Dynamic, organised, and highly skilled and numerate. Well presented, warm and personable. Resourceful and solutions-oriented with Project Management, Process Improvement, Operations Management and proven Communications skills.

Degree educated. Mature, intelligent, discreet & proactive.

French B1 / B2, Italian beginner. Swiss Permit B

School Administrator & Content Writer

La Côte International School, Aubonne

August 2023 - date (53%)

  • Working in English & French.

  • Wide range of administrative and front desk tasks.

  • Managing calendars and bookings for meeting and rooms and shared spaces.

  • First point of contact for visitors - prospective families, parents and third parties.

  • Answering telephone and email enquiries in English and French.

  • Managing shared and personal Outlook mailboxes.

  • Communicating with teaching, management and administrative staff.

  • Multi-tasking in an often disrupted environment.

  • Handling confidential information and sensitive situations.

  • Microsoft Office and school database software for input and reporting.

  • Project Managed annual pupil/staff school photography cutting historic run time by 1/3.

  • Working closely with the Transport, Facilities and Extracurricular Managers.

  • Marketing:

    • Research, interview and liaison for website article writing.

    • More than 30 articles published in the school website.

    • Revised school marketing brochures and collaborated in the creation of new collateral.

  • First Aid in absence of nurse (certified).

Business Improvement & Projects Manager (Freelance)

March 2015 – January 2023

  • Streamlined business workflows, reducing project completion times by up to 8 days.

  • Implemented email automation, significantly reducing administrative workload.

  • Led CRM/ERP integration, improving operational efficiency and customer experience.

  • Developed and executed digital marketing campaigns, achieving a 73.89% email open rate.

  • Helped clients create process and procedure for sustainable business efficiency.

  • Keeping my own accounts using Xero.

Freelance Voice Artist and Audiobook Narrator

2018-2022

  • Upskilled in audio engineering and voice artistry

Operations & Projects Manager

enlight photo ltd

2007 to 2015

  • Co-founded a high-margin, profitable global consumer electronics and software company. Launch to $1m++ annual turnover. Award-winning products sold in Apple Stores, B&H Photo, featured in WIRED magazine.

  • Key project manager for international logistics, marketing outreach, events, product development and reseller/distributor acquisition.

  • Organisation of, and preparation for, regular advisory board and mentoring meetings including financial and budget reporting.

  • Travel logistics including overseas trade show attendance and shipping display equipment and collateral there and back.

  • Working with international logistics, retail and distribution partners.

  • Welcoming and entertaining mentors, investors and industry personalities.

2003 to 2007

Postgraduate Office Administrator

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, AUT University, Auckland, NZ

2003 - 2004 (contract)

Funding and Events Project Manager

Mika Haka Foundation, Auckland, NZ

2004 (contract)

TV Actor, Freelance

2003-2007

Freelance journalist

2004-2010

1999 to 2002

Transverse Project Manager, Programmes Office

OnDigital, Battersea, London, UK

SKILLS SUMMARY

Proactive, solutions-oriented and hands-on.

  • Personable and well-presented.

  • Task management and prioritisation.

  • Rapidly masters new technologies.

  • Project Management / Coordination.

  • Process improvement, efficiency.

  • Excellent, logical and efficient organiser.

  • Communications - creating reports, presentations, meeting materials, email communications.

  • Attention to detail, precise.

  • Numerate with good spreadsheeting skills.

  • Proof reading and editing.

  • Intelligent, discreet.

  • See software skills below.

SOFTWARE SKILLS INCLUDE

  • Microsoft Office suite, Google Workspace (docs, sheets, slides).

  • Excel including formulae, reporting, and pivot tables.

  • CRM and ERP including implementation.

  • Database support and reporting (various).

  • Flowcharting packages.

  • MailChimp, HubSpot, Hootsuite.

  • IfThisThenThat, Zapier.

  • WordPress, Squarespace.

  • Range of online media creation tools and apps inc Canva, Capcut.

  • Xero.

  • Audio engineering - Adobe Audition, Audacity.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Lived UK, NZ, France, Switzerland.

  • Experience in consumer products, education, healthcare, finance, IT, and media.

  • Trail runner, MTB, wild swimmer.

  • Accomplished voice artist & audiobook narrator / producer.

  • French B2-B1, use in daily life, confident in conversation.

  • Beginner Italian.