Brandon Chen

CURRICULUM VITAE OF BRANDON CHEN 263 PS Fourie Street ~ Eersterust ~ 0022 Pretoria TEL NO: (C) 081 - or- - PERSONAL INFORMATION ID no:- Nationality:South African Citizen Date of birth :- Health:Excellent Dependents:Three Drivers license :Code 8 drivers license & PDP Languages:Fluent in English, Afrikaans & Setswana EDUCATIONIONAL HISTORY Willow ridge high school Senior Certificate completed 1999 English 1st Language Afrikaans 2nd Language French 3rd Language Biology Business economic Metal works & Industrial arts COMPUTER LITERACY Ms Word Ms Excel Ms Power Point Ms Outlook Auto Cad Deluxe 16 - architectural and technical drawings 2D & 3D WORK EXPERIENCE Tuk Tuk driver – July 17 – March 19 Junkmail March 17 – June 17 Sales Executive HHP Business February 13 – February 17 Operations /Sales Manager Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission -- specifically, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning. Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services, through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions. Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence. Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls. Management of agency budget in coordination with the Director. Development of individual program budgets Invoicing to funding sources, including calculation of completed units of service. Regular meetings with Director around fiscal planning. All sales Tender applications Managing Eskom sales, admin and invoicing. Toxik Ink September 13 – Feb 13 Tattoo artist Designing Sketching Administration Advertising Dartcom March 13 - September 13 Fibre optic technician Data cabling and network cabling Electrical reticulation Raised and antistatic flooring Supply of cable locks to secure PC's Lightning protection on data cables Absolute Containers – May 10 – Jan 13 Production/Workshop Manager Managing container and rental sales Workshop payroll Procurement Managed and operated ximing panel sandwich Managing vehicle fleet Managing workers time cards Fork lift operator 5ton overhead crane operator Ximing panel sandwiching machine operator Hilti SA – Oct 07 – Mar 10 Call centre agent ~ 2007 – 2009 Managed walk in centre Capitalize on any opportunity to sell Hilti’s products Achieve and maintain sales targets Ensure that sales agents adhere to the Hilti’s credit and sales policies. Identify and report on any fraudulent activity. Understand and keep track of Hilti’s sales targets Assist in the preparation of reports High level of accuracy Excellent writing skills Ability to work independently and under pressure. Good administrative skills Liaising with other accounts staff in order resolve receipting queries Accurately capture orders. Identify opportunities that exist with customers, and reporting on these opportunities Ensure that all queries are followed up timeously Develop and maintain sound relationships with internal and external customers SAB – Jan 07 – Aug 07 Outbound sales consultant Capitalize on any opportunity to sell SAB’s products Achieve and maintain sales targets Ability to work independently and under pressure. Good administrative skills Liaising with other accounts staff in order resolve receipting queries Accurately capture orders. Develop and maintain sound relationships with internal and external customers QVC (RCI) – Jan 05 – Jan 06 Sales consultant VK Chen Contracting and Maintenance Jan 03 – Jan 04 Supervisor ABSA Student Bureau – Dec 00 – Dec 02 Sales Consultant CHARACTERISTICS I consider myself to be diligent, therefore never giving less than one hundred percent in every thing that I do. I love to learn and I’m always willing to learn new things and acquire new skills. I articulate myself well and I am also a good listener. I have a pleasant disposition as well as a team player. I feel that I will be well suited for this position if given the chance. REFERENCE Absolute Containers Walter Basterd- Hilti SA Paul Humpel- SAB Derik Lewis- QVC (RCI) Andy- VK Chen Contracting and Maintenance Mr V Chen- ABSA Mr D Watson-