WATI SWAN
CURRICULUM VITAE
Mobile: 702-***-****
Home: 702-***-****
Email: abjjml@r.postjobfree.com
WATI SWAN
I am a strong people person with excellent communication skills. I am
highly motivated, enthusiastic, extremely organized, efficient and a great
team worker.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current Volunteers of America - Homestead
Assisted Living
Boulder City
Part Time Caregiver - assisting Residents with
showers, medication, eating, entertaining, putting
them to bed, doing laundry, cleaning, vacuuming,
doing routine checks on a two hourly basis.
- Certified Med Tech
- Completed training in HIPPA Rules & Regulations.
Red Cross Las Vegas
I volunteer four hours a week at the Red Cross doing
Data Entry.
2009 Nov-2010 June Caregiver - Henderson Nevada
Looked after a 90 year old lady, assisting her with
her daily living.
2008 Jun-2009 August APN Publishing, Auckland, NZ
Advertising Production Coodinator
. Printing and processing adverts for NZ Herald and
Regional papers.
. Proofing and correcting existing adverts
. Working to tight deadlines on a daily basis
. Excellent attention to detail/accuracy
. Coordinating and prioritising work flow through our
design and output team
. Liaising with clients and reps with their ad proofs
. Proofing digital proofs and signing off on them
. Faxing and Filing
Packages
Photoshop, InDesign, Ad Tracker, Cybercell, Microsoft
Office
2007 Jan-May Telstra Clear - Auckland NZ
Front Line Administrator /Customer Service
. Meeting and answering all customers enquiries
. Purchasing of office supplies
. Staff support
. Data entry
. Directing all incoming calls to various department
. Advising customers on cheap options for phone lines
. Advising customers on how to make payment plans
. Arranging with technical people if customers need
them
. General administration work
2007 June-2008 May Travel
I left NZ to go to Fiji to take part in the South
Pacific Games that was held in Samoa. We got the
silver medal in the ladies squash doubles. Countries
I have visited included Fiji, USA, Australia,
England, Scotland, Belgium, France, Netherlands,
Denmark, Channel Is, Germany, Hong Kong, Norfolk Is,
Samoa, New Caledonia, Cook Is as well as travelling
around NZ. I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing a
variety of different cultures and lifestyles
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE continued
2006 Jan- Aug Inland Revenue Department - Call Centre -
Auckland NZ
Customer Service Officer
. Dealing with Family Assistance, making sure that
families get the correct entitlement and that they
get it on time
. Dealing with Student Loan, deducting correct amount
from students and also making sure that they are
using the correct tax code and answering their
enquiries
. Dealing with Income Tax Return, making sure that all
information are correct and that tax payers fill out
the correct form in order to get the correct refund
. Dealing with Debt, liaising with tax payers on how to
pay their debt back, arranging installments to be
deducted weekly or fortnightly
. Dealing with Rebates
. Dealing with Child Support
. Answering to any general tax queries from all tax
payers around NZ
. This is a high volume Call Centre
2006 Sept - 2007 Jan Travel
I left for
the USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE continued
2005 Raising my young family and also trying to establish a home based
business.
Worked part time at ACNielson at their Call Centre in
Takapuna as Market Research Interviewer
2004 Wesley Employment Services - Melbourne, Australia
Administration Assistant
. Answering incoming phone calls
. Constant liaisons with clients and staff
. Staff support
. Banking
. Filing
. Purchase orders
. Photocopying, Faxing, Email
. Arranging meeting times for management staff, mail
and general office work
. Data Entry
1994 - 2001 South Seas Timber Traders, Suva Fiji Is
Administration/Accounts Officer
. Customer Service
. Managed day-to-day running of the Office
. Organized the Manager's diary
. Phone Enquiries
. Organized Meetings
. Banking
. Prepared payroll for staff of 75
. Creditors/Debtors
. Data Entry
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION
2010 CPR Connections Henderson- CPR/AED First Aid
2010 GED Diploma
2006 St Johns Ambulance New Zealand- Senior First Aid (Level 2)
2004 RMIT - Melbourne, Australia
Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop for Fashion & Textile Industry
2004 Victorian Bar School Melbourne Australia- Responsible Serving
of Alcohol
2003 Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Illustrator - Graphic Design
2002 Napolean Make-Up Academy - Melbourne Australia
Certificate in Fashion, Glamour &Bridal Artistry
2002 Textile Clothing Industry Training - Suva Fiji
Clothing Production, Product Development & Quality Standards,
Management & Human Resources
1984 Completed High School-National University Entrance - Suva Fiji
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
calm, compassionate, cope well with pressure, creative, dedicated, enjoy
challenges,
flexible and get along with others, open to new ideas, patient, quick
learner, well organized, neat and tidy
Demonstrated Skills/Abilities
Communication Skills
. Ability to communicate with people of all ages and nationalities
. Excellent telephone technique
. Liaising with clients
. Ability to relate with empathy and compassion with people in a stress
situation
. Problem solving
. Ability to liaise effectively with fellow workers
. Answer counter enquiries and handling complaints
General Work Skills
. Proved ability to learn new things quickly
. Demonstrated to be dependable and have a positive attitude
. Punctual and prompt in work habits
. Able to work well as a team member
. Work well with minimum supervision
. Meeting deadlines
. Adapt to new situations
. Time management
. Setting and achieving goals
. Pay attention to details
. Good at organizing and ability to put things together
. Decision making and taking initiatives
HOBBIES & INTEREST
Travel, meeting and interacting with people of all cultures, creative
designing, playing squash, coordinating and planning events for eg,
weddings, birthdays, dinners.
VOLUNTEER WORK
1999 - 2001 Oceania Squash Federation
Secretary
. Liaising with OSF on all the Squash updates in Fiji,
& was informed on the Oceania & World events
. Arranged funding from the OSF for our Junior players
. Kept in contact with the rest of the Oceania regions
. Organized Squash workshops
2010 Volunteer work for Red Cross Las Vegas
1998 - 2000 Squash Fiji, Fiji Islands
Secretary
. Facilitated all Squash tournaments
. Arranged meetings
. Sourced tournament sponsors
. Managed accounts
. Coached Junior Players
. Organizing tournament prizes and presentations
1997 - 2001 Designer Entrant in the Fiji Red Cross Fashion Designer Awards,
Fiji Is.
I have also coordinate d and planned weddings and birthday parties for
friends and families in the past.
REFEREES
Ann Bohl
Supervisor Volunteers of America
Cell: 715-***-****
Doreen Dawes
Henderson, Nevada
Home:702-***-****
Clint Fouche
Manager Production APN Publishing, NZ
abjjml@r.postjobfree.com
Cell: 021 646 254
Work: 373 6400 ext 8132