Andrea Petty
Calgary, Alberta T3H 5G6
Mobile: 403-***-**** / Email: ******.****.*****@*****.***
PROFILE
Global life experience
Caring & committed community member
Proficient public speaker
Collaborative Leader
Critical Thinker
Problem Solver
Decision Maker
Creative
Innovative
Responsible
Communicative
Lifelong Learner
Ethical Citizen
Engaged Thinker
Entrepreneur
Educator
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
Career success spanning over 25 years
Experienced in leadership roles
Entrepreneur
Broad post-secondary education
10 year plus business owner/operator and trainer
Community Leader:
Interview for CBC National News – 2013
http://www.cbc.ca/bluesky/episodes/2013/09/25/sask-woman-in-kenya-attacks-funeral-for-mall-attack-victims/
Captain - Windsor Golf and Country Club, Nairobi- 2014
Windsor Golf and Country Club Committee Member, Nairobi - 2010-2015
External contractor for International Organization for Migration, Flight Escort / Coordinator for Somali refugees - Nairobi -2004 through 2009
Educational Leader:
Fostering and implementing community based labour programs within the construction civil engineering sector
Fundraising coordinator for Happy Kids Home
Orphange – Athi River, Kenya - 2007-2013
Curriculum development for refugee travel programs, IOM, Nairobi
Developing staff training programs within the hair / nail industry
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Program Kwantlen University – 1993 /1994
Qualified Licensed Hairdresser / Barber Judy’s School of Beauty – 1989 / 1990
Toni & Guy – Los Angeles CA 1994 – 1994
Advanced Cutting / Coloring
WORK HISTORY
Proprietor
Bliss Nail Spa and Bliss Hair Salon – Nairobi, Kenya
2003 - Present
Responsible for business development / Branding
Developing and implementing marketing strategies and sales targets
Hiring and supervising staff inclusive of providing support and evaluations
Responsible for successfully fostering effective relationships with staff and clients
Togami Construction Company Ltd– Nairobi, Kenya
2005 – 2013 Director / Project Manager
Responsible for business development / branding
Managing procurement and tendering of contracts
Overseeing operations on site
Fostering and implementing community based labour programs
Hair Stylist
Salon Malibu – Nairobi, Kenya
1999 – 2003
Senior Stylist
Mitsou-Mitsou - Tokyo, Japan
1997 – 1999
Colorist / Stylist
Dino & Gino – Athens, Greece
1995 –1996
Colorist / Stylist
Glemby International – Vancouver, BC
1990 – 1992
Junior Stylist
REFERENCES
Mr. Dafydd Thomas
M.Ed, Principal
Northern Gateway Public Schools
Whitecourt AB
Home: 780-***-****
Email: ******.******@****.**
Mark Wardley
Owner -Salon Malibu
P.O. Box 919,
Village Market,
Nairobi, KENYA00621
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Liz Case
Corporate Alliances Manager
UNICEF - United Nations Geneva
146 rue Voltaire,
Divonne les Bains
France 01220.
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