CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Shanta Kumari Pulendra-Villars
ADDRESS: Apartment C1201
Harbour Front Horizon
Hung Hom
Hong Kong
TELEPHONE: 852-****-****
FULL DRIVING
LICENCE: Yes
ACADEMIC QUALIFACATIONS:
GCE 'O' LEVEL: English Language
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Tamil Language
Tamil Literature
Hinduism
Diploma in Home Economics
Health and Fitness Teacher's Diploma
OTHER QUALIFACATIONS:
Certificate in Travel: Reservations (Air, sea & rail)
Airline Ticketing
IATA Fares Construction
Couriers
Diploma in Travel Agency & IATA Ticketing
British Airways Fares & Ticketing Part 1
British Airways Fares & Ticketing Part 2
Training course on Galileo
Training course on Apollo
Training course on Sabre
EXPERIENCE:
Tour Operating Ticketing, liaising with agents abroad on transfers
and rooming lists, liaising with Airlines on
group space, reservations, telephone sales.
Retail All aspects of selling holidays, staff training,
administration, handling clients' complaints, selling
air tickets to the leisure market, tailor made
holidays.
Business House Reservations [Air, sea and rail] calculating fares,
ticketing, refunds, additional collections, invoicing
from back office system. Selling car hire and hotel
accommodation, obtaining contract rates on behalf of
clients for car hire and hotels, creating company and
passenger profiles. Looking after and developing key
accounts. Specialist in Groups - sporting & non
sporting. Organising Conferences and Events.
Negotiating and securing group space with airlines,
issuing tickets and invoices.
PREVIOUS/CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:
Apr 2012 - Flight Centre Senior Travel
Consultant
Reservations, administration,
booking & invoicing
Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 BCD Travel Senior Business Travel
Consultant
(job offer in Hong Kong)
Multiple accounts
Reservations, Ticketing & administration
Jan 2011- Dec 2011 CJL Travel Senior Business
Travel Consultant
Multiple accounts
Reservations, Ticketing & administration
Jul 2010- Jan 2011 Altour Senior Business
Travel Consultant
(made redundant)
Multiple accounts
Reservations, Ticketing & administration
Feb 2009- Jun 2010 Business Traveller Senior Business Travel
Consultant
(moved to London)
Multiple accounts
Reservations, Ticketing & administration
May 2007-Jan 2009 WGT Sport Senior Business travel
Consultant - Groups &
(Office closed)
multiple accounts, Reservations, Ticketing
Training & administration
Jan 1999-Apr 2007 Phoenix Travel/TQ3 Senior Business Travel
Consultant/Team Leader
BCD Travel multiple accounts, Reservations
Ticketing, Group
(Office closed)
Bookings & invoicing
May 1998-Dec 1998 Portman Travel Senior Business Travel
Consultant
(Implant)
Reservations, Ticketing, Invoicing
Nov 1996-Apr 1998 Carlson Wagonlit Senior Business Travel
Consultant
Jan 1994-Oct 1996 Wyvern Travel Senior Business Travel
Consultant
Mar 1993-Dec 1993 Time taken off to look after my daughter
Nov 1990-Feb 1993 Hogg Robinson Senior Business Travel
Consultant
Sep 1989-Oct 1990 Four Corners Retail and Business
Travel Consultant
Nov 1986-Aug 1989 Lunn Poly Manager
Lunn Poly Assistant Manager
Lunn Poly Retail Consultant
Jun 1986-Oct 1986 Delta Travel Business Travel
Consultant
Apr 1984-May 1986 Albion Travel Retail Consultant
Jan 1984-Mar 1984 Lunn Poly Retail Consultant (Temporary
post)
Nov 1980-Jun 1983 Speedbird Holidays Reservations Clerk
Speedbird Holidays Operations Clerk
PLACES VISITED:
U.S.A. Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore,
Antigua, St.Kitts,
Jamaica, Barbados, India, Egypt, France, Holland, Spain,
Portugal
Lived in Sri Lanka
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
Badminton, swimming, diving, Nordic walking, travel,
photography, music, art & cinema.
SUMMARY:
I am well disciplined and dedicated, able to work on my own
initiative, a good decision maker and Team Leader.
I look forward to contributing to the success of both my
own and the Company's future.