## BIO
**Andrew van Staden**
andrewvirtualfreelance@gmail.com
+44 7934471643
Wales
UK
**<u>PERSONAL STATEMENT</u>**
Use my excellent communication skills to attract and retain high profile clients. As an experienced manager my organisational abilities could help your company achieve it's goals.
<u>**PERSONAL SKILLS**</u>
**People skills** - I can communicate, motivate and lead a team, successfully coach or train people,problem solving abilities and flexable.
**Technical skills** - I have a good knowledge base of popular computer programmes.
**Data skills** - I am a good record keeper and have detailed research skills.
<u>**CAREER & EDUCATION HISTORY**</u>
* <u>**General Manager**</u> - The Hair Shop - Powys, Wales, Uk - 2006 to 2011.
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**Responsabilities**</u>
Appiontment schedule organiser, Stock take, Stock orderdering, Staff schedule, customer liaison, Marketing, Bookkeeping and keyholder.
* <u>**Self Employed**</u> - Freelance Contractor - Pretoria, South Africa - 2001 to 2006.
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**Responsabilities**</u>
Debt Collecting, Telesales, Marketing and Bookkeeping
* <u>**Chef**</u>- Holiday Inn, Victirian Express
and Col John Hotel - South Africa - 1990 to 2000
<u>**Responsabilities**</u>
Cooking, Ordering, Front Office Manager, Bookkeeping, Menu Planner
and researcher, Staff Schedule, Staff Recruiting, Room Bookings, Marketing and Event Organizer and Planner.
<u>**Personal Intrests**</u>
I have been a rugby couch for several years now. I am busy studing sports therapy home course. I am musical and love playing guitar, piano and clarinet.
## Area of Expertise
Food, Cooking, Microsoft Office, Debt collection, Stock Ordering and Organisation, Managing, Basic Web design and Telesales.