CV - Gavin Coetzee

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SELF EMPLOYED -  www.workwizz.biz

August 2017 to present

AVIRTUAL, 2 Demar Square, Westlake Business Park, Westlake, Cape Town. www.avirtual.co.uk

January 2017 to July 2017 – Virtual Executive Assistant to UK clients

PRESTEDGE RETIEF DRESNER WIJNEBRG (PTY) LTD

5th Floor Safmarine Quay

Victoria and Alfred Waterfront

Cape Town 8001

April 2006 to December 2016

Duties:

• Installation, maintenance, updating and backing up of company proprietary project costing software.
  
• General consultancy practice management duties.
  
• Undertaking company marketing when required using internet media.
  
• Installation, management of print servers, print costing software and MFP machines
  
• General project costing administration.
  
• Drafting of PSC NEC3, FIDIC and CESA contracts
• Preparing and collating tender submission documents.
• Staff human resources functions for 60 staff members including:
       leave, sick leave, work permit applications, accommodation, travel, orientation
• Personal Assistant to the C.E.O. of the practice.
  
• Maintaining and updating the company’s group website – www.prdw.com
• Maintaining project marketing information and company capability statement.
  
• Designated company Safety Representative as required in terms of ISO 9001
  
• Designated company First Aid Officer
• Organising office year end functions and any other office client functions.
  
• Carrying out general facilities management duties.
  
• I.T. support related to general hardware and software installations.
  
  

Reason for leaving: Position made redundant due to restructuring within company.   

Achievements:

• Initiating and ensuring that company proprietary project costing software application as well as it’s        database could be backed up, re-installed and functioning on new platform should current system          fail.
• Sourcing and negotiating the purchase of new office high volume printers & photocopiers to replace      outsourcing services, setting prices and recovering costs of printers from clients, leading to company      earning substantial profits from these machines. 
• Installing and setting up print management system across all users on all platforms and ensuring          proper configuration and applicable device drivers installed.
• Researching, and implementing corporate work permit program to enable company to recruit                foreigners which was previously a very difficult process. Assisting foreign staff with work permit            applications.
  
• Responsible for all logistical requirements for office relocation including the removal and installation      of office PABX system and telephone lines, ADSL lines and researching most cost effective option.
  
• Coordinating and ensuring smooth operations pertaining to the relocation of the office furniture, I.T      and large bulk print equipment to new office premises.
  
• Supervising and advising on decorating of new office premised prior to office move including co-             ordination of contractor activities.
  
• Assisting with negotiating lease of additional office space including office and finalising infrastructure      and workstation layout requirements and timeline for processes.
  

MOODIA INTERNET SOLUTIONS, Waverley Building, Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa

November 2005 to March 2006 Web Application Support

Duties: 

• Assisting website clients with issues and problems relating to their websites and attempting to               reproduce the problem and solve or pass them on to relevant department for follow up.
  
• Coordinating the allocation of support requests to development teams.
  
• Follow up on the status and progress of client problems with developers.
  
• Keeping the client up to date with progress reports.
  
• Assisting Clients with content management system in terms of loading content, formatting content        and general “hand holding”
  

MINDPEARL AG, Mindpearl House, West Quay Road, Waterfront, Cape Town

May 2005 to September 2005 - Telephonic Online Gaming Support for pokeroom.com

Dutes: Provided online gaming technical support via the call centre.

SELF EMPLOYED, Liverpool Street, London

October 2003 to April 2004 – Website Designer and Home Decorator

Duties: Freelance web design and property renovation decorating work while living in London 

PARTY INGREDIENTS, Curtlin Street, Vauxhall, London, UK. www.partyingredients.co.uk

United Kingdom

October 2003 to January 2004 Events Catering Setup and Service

Duties: Setting up catering event functions at large Livery Halls for the corporation of London, undertaking Silver Service food and bar service

CITIGATE FINANCIAL INTELIGENCE, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa

April 2003 to September 2003 Analyst – Research & Data Analytics

Duties: Researching buy-side and sell side firms and updating investor relations website database tool.

Initiated and implemented online communication system between offices in London, Cape Town and New Jersey.

VIKING LODGE HOTEL, Frances Street, Dublin, Ireland

July 2002 to November 2002 Night Manager – I.T. Support - Admin

Duties: Reservations / Administration, maintaining IT infrastructure and software, design and maintenance of company website. Vacation employment while living Dublin – Ireland

FREEMAN’S RESTAURANT, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Ireland

July 2002 to November 2002 Waiter – Night Manager

Duties: 

• General waiter duties and night floor manager.
  
• Ensured smooth running of one of Dublin’s famous tourist restaurants.
  
• Vacation employment while residing in Dublin
  

ENERGY AFRICA LTD, Metlife Centre, Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa

March 2000 to June 2002 Technical Assistant

Duties: Compiling, interpretation and presentation of technical drilling operations data for all West African oil production platforms to monitor production of profits of company’s wells.

SHELL – SA (PTY) LTD, Shell House, Riebeeck Street, Cape Town, South Africa

August 1999 to February 2000 Personal Assistant – Specialist Project Team

Duties: 

• Personal assistant for team from Shell, Caltex, BP during due diligence study for merger of refinery         and fuel supply operations.
  
• Ensuring confidentiality for all reports, meeting and correspondence carried out by project team             members.
  
• Coordinated all events and meetings, secured locations and managed all logistics for team without        any details been made public to unauthorised employees of the companies concerned.
  
• Contract work for duration of due diligence study
  

DE BEERS MARINE (PTY) LTD, Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa

March 1999 to July 1999 – Geological Observer- Douglas Bay Diamond Exploration Vessel

Duties: 

• Contract position working as a Geological Observer on board the Douglas Bay Diamond Exploration         vessel stationed off the West Coast of Namibia. 
• Duties also included instructing the drillers, monitoring the processing plant and inspecting the drill         tool frequently for any damage and any maintenance issues
  

SHELL – SA (PTY) LTD, Shell House, Riebeeck Street, Cape Town

January 1999 to February 1999  - I.T. Support

Duties: 

• Updating and maintaining data integrity of PeopleSoft database
  
• Compile a support reference database using MS Access & Excel to ensure smooth transition and             backup system during the conversion to new PeopleSoft system.
• Contract assignment.
  

BOOZ ALLEN & HAMILTON LTD, The Strand, London, United Kingdom

May 1998 to December 1998 Researcher – Media Division

Duties: Compiling, researching & maintaining media industry company profile database for          marketing purposes.

WORLDCOM INTERNATIONAL, Old Street, Barbican, London, United Kingdom

March 1997 to April 1998 Escalation Duty Call Centre

Duties: 

• Logging, prioritizing and managing telecommunications faults from local & international clients to           ensure prompt action to rectify problems.
  
• Contracting work according to visa status while living in UK
  

LONDON UNDERGROUND - NORTHERN LINE, Couberg Street, Euston, London,United Kingdom

April 1996 to February 1997 SQMA – Service Quality Management Support

Duties: 

• Recording and presentation of information to evaluate the performance train service and reporting         these results weekly, monthly and periodically to management.
  
• Setting up performance database on MS Excel and reporting results using MS Powerpoint.
  
• Contracting work according to visa status while living in UK
  

BHP – BENGUELA JOINT VENTURE PROJECT, Cape Town, South Africa

May 1995 to December 1995 Geological Technical Assistant

Duties: Classification and recording of deep-sea samples recovered during offshore diamond exploration voyage and the preparation compiling of ocean floor topography maps from side scan sonar recordings. Contract work specific to voyage.

MARINE & COASTAL GEO-CONSULTANTS, Cape Town, South Africa

January 1994 to April 1995 Geological Technical Assistant

Duties: Compilation of seafloor geology maps using side scan sonar recordings.

Contract work when company required more staff

KYNOCH FERTILISERS LTD, Cape Town, South Africa

July 1991 to December 1991 Trainee Chemical Engineering Technician

Duties: Commissioning of Potassium Nitrate Pilot Plant, laboratory analysis of new NPK fertilizer formulations produced and reporting & recording of results.

Part of in-service training for T3 – Chemical Engineering Diploma

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