Executive Assistant

Helga Brandt

Carter Ave #***, Marina Del Rey CA *0292

949-***-**** ***********@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of Antwerp – Coloma Institute, Mechelen-Belgium

Degree achieved: Bachelor’s in Business Administration

Specialization: Travel and Tourism Management & Marketing, Cultural Diversity

I.L.O.K.-Parnas, Dilbeek-Belgium

Senior High School

Private high school with classic curriculum, focusing on physical education and physical therapy.

Degree achieved: High School Diploma

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MAY 2009 to current:

Aquarium of the Pacific – Education volunteer

Interpret various exhibits at the aquarium, conduct tours and presentations for youth groups, provide excellent customer service

Dellarobbia Design Studio – Executive support, personal assistance

Assist owners with every day running of store, assist with corporate orders (USC, UCLA…), prepare and organize various projects and deliveries.

MAR 2003 - APR 2009: Executive Support & Travel Coordinator, Regional Director

EurAupair International / ASSE International

www.euraupair.com / www.asse.com

Laguna Beach, CA

Coordination of all travel arrangements and calendar for the CEO as well as all other executive staff, and all program participants (students, au pairs, visitors.)

Application of solutions to challenging travel & organizational needs within a cost-effective budget plan, analyzed and drafted travel matrices and travel agreements for overseas partner offices, handled all travel related problems and trouble-shooting, corporate event and meeting coordination, distribution of reports, meeting minutes and memo’s, coordination of immigration documents & visas, proofreading and writing of executive correspondence, drafting internal newsletters…

Regional Director: Directed staff of approx. 50, including paid contractors as well as volunteers, in 16 states. Accountable for overall sales and marketing for the program, maintained international business contacts and communication, maintained executive relations as well as internal and external lines of communication. Responsible for creating presentations and marketing publications using MS Office (Power Point, Publisher, Word, Excel) as well as event and meeting organization.

MAR 2000 - FEB 2003: Executive Sales & Marketing Manager USA/Canada

TrekAmerica & American Aventures

www.TrekAmerica.com

Rockaway, NJ + Los Angeles, CA

Recruited directly from Belgium and relocated to USA. Oversee and manage national sales and marketing department, analyze and implement business and marketing plans, achieve pre-set goals through organizational and effective leadership, coordinate meetings and presentations, maintain B2B relations and communication, executive support.

SEP 1993 - FEB 2000: Executive Assistant, Regional Branch Manager

Boundless Adventures/Joker Tourism www.joker.be

Brussels, Belgium

Managed daily operations of several branch offices, airfare contract negations with major airlines, general sales agent for international tour operators and hotels

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Dutch, French, English. German, Spanish: conversational

COMPUTER SKILLS

Advanced proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher, MS Power Point, MS Outlook, Internet solutions and applications.

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