Kerry Bester

KERRY BESTER-17A Riverview Drive, Crestholme- DATE OF BIRTH: 15 APRIL 1970 EDUCATION Escourt High School - KZN Natal - Matric - 1989 (A Level equivalent) TERTIARY EDUCATION  Project Management – Varsity College - 2004  Beauty Therapist – Beauty Specialist Training Centre – 2009 ITEC Level 2 Diploma  Beauty Facial & Body Electrics & Swedish Massage – 2018 ITEC Level 3 Diploma  Diploma in Education and Training – VCTC Level 5 – 2019 VCTC/ITEC  Level 4 Certificate - Mental Health Awareness – VCTC/ITEC EXPERIENCE S A Eagle Insurance - 1990 – 1995 Secretary – Branch Manager - All secretarial duties. (Left to travel abroad) Intersurgical (UK) - 1995 - 1996 (6 Months) Secretary – Design Manager - All secretarial duties. (Left to travel in the UK) Liz Kid Associates (UK) - 1996 (3 Months) Secretary – Various Temporary assignments. (Left to travel) Returned to South Africa Impro Systems - March 1997 Secretary – Regional Sales Manager - All secretarial duties. Impro Systems - January 1998 (Promoted) Impro Systems bought by SKYCOM Secretary – Director - All secretarial duties. Skycom - 2000 (Company reshuffle staff) Secretary – Director – All secretarial duties & Stock Control, sales, and accounts. Using Pastel Comzone - Office manager - all secretarial duties and office management accounts (Pastel). Twincare International - 2008 Sales Representative – Beauty Industry (KZN) (Left to study Beauty) Job description: calling on beauty salons within the KZN area, assisting with product training, ordering of products, salon products, and retail. Assisting salons to promote products and new treatments; by arranging promotions evenings and salon days. I visited dermatologists (Dr. DK Naidoo) as a curtsy as some clients used the product I sold, attending various seminars on the various treatments offered by the dermatologist. Reporting to the area Branch Manageress Raywin Benniwith - and Regional Branch Manager Mr. Jan Roelofse-. Assisted Catlin Lathim- at Dr. DK Naidoo with laser and various treatments, offered by the clinic. Timeless Beauty - 2009 -2010 Beauty Therapist – all beauty treatments and reception (Owner Closed Business) Job description: All beauty treatments within the beauty salon assisting and with the reception. Hosting pamper parties to prompt beauty treatments in conjunction with a dermatologist. Optistar - Office Manager – all secretarial duties and office Management – accounts (Pastel) (Company amalgamated with another company) (Half Day position) Beauty Specialist Training Centre- Lecture Beauty students in the Beauty Level 2 and Level 3 ITEC Diploma – ITEC certified. Upscale training – for existing therapists – Short courses. All Beauty Education and Training – (Velia Van De Merwe -) Epilfree- Account Manager for Epilfree KZN Region – sales to new clients, calling on existing clients, and assisting with all aspects of promoting and training. Sourcing new clients and assisting with training and promoting the new product. (Anneline Kreil -) S A Beauty Distributors - 2020 Brand ambassador for the KZN Region – sales to existing clients, training, new business sourcing, and marketing promotions. Training all new clients and refresher training, product demonstrations, stock control, and occasionally delivery. (Janie Smith -/Mario Rodrigues -) Beauty Therapy Institute (BTI) 2021 -2022 An educator for the KZN Region of BTI – college based in KZN – teaching beauty, manicure, pedicure, holistic massage, manual facial, microdermabrasion, micro-needling, advanced chemical peels, lash lift and brow lamination facial and body electrical, business studies, and health and safety in the salon environment and college. Teaching all practical treatments, and incorporating the theory into the lessons. Assessing students during final assessments for exams, marking and assessing all course material such as case studies, project plans, exams, and worksheets. Issuing homework and ensuring students are on track with course criteria and hours allocated to each course. Educating ITEC students and ensuring ITEC students are ready for the ITEC examination and assessments, assisting with the case studies, first aid, and all ITEC course criteria. Office administration - ensuring all records are up to date with the student’s progress and course criteria. Ensure all office administration duties are up to date. Assisting with arranging product house training for students and additional training that will assist and expose the students to the beauty industry. Marketing of the college to future students and assisting with student registrations. Left above employment to nurse my terminally ill mother in the USA.