Laura Desmond

Traffic Safety Flagger at O’Hanlon Paving Ltd
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, CA

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Experience

    • Canada
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Traffic Safety Flagger
      • May 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager
      • Nov 2019 - Present

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Resident Manager
      • Feb 2015 - Apr 2021

      Run two buildings each with 36 suites, totalling 72 suites. Running the day to day issues in the building. Making sure the tenants are happy and seeing to their needs. Collecting and banking rent, and doing RTDRS and evictions. Filling any empty suites with new tenants. General maintenance of the building and suites, including renovations. Cleaning the building and maintaining the appearance of the lawn/car park in the summer and clearing the snow off the paths and sidewalks in the winter. www.zenithproperties.org

    • Canada
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Hazardous Materials Technician
      • Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

      Contain and remove hazardous materials off site. Comply with the detailed health and safety standards at all times, to ensure 100% full protection to myself and others. Drive the company 15 person van, to collect and drop off all staff. I hold a certificate for Transportation Of Dangerous Good and also my ticket for Occupational Health And Safety For The Asbestos Worker in Alberta. Contain and remove hazardous materials off site. Comply with the detailed health and safety standards at all times, to ensure 100% full protection to myself and others. Drive the company 15 person van, to collect and drop off all staff. I hold a certificate for Transportation Of Dangerous Good and also my ticket for Occupational Health And Safety For The Asbestos Worker in Alberta.

    • Canada
    • Spectator Sports
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Game Day Operations Manager
      • Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

      Manage the game day operations. This includes: getting the players out onto the pitch on time for all matches, working with the media for the games to be executed in a professional manner for live TV. Working along side the City to make sure health and safety meets standards. Overseeing the set up and tear down of the tents and equipment. Managing merchandise and stock. Overseeing the general running, ushers and security of the stadium, being the "go to" person with issues. Dealing with operations at head office.This job was seasonal only.

    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Duty Manager
      • Jan 2008 - Aug 2011

      Duty manager for a £7.8 million turnover store with 40 staff. Became acting Assistant Manager for 8mths after the AM left. Was personally requested to help run one of the companies biggest stores in London temporally over a period of 5mths by the district manager, which had a turnover of £15.6 million and 68 staff. Duty manager for a £7.8 million turnover store with 40 staff. Became acting Assistant Manager for 8mths after the AM left. Was personally requested to help run one of the companies biggest stores in London temporally over a period of 5mths by the district manager, which had a turnover of £15.6 million and 68 staff.

    • United Kingdom
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Store/Area Manager
      • Oct 2005 - Jan 2008

      Store manager for both Luton and Stevenage branch simultaneously, and also oversaw the Watford, Hatfield, Barnet, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead store as area manager. When joining the company, Luton store was both bottom of the area and region in sales, within a year it went from strength to strength, making it the number one in the area (14 stores) and number three in the region (58 stores), which contributed to receiving a certificate for being "manager of the week" out of the whole company (a total of 402 stores), and a trophy for store performance.

    • United Kingdom
    • Hospitality
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Manager
      • Nov 2004 - Sep 2005

      Working in a Beefeater Pub/Restaurant and Premiere Travel Inn overseeing the smooth running of both. In charge of front of house, ensuring customer service was at it's best from all staff. Duties included; ordering all the wet and dry stock, making sure the bar and restaurant kitchen were fully stocked at all times, ensuring the customers were always offered the full verity on the menu. Training and development of all staff, including payroll and rotas. Opening and closing of the Pub and all administration and banking.

    • India
    • Retail
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Floor Manager
      • Jan 2001 - Oct 2004

      Duties included; merchandising, training and development of staff, customer service, increasing ATV by using weekly reports to move best sellers in eye catching locations, recruitment, preparing staff rosters, inventory, run the store in the absence of both the SM and AM. Also worked at the busy Covent Garden branch in London, with 25 staff working for me in a 4,500 sq ft ladies department. Duties included; merchandising, training and development of staff, customer service, increasing ATV by using weekly reports to move best sellers in eye catching locations, recruitment, preparing staff rosters, inventory, run the store in the absence of both the SM and AM. Also worked at the busy Covent Garden branch in London, with 25 staff working for me in a 4,500 sq ft ladies department.

    • Retail
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Concessions Manager
      • Nov 1999 - Dec 2000

      Working within Topshop, Running the ladies shoe department with 6 staff. Duties included, banking, payroll, HR, merchandising, stock room control, deliveries, inventory and customer service. We also promoted and pit through store card applications for Topshop. Working within Topshop, Running the ladies shoe department with 6 staff. Duties included, banking, payroll, HR, merchandising, stock room control, deliveries, inventory and customer service. We also promoted and pit through store card applications for Topshop.

    • United States
    • Health, Wellness & Fitness
    • Assistant Manager
      • May 1998 - Sep 1999

      Oversee the running of the playground, children's birthday parties, dinning area and kitchen. Ensure Health and safety and environmental health was adhered to at all times. Daily banking and administration with 18 staff working under me. Being the on site 1st aid person. Ensuring the safety of the children of all times, and cleanliness of the equipment and play areas. Oversee the running of the playground, children's birthday parties, dinning area and kitchen. Ensure Health and safety and environmental health was adhered to at all times. Daily banking and administration with 18 staff working under me. Being the on site 1st aid person. Ensuring the safety of the children of all times, and cleanliness of the equipment and play areas.

    • Bartender
      • Sep 1994 - Oct 1998

      Bar staff for all functions held within the concert hall that could hold 1000 people. Bar staff for all functions held within the concert hall that could hold 1000 people.

    • United Kingdom
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Nursery Nurse
      • Apr 1996 - May 1998

      Working with 3mth to 5 years olds. Helping the children with education through play and teaching the older children the basics of numbers, alphabet and phonics ready for school at 5 years. In charge of all art and crafts equipment and orders. Working with 3mth to 5 years olds. Helping the children with education through play and teaching the older children the basics of numbers, alphabet and phonics ready for school at 5 years. In charge of all art and crafts equipment and orders.

Education

  • Learndirect
    Associate's degree, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint Level 2
    2011 - 2011
  • Dunstable College
    NNEB, Early Childhood Education and Teaching
    1995 - 1996
  • Dunstable College
    Diploma, Business and Finance
    1992 - 1993
  • Hastingsbury Upper School
    GCSE
    1989 - 1992

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