I have a degree in English and Sociology and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education in European Business. I also went to Business College when I first left school. Imore...I have a degree in English and Sociology and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education in European Business. I also went to Business College when I first left school.

I have been working with computers since 1981. This has included data entry, word processing, desktop publishing, database construction, spreadsheets and web design. I have been using the internet since 1993 and Word and Excel for almost as long.

I have had many administrative/secretarial positions since leaving business college. I have worked in the areas of reception, finance, IT, data entry, secretary, personal assistant and management.

I have strong numeracy and literacy skills. In regard to literacy, I would point out that I passed my English degree with distinction. I have a published story and I have worked freelance as a proofreader. I have been responsible for writing and editing reports and I was also assistant editor of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia journal for one year.

My numeracy skills have been developed by an early career in bookkeeping for accountancy firms, looking after debtor and creditors accounts and budgeting and finance in my office management positions. I was most recently a finance assistant at Blean Primary for 3 years.

Area Covered: Kent, City of London


Work Experience
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Summary: After leaving school I worked in accountancy firms as a bookkeeper for 6 years before returning to full-time education to do a BA degree. Whilst studying, I took several and varied temporary administrative positions.

In 1993, I worked freelance for the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Western Sydney as a data base designer and information systems developer. After graduating, I took an administrative job at the Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Technology, Sydney. After one year, I was appointed Manager. I left this post to take up the same position at the newly launched Institute for Multimedia Learning at the same university. I was manager from its launch in 1995, until leaving in June 1997 to start my own web site design business.

I moved to Denmark in 2001 when my (then) husband took a post at a Danish university. Here I completed a 2-year course in Danish Language and Culture. In October 2003, I had a short story published by Australian publisher Global Exchange, in a collection called Australian Expats: stories from abroad.

In January 2005, I moved to the UK when my ex-husband took up a position at the University of Kent. From September 2005 until April 2006, I studied for a Certificate in Higher Education in European Business.

I worked at Blean Primary School for 3 years as a Finance Assistant and I now work freelance as a proofreader of PhDs.
Job Title: Finance Assistant
Company: A Primary School
Description: Handling incoming money for trips and events. Keeping records on the Schools Cash Office database and developing reports from the information kept. I maintain the school"s web site and help out in reception, as and when needed.
From:01/Sep/2008 To:31/Aug/2011

Job Title: Freelance web designer
Company: Quintessential Sites
Description: Designing, implementing and maintaining web sites.
From:07/Jul/1997 To:01/Jun/2001

Job Title: Administrative Manager
Company: A Multimedia IInstitute
Description: Overseeing the day to day running of the office including finance, budgeting, human resources, servicing committees, desktop publishing, internet research, HTML authoring, running and teaching on web related courses, writing reports, supervision of other administrative staff and acting as personal assistant to the Director.
From:07/Aug/1995 To:27/Jun/1997

Job Title: Administrative Manager
Company: A Centre for Learning and Teaching
Description: Overseeing the day to day running of the office including finance, budgeting, human resources, servicing committees, desktop publishing, writing reports, organising courses, conferences and
workshops, HTML authoring, supervision of other administrative staff, assistant editor of the HERDSA journal and personal assistant to the Director.
From:02/Aug/1993 To:25/Aug/1995

Job Title: Secretary/PA
Company: a University
Description: Data base design and information systems development, word processing of correspondence, memos and articles for publication, servicing committees, referencing articles, drafting correspondence, liaising with academics, organising diaries, secretary to the Head of Department, secretary to the Dean of Humanities.
From:19/Apr/1993 To:30/Jul/1993

Job Title: Data Entry Operator
Company: a Technical College
Description: Input of student enrolment information using Micro-Vax (in-house system), detecting and reporting inconsistencies.
From:01/Mar/1993 To:09/Apr/1993

Job Title: Secretary to Law Department
Company: a University
Description: Word processing of subject outlines, timetables, lecture notes and correspondence, reception, answering telephone, exam supervision.
From:15/Feb/1993 To:26/Feb/1993

Job Title: Admissions Clerk
Company: a University
Description: Word processing of correspondence, drafting correspondence, data entry of applications and record
maintenance, counter enquiries, answering telephone and filing.
From:16/Nov/1992 To:12/Feb/1993

Job Title: Data Entry Clerk
Company: a Printing company
Description: Data entry of debtors and creditors details using an in-house system (IBM), filing.
From:06/Apr/1992 To:26/Jun/1992

Job Title: Data Entry Clerk
Company: a University
Description: Data entry of enrolment details on in-house system, filing.
From:27/Jan/1992 To:03/Apr/1992

Job Title: Secretary
Company: a Primary School
Description: Typing correspondence, answering phone and counter enquiries, records maintenance.
From:01/Oct/1990 To:19/Dec/1990

Job Title: Departmental Secretary
Company: a University
Description: Word processing of scientific research papers, theses and correspondence, telephone enquiries, reception and purchasing.
From:04/Dec/1989 To:23/Feb/1990

Job Title: WP/Data Entry Clerk
Company: Supreme/High Courts Law Library
Description: Word processing of correspondence, data entry of library books and journal stock, relief reception
including liaising with lawyers and judges.
From:05/Dec/1988 To:24/Feb/1989

Job Title: Receptionist/Bookkeeper
Company: McGregor & McGregor, Accountants
Description: Reception, telephone enquiries, record maintenance, typing of correspondence and taxation returns, manual cash books.
From:21/Sep/1987 To:21/Nov/1988

Job Title: Administrator
Company: a Garages & Mobile Homes company
Description: Drawing up plans for garages and mobile homes and submitting them to council. General administrative duties such as reception and telephone.
From:24/Nov/1986 To:18/Sep/1987

Job Title: Bookkeeper
Company: an Accountancy firm
Description: Writing up and reconciling cash books, preparing income tax returns, performing small audits, computerised accounting (Lotus 123), data entry, journal entries, debtors and creditors, relief typing and reception.
From:07/Jan/1985 To:18/Jul/1986

Job Title: Data Entry/Secretary
Company: a Computer Bureau
Description: Reception, typing and data entry of debtors and creditors in computer bureau.
From:16/Jan/1984 To:30/Nov/1984

Job Title: Bookkeeper
Company: an Accountancy firm
Description: Initially employed as a receptionist, including typing of tax returns and correspondence, filing and banking. Later promoted to bookkeeping, preparation of taxation returns, writing and reconciling cash books.
From:07/Sep/1981 To:25/Nov/1983

Job Title: Data Entry Clerk
Company: a Police Department
Description: Data entry of information required to generate mail merges, printing out of letters and cross checking for accuracy.
From:18/Aug/1986 To:21/Nov/1986



Education
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Summary: BA in English Literature and Sociology
University of New South Wales (1989-91)

Certificate in Higher Education in European Business
Canterbury Christ Church University (2005/6)

Certificate in Danish Language and Culture
Studieskolen, Odense, Denmark (2001/2003)

NOCN Level One Certificate in Language Skills
(German)

Introduction to Pagemaker, University of Technology, Sydney
(September 1993)

Introduction to Excel, University of Technology, Sydney
(May 1994)

Conducting Performance Reviews (June 1996)
Degree: BA
Field of Study: English Literature/Sociology
University / College: University of NSW
From:09/Jan/1989 To:20/Dec/1991