Application for: Any Mid-level or Senior level
position
Ester A. Catchuela
Mobile no.: 0559419537
E-mail: ecatchuela@yahoo.com
Career Summary:
More than 6 years Administrative experience as Secretary/Admin Assistant with multitasking
job in Reception, Accounts, Purchasing, Sales & Customer Service in Abu Dhabi Hospitality
Company, UAE. Also, with 10 years Administrative working experience in Cash Department
under Treasury group in one of the top corporations in the Philippines as Corporate Cashier
and Disbursing Officer respectively.
_____________________________________________________________
Skills & Capabilities:
• Hard-working, disciplined, and goal oriented to achieving the best results.
• Flexible and open to new ways of working when facing a new challenge.
• A fast learner, a team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, & Outlook)
• Knowledge of Oracle & SAP-ERP system for Purchase Requests & Store Requests.
• With excellent typing speed of 50-60 wpm, keen to details and good with numbers.
_____________________________________
Work Experience
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Abu Dhabi Hospitality Company, LLC Secretary /Admin Assistant
Under Abu Dhabi Airports January 10, 2010 -April 8, 2014
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Department: Al Ghazal Golf Club/Hospitality Services
Reason for leaving: The Company was outsourced.
Responsibilities:
• Supported and managed the Club Manager’s/Hospitality Manager’s confidential
administrative and secretarial matters to enable the smooth running of the day to day
operations of the Golf Club & Hospitality Services Office.
• Managed the Golf Reception team in handling the Club’s clients to give excellent
customer service.
• Managed the bookings for the Club’s banqueting/conference rooms and any outdoor
events.
• Organised all Human resources issues for the Club’s employees (includes staff roster
submission, attendance report, annual leave & emergency leave approvals, etc.).
• Liaising/Communicating/Coordinating with Internal & External Parties.
• Quality-checked the ongoing maintenance programme for all Club facilities.
• Raised Purchase Requests & Store Requests thru SAP-ERP System. Monitored and
followed-up the delivery of the requested items. Managed office supplies.
• Petty Cash custodian with some accounting tasks. Managed the cash handling
associated with membership and rental facility payments including the daily sales
reporting, organized and sorted invoices for Accounts to process.
• Sort out and distribution of incoming/outgoing mails, parcels, memo’s, facsimile
messages and other print-outs or documentations.
• Performed other clerical functions and ad hoc duties as and when required.
_____________________________________
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Nationality: Filipino
Qualifications:
Graduate - Bachelor of
Business Technology
(Administration) Major in
Marketing
Education:
Rizal Technological
University,
Pasig City, Philippines.
Language Skills:
English & Tagalog
Address:
Flat #502, 5th
Floor Arraay
Typing Bldg., Opposite Al
Wahda Mall, Defense Road,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Availability: Immediate
Passport no: EC3539917
Visa Status: Tourist Visa
Last Drawn Salary:
AED 6,070 per month plus
yearly bonus, transport
provided, annual leave pay,
medical insurance and a
return ticket every 2 years.
Expected Salary:
To be discussed.
Application for: Any Mid-level or Senior level
position
Abu Dhabi National Hotels Secretary cum Receptionist,
Abu Dhabi International Airport Pro-shop Coordinator
Department: Al Ghazal Golf Club
Reason for leaving: Company taken over by Abu Dhabi Hospitality Company LLC
Responsibilities:
• Dealt with Suppliers for Pro-shop sale items and for tournament prizes.
• Maintained hardcopy and soft copy of Invoice and Delivery Notes as required for future
references and submitted Originals to Accounts department.
• Replenished and displayed stocks in Pro-shop area.
• Performed other secretarial and administrative duties.
____________________________________
Abu Dhabi National Hotels Sales Staff
Abu Dhabi International Airport September 11, 2007 -March 15, 2008
Department: Duty Free Shops -Terminal 1
Reason for leaving: Promotion to Airport Golf club
Responsibilities:
• As part of a sales team, managed all aspects of ensuring the shop surpassed all sales
targets.
• Maintained a professional looking Sales shop.
• Accounted & remitted cash envelop with cash & credit card receipts to Accounts at the
end of the shift.
• Customer Service and assistance to the airport’s travelling customers.
____________________________________
Orient Equipment Contracting Secretary to Managing Director
OEC Company LLC August 20 - September 10, 2007
Department: Engineering Department .
Reason for leaving: Improved offer from Abu Dhabi National Hotels for a challenging Duty
Free Sales staff position
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for General Correspondences.
• Handled incoming and outgoing calls.
• Maintained records of all approved Engineers documents and drawings.
• Monitored attendance and calculated overtime pay of labourers.
• Performed all clerical functions of the office.
____________________________________
Universal Robina Corporation Disbursing Officer, Corp. Cashier
Pasig City, Philippines June 16, 1997 - February 28, 2007
Bank Control Clerk
Sept. 15, 1992 – June 15, 1997
Department: Cash & Bank Control Dept. (under Treasury Group)
Reason for leaving: New challenge overseas
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Application for: Any Mid-level or Senior level
position
Responsibilities: Disbursing Officer Sept. 2003 to Feb. 2007
• Responsible and accountable for the custody, maintenance and availability of cash funds
for Administration employees.
• Received, verified and checked each approved Petty Cash Vouchers and/or Cash
Advances given by each employee and released the corresponding cash.
• Prepared the Revolving Fund Replenishment Summary and transmitted to Accounts
Payable along with the approved Petty Cash Vouchers and documentations.
• Followed-up cheques from Accounts Payable for encashment.
Responsibilities: Junior Cashier to Senior Cashier June 16, 1997 - Aug. 2003
• Acknowledged cheques and cash remittances of Company Salesmen, and Distributors of
URC products and encoded payment details thru Oracle system.
• Validated Official Receipts and responsible for cash & cheques deposit.
• Prepared the daily total collection reports and submitted to Bank Control & Cash Dept.
Manager.
Responsibilities: Bank Control Clerk Sept. 15, 1992 - June 15, 1997
• Responsible to arrange and to encode data for received and disbursed cheques/vouchers
per division.
• Provided support and assistance to Cheques Releasing supervisor.
• Transmitted cheque vouchers and the attached documents with the summary reports to
Accounting department.
• Performed other administrative tasks of the department.
__________________________________________________________________
Glenpro Database Inc. Data Entry Operator/ Data Encoder
Mandaluyong City, Philippines June 1991-November 1991
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for analysing complex codes and patterns.
• Entered data into a computer database and ensured the efficiency and accuracy.
______________________________________________________________________
Awards/ Achievements:
• STAR OF THE MONTH (NOVEMBER 2013) by ADAC – Awarded 6th
Dec 2013
• ONE OF THE TOP STARS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD by ADAC – Abu Dhabi Airports
Company – Awarded 25th
February 2010 – Abu Dhabi, UAE
• ONE OF THE TOP 25 STARS in ADAC HR Learning & Development Contributor’s
Recognition Award 2009 – Awarded 23rd
February 2010 – ADAC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• I-CARE BRONZE STAR AWARD – Awarded Dec 2008 –Abu Dhabi National Hotels.
____________________________________
References:
Ms. Angela Scurr
Former Golf Club Manager, Al Ghazal Golf Club, Abu Dhabi UAE
Email: scurrangela@gmail.com
Contact no. +971 506119751
Mr. Amin Abdul Jabar Amin
Senior Manager Hospitality, Abu Dhabi Airports, UAE
Email: aamin@adac.ae
Contact no. +971 55 937 1833
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  • 1.
    Application for: AnyMid-level or Senior level position Ester A. Catchuela Mobile no.: 0559419537 E-mail: ecatchuela@yahoo.com Career Summary: More than 6 years Administrative experience as Secretary/Admin Assistant with multitasking job in Reception, Accounts, Purchasing, Sales & Customer Service in Abu Dhabi Hospitality Company, UAE. Also, with 10 years Administrative working experience in Cash Department under Treasury group in one of the top corporations in the Philippines as Corporate Cashier and Disbursing Officer respectively. _____________________________________________________________ Skills & Capabilities: • Hard-working, disciplined, and goal oriented to achieving the best results. • Flexible and open to new ways of working when facing a new challenge. • A fast learner, a team player with good interpersonal skills. • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, & Outlook) • Knowledge of Oracle & SAP-ERP system for Purchase Requests & Store Requests. • With excellent typing speed of 50-60 wpm, keen to details and good with numbers. _____________________________________ Work Experience r Abu Dhabi Hospitality Company, LLC Secretary /Admin Assistant Under Abu Dhabi Airports January 10, 2010 -April 8, 2014 Abu Dhabi International Airport Department: Al Ghazal Golf Club/Hospitality Services Reason for leaving: The Company was outsourced. Responsibilities: • Supported and managed the Club Manager’s/Hospitality Manager’s confidential administrative and secretarial matters to enable the smooth running of the day to day operations of the Golf Club & Hospitality Services Office. • Managed the Golf Reception team in handling the Club’s clients to give excellent customer service. • Managed the bookings for the Club’s banqueting/conference rooms and any outdoor events. • Organised all Human resources issues for the Club’s employees (includes staff roster submission, attendance report, annual leave & emergency leave approvals, etc.). • Liaising/Communicating/Coordinating with Internal & External Parties. • Quality-checked the ongoing maintenance programme for all Club facilities. • Raised Purchase Requests & Store Requests thru SAP-ERP System. Monitored and followed-up the delivery of the requested items. Managed office supplies. • Petty Cash custodian with some accounting tasks. Managed the cash handling associated with membership and rental facility payments including the daily sales reporting, organized and sorted invoices for Accounts to process. • Sort out and distribution of incoming/outgoing mails, parcels, memo’s, facsimile messages and other print-outs or documentations. • Performed other clerical functions and ad hoc duties as and when required. _____________________________________ C V o f E s t e r A . C a t c h u e l a P a g e 1 | 3 Nationality: Filipino Qualifications: Graduate - Bachelor of Business Technology (Administration) Major in Marketing Education: Rizal Technological University, Pasig City, Philippines. Language Skills: English & Tagalog Address: Flat #502, 5th Floor Arraay Typing Bldg., Opposite Al Wahda Mall, Defense Road, Abu Dhabi, UAE Availability: Immediate Passport no: EC3539917 Visa Status: Tourist Visa Last Drawn Salary: AED 6,070 per month plus yearly bonus, transport provided, annual leave pay, medical insurance and a return ticket every 2 years. Expected Salary: To be discussed.
  • 2.
    Application for: AnyMid-level or Senior level position Abu Dhabi National Hotels Secretary cum Receptionist, Abu Dhabi International Airport Pro-shop Coordinator Department: Al Ghazal Golf Club Reason for leaving: Company taken over by Abu Dhabi Hospitality Company LLC Responsibilities: • Dealt with Suppliers for Pro-shop sale items and for tournament prizes. • Maintained hardcopy and soft copy of Invoice and Delivery Notes as required for future references and submitted Originals to Accounts department. • Replenished and displayed stocks in Pro-shop area. • Performed other secretarial and administrative duties. ____________________________________ Abu Dhabi National Hotels Sales Staff Abu Dhabi International Airport September 11, 2007 -March 15, 2008 Department: Duty Free Shops -Terminal 1 Reason for leaving: Promotion to Airport Golf club Responsibilities: • As part of a sales team, managed all aspects of ensuring the shop surpassed all sales targets. • Maintained a professional looking Sales shop. • Accounted & remitted cash envelop with cash & credit card receipts to Accounts at the end of the shift. • Customer Service and assistance to the airport’s travelling customers. ____________________________________ Orient Equipment Contracting Secretary to Managing Director OEC Company LLC August 20 - September 10, 2007 Department: Engineering Department . Reason for leaving: Improved offer from Abu Dhabi National Hotels for a challenging Duty Free Sales staff position Responsibilities: • Responsible for General Correspondences. • Handled incoming and outgoing calls. • Maintained records of all approved Engineers documents and drawings. • Monitored attendance and calculated overtime pay of labourers. • Performed all clerical functions of the office. ____________________________________ Universal Robina Corporation Disbursing Officer, Corp. Cashier Pasig City, Philippines June 16, 1997 - February 28, 2007 Bank Control Clerk Sept. 15, 1992 – June 15, 1997 Department: Cash & Bank Control Dept. (under Treasury Group) Reason for leaving: New challenge overseas C V o f E s t e r A . C a t c h u e l a P a g e 2 | 3
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    Application for: AnyMid-level or Senior level position Responsibilities: Disbursing Officer Sept. 2003 to Feb. 2007 • Responsible and accountable for the custody, maintenance and availability of cash funds for Administration employees. • Received, verified and checked each approved Petty Cash Vouchers and/or Cash Advances given by each employee and released the corresponding cash. • Prepared the Revolving Fund Replenishment Summary and transmitted to Accounts Payable along with the approved Petty Cash Vouchers and documentations. • Followed-up cheques from Accounts Payable for encashment. Responsibilities: Junior Cashier to Senior Cashier June 16, 1997 - Aug. 2003 • Acknowledged cheques and cash remittances of Company Salesmen, and Distributors of URC products and encoded payment details thru Oracle system. • Validated Official Receipts and responsible for cash & cheques deposit. • Prepared the daily total collection reports and submitted to Bank Control & Cash Dept. Manager. Responsibilities: Bank Control Clerk Sept. 15, 1992 - June 15, 1997 • Responsible to arrange and to encode data for received and disbursed cheques/vouchers per division. • Provided support and assistance to Cheques Releasing supervisor. • Transmitted cheque vouchers and the attached documents with the summary reports to Accounting department. • Performed other administrative tasks of the department. __________________________________________________________________ Glenpro Database Inc. Data Entry Operator/ Data Encoder Mandaluyong City, Philippines June 1991-November 1991 Responsibilities: • Responsible for analysing complex codes and patterns. • Entered data into a computer database and ensured the efficiency and accuracy. ______________________________________________________________________ Awards/ Achievements: • STAR OF THE MONTH (NOVEMBER 2013) by ADAC – Awarded 6th Dec 2013 • ONE OF THE TOP STARS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD by ADAC – Abu Dhabi Airports Company – Awarded 25th February 2010 – Abu Dhabi, UAE • ONE OF THE TOP 25 STARS in ADAC HR Learning & Development Contributor’s Recognition Award 2009 – Awarded 23rd February 2010 – ADAC, Abu Dhabi, UAE • I-CARE BRONZE STAR AWARD – Awarded Dec 2008 –Abu Dhabi National Hotels. ____________________________________ References: Ms. Angela Scurr Former Golf Club Manager, Al Ghazal Golf Club, Abu Dhabi UAE Email: scurrangela@gmail.com Contact no. +971 506119751 Mr. Amin Abdul Jabar Amin Senior Manager Hospitality, Abu Dhabi Airports, UAE Email: aamin@adac.ae Contact no. +971 55 937 1833 C V o f E s t e r A . C a t c h u e l a P a g e 3 | 3