Business administration
RÉSUMÉ / CURRICULUM VITAE OF
Lydia Esterhuizen
Waco • Texas • 76710 • Mobile: 254-***-**** Email: *****.***@*****.***
Professional Profile
Well respected Professional with in excess of thirty one years’ experience in the business administrator sector. Successfully utilising key success attributes, delivering results and leading people by example. Passion for creating a difference for the absolute benefit of all professional parties involved.
Career Highlights:
Achieved excellent work performance every year and near perfect attendance.
Key Skills:
Deadline orientated and attention to detail
Administrative and Reception skills
Effective Process reviews
Service provider with relationship building talent
Self-starter, goal-orientated
Absolute client satisfaction service orientation
Communication and interpersonal skills; written and verbal
Efficient compliance and good people skills
Stress tolerance; thrive under pressure
Computer proficiency; Excel, MS office, PowerPoint, Switchboard, Office supplies system, data capturing
Management Operations:
Executive decision - delegating responsibilities in compliance with company’s policies.
Monitoring and evaluating of projects, successfully creating measurable goals and milestones, accomplishing desirable results to handover.
Delegate responsibility within the required accountability to the company.
Implementation and review of succession plans.
Coaching & Mentoring:
Enhancing the morale and productivity including specialist retention.
Identification of people's strengths and challenge areas, as well as integrating their interaction with an organisation's unique culture and issues.
Experienced and pro-active networking acumen.
Successful consultations and sharp negotiation capabilities.
Career Summary
Current Employment
Name of Firm Columbus Avenue Child Development Centre
Designation Preschool Child Minder/Teacher
Period of Work 26th June 2023 to current
Job Description
Mind children all ages from 3months to preschool age.
Name of Firm 3C Mechanical Technologies Inc.
Designation Accounts Receivable Assistant
Period of Work 3rd April to 21st June 2023
Job Description
Key Roles and Accountabilities
AR Assistant to the Bookkeeper, collect data to compile Statements, Correct Invoices and Mail to Customers. Create Spreadsheets on all accounts.
Send weekly email invoices. Use Service Fusion to compile data.
Name of Firm Columbus Avenue Child Development Centre
Designation Receptionist
Period of Work March 2022 to March 2023
Job Description
Key Roles and Accountabilities:
Frontline Receptionist with administrative responsibilities, to coordinate and complete all tasks designated including Answering phones, directing calls to relevant personnel, messages, typing, meeting parents and helping teachers with all their needs, daily.
Forming relationships with parents to ensure the children’s best interests are provided for. Ensuring that Directors receive all completed tasks. Maintain a clean environment in the resource room for teachers to find what they need.
Name of firm The Home Depot
Designation MET Associate – Business administration
Period of work 15 Dec 2019 to March 2021
Job Description
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
Create and maintain productive relationships with Vendors, Requestors and Internal and External clients through continuous (feedback) and being accessible.
Perform instore service activities such as merchandising projects, maintenance, overhead projects, and display/signage maintenance designed to enhance the customer experience, Execute merchandise strategies and ensure products are displayed correctly to drive sales. Work close in teams with onsite supervisor and provide service to multiple departments in the store. Main focus is on general bay service, projects and product resets while always keeping safety, accuracy and efficacy at the forefront. Build and maintain strong relationship with the store associates and provide superior customer service to both intern and external
Assist Vendors and customers daily with request and merchandize inquiries through the application of expertise.
Ensuring that the products are stocked and properly merchandised to provide the customer the best possible shopping experience, executing special projects designed to improve how products are displayed to the customer and to our suppliers needs.
Building an internal brand of recurring service through exceeding client expectations at all time.
Good coordination of all administrative movement in respect of Recurring and Resolution within agreed timelines. Responsible for the timely assistance and proper recording of all Merchandise. Ensure all special handling completed by close of business to ensure curb side delivery, in person pick up by Clients. Work heavily with other Team Members in the group to ensure customer satisfaction at all time and Store Managers and other teams and branches and their administration in order to meet all deadlines and delivery. Prepare and prep store to enhance the customer experience at all times, Extended knowledge of all products available online and in store to assist on the spot with any customer request. Received all product and distribute and ensure product on shelve before close of business every day. Work directly with group to maintain productivity all day .to make sure all product gone out for the day. Correspond with supervisor to ensure products are received and unpack timely and accurately, making adjustments accordingly. Handle inquiries from our internal and external customers regarding products, availability, payment terms available in store. Maintain information for internal audit. Prepare relevant communication for distribution to Requestor in respect of changes
Full Time Employment
Name of Firm 3C Mechanical Technologies Inc.
Designation Accounts Receivable Assistant
Period of Work 3rd April 2023 to current
Name of firm Columbus Avenue Child Development Centre
Designation Frontline Receptionist
Period of work March 2022 – March 2023
Name of firm LOWES
Designation Paint Department Associate
Period of work January 2022 – March 2022
Name of firm The Home Depot
Designation Business Administration assignment
Period of work Dec 2019 - March 2021
Name of firm Baptist Convention of New England
Designation Business Administration assignment
Period of work August 2018 – October 2019
Contract business administration assignment History
Name of firm Real Life bible Chapel
Designation Secretary
Period of work July 2016 to current
Name of firm Grace Place Ministry - of first Baptist Church
Designation Director
Period of work May 2015 to June 2016
Name of firm International School of Ministry (ISOM)
Designation Secretary/ Receptionist
Period of work March 2013 to Feb 2014
Name of firm Altech NuPay- Alton Group Speed point Electronics
Designation Data Clerk
Period of work September 2011 to 28 March 2013
Name of firm Lido Hotel
Designation Front Line Receptionist
Period of work April 2011 to August 2011
Name of firm TVR Centre
Designation Business Administration - co owner
Period of work Dec 2005 to Oct 2009
Name of firm Hoggwash CC
Designation Secretary
Period of work Dec 2004 to June 2005
Name of firm Telkom - Telecommunications
Designation Personal Assistant
Period of work April 1998 to 30 June 2001
Name of firm Chubb fire & Security
Designation Front Line Receptionist
Period of work Jan 1996 to Feb 1997
Contract business administration assignment History from Kourie Recruitments 1990 to 1996
Name of firm Rand Stadium Toyota
Designation Front Line Receptionist
Period of work Dec 1995 – Jan 1996
Name of firm R & L Service Centre
Designation Receptionist/ Secretary
Period of work October 1995
Name of firm National Data systems
Designation Secretary
Period of work August 1995
Name of firm Sales House Club
Designation Personal Assistant/ Secretary
Period of work March to July 1995
Name of firm Universal Music
Designation Multiple position Including Data Capture, Secretary and Receptionist
Stock Taking and General Assistant
Period of work 1992 to 1994
Name of firm Bosman Apprenticeship
Designation Apprenticeship
Period of work 1990 to 1992
Personal Attributes
Self-Motivated Self Starter
Passionate and Approachable
Committed, Patient, Respectful and Persuasive
High integrity conduct, always with outmost dignity and respect
Education Details
High school Forest high school 1988
College degree in Hair and Beauty 1990 Joubert park Technical College degree N1, N2 and N3 (Equivalent: Associates Degree)