CURRICULUM VITAE

Celestè Snyders

Cell phone number: 082-****-***

E-mail address: adqkvl@r.postjobfree.com

Postal address: 19 Kameeldoring str

Lephalale

0557

Physical address: 19 Kameeldoring str

Lephalale

0557

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Introduction

I am a punctual and motivated individual who is able to work in a busy environment and produce high standards of work. I am an excellent team worker and am able to take instructions from all levels and build a good working relationships with all colleagues. I am flexible, reliable and possess excellent time keeping skills. I am a hard worker and always willing to learn new skills. Friendly, helpful and with a sense of humour are some of my best attributes. I am outgoing and tactful and able to listen effectively when solving problems. I am a resourceful problem solver and have an active dynamic approach to work and getting things done.

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PERSONAL

Surname: Snyders

First name/s: Celestè

Gender: Female

Date of birth: 12 August 1988

Identity number: 880-***-**** 080

Address: 19 Kameeldoring street

Lephalale

0557

Telephone: 082-****-***

Nationality: South African

Home language: Afrikaans

Other language: English

Marital Status: Married (Husband works in Mozambique) Health: Good

Drivers license: B

Religion: Christian

QUALIFICATIONS:

School: Matric grade 12 ( 2006 )

Ellisras High School

Subjects at school: Biology (HG)

Physical Science (SG)

Mathematics (SG)

Technical Drawings (HG)

English (HG)

Afrikaans (HG)

Higher Education Entrepreneurs N4 and N5

Higher Education Higher Diploma in Nature Management, NQF 6

( 3 year course ) at Centurion Academy

Enrolled 2007 – Completed 2009

(Equivalent to National Diploma in Nature

Conservation of TUT)

All certificates are attached to this document.

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ACHIEVEMENTS:

Microsoft Power Point (Attached) ( 2007 )

Microsoft Word (Attached) ( 2007 )

Microsoft Excel (Attached) ( 2007 )

Caping course (Skinning of animals for trophies) (Attached) ( 2007 ) Dangerous Snake handling (Attached) ( 2008 )

Cum Laude National Diploma in Nature Management ( 2009 ) Best Student Centurion Academy - Nature Management ( 2009 ) First Aid Level 1 (Attached) ( 2010 )

EXPERIENCES:

SINCE ENROLLING FOR DIPLOMA IN NATURE MANAGEMENT (2007 – 2008): Did practical field work every Tuesday in first year and every Thursday in second year. Practical took place on game reserves and privately owned farms. Spent holidays working on farms doing maintenance (fences, clearing roads, equipment maintenance, fixing pipe lines etc.), monitoring and feeding game. Took part in various autopsies (Post Mortems) being done on game (Wildlife animals). Worked with state veterinarian in laboratory studying animal parasites and diseases.

Bush encroachment and control projects.

Field rehabilitation projects.

Field assessment projects.

Game captures ( Mass captures of wildlife animals) Behavioural studies on exotic species such sable antelope and other species

(Plains game).

Monitoring of veld condition.

Ecological and environmental studies on reserves and private farms PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE AS A THIRD YEAR STUDENT (2009): Fahad Private Game Reserve: (014) - 763 5556

Lephalale, Limpopo Province

GENERAL:

Chauffeur

Purchasing groceries for lodges

Purchasing equipment, tools, game feed, etc.

General office work such as answering telephones, filing, bookings for lodges etc. 5

GUESTS:

Handling guests on weekends

Game drives

Boat trips

Quad rides

Clay pigeon shooting

Guided field tours

Guide for hunters (International and local hunters) VELD MANAGEMENT

Did veld assessment studies – Ecological Index Method

- BECVOL-method

- Braun-Blanquet method

GAME MANAGEMENT

Monitoring game

Assist in game immobilisation

Rietvalley Farm: 073-***-****

INFRASTRUCTURE:

Repair and maintenance of game fences

Demolishing old farm buildings

Road maintenance

GAME MANAGEMENT

Monitoring game

Attended game captures

Determined carrying capacities

Guide for hunting groups

VELD MANAGEMENT

Field (Veld) assessment studies - BECVOL-method

- Ecological Index Method

Marceilles Farm: 082-***-****

INFRASTRUCTURE

Maintenance ( repair and replace ) water pipes

Game fence maintenance

Feeding game

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WORK EXPERIENCE OBTAINED TO PRESENT

Fahad Private Game Reserve (May 2010 – March 2011) (014) – 763 5556 Lephalale, Limpopo Province

Position: Operations Manager

Duties:

GENERAL OFFICE WORK

Administration

- Filing

- Small scale handling of finances

- Payments of creditors

- Staff wages

- Controlling lodge general products e.g. cleaning materials etc.

- Creating invoices for lodge guests

- Creating invoices for Hassah (Bead Factory) clients.

( Jewellery produced by workers on Fahad Private Game Reserve )

- Help creating catalogues for jewellery that was exhibitioned at shows. Receptionist

- Handling telephone calls

- Bookings for lodges

- Daily emails received e.g. queries, quotes, jewellery orders etc.

- Booking guests in and booking them out.

HOSPITALITY

- Booking guests in

- Lodge rounds; To see if the guests are satisfied.

- Setting up conference facilities and venues for weddings.

- Entertainment – Beverage; Food; Guided Tours (Game drives, boat tours etc)

- Catering Management; with assistance of caterer. LODGES

Housekeeping

- Check lodges prior to guests arrival; tidiness, cleanliness.

- Lodge Maintenance checks; repairs etc.

- Décor; setting / laying out of decorative items. MANAGEMENT (When manager was absent)

Employees

Delegating work

- Lodge Staff

- Reserve Staff

- Jewellery Factory Staff

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General feedback to manager

TOURISM

Guiding

Game Drives

Boat Cruises

Clay Pigeon Shooting

Quad Trails

Guided field tours

Hunting

Taking clients to shooting range

Testing of firearms

ANIMALS

Small scale animal rehabilitation

Monitoring and feeding game

General welfare of game

Game capturing

Zoe Granite (August 2011 – March 2012) (015) – 491 8451 Mokopane, Limpopo Province

Position: Receptionist and Administration

Duties:

RECEPTIONIST

Telephone duties

Emails e.g. ordering stock and material and mailing quotes ADMINISTRATION

Staff particulars: Clock-in Clock-out, Attendance, Work sheets.

Determining prices of different sizes of granite to be sold

Handling of sales

Making Invoices

Writing out orders and deliveries made

Filling; Invoices, Delivery notes, Work sheets etc.

Stock taking

Petty Cash – Cash up

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Limpopo Animal Clinic (August 2013 – March 2016) (015) – 534 0367 Wildlife, livestock and small animal clinic

Musina, Limpopo Province

Position: Veterinary Assistant and Reception

Duties:

RECEPTIONIST (Initially employed as receptionist +/- 3 months) Reception and Administration

- Bookings for patients

- Admitting patients to hospital

- Orders of medicines and products etc

- Sales

- Filling

VETERINARY ASSISTANT (Moved to assistant position remainder of employment) Small animals

- Admitting patients to hospital

- Monitoring patients

- Administering medication.

- Assisting in surgical and other procedures.

- Preparing surgical equipment and instruments

Game (Buffalo, exotic species and plains game)

- Game immobilisation (Darting from ground and helicopter)

- Ground work (Monitoring of vitals of animal and administering medication, sedatives or tranquilisers)

- Planning and managing loading and transport of animals into trucks or trailers

- Surgical procedures

- Bleeding of animals for testing – Buffalo movement, DNA, diseases etc)

- Measuring of horns and aging for record keeping and auctions. Livestock (Cattle, boergoats, sheep and horses)

- Treatment

- Annual vaccinations

- Annual bleeding for diseases.

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Savuti Veterinary Services ( April 2016 – December 2017 ) (015) – 534 0367 Wildlife, livestock and small animal clinic 071-***-**** Musina, Limpopo Province

Position: Veterinary Assistant

Duties:

VETERINARY ASSISTANT

Small animals

- Admitting patients to hospital

- Monitoring patients

- Administering medication.

- Assisting in surgical and other procedures.

- Preparing surgical equipment and instruments

Game (Elephant, Rhino, Lions, Buffalo, exotic species and plains game)

- Game immobilisation (Darting from ground and helicopter)

- Ground work (Monitoring of vitals of animal and administering medication, sedatives or tranquilisers)

- Planning and managing loading and transport of animals into trucks or trailers

- Surgical procedures

- Bleeding of animals for testing – Buffalo movement, DNA, diseases etc)

- Measuring of horns and aging for record keeping and auctions.

- Assisted in elephant project on Venetia Mine Reserve, immobilising, collaring elephants and administering contraception to elephant cows

- Assisted in rhino project on Venetia Mine Reserve immobilising and loading of rhinos

- Immobilising lions for loading and transport

When required

- Advised famers on management of species (Buffalo, sable, roan, plains game) social structures and different specie behaviour on farms or camp systems

- Advised farmers on game feeding and additional feed for dry months in camp systems

- Advised on field and ecological impact.

Livestock (Cattle, boergoats, sheep and horses)

- Treatment

- Annual vaccinations

- Annual bleeding for diseases.

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Hanley Wildlife Services ( February 2018 – Mei 2018 ) (015) – 534 0207 Musina, Limpopo Province 082-***-****

Duties:

- Game capturing (Mass captures)

- Ensuring safe loading of animals and administering tranquilisers or sedatives

- Treatment of animals in holding pens (Wounded or needing extra care)

- Managing feeding of animals (According to each species’ needs and requirements)

- Arranging animals in pens according to social structure and behaviour

- Ensuring general welfare of animals in pens before and during auctions.

- Managing loading of animals after sale

- Game counts

- When required or requested culling of animals from helicopter was occasionally done by me

Masara Genetics Breeding ( June 2018 – December 2018 ) 082-***-**** Farms Loch Olof, Sunnyland, Kliprivier, Lekkerbreek and Sutherland. Waterpoort, Limpopo Province

Position: Farm Manager

Duties:

- Managing farms

- Employees (Work and duty delegation farm workers and lodge staff)

- General and equipment maintenance (Fences, roads, vehicles, machinery etc)

- Planting, maintaining and harvesting of lucern lands

- Feeding of game

- Advising on camp systems, feeding, herd structures and behaviour.

- Managing buffalo and sable antelope projects

- Designed and built passive capturing boma for buffalo. 11

Savuti Veterinary Services ( January 2019 – Present ) (015) – 534 0367 Wildlife, livestock and small animal clinic 071-***-**** Musina, Limpopo Province

Position: Veterinary Assistant

Duties:

VETERINARY ASSISTANT

All as above mentioned at Savuti Veterinary Services Gerhard De Beer

Environmental Consultant of Ysterberg Enviro Veld and Game Management Services 082-***-****

Assisted Mr de Beer in PMS (Plant moisture stress) Monitoring along river in Mapungubwe Nature Reserve on freelance basis.

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REFERENCES:

Mr. H. J. Tempel – Manager Fahad Private Game Reserve – (014-***-****

– 082-***-****

Mrs. E. Tempel – Owner Hassah Arts & Crafts (Fahad Reserve)

- 083-***-****

Mr. P. J. van Heerden – Owner Zoe Granite - (015-***-**** Dr S Wohlitz (BVSc) Limpopo Animal Clinic

& Savuti Veterinary Services - 071-***-****

Mr Nico Whelan – Owner Hanley Wildlife Services - 082-***-**** Mr Robbie Robberts – Owner Masara Genetics - 082-***-**** Leon de Jager – Nature Conservation Musina - 082-***-**** Gerhard de Beer (B.Sc,B.Sc. Honns Botany, BSc. Honns Wildlife Management, MSc. Ecology, PHd EcologyBotany/Plant Biology, Ecology, Wildlife, Environmental)

- 082-***-****

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