Controlling the planning and delivery of cargo or containers to vessels and unpack stores
Checking shipped on boards for exports
Doing shipping instructions and checking of bills of bills of lading and house bills
Courier various certificates and bills to consignee or notifying party
2.5) Company Name: Transea Shipping (PTY) LTD
-South Africa
Position Held: Import and Export Clerk
including controlling Ship’s
Agency Dep.
Period of Employment: March 1994-January 1999
Key responsibilities:
Negotiating freight rates, making the bookings with various shipping lines and agents
Registration of files
Preparing customs/Port documentation
Arranging transport
Submitting shipping instructions
Cutting the house bill of lading
Preparing various certificates required for various destinations, including working from
Letter of Credits
Checking that all bills of lading are correct
Invoicing

10. Courier documentation to consignee of notify and party
3. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:
1983-1987 High School
Bridgetown High, Athlone, South Africa
1975-1982 Primary School
Regina Coeli, Athione, South Africa
Achievements 1996 Diploma in customs ‘Tariff classification through MITB
4. REFERENCES:
4.1) Company: Xeon Logistics
Name: Christopher Adams
Position: Logistics Director
Name: Neil Hohip
Position: National Sales Manager
Contact: 011 230 2900
Mobile: Chris 0824905389, Neil 0720974382
4.2) Company: HPL Sea Freight / Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Dry Cargo
Division
Name: Delmaine Alexander
Position: Operation Manager Import
Phone: +2721 935 5280
Reefer Division
Melanie Sawyer – Sales representative

11. Contact: 021 9355280
4.3) Company: P&O Nedlloyd & TRT Shipping
Name: Shahieda Nair
Position: Export/Import Logistic Manager
Contact: 021 408 6000 or 0820708103
Name: Colin Bacon
Position: Operations Manager
Mobile: +27 823726465
4.4) Company: Transea Shipping
Name: Raymond Essen
Position: Managing Director
Phone: +2721 425 4980