Experience

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  Freelance

  • Designer and Interior designer

    • Jan 2023 - Present

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  Guardian Property Management

  • Hermanus

  • Business Owner

    • Feb 2019 - Jun 2023
    • Hermanus

    Property Management, Home Maintenance, Administration, Staging, Home Decor and Design

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  Self Employed Designer and coordinator

  • Gauteng

  • Self Employed

    • Aug 2015 - Feb 2018
    • Gauteng

    Love developing new product of high quality. Have an eye for beautiful things and would love to further my career in product selection/sourcing. Have a good knowledge of the South African market and current trends. Enjoy coming up with new ideas, be it colour, display or product. I enjoy the challenge of thinking outside the box. Currently creating my own ornamental decor product range which I market privately. I pass on design knowledge by hosting creative art classes to groups of all ages, in particular children. Vast experience has been gained in customer liaison, Product design and development through experimentation, front of office sales, showroom and product display.Currently keep updated with customer liaison, front office coordination, Microsoft office, PowerPoint presentations of latest product catalogues, Sales, service provider networking, continuous new product development. Enjoy working on painting techniques in the refurbishment of old products. Interests and hobbies: Photography, Interior design and function display and decoration. Creative Art classes to social groups of all ages. Team building workshops in the creative field.

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  Mosaic Art

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Sales Executive

    • Sep 2010 - Aug 2015
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Sales Executive. Front of house administration and customer service. Product developer, Sales coordinator, Showroom supervisor and decorator. Product selector. Staff supervisor. Customer liaison.

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  Castellano Beltrame

  • East London South Africa

  • Product Designer

    • Oct 2005 - Aug 2009
    • East London South Africa

    Creative Designer of fine trims and braids for home interiors. International manufacturer liaisonAdministrationTechnical analysis and development in product design

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  Self Employed - Freelancer

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Self Employed

    • Dec 2003 - Nov 2005
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Freelance designCreative design and Computerized sewingCreative ClassesFreelance Administration services

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  Silk and Textile Industry

  • South Africa

  • Sample Printing manager and team leader

    • Sep 1998 - Dec 2003
    • South Africa

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  Da Gama Textiles

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Studio Manager

    • Sep 1991 - Nov 1995
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Studio Manager and Coordinator. Textile Design and conventional Colour Separation Studio.