This document provides a summary of Trish Degg's qualifications, skills, and work experience as a personal assistant and secretary. She has over 30 years of experience in various roles, including as an assistant to directors in mining, educational supplies, and pensions companies. Her skills include administrative support, travel booking, event organization, customer liaison, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and SAP. She is bilingual in French and German and holds secretarial qualifications as well as A-Levels in French, English, and other subjects.

1. TRISH DEGG
Bridge House,
Lea Bridge,
Matlock,
Derbyshire,
DE4 5AE
01629 534285 Home
07767 227896 Mobile
trish.degg@icloud.com
PERSONAL SUMMARY
An experienced and highly skilled Personal Assistant/Secretary/Sales Administrator within
many varied environments including the Mining Industry and Educational Supplies.
Proven organisational abilities, sourcing marketing materials and corporate merchandise.
Extensive experience in the organisation of Corporate Hospitality Events and Sales
Conferences.
A proficient user of Microsoft Office and some SAP experience.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
 General everyday Secretarial Support for large Sales Team
 Travel Booking
 SAP Global Quotation Register input
 Organising Corporate Events – including Corporate Golf Day and Sales
Conferences globally
 Purchasing of Exhibition Equipment
 Corporate Hospitality organisation for external Customers
 Training Sister sites on SAP integration
 Monthly spreadsheets for order forecasting purposes
 Director level administration support
 Weekly reports distribution
 Reception cover on a weekly basis
 Pool car administration
 Visitor and Customer liaison
 Excellent interpersonal skills with both internal and external Customers
 Priority and planning organisation

2. QUALIFICATIONS
 Bi-Lingual Secretarial Qualifications – French and German
(Somerset College of Arts & Technology – 1981 – 1983)
Including Typewriting and Shorthand
 ‘A’ Levels – 2
French and English
 ‘O’Levels – 7
English Literature
English Language
Maths
French
German
Religious Studies
Spoken English
TRAINING
 Various SAP training
 Regular Microsoft training
WORK HISTORY
 1997 – 2016
JOY Global – Pinxton, Nottinghamshire
Joy Global is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of Mining Equipment for
both underground and surface mining for coal and industrial minerals.
Various positions held during 19.5 years with Joy Global.
P.A. to Operations Director, Sales Directors and administration support to large
Sales and Service team.
Sales Administrator and Travel Organiser for Sales and Service Team and other
personnel at the Pinxton and other Joy Global locations.
Buyer for Corporate Gifts and Organiser of Corporate Hospitality at various events.
Organiser of Annual Golf Day and Global Sales Conferences on and off-site.
Regular Reception cover.

3. PREVIOUS CAREER HISTORY
 1987 – 1997
Nottingham Group Ltd., West Bridgford, Nottingham.
A leading Company in Educational and Rehabilitation Supplies to Schools,
Colleges and NHS Hospital and Rehabilitation Units.
1987 – 1995
P.A. to Operations Director
Nottingham Group Ltd., West Bridgford, Nottingham.
1995 – 1997
P.A. to Financial Director
The above also included administration/secretarial support to the Managing
Director when required.
 1985 – 1987
Johnstone Douglas (Northern) Ltd
A Pensions Company directed at the Corporate market
P.A. to Managing Director including the input of sales figures, pension quotes etc.
 1983 – 1985
Antony Gibbs Pension Services, Islington, London
A Pensions Company directed at the Corporate market
P.A. to Managing Director of London branch
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Full clean UK driving licence and own transport
References available on request.