Slavo Novotny

Experience

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  THE ARMED FORCES OF SLOVAK REPUBLIC

  Jul 1996 - Jun 1997

  Executive Officer

  As the third man in chain of command, I was responsible for:- Organizing day to day activities of the whole company - 90 people ( 20 of them secondment in remote training area), duties included - organizing food, weapons, clean clothes, leisure activities, planning written reports with daily shifts, solving interpersonal problems etc.)- Solving all company issues with platoon leaders and reporting to company commander etc.

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  EBORA, Ltd. Jan Vrabel, Brewery SARIS - member of S.A.B Miller

  Aug 1997 - Aug 2000

  Team Leader in Security Business

  - Managing a group of subordinates and reporting to general manager and owner of the company.- Develop and implement special security protocols.- Maintain, manage and secure the work area free from hazards.- Ensure safety of buildings, assets and office personnel.- Provide special training to security personnel that meets client's objectives and needs.- Maintain the best practices in delivering excellent security services- Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain the security of premises.- Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences.- Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons.- Escort or drive motor vehicle to transport individuals to specified locations and to provide personal protection.- Request people to produce identification and state reasons for being in maritime security zones;- Remove unauthorized people from security zones if they do not leave when requested to do so; and- Remove unauthorized vehicles from security zones if a guard is unable to have the vehicles or removed by persons in control of them etc. Show less

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  TOWN LIPANY and NUP OUP (State Employment Agency), Sabinov

  Oct 2002 - Mar 2003

  Coordinator

  - Finding a suitable job for job seekers.- Analysis and assessment of the job.- Adapting and adjusting to technical aids.- Development of work-related skills of the unemployed.- Development of social skills of clients.- Advice to the employer.- A needs assessment, with the individual to identify the type of employmentthat is most suitable to him or her.- Job sourcing and development involving contact with local employers and jobanalysis.- Matching the job seeker with a suitable employer. Show less

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  PRESOV REGIONAL CHAMBER OF SLOVAK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, Presov

  Apr 2003 - Nov 2004

  Coordinator - Management of Seminars, Courses, Projects, Conferences & Missions for Entrepreneurs

  - Preparation and implementation of educational activities.- Preparation of training programs and courses for accreditation to the Ministry of Education.- Participation in the preparation and implementation of projects for the disbursement of EU funds.- Participation in the preparation, organization, and implementation of cooperative meetings with businessmen from abroad in Slovakia.- Cooperation providing services for entrepreneurs - members of Chamber of Commerce and Industry etc. Show less

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  Presovska training company, Ltd. Presov and TOREAL, Ltd., Kezmarok

  Nov 2004 - Mar 2005

  Coach, Mentor, Consultant

  - Project for unemployed people. Providing coaching and comprehensive high-quality professional consultancy services for job seekers with the individual approach in order to increase their employability and activation.

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  BUCKLEY´S SUPERVALU AND BUCKLEY´S CENTRA, Mullingar

  Apr 2005 - Aug 2006

  Sales Assistant - Supervisor

  - Manage retail staff, including cashiers and people working on the floor.- Meet financial objectives. - Ensure pricing is correct.- Balancing cash registers with receipts.- Being responsible for processing cash and card payments.- Work on store displays.- Coach, counsel, train, and discipline employees.- Evaluate on-the-job performance.- Identify current and future trends that appeal to consumers.- Ensure merchandise is clean and ready to be displayed.- Maintain inventory and ensure items are in stock.- Keep up with fluctuating supply and demand.- Analyze operating and financial statements for profitability ratios.- Ensure promotions are accurate and merchandised to the company’s standards.- Utilize information technology to record sales figures, for data analysis and forward planning.- Ensure standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met.- Monitor local competitors.- Ensure hours of operation are in compliance with local laws.- Maintain store's cleanliness and health and safety measures.- Organize and distribute staff schedules.- Preside over staff meetings.- Help retail sales staff achieve sales targets.- Handle customer questions, complaints, and issues. Show less

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  MARLINSTOWN CONSTRUCTION, Vincent (Berty) Dunne, Mullingar

  Aug 2006 - Feb 2007

  Head of the Security

  - Delivering sound public relations and courteous service towards all staff, contractors, visitors and the public.- Heightened protection of all entry and exit points to the premises.- After hours telephone reception.- Maintain, manage and secure the work area free from hazards.- Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain the security of premises.- Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences. Show less

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  ANNEBROOK HOUSE HOTEL ****, Vincent (Berty) Dunne, Mullingar

  Feb 2007 - Mar 2008

  Night Auditor

  - Manage nightly hotel operations.- Verify revenue from all sources is accurately balanced, follow up on any discrepancies.- Post any transactions needed.- Perform end-of-day procedures.- Produce daily reports for departments and department heads.- Deal with late check-ins, early check-outs as per SOP Standard.- Ensure that guest privacy and security is adhered to at all times.- Ensure you are aware of all VIP guest and VIP Groups- To maintain regular and effective communication with your team and other managers.- To print listings of all guests in-house.- Post all relevant food and beverage charges to guest´s bills.- Follow the list of night audit procedures and generate the relevant reports.- Count float and drop any cash taken.- Make recommendations to the management team regarding the efficiency of the operation and assist in planning any changes necessary.- To ensure all guests requests are dealt with efficiently.- To remain fully aware of the conference and banqueting arrangements during duty shift and effectively hand - over details to management etc. Show less

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  I-RMS – Integrated Risk Management Services, Kildare, IRELAND

  Mar 2008 - Sept 2009

  Special Security Guard, Marine Team Specialist, Safety Coach

  - Secure Shell Corrib Gas project site and personnel in Glengad onshore and platforms, boats, vessels offshore.- Provide special - licensed (Petrofac Training - OPITO Approved in Aberdeen, Scotland), MARITIME SECURITY SERVICES on the largest pipelaying vessel in the world – SOLITAIRE (ALL SEAS Company) and on smaller vessels, during construction works and operations in Broadhaven Bay in Ireland.- Develop and implement special security protocols.- Maintain, manage and secure the work area free from hazards.- Ensure safety of buildings, assets and office personnel.- As a Safety Coach provide special training to security personnel that meets client's objectives and needs.- Maintain the best practices in delivering excellent security services.- Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain the security of premises.- Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences etc. Show less

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  LAMBERT NOVOTNY, Licenced trade

  Oct 2009 - Jan 2011

  Accountant and Advisor

  - General advice, technical assistance, and guidance. - Products promotion & helping to arrange and display them in the store. - Evaluations of the products and services, and making recommendations. - Reconciling finance accounts.- Maintaining spreadsheets.- Cash allocation.- Managing daily post in and out.- Receiving and processing all invoices, expense forms and requests for payment.- Handling all aspects of financial functions.

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  Municipality JAROVNICE, (6000 + inhabitants) in Sabinov District.

  Feb 2011 - Jun 2012

  Head of Mayor´s Office, Project & HR Leader

  - Head of Mayor´s office, Project & HR Leader of the village Jarovnice (6000+ inhabitants). Management of the village projects worth millions of Euro and staff members.- Leading, managing and monitoring projects funded from EU funds like: Reconstruction of Szinyei mansion house (over 1,6 million Euro), Extension of the sewerage system in Jarovnice (over 400 000 Euro), Building 2 new block of flats (over 700 000) Euro, Project of new pathways in village (over 300 000) Euro and many more small project (from 4000 to 100 000 Euro).- Day to day management of the office and employee.- Solving of all kinds of problems of Roma (5000+) and NonRoma inhabitants (950).- Helping to solve complicated law issues in cooperation with the mayor.- Dealing with suppliers of services for the village.- Planning,organizing, managing, writing reports from all Municipal Council meetings.- HR management of employee.- Administration and archiving documents.- Organizing and managing visit of the members of Slovak Parliament or Ambassadors from various embassies.- PR, cooperation with journalists etc. Show less

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  LAMBERT NOVOTNY, Licenced Trade

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  Consultant

  Providing owner of the outlet with training, competitive retail sales strategies, developing his negotiation skill when dealing with suppliers + providing customers at retail outlet with product information, promotional offers, discounts, and related information; meeting and exceeding sales expectations; giving product demonstrations; maintaining knowledge of competitor products and offers and implementing competitive tactics; helping owner with customer service issues; and building business relationships with regular customers. Show less

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  EMA, (NGO).

  Jul 2014 - now

  Senior Consultant

  Consulting, preparation and implementation of strategies for local NGO (EMA) in the socially excluded community. Helping with achieving public awareness of the problems in Slovakia and offering solutions. Planning, preparing, organizing, helping to manage events for public - like sport, cultural events, civic activism (elections, good governance of municipality-region-state, environmental issues, monitoring transparency and corruption, etc.), helping minorities (Roma and Non-Roma inhabitants of Jarovnice, poor, elderly people, helping young people with advice how to get a job, education and assistance to young people, interaction with local authorities, etc.). Show less