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Janice Porrill

Janice Porrill

Personal Assistant to Managing Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Office Manager at Pathfinders Transport and Freight Consultant

  • Education

    • Institute of Marketing Management

      1992 - 1998
      Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management Marketing Management

      1st Year: Principles of Marketing, Principles of Business Communication, Principles of Economics, Statistics2nd Year: Financial Aspects of Marketing, Principles of Business Law, Principles of Consumer and Buyer Behaviour, Principles of Business Management.3rd Year: Practice of Marketing, Principles of Marketing Communication*, Marketing Information Systems, Marketing Research4th Year: Marketing Strategy (Case Study)

    • Birnam Business College

      1992 - 1992
      Diploma Public Relations

      Activities and Societies: Events Co-Ordinator Advanced Public Relations, Principles of Marketing, Business Communications, Journalism*, Typing (Levels 1 & 2), Multimate, Speed Writing, Basic Public Relations*, Business Management, Business Law*, Basic Bookkeeping*, Pagemaker.

    • Victoria Girls' High School

      1990 - 1991
      Matriculation English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Science, Biology, Graphic Art 12

      Activities and Societies: Drama, Choir

  • Experience

    • Cohagen Corporation

      Feb 1993 - Jul 1993
      Personal Assistant to Managing Director

      Responsibilities: P&L database management, Excel spreadsheeting, data capture, 3rd party vendor management, costing control of Lonehill Country Club, office management, minutes of meetings. Reason for leaving: MD embezzled funds and relocated overseas.

    • Upton International Sports Media

      Jul 1993 - Apr 1994
      Personal Assistant to Managing Director

      Responsibilities: Client Liaison, sale of sports footage videos, 3rd party vendor management, office management, minutes of meetings.Reason for leaving: To further my studies.

    • Cozens

      Apr 1994 - Jun 1996
      Temp Contractor

      I temped for Cozens and Emmanuels and waitressed to pay for my studies:Responsibilities: Desktop publishing operation, spreadsheets.Contracted out to: Nedbank, BP and Gencor (through both Cozens Casuals and Emmanuels).

    • Hudson York Farrell

      Oct 1996 - Sept 2000
      Temp Contractor

      I temped for both Hudson York Farrell and Angela Mortimer at the same time while I lived in London:Responsibilities: Preparation of presentations in Powerpoint and Visio, Excel spreadsheeting, DTP Operation, Access database maintenance, account management, office management, 3rd party vendor management, travel and expenses.Contracted out to: Commerzbank AG (London), Enron, KPMG, Credit Agricole Indosuez, Granville, Electra Flemmings, NatWest Bank, West Merchant Bank, Hamptons International, J H Minet, AON Credit Insurance, Chestertons Residential, Intergen, X-L Re-insurance, Kingfisher, Four Seasons Hotel, Amdahl Computer Corporation, Inter Capital, LIFFE. Show less

    • Angela Mortimer

      Oct 1996 - Sept 2000
      Temp Contractor

      I temped for both Hudson York Farrell and Angela Mortimer at the same time while I lived in London:Responsibilities: Preparation of presentations in Powerpoint and Visio, Excel spreadsheeting, DTP Operation, Access database maintenance, account management, office management, 3rd party vendor management, travel and expenses.Contracted out to: Commerzbank AG (London), Enron, KPMG, Credit Agricole Indosuez, Granville, Electra Flemmings, NatWest Bank, West Merchant Bank, Hamptons International, J H Minet, AON Credit Insurance, Chestertons Residential, Intergen, X-L Re-insurance, Kingfisher, Four Seasons Hotel, Amdahl Computer Corporation, Inter Capital, LIFFE. Show less

    • Vividedge

      Oct 1999 - Jan 2000
      Web Designer

      Responsibilities: HTML, ASP and presentation programming, Photoshop design.Reason for leaving: Merger. Position made redundant.

    • Commerzbank AG

      Feb 2001 - Jun 2004
      Marketing Associate and Admin, Debt Capital Markets +Trade Floor Assistant, Fixed Income & Equity De

      Responsibilities: P&L database management, completion of deal tickets, Excel database management, DebtDesk, Bloomberg and internet research, preparation of presentations using PowerPoint and Visio, 3rd party vendor management, Work-in-progress access database maintenance, travel and expenses. Reason for leaving: Better job prospects.

    • Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets

      Jun 2004 - Aug 2006
      Analyst, Debt Capital Markets

      Responsibilities: P&L database management, Excel database management, Bloomberg and internet research, preparation of client presentations using PowerPoint, Work-in-progress database maintenance, completion of deal tickets, compliance liason, debt collection.Reason for leaving: Wanted to be closer to my family and return to South Africa.

    • Forrester’s Arms

      Jan 2007 - Aug 2007
      Waitress (Jan-March) / Junior Manager (April – August)

      Responsibilities: Waitron and bartender weekly schedules, waitron section and duty allocations, cash-ups, general administration, inventory control, stock taking, stock ordering, customer liaison, supplier liaison, reservations, co-ordination of promotional activity with suppliers, recruitment and training.Reason for leaving: Seeking better hours and remuneration.

    • Theo's Grill and Steakhouse

      Aug 2007 - May 2008
      Waitress

      Customer service, time management, stock monitoring, Micros.

    • Tag Worldwide

      Apr 2008 - Oct 2008
      Helpdesk Consultant

      First level support: answering calls and emails from customers with queries or requests. Assisting where I could and/or forwarding more complex technical requests to the correct department. Following up queries to completion.

    • Theo's Grill and Steakhouse

      Jan 2009 - Apr 2010
      Waitress

      Waitressing until my photography starts to pay for itself.

    • Martin Osner Fine Art Gallery

      Oct 2010 - Mar 2015
      Curator

      Day to day management of functional operations at the gallery. Sales, Invoicing, Shipping, Database Maintenance, Social Media for both the gallery and photography courses. Website updating and maintenance.

    • Outsource Me

      Dec 2010 - now
      Business Consultant

      Office Management Consultant with international & financial experience.I analyse how your business is currently operating (from an admin and financial reporting perspective) and recommend, design and implement processes for operations and reporting to run more efficiently and smoothly.

    • Pathfinders Transport & Freight Consultants

      Apr 2015 - now
      Office Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management

      Institute of Marketing Management (South Africa)
      Jan 1998
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