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Name: Karen Gerhardi

Nationality: South African

Languages: English, Afrikaans

Driver’s license: Yes

Hobbies & Interests: Dog training, reading

PERSONAL SUMMARY

I am a very detail-oriented person, focused on maintaining accuracy in the work I produce. I have honed these skills through my role within the Regulatory Department of a Pharmaceutical Company, as well as through experience typing balance sheets and Bills of Quantity. I have experience proofreading documents and have excellent language proficiency. I am adept at successfully sustaining strong relationships and the ability to keep calm and cope effectively under pressure.

Outcome driven, I will follow procedures to the letter, carefully and resourcefully. It is not in my nature to give up until all avenues and solutions have been explored. I prefer my job to be clearly defined, distinguishing what is expected of me. I am in pursuit of a position where I can settle down and employ my skills to benefit my employer.

PERSONAL DETAILS

CONTACT INFO

Phone: 063-***-****

E-mail: ad1jyq@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL INFO

Nationality: South African

Driver’s License: Code 08 (EB)

Residential Area: Midrand, Gauteng

Method of Transport: Own

Languages: English, Afrikaans

Desired Salary: Market Related

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Secondary Education

School attended: West Ridge High School

Date: 1987

Certificate: Matric

Subjects: English, Afrikaans, Home Economics, Geography, Biology, Typing

Tertiary Education

Institution attended: Technikon Witwatersrand

Date: 1988 to 1989

Qualification: ND Executive Secretary (not complete)

Training courses attended: Health Science Academy

Medicine Registration for Registration Assistants

Quad Pharmaceutica

Medicines Registration for Registration Assistants (5 Day Workshop)

Computer skills: Ms Word (advanced), Power Point (advanced), Excel (intermediate), Outlook, typing speed 70wpm

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Date: August 2021 – August 2022

Company: EHL Consulting Engineers

Position held: Secretary

Responsibilities: August 2021 – November 2021

Answered and directed calls

Assisted visitors

Ensured visitors’ log and COVID screening completed

Accepted deliveries

Captured purchase orders and payments onto spreadsheet

Ran tuck-shop

Meeting room bookings

November 2021 – August 2022

Formatted CVs

Sourced candidates on Linked-in

Answered and directed calls

Assisted visitors

Ensured visitors’ log and COVID screening completed

Accepted deliveries

Ordered office groceries

Captured purchase orders on Sage

Reason for leaving: Fixed term contract ended

Date: October 2020 – February 2021

Company: MICT SETA

Position held: Minute Taker

Responsibilities: Attended meetings and took minutes

Typed minutes and action points

Reason for leaving: Fixed term contract ended

Date: July 2019 - December 2019

Company: MIFA

Position held: Typist/Administrator

Responsibilities: Death Claims:

Typed and combined Agendas and Minutes

Typed monthly benefit distribution letters

Assisted department in respect of coordinating agendas, signing of resolutions and round robin distribution

Disability Claims:

Prepared and typed disability agendas

Compiled and typed declined disability letters

Scheduled appointments with Specialists

Informed members of appointments

Prepared vouchers for payment of doctor's accounts

Reason for leaving: Fixed term contract until December 2019

Date: June 2017 - 31 August 2018

Company: Royal HaskoningDHV

Position held: Secretary

Responsibilities: Edited and formatted documents

Booked meeting venues

Invited meeting attendees

Travel booking

Edited and uploaded project references

Edited and created CRM data

Tender scanning

Updated CVs

Reason for leaving: Retrenchment

Date: June 2014 -1 June 2017

Company: Royal HaskoningDHV

Position held: Typist

Responsibilities: Typed specifications

Typed Bill of Quantity (Excel document)

Created and maintained intranet page for department

Created training videos using PowerPoint

Updated PowerPoint presentations

Moved department’s entire intranet content to Sharepoint 2013 then to Insight using Joomla!

Uploaded all network folders onto Box

Arranged meetings and venues

Took notes at meetings

Requested monthly specification updates from SANRAL

Checked the Bill of Quantity and Specifications against the SANRAL document, made necessary amendments and publish on the intranet

Administration for in-house training course, booking venue, registration of attendees, created and printed attendance register and certificates, recorded feedback

Created templates and assisted in typing 2015 financial statements

Date: June - December 2013

Company: Parsons Brinckerhoff

Position held: Typist

Responsibilities: Re-formatted documents, edited procedures to correct grammar and spelling.

Reason for leaving: Temp position

Date: March & April 2013 (2 weeks over Easter)

Company: HSBC

Position held: Legal Assistant

Responsibilities: Answered phone, made appointments, filing, typing

Reason for leaving: Temp position

Date: February 2012 - June 2018

Company: Star Dog School & Grooming

Position held: Owner

Responsibilities: Mobile Dog Grooming, Administration for the business, conducted dog

training classes, groomed dogs.

Date: December 2011 - February 2012

Company: HCL Axon

Position held: Administrator

Responsibilities: Updated CV database, typed CVs into correct format

Reason for leaving: Temp position

Date: August 2011 - October 2011

Company: Werksmans Attorneys

Position held: Administrator

Responsibilities: Updated CRM database

Reason for leaving: Temp position

Date: November 2010 - May 2011

Company: Bayport Financial Services

Position held: Minute Taker

Responsibilities: Attended meetings and took minutes

Typed and distributed minutes

Assisted in creating meeting packs

Ad hoc projects for the executive.

Reason for leaving: Fixed term contract.

Date: May 2008 - October 2010

Company: Grant Thornton

Position held: Assistant to Partners

Responsibilities: Provided secretarial support to three partners.

Minutes of IT team meetings

Typed correspondence and audit documents

Captured partners’ time on Great Soft

Arranged for documents to be couriered

Took messages

Collected and sorted mail

Diary management

Billed clients

Managed department’s stationery

Booked meeting rooms

Travel arrangements for the partners

Organised printing and binding of documents

Recorded partners’ CPD training on SAICA website

Reason for leaving: Needed a change of environment.

Date: November 2007 - April 2008

Company: Biovac

Position held: Assistant to Marketing Department/Sales Administrator

Reason for leaving: Temp position. Wanted permanent position.

Date: July 2007 - November 2007

Company: Janssen Cilag

Position held: Data Capturer

Reason for leaving: Temp assignment, half day position. Was offered a full day contract.

Date: March 2007 - August 2007

Company: Clockwork Properties

Position held: Estate Agent

Reason for leaving: Franchise sold back to franchisor. New credit act ensured sales failed on bond grant.

Date: May 2001 - March 2007

Company: Boehringer Ingelheim (Pty) Ltd

Position held: DRA Secretary (reporting to Drug Regulatory Affairs Manager)

Date: May 1997 - August 2000

Company: Arthur Andersen & Co

Position held: Word Processor (May 1997 - October 1999)

Secretary (October 1999 - August 2000)

Reason for leaving: Family circumstances.

Date: July 1995 – April 1997

Company: Mutual & Federal

Position held: Secretary to Legal Manager

Reason for leaving: The Manager retired early, there was no comparable position within the firm.

Date: April 1994 - June 1995

Company: Various temp agencies (Mostly Quest Rosebank)

Date: November 1989 – March 1994

Company: Gencor Ltd/Samancor Ltd

Position held: Floating Secretary (November 1989 - January 1992)

Marketing Assistant (February 1992 t- March 1994)

Reason for leaving: New opportunities

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