Louis Venter 14 Fitzpatric St
SE1
Vanderbijlpark
Cell: 082 261 9410
louisvent@gmail.com
PERSONAL Date of Birth: November 12 1981
Place of Birth: Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Citizenship: South African
ID: 8111125278082
Marital Status: Single
Dependants: None
Drivers License: Code 08
Availability: Immediate
EMPLOYMENT Graphic Label Design - Vanderbijlpark
January 2001 -January 2006
Graphic Designer
• Liaising with new and existing clients
• Workshop Management
- Quality Control
- Providing Print Positives
- Managing Deadlines
• Designing of Logo's
• Designing Artwork
• Designing posters and digital printing
• Photo editing
• Vinyl Cutting
• Applying vinyl to various materials and surfaces
• Signage
• Computer and Network maintenance
• Screen Printing
Reason for leaving:
Received a better opportunity at QPS Productions
QPS Productions - Pretoria
January 2006 - January 2008
Production Manager / Senior Graphic Designer
• Artwork setup for suppliers
• Managing artwork delivery to suppliers
• Calculating correct price for orders
• Order progress follow-up
• Managing order deadlines
• Managing of workshop and employees
• Safety and operations of machinery
• Quality inspection of delivered orders
• Ordering of stock and required materials
• Liaising with suppliers, design and sales department
to ensure quality standards of products.
• Managing design department and staff members
• General administration duties
• Designing of artwork
• Vehicle graphics
• Operation of digital printer
Reason for leaving:
Received a better opportunity at Sign-A-Rama
Sign A Rama - Fourways
January 2009 - December2010
Production Manager / Senior Graphic Designer
• Artwork setups for suppliers
• Managing artwork delivery to suppliers
• Calculate correct price for orders
• Order progress follow-up
• Managing order deadline
• Managing of workshop and employees
• Safety and operations of machinery
• Quality inspection of delivered orders
• Ordering of stock and required materials
• Liaising with suppliers, design and sales department
to ensure quality standards of products.
• General administration duties
• Designing of artwork
• Vehicle graphics
• Operation of digital printer
Reason for leaving:
Started my own company, Projects Unlimited
Projects Unlimited - Roodepoort
January 2011 - July 2011
Business Development, Marketing Executive, Administration
Sales, Web development, Graphic Design.
• Business Development
- Identifying and closing new business opportunities across multiple
potential industry sectors.
- Building and maintaining relationships with potential and existing
clients.
• Marketing Executive
- Implementation of the marketing plan.
- Insuring all marketing elements keep within the corporate identity
and brand continuity.
- Consistently evaluating new marketing opportunities.
• Sales
Cold calling, telemarketing and presentations to potential clients on a
daily basis.
- Selling advertising, marketing materials and events / recruitment
services to potential clients.
- Regular follow-up on potential and existing business.
- Creating leads and converting them to clients and follow up
business.
- Achieving the set monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Administration
- Daily administration duties.
- Liaising with suppliers on all projects to ensure delivery and product
quality.
• Graphic Design
- Creating corporate image
- Design and prepare artwork for web/print and sign-off
- Ensuring the company is represented correctly with design quality.
- Corporate Identity and brand consistency.
• Web Development
- Involvement in the entire process from conceptualization, process
flow, design, implementation and maintenance.
- Designing - HTML and CSS, new functionalities and interactive
promotions.
- Website development and maintenance.
Be My Guest Lodge – Vaalpark
September 2011 – September 2012
Maintenance Manager
• Conduct inspections of housing units for needed services and repairs
• Coordinate emergency and regular repairs and coordinate repairs to
buildings
• Supervise landscaping and ground maintenance
• Coordinate maintenance and repairs of building interior and exterior
• Coordinate maintenance and repairs of finishing, ceilings, flooring
and roofing
• Promote staff morale and workplace safety
• Assign tasks and ensure schedules are maintained
• Adjust tasks to meet staff capabilities
• Supervise staff and delegate responsibilities
• Maintain Inventories
Alu-Vaal – Vanderbijlpark
September 2012 – August 2014
Production Manager
• Quoting and handling of new projects
• Managing order deadline
• Managing of workshop and employees
• Safety and operations of machinery
• Quality inspection of delivered orders
• Ordering of stock and required materials
• Order progress follow-up
• Liaising with suppliers and sales department
to ensure quality standards of products and negotiating prices
• General administration duties
• Booking and organizing installation dates of projects
• Managing site employees for installations
Nirph Online - Fourways
August 2014 – June 2016
Software Tester / First Line Support / Production Manager
• Software Testing (Design, Functionality, Regression, Usability,
Problem testing)
• Creating release notes, online help files and usage documentation
• Quality Assurance (Ensure, work meets customers’ requirements,
Guideline and standards are correct, Identify and resolve errors,
proactively identify and resolve problems)
• Communication (Ensure the team is informed of progress and
significant issues, Prioritise issues and assign corrective work as
necessary, Production of release notes)
• Support (Resolution of work problems, Assistance on technical issues,
resolving incident calls, assisting in all queries relating to progress of
outstanding and ongoing issues)
• Estimation on effort and time that will be required for tasks
• Ensure tasks are prioritized effectively and delivered on time
• Responsible for maintaining and setup of company’s emails and
website.
Reason for leaving:
Company closed
SKILLS Language:
Fluent in English and Afrikaans
Personnel Skills:
- Management Skills
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving
- Administration Skills
- Creative Skills
- People Skills
- Time Management Skills
Computer Skills:
- All Microsoft Operating systems
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power Point
- Microsoft Outlook
- Internet
- Corel Draw
- Corel Photo Paint
- Flexi cut
- Photoshop CS
- Roland Versa Works
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS / cc
- HTML, CSS
About Me
- Loyal and hard working
- Good customer relations and excellent service manner
- Good verbal communication skill - sincere and articulate
- Excellent sales manner
- Self motivated
- Achievement and results orientated
- Quick learner
- Team player
- Good customer relations and excellent service manner
- Good verbal communication skill - sincere and articulate
- Excellent sales manner
- Self motivated
- Achievement and results orientated
- Quick learner
- Team player

Louis Venter

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    Louis Venter 14Fitzpatric St SE1 Vanderbijlpark Cell: 082 261 9410 louisvent@gmail.com PERSONAL Date of Birth: November 12 1981 Place of Birth: Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Citizenship: South African ID: 8111125278082 Marital Status: Single Dependants: None Drivers License: Code 08 Availability: Immediate EMPLOYMENT Graphic Label Design - Vanderbijlpark January 2001 -January 2006 Graphic Designer • Liaising with new and existing clients • Workshop Management - Quality Control - Providing Print Positives - Managing Deadlines • Designing of Logo's • Designing Artwork • Designing posters and digital printing • Photo editing • Vinyl Cutting • Applying vinyl to various materials and surfaces • Signage • Computer and Network maintenance • Screen Printing Reason for leaving: Received a better opportunity at QPS Productions
  • 2.
    QPS Productions -Pretoria January 2006 - January 2008 Production Manager / Senior Graphic Designer • Artwork setup for suppliers • Managing artwork delivery to suppliers • Calculating correct price for orders • Order progress follow-up • Managing order deadlines • Managing of workshop and employees • Safety and operations of machinery • Quality inspection of delivered orders • Ordering of stock and required materials • Liaising with suppliers, design and sales department to ensure quality standards of products. • Managing design department and staff members • General administration duties • Designing of artwork • Vehicle graphics • Operation of digital printer Reason for leaving: Received a better opportunity at Sign-A-Rama Sign A Rama - Fourways January 2009 - December2010 Production Manager / Senior Graphic Designer • Artwork setups for suppliers • Managing artwork delivery to suppliers • Calculate correct price for orders • Order progress follow-up • Managing order deadline • Managing of workshop and employees • Safety and operations of machinery • Quality inspection of delivered orders • Ordering of stock and required materials • Liaising with suppliers, design and sales department to ensure quality standards of products. • General administration duties • Designing of artwork • Vehicle graphics • Operation of digital printer
  • 3.
    Reason for leaving: Startedmy own company, Projects Unlimited Projects Unlimited - Roodepoort January 2011 - July 2011 Business Development, Marketing Executive, Administration Sales, Web development, Graphic Design. • Business Development - Identifying and closing new business opportunities across multiple potential industry sectors. - Building and maintaining relationships with potential and existing clients. • Marketing Executive - Implementation of the marketing plan. - Insuring all marketing elements keep within the corporate identity and brand continuity. - Consistently evaluating new marketing opportunities. • Sales Cold calling, telemarketing and presentations to potential clients on a daily basis. - Selling advertising, marketing materials and events / recruitment services to potential clients. - Regular follow-up on potential and existing business. - Creating leads and converting them to clients and follow up business. - Achieving the set monthly and quarterly sales targets. • Administration - Daily administration duties. - Liaising with suppliers on all projects to ensure delivery and product quality. • Graphic Design - Creating corporate image - Design and prepare artwork for web/print and sign-off - Ensuring the company is represented correctly with design quality. - Corporate Identity and brand consistency. • Web Development - Involvement in the entire process from conceptualization, process flow, design, implementation and maintenance. - Designing - HTML and CSS, new functionalities and interactive promotions. - Website development and maintenance.
  • 4.
    Be My GuestLodge – Vaalpark September 2011 – September 2012 Maintenance Manager • Conduct inspections of housing units for needed services and repairs • Coordinate emergency and regular repairs and coordinate repairs to buildings • Supervise landscaping and ground maintenance • Coordinate maintenance and repairs of building interior and exterior • Coordinate maintenance and repairs of finishing, ceilings, flooring and roofing • Promote staff morale and workplace safety • Assign tasks and ensure schedules are maintained • Adjust tasks to meet staff capabilities • Supervise staff and delegate responsibilities • Maintain Inventories Alu-Vaal – Vanderbijlpark September 2012 – August 2014 Production Manager • Quoting and handling of new projects • Managing order deadline • Managing of workshop and employees • Safety and operations of machinery • Quality inspection of delivered orders • Ordering of stock and required materials • Order progress follow-up • Liaising with suppliers and sales department to ensure quality standards of products and negotiating prices • General administration duties • Booking and organizing installation dates of projects • Managing site employees for installations Nirph Online - Fourways August 2014 – June 2016 Software Tester / First Line Support / Production Manager • Software Testing (Design, Functionality, Regression, Usability, Problem testing) • Creating release notes, online help files and usage documentation
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    • Quality Assurance(Ensure, work meets customers’ requirements, Guideline and standards are correct, Identify and resolve errors, proactively identify and resolve problems) • Communication (Ensure the team is informed of progress and significant issues, Prioritise issues and assign corrective work as necessary, Production of release notes) • Support (Resolution of work problems, Assistance on technical issues, resolving incident calls, assisting in all queries relating to progress of outstanding and ongoing issues) • Estimation on effort and time that will be required for tasks • Ensure tasks are prioritized effectively and delivered on time • Responsible for maintaining and setup of company’s emails and website. Reason for leaving: Company closed SKILLS Language: Fluent in English and Afrikaans Personnel Skills: - Management Skills - Communication Skills - Problem Solving - Administration Skills - Creative Skills - People Skills - Time Management Skills Computer Skills: - All Microsoft Operating systems - Microsoft Word - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Power Point - Microsoft Outlook - Internet - Corel Draw - Corel Photo Paint - Flexi cut - Photoshop CS - Roland Versa Works - Adobe Dreamweaver CS / cc - HTML, CSS About Me - Loyal and hard working
  • 6.
    - Good customerrelations and excellent service manner - Good verbal communication skill - sincere and articulate - Excellent sales manner - Self motivated - Achievement and results orientated - Quick learner - Team player
  • 7.
    - Good customerrelations and excellent service manner - Good verbal communication skill - sincere and articulate - Excellent sales manner - Self motivated - Achievement and results orientated - Quick learner - Team player