Pethrona I. Russell
Spikenard Road & Harmony Hill Road, Country Club Estates
Nassau Bahamas
Phone: 362-0316 (h/m), 302-4461 (w/k), 456-8714 (cell)
E-mail: ***************@*****.***, ***************@*******.***
OBJECTIVE: I’m applying for the Human Resources Manager
EDUCATION
Obtained B/S DEGREE WITH HONORS IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT at C.O.B. in 2004. Three (3) plaque awards were
also awarded to me as I graduated at the top of the class.
Obtained A/A DEGREE IN MARKETING at the C.O.B. in 2001.
Attended Freeport Anglican High School from September 1991 to June 1997 and graduated with Special Credit.
Achieved 1st (first) Class Pass in Accounting Pitman Examination
Earned (4) B.G.C.S.E.’s: Accounts, Maths, Biology, & Commerce
Earned (5) B.J.C.’s: English, Mathematics, Religious Studies, General Science, and Social Studies.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Served as Personnel Assistant at Batelco while job training at Freeport Anglican High School from September 1996 to November 1996.
Served as Summer Student at Freeport Power Company, Steam Plant from August 1997 to September 1997.
Served as Sales Associate at Unmetionables, Mall at Marathon June 1999 to October 2000.
Served as Sales Associate/Photographer, Sign & Image, Wulff Road from October 2000 to March 2002.
Served as Temporary Confidential Secretary in the Front Office and Laundry Departments at Kerzner International from June 2002 to September 2002.
Summer Intern: Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa
May 2004 to July 2004. Intern student: job rotation in various departments of the resort: Weddings, Front Office, Concierge, Public Relations, Human Resources, Accounts, Bars & Restaurants etc.
Fall Intern: Ministry of Tourism
September 2004 to December 2004. Intern student: job rotation in various departments of the ministry: Tourism Awareness, Industry Training, & Festival Place – Welcome Center.
College of The Bahamas: March 2006 to Present
Administrative Assistant I– Human Resources Department: Benefits and Training & Development Departments: Duties include: Processing and keying absentee, special leave, vacation, and casual leave forms, preparation of salary deduction letters. In addition, coordination of schedules for training sessions, preparation of letters for training sessions, Professional leave, promotions, preparing spreadsheets, keying in Performance Evaluations and training into Great Plains projects as well as employee data. Creating power point presentations, creating various Microsoft Publisher documents/flyers and newsletters.
(eff. September 2012) - promoted to Human Resources Assistant II
SKILLS
BahamaHost Certificate recipient, completed in June 2005. Plaque winner/most outstanding participant Session #488.
Certified BahamaHost Trainer
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher & Outlook.
PERSONAL
Received the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award levels of the Governor General Youth Award Scheme.