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!Romanie!Fernando!
Nationality!*!Sri!Lankan! ! Female! ! Passport!*!718453283V! ! ! ! Roman!Catholic! Contact!Info 94!772972869/+94!1!274261 Skype!*!romaine.fernando2! Email ****************@*****.*** D.O.B 1971!December!10! Address 424/31!Promised!Land,!Hokandara!South,!Hokandara,!Sri!Lanka!
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Executive!Secretary/Personal!Assistant!
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A!professional,!self!motivated!and!an!efficient!Personal!Assistant/!Executive!Secretary!with!over!fifteen!years!of! hands!on!experience!and!knowledge!in!services.!An!individual!with!potential,!having!lived!and!worked!in!Sri!Lanka,! Middle!East!&!Europe.!
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Professional!Experience/Skills!
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Assisted!very!high!caliber!Executives!
(CEOs/Board!of!Directors/Executives).!
Handling! appointments! and! maintaining! an!
electronic!calendar.!
Ability!to!handle!correspondence!independently!
in!English.!
Travel!itineraries/!hotels/visas.!
Capable! of! introducing! and! maintaining! an!
excellent!filing!system.!
Good!at!Proof!reading.!
Excellent!telephone!etiquette
Efficient!in!planning,!organising!and!managing!
events.!
Excellent!in!coordinating!and!follow*ups.!
Good!in!Sales!and!Marketing.!
Methodical,!organised!and!delivers!on!time.!
Receiving! Guests! and! representing! the!
organisation! in! a! pleasant! and! a! professional! manner.!
An! understanding! of! confidentiality! issues! and! the!use!of!discretion.!
Flexibility!and!adaptability!to!multitask!a!range! of!different!tasks.!
Excellent!Public!Relations!(PR)!skills.!
Dependable!and!trustworthy.!
Very!good!interpersonal!skills.!
Ability!to!work!on!my!own!initiative.!
Cooperative!and!helpful!at!all!times.!
Creative!
Well!organized!with!an!excellent!eye!for!detail.!
Excellent!in!interior!designing!
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! Educational!&!Professional!Qualifications!
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GCE!(Ordinary!Level)!Examination!in!1987! St.!Bridget’s!Convent,!Sri!Lanka!
Diploma!for!Administrative!and!Professional!Secretaries!*!London!Business!School,!Sri!Lanka!(2006)!
Stake!Holder!Marketing!(CIM!*!stage!1)!in!2008 Academy!of!Business!Studies,!Sri!Lanka ! Language!Skills!
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English Excellent!in!written!and!oral!communication!
German!–!Moderate!
Sinhala Fluent!
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! Computer!Skills!
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Microsoft!Office!–!Word,!Power!Point,!Excel,!Outlook!Express
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Work!History!
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!Serene!Shades!(Pvt)!Ltd!
!Manager! ! ! ! ! 2011!to!date!
I!manage!and!own!a!small!scale!Fabric!Lampshade!manufacturing!company!where!I’m!responsible!for!the! overall!operations!of!the!company!(Marketing,!Meeting!Clients,!Manufacturing,!Interior!Designing!and!Sales)!
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South!Asia!Gateway!Terminals!(Pvt)!Ltd!–!SAGT!(Port!of!Colombo www.sagt.com.lk)! Personal!Assistant/Executive!Secretary! ! ! ! ! ! 2007*2011!
Personal!Assistant!to!the!Chief!Executive!Officer!(British/Dutch!Nationals Also!extended!secretarial! assistance!to!the!Marketing!Team.!Responsible!for!the!Overseas!Travel!arrangement!of!the!employees!of!the! Organisation.!
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Sheraton!Doha!Hotels!&!Resorts,!Qatar!(www.sheratondoha.com)! Secretary!Business!Centre!&!Sales!&!Marketing! ! ! ! ! 1998*2000!
During!the!two!year!period!at!Sheraton!I!was!handling!the!overall!operations!of!the!Business!Centre,!Club! Memberships!and!extended!secretarial!services!to!the!General!Manager!when!required.!Latter!stages!I!was! attached!to!the!Marketing!Department!where!I!served!as!the!Secretary!to!the!Marketing!Director.!
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Swedish!Trading!Company!(Sole!Agents!for!Volvo!Vehicles,!Sweden)! Secretary!to!the!Managing!Director! ! ! ! ! ! 1995*1998!
Personal!Secretary!to!the!Managing!Director!and!was!overall!responsible!for!the!Registration!of!Suppliers!of!all! the!services/equipment/vehicles
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Aitken!Spence!Engineering!(www.aitkenspence.com.lk)! Secretary!to!the!General!Manager! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1994*1995!
Assisted!the!General!Manager!and!the!Engineering!team!with!daily!secretarial!functions.!Submitting! Quotations,!Purchasing,!Printing!and!drafting!letters
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John!Keells!Limited!(www.johnkeells.com)!
Receptionist/Stenographer! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1989*1993!
Started!my!Carrier!as!a!Receptionist!and!worked!my!way!up!to!be!a!Stenographer.! ! Referees!
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Mr.!Steve!Edkins!,!CEO!(year!2006!to!2010 South!Asia!Gateway!Terminals!(Pvt)!Ltd,!SL! Email!:!**.******@**********.***! !
Mr.!Erwin!Haaze,!CEO!(year!2010!to!date South!Asia!Gateway!Terminals!(Pvt)!Ltd,!SL! Email!:!*****.*****@****.***!
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! ! Other!Interests!
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Interior!Designing Culinary!Art Travelling Movies Adventure!