Experience

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  University College London

  • Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD

  • Personal Assistant to the Director's Office, Eastman Dental Institute

    • Oct 2012 - Feb 2015
    • Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD

    I provided Personal Assistant support for the Institute Director's Office and I provided general administrative support for the Institute as required including full administrative support for Institute level meetings. I managed the Director's diary with the authority to reschedule meeting...

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  Imperial College London

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Group Administrator for Control & Power Group, Department of Electrical Engineering,

    • Oct 2009 - Aug 2012

    I provided a comprehensive support service to permanent academic staff within the group. I managed the diaries of academic staff, ensuring that they were aware of their commitments. I arranged meetings, seminars and oral examinations for PhD students. I provided advice and guidance to permanent staff and group research staff and students on departmental procedures including staff recruitment and financial procedures which included assistance with completion of expense claims, student bursary forms and raising purchase orders. I received and responded to visitors to the office and to telephone callers in a customer focussed and responsive manner.

  • Industrial Liaison Officer (overseas)

    • Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

    With my colleague and with the help of our student (Chinese) ambassador I made initial contact with companies in China with the purpose of placing students in industrial locations during their summer vacation, with promising results.

  • Personal Assistant to Chair of Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine

    • Apr 2007 - Oct 2009

    I provided timely and accurate secretarial/administrative support to the Chair of the Department of Virology, and to other members of the research group (approximately 20 persons). I arranged all appointments and maintained the diary for the Head/Chair of the Department. I dealt with post, faxes and emails, and I handled any straightforward matters and I prioritised the remainder for the Head of the Department and I kept an efficient and up-to-date filing system. I organised meetings and rotas within the research group and externally, which included booking venues, organising speakers, preparing agendas and taking minutes, arranging audio-visual equipment and liaising with caterers. I assisted in organising conferences and making arrangements for visiting speakers. I assisted the Head of Department with his work as Chair of the WHO Committee of Variola Virus Research and as President of the International Union of Microbiological Sciences. I organised travel arrangements, registration and accommodation for the Head of Department and members of his research group to attend conferences and meetings abroad and in the UK. I organised the Departmental Staff Committee Meetings by preparing and circulating the agenda and minutes, and dealing with correspondence concerning teaching and research issues. I assisted in the process of purchase orders and the receipt of goods received. I dealt with both telephone and personal callers, taking messages and relaying appropriately.

  • Departmental Office Coordinator

    • Aug 2003 - Apr 2007

    In this role I acted as first point of contact for the department, taking external global telephone enquiries and directing academics and students and visitors to important presentations for industrial placements. In addition, I compiled and updated complete lists of departmental students and staff, I assisted in the MSc open days, receiving important guests, and I collected coursework from students and I invigilated at internal exams. I supervised the departmental archive, I carried out proof reading and I monitored foreign postgraduate students for their competence in English, I gave language assistance when arranging field trips to Spain and translated correspondence for academics when communicating with important oil contacts in French-speaking African countries. I assisted academic/administrative staff with secretarial work and data entering and I edited letters and emails to academic staff and specimen exam questions to students. I assisted in the secure storage of laptops and projectors and I organised courier collections. I also supervised the departmental noticeboards and the dispatching of confidential documents to external examiners. I was the main departmental purchaser for scientific/laboratory equipment, travel documents, catering requests, etc., using the College online procurement system. I maintained the general office photocopier and fax machine, I received and recorded petty cash, I was the ergonomics adviser for the departmental health & safety committee and I was selected to represent Imperial College at the International Student Recruitment Fair at Bordeaux, March 2006.

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  University of London, Senate House

  • Institute of Historical Research, Senate House,...

  • Administrator

    • May 2003 - Aug 2003
    • Institute of Historical Research, Senate House,...
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  Logica

  • Stephenson House, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1

  • Administration, Logica U.K. Head Office

    • Nov 1994 - May 2003
    • Stephenson House, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1

    Supervisor for front desk of Logica plc head office, receiving up to 100 visitors daily, taking conference room bookings, overseeing underground car park allocations, performing administrative and ergonomic duties, managing stationery supplies, etc.

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  Birkbeck, University of London

  • Department of European Cultures and Languages, ...

  • Supervisor Language Self-Access Centre

    • Sep 2001 - Jun 2002
    • Department of European Cultures and Languages, ...
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  Asprey

  • 167 New Bond Street, London W1

  • Asprey Museum Curator & Archivist and Senior Sales Assistant for Antique ...

    • Aug 1986 - Nov 1994
    • 167 New Bond Street, London W1

    My main duties were the day-to-day running of the extensive antique furniture department of Asprey plc. In addition, I maintained the Asprey museum and upgraded the collection to official museum status. I also supervised the company archive material and dealt with enquiries from external genealog...

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  Fine art and antiques

  • firstly at H.W. Keil Ltd. Broadway, followed by...

  • Négociant en d'oeuvres d'art

    • Jan 1969 - Apr 1986
    • firstly at H.W. Keil Ltd. Broadway, followed by...

    Member of the British Antique Dealers' Association