Monique Rossouw

MONIQUE ROSSOUW Johannesburg •- •-  linkedin.com/in/monique-rossouw-b27b682b/ Marketing Manager/Designer/Writer Work experience 2017 - Present Marketing Manager Calopath After working at Calopath as a technician and trainer I was promoted to the position of marketing manager. My role here includes: Working directly with marketing and sales online and face to face Building customer relations and generating leads Processing of customer orders Business to business marketing 2017 - 2017 Technician Calopath During this time I worked as a motor industry repair technician with a special focus in interior repairs. I also assisted with the training of new candidates. Exterior repairs on cars. This included fixing dents and scratches on the body of the car. Interior repairs on cars. This included fixing damage to leather, fabric, vinyl. As well as paintwork. Training new candidates on mostly the interior repairs. 2016 - 2017 Seamstress and garment finisher Arwen Garmentry I was employed as a seamstress and garment finisher for Arwen Garmentry. My role was not always limited to that alone. My duties as seamstress and garment finisher consisted of: Completing the final assembly of garments/ finishing of garments Doing quality control of all finished garments Fusing garments Doing detail work on garments. Hand stitched detailing and machine stitched detailing. Filigree Sewing mock-ups for fittings Assisting with clients on dedicated sale days or special events. 2015 - 2015 Designer's assistant Dresses by Roxanne My duties here included assisting with the design process and detailing. My duties consisted of: Fabric sourcing Hand stitched detailing Sewing Cutting fabric for construction Fusing Taking over on management duties in Roxanne's absence 2013 - 2013 Internship Yihan Bronn Couture My duties were assisting in the design process, learning about the design process. My duties consisted of: https://www.visualcv.com/monique-rossouw Learning how to work with clients, consulting with clients. E-mailing clients Learning about designing, pattern making, fabrics Photoshopping photos for the website Sourcing design ideas/ references for clients Education 2018 - Current UX design Udemy Certificate Web UI UX Design using Adobe XD - Adobe Experience Design 2018 - Current SEO with Wordpress Udemy Certificate Complete guide to Wordpress SEO. 2017 - 2017 Japanese Language course- Part 1 University of Pretoria Certificate This course consisted of basic Japanese language and culture. This included basic greetings, conversation, and grammar. I have continued Japanese language studies through private lessons. 2015 - 2015 I-to-I 140 hour TEFL certificate TEFL 140 hour qualification A short course with 20 hours of practical experience, in how to teach English as a foreign language. The material covered how to create effective lesson plans, how to teach your target language, how to engage students, how to correct mistakes, grammar, reading, listening, and pronunciation. 2014 - 2014 B TECH Fashion Design University of Johannesburg Post-graduate My subjects were business studies, specialised clothing technology, and theory of clothing. Passed specialised garment technology with a distinction. The degree consisted of a short thesis, and a business proposal with a practical component where this translated into a clothing range. 2011 - 2013 N DIP Fashion Design University of Johannesburg Under-graduate Subjects for the diploma were: communication and human resources, computer studies, computer pattern making, creative design and technical drawing, drawing and illustration, garment technology, pattern technology, production environment studies, textile studies, theory of clothing, two and three dimensional design, and business studies.Passed with distinctions for theory of clothing in 2011, and drawing and illustration in 2013. 2005 - 2010 NSC Matric Certificate Linden High School Two distinctions, in design and life orientation. Winner of creative writing At Artes competition (A Linden run initiative) in 2008. Fluent in English and Afrikaans. Skills Problem solving, dynamic, team player, self-motivated and honest. Highly adaptable and patient, productive worker with solid work ethic. Experienced in social media https://www.visualcv.com/monique-rossouw platforms and Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Kaledo and Modaris v 6.0. Fluent in English and Afrikaans, basics in Japanese. Part of the local tea ceremony club. Due to the taxing and time-consuming nature of my degree I learnt to be diligent, resilient, self-motivated, how to successfully complete tasks, positive, and to persevere under high stress. From doing volunteer work I learned to improvise ,be highly adaptable, dependable, responsible, to be patient, calm, and think fast. My work life in fashion taught me to be creative, flexible, dynamic, team player, to be open minded, how to look at a problem from a different perspective, and find unique ways of problem solving. My experience in the tea ceremony club, a diverse work life and travelling has taught me to be understanding, multicultural sensitivity/ awareness, how to communicate efficiently and fully in different circumstances with different kinds of people. Pursuing further studies with my TEFL, Japanese language, SEO and UX design courses shows a willingness to learn and desire for growth. Volunteering Throughout 2014 to 2017 I regularly volunteered to work with children-first by collecting and donating dresses and accessories for matric farewells in impoverished areas and next with BetterSA to do reading lessons and play educational games with children to aid their educational development Summary South African citizen with driver's license with 6 years of experience in various fields. Skilled at social media, Microsoft Office and Photoshop. Enjoys education/training and is a regular volunteer. References available upon request. https://www.visualcv.com/monique-rossouw