Megan Harris

 CURRICULUM VITAE OF MEGAN HARRIS Contact Information Name: Megan Harris Address: Cape Town Telephone:- Email:- Personal Information Date of Birth: 7 May 1987 Sex: Female ID:- Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa Current City: Cape Town Citizenship: South African Marital Status: Married Children: 1 Drivers License: Yes Education High School: Parktown Girls High School -), Bishop Bavin St George’s (2002), Holy Rosary School (2003) High School Completed At: Victoria Girls High School -) High School subjects: Art, History, Biology, English, Afrikaans, Computyping, (7th subject) Computer Science Distinctions: Art, History, Computyping Sport: 1st Team Tennis 1st Team Hockey Post Matric at Kingswood College 2005 Additional: 1. Effective Communication course in 2005 Kingwood College 2.Hockey level 1 Coaching Certificate 2005 Rhodes University 3.International Computer Drivers License in 2005 Kingswood College 4.Occupational Health and Safety Workshop in 2010 Cape Town Chamber Of Commerce. Wilfred Reynolds 083 396 202 Higher Education: Diploma in Sport Management (2005) Boston City Campus Subjects: Sports Medicine, Sports Sociology & Marketing Coaching and Training Sports Psychology Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences (2008) Rhodes University Majors: Industrial and Economic Sociology 3 Organizational Psychology 3 Completed Credits: Management 111/112 Anthropology 1 Journalism and Media studies 1 History and appreciation of Music 1 History 101 Foundation Diploma in Shipping (2010) Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Introduction to Shipping & Liner Trades Diploma in Wedding Planning (2012) The Institute of Professional Wedding Planners Additional Achievements Central Gauteng Gymnastics South Africa (2002) Employment History 1)Employer/ Company: St Andrews College (Grahamstown, South Africa) Position: Temporary Assistant Duties: Invoicing and filing for the Travel Department during high season Manager: Barbara Argent Contact Details:- Date started: 1 April 2007 Date Ended: 1 June 2007 Reason for leaving: Full time student at Rhodes University, only temp work 2)Employer: South African Breweries Position: Promotions Duties: Promote Peroni and Castle lager Beer Manager: Duane Date started: May 2007 Date ended: October 2007 Reason for leaving: No more promotions 3)Employer/Company: Ruby Tuesday (Dillon, CO) Position: Server Duties: Serve guests Manager: Waylon Dillon Contact Details:- Date started: 1 December 2007 Date Ended: 29 January 2007 Reason for leaving: Return to South Africa to complete degree Date started: 25 November 2008 – 15 March 2009 Reason for leaving: End Visa(J1) 4)Employer/Company: The Inn@ Vail Resorts Position: Housekeeper Duties: Clean rooms for guests Manager: Sonja Roujies Contact Details: (Keystone, The Inn) Date started: 1 December 2007 Date ended: 27 January 2008 Reason for leaving: Return to South Africa to complete degree 5)Employer: CCUSA Position: Regional Co-ordinator Duties: Interview candidates for the program and promote the company. Group Presentations about the company Manager: Anna Clarke Contact details:-Date started: April 2008 Date Ended: November 2008 Reason for leaving: Left to work in the USA 6)Employer: UAL-SA Position: Secretary / Executive PA In May 2009 Universal Africa Lines, a niche break bulk carrier servicing the Oil and Gas industry from the United States and Europe into West Africa decided to add a new trade route to their service. UAL SA was founded in order to manage the new route from South African ports into West Africa. I was one of three individuals employed to set up office and develop the new trade route for UAL. I was trained by Haakon Rostad (Managing Director) an expat from Norway who had been with the UAL group for over 30 years. Between the three of us, we split the responsibilities and duties. Key Duties Office set up – Ordering furniture and all other office supplies needed including basic cleaning materials, stationery, staff refreshments etc. Assisting with sourcing service providers such as Vodacom, Mweb, Telkom, Silicon Overdrive (IT) etc and setting up contracts/relationships with them. Petty Cash Researching prospective companies that export to West Africa Freight Forwarders that should be targeted Cargo volumes/movements/routes. Primarily focusing on Oil and Gas related companies The Competition and keeping abreast of their movements Set up meeting with clients for the MD and brief him on the company if unknown Attend some meetings with the MD as part of my training program. Note taking during the meetings but contributing where necessary Cold calling prospective clients for potential business opportunities Working at our head office in Rotterdam, Holland as part of my training. I was trained in each department to further my understanding of Shipping and Logistics. Duration 2 Weeks Answer enquiries on behalf of the MD and Business Development Manager. I became actively involved in the daily business although I was employed as ‘Secretary/PA’ I did not stick to the job specification Managing the switch board Organizing end of year function and any other UAL events. Eg A luncheon on our vessel in the port of Cape Town Capturing client information Responsible for the record of cargo – accessing the B/L and the booking confirmation to capture details of each consignment shipped. Including client, rate quoted, POL, POD, bb cargo or containerized cargo etc PR outsourced to Magna Carta, however I was responsible for upkeep of relationship and reporting back to UAL Responsible for travel arrangements – flights, accommodation, car hire, visa’s Date: 31 May 2009 – 1 January 2010 Managing Director: Haakon Rostad Contact details on request as Haakon is no longer with the UAL Alliance 6a)Employer: UAL-SA Position: Marketing & Project Assistant Key Duties Managing existing client base together with the Business Development Manager by means of email correspondence, calling on clients, client lunches etc. client list was eventually split in half, leaving us both to take of our respective clients Responsible for Advertising in industry related publications and renewing subscriptions Responsible for travel arrangements – flights, accommodation, car hire, visa’s Assisting the COO with the Saldanha Bay project. UAL tendered for a piece of land in Saldanha Bay in order to build an Oil and Gas hub. This involved liaising with Transnet, researching various aspects of the project and assisting the COO in filling out the tender (Economic impact, local impact, general logistics, free zone status etc). Arranging end of year function, company dinner’s/other Dealing with enquiries from clients, including quoting freight rates and booking cargo on the UAL vessels Record of all rates quoted by UAL office Admin HR function for UAL SA liaising with H.O during recruitment process as contracts come from our H.O in Rotterdam ( SA Labour Law applicable) Capturing details for H.O to formulate an offer of employment Responsible for all HR correspondence. To be filed and kept confidential Ensure the CEO and MD’s fines are paid and help with Vehicle License renewal Managing CEO’s medical matters when in SA – sending invoices to H.O for payment Responsible for Leave Register Researching industry related information (Trends, forecasts, competition movements, prospect clients, projects in Africa) Visiting Seaclad Maritime our ships agency in Durban as part of my training and development. Worked in import/export/container hire etc - 1 Week Program Date: 1 January 2010-1 June 2011 Managing Director: Haakon Rostad Contact details on request as Haakon is no longer with the UAL Alliance 6b) Employer: UAL-SA Position: Shipping and Marketing Controller (with HR function) Key Duties Marketing the line and client relationship management – this includes relationships with freight forwarders and our Ships Agency Responsible for Advertising in industry related publications and renewing subscriptions Quoting freight rates to clients and answering all other enquiries Assisting the Shipping Manager with client enquiries Responsible for all Travel arrangements - car hire, flight, accommodation, visa’s, conference registration Responsible for ensuring all invoices are correct and that payments are made Attending necessary conferences – Break bulk conference in 2012 (Cape Town), responsible for marketing at the UAL stand together with the Shipping Manager. Oil and Gas Upstream Logistics and Supply Chain Conference 2012 – attended as a delegate Booking cargoes and liaising with H.O in order for operations to determine vessel capacity for sailings Record of all rates quoted by UAL office HR Function for UAL SA liaising with H.O during recruitment process as contracts come from our H.O in Rotterdam ( SA Labour Law applicable) Responsible for all HR correspondence. To be filed and kept confidential Managing CEO’s medical matters when in SA – sending invoices to H.O for payment Assisting the Shipping Manager with a CCMA case Responsible for recruiting a new Secretary for UAL SA. Short listed CV’s given to Shipping Manager. Contact candidates and setting up interviews Formulating offer of employment for new recruit (not done at H.O) Sending offer of employment onto H.O to formulate contract Responsible for leave register Procurement of Electrical Equipment for our Oil centre in Equitorial Guinea Responsible to source supplies for equipment Liaise with H.O and Oil centre re order, progress, payment etc Formation of Commercial Invoice Arranging storage of items, clearing and forwarding through C&F agent’ Arrange shipment on a UAL vessel ex CPT Date: 1 June 2011- 28 February 2013 Shipping Manager: Annalize Krause Contact details:- 082 - 7) Employer – Southern Destinations Position: Travel Administrator (PA to Liesl Matthews) Creating itineraries Finding availability around clients travel dates Making accommodation, transport and flight bookings for clients Process client credit cards etc Liesl’s Right Hand Date: 1 March 2013 – 31 January 2014 Partner: Liesl Matthews Contact details:-Reason for leaving: Approached by PWS 8) Employer – PWS Property Solutions Position: PA to the Director, Renovation & Project Assistant Client presentations Controlling all orders, deliveries Budget control and management Sourcing finishes Kitchen and Bathroom presentations Managing all soft furnishings Date: 1 February 2014 – 30 April 2016 Partner: Piet Schreuder Contact details on request Reason for leaving: Started work from home SELF – EMPLOYED - work in the Property & Tourism Industry at present R e f e r e n c e L i s t 1) Annalize Krause Shipping Manager (UAL SA- 2) Haakon Rostad Ex MD (UAL SA) On request 3) Liesl Matthews Partner (Southern Destinations) - on Request