Vicky Blumberg

Curriculum Vitae Victoria Blumberg PERSONAL DETAILS Surname: Saunders First Names: Victoria Identity Number: - Date of Birth: 29 January 1980 Gender: Female Nationality: South African Dependents: Two Marital Status: Married Health: Excellent Criminal Offences: None Drivers Licence: Yes Strengths: Extremely efficient. Excellent organisational and communication skills. Technological and Internet expertise. The ability to effectively juggle a wide variety of job duties. Calm under pressure and capable of thinking on my feet. Maintaining confidentiality. Quick learner. Very reliable – I will not let you down. EDUCATION Institution: Fourways High School Highest Grade Passed: Matric Year Obtained: 1997 Subjects Passed: English (HG), Afrikaans (HG), Business Economics (HG), Mathematics (SG), History (HG), Biology (HG). Completed with Matric Exemption. Computer Literacy: EPM Live (Project Management), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project), Outlook, Internet Explorer, Accpac, Sage X3, Google Suite WORK EXPERIENCE Company: Kuba (Previously Vix Technology SA (Pty) Ltd, Vix Questek (Pty) Ltd) Current Position Held: Project Coordinator (Initially appointed as Office Administrator / Sales Administrator / Personal Assistant to the Managing Director / Project Administrator) Period: November 2013 – Current Duties: General Duties Diary Management; Screening of Calls and Handling Queries; Travel Arrangements; Minutes of Meetings; Ordering of Stationery; Stock control and procurement; Courier and shipping; Petty Cash; Formatting of Reports. Project Administration Preparation of Agendas; Secretariat and Administration; Research; Payment Reconciliation; Progress Tracking and Reporting; Project and Production Procurement; Invoicing; Schedule of Project Meetings. Project Coordination Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures; Organizing, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings; Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings; Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings; Ensuring project deadlines are met; Undertaking project tasks as required; Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project; Chair and facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members; Create a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective. Project Management I was recently given the opportunity to project manage the entire company rebrand from indoor and outdoor signage, to vehicle branding and including all environmentally friendly giftpacks and corporate branded clothing which I procured in South Africa, packed myself and dispatched to our offices in France, Italy and the UK. The Go-Live went smoothly. This project is now used as the example / standard of how a project should be executed. I have also been given a new project to manage and implement which is an online shop for company subsidized branded clothing which will go-live at the end of September 2020. Sales Quotations to Clients; Client Liaison; Production and Delivery Timeframes; Client Consumable Invoicing and Delivery; Compilation of the current Price List; Tender Preparation and Submission. Company: Vuka Planning Africa Inc. (Bought out by Black Balance Projects as of 1 October 2012) Position Held: Office Manager / Personal Assistant to the Managing Director / Project Manager & Administrator / Financial & Accounts Period: March 2008 – October 2013 Duties: Diary Management; Screening of Calls and Handling Queries; Travel Arrangements; Minutes of Meetings; Typing Documents; Management of the Gauteng Office; Preparation of Agendas; Taking Dictations; Preparing Presentations; Report Editing; Project Secretariat; Project Research; Project Payment Reconciliation; Project Progress Tracking and Reporting; Schedule of Project Meetings; Preparation of Monthly Invoices and Statements; Payment Requisitions (Credit Controller); Trial Balance; Statements (Monthly Management Reports); Bank Liaison and Queries; Monthly Statement Analysis; Monthly Credit Control; Monthly Debtor Control; Statutory Requirements (i.e. VAT, PAYE, WCI); Filing (Project & Admin); Ordering of Stationery; Collection of Post; Petty Cash; Reception & Boardroom Management; Client Liaison; Management of Cleaning Staff; Deliveries & Courier Scheduling. Company: Lynne Blumberg Interior Design Position Held: Assistant to the Head Designer Period: September 2007 – February 2008 (Temporary Assignment, 6 months) Duties: All personal assistant duties as above when required, as well as: Sourcing required items from suppliers; Drawing of furniture / design to specifications; Preparation of quotations for clients; Travelling to clients to assist Designer with measurements, etc; Liaison with clients and suppliers; Organising deliveries to clients; Placement and follow-up of orders; Proposals to clients. Reason for leaving: Temporary Assignment Company: ATM Solutions Position Held: Personal Assistant to Director: Technical & New Business Period: March 2004 – July 2007 (Permanent, 3 years) Duties: All Personal Assistant duties as above, as well as: Drafting and distribution of meeting minutes; Preparation of Agenda’s; Preparation and distribution of Board Packs to all Directors and Non-Executive Directors for the Directors Board Meeting; Organisation of office functions; Switchboard Duty (Ericsson system); Filling in as the Managing Directors P.A. when needed; Control and follow-up of timesheets for Technical Department; Stock Control for the IT Department; Liaison with other Departments; Liaison with customers and suppliers; Travel Arrangements for Directors as well as the Technical Support Department. Reason for leaving: Personal Growth Company: “Titles” / “The Mailboat” Position Held: Personal Assistant / Office Administration to the Owners / Data Capture Period: September 1998 – February 2004 (Permanent, 6 years) Duties: All Personal Assistant duties as above, as well as: Warehouse Management; Stock Taking; Data Capturing (Orders and new stock); Switchboard (Jupiter system); Travel Arrangements; Setup of meetings and diary management; Meeting with Reps; Ordering & Pricing of books – local and overseas; Submission of tenders to Local and National Libraries; Ordering of stationery; Screening calls; Filing; Any personal errands required. Reason for leaving: Personal Growth MOTIVATION I am dedicated to my job and go above and beyond what is expected of me. I am very organized, and follow-up has become second nature to me. I am always willing to help out when asked. I enjoy working in a team but am also happy working on my own. I enjoy having responsibilities and thrive under pressure. REFERENCES Mr. Henri Cullinan Managing Director: Vuka Planning Africa Inc. Tel: - (Mobile - Canada) Email:-Mrs. Lynne Blumberg Owner and Head Designer: Lynne Blumberg Interior Design Tel: - Mrs. Fern Renew Owner: “Titles” / “The Mailboat” Tel: - Mr. Steven Kark Managing Director: ATM Solutions Tel: -