resume

Posted on: 2018-01-05

 

 CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Rejini Kris-Woods Columbia, MO 65203   Tel: 573-4246159 Email: [email protected]           Trilingual: English, French, Tamil

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Jul 08 to Jan 15                      Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO

                                                Secretariat

• Assistant for general/protocol affairs
• Diplomatic communication

 

 

Aug 05 to May 08                   Cosmedia Paris, Editorial Assistant

• Support functions for the Editor-in-Chief
• Assisting editorial team of the publications International Cosmetic News & Beauty Business News
• Invoice accounting for the International correspondents
• Managing relations between the journalists and the Editors
• Daily agendas for the Editors in Chiefs
• Organisation of business trip for the Editors, Hotel, meetings, airline reservations

 

Jan 04 to April 05                    Malaysian Tourisme Office, Assistant to Director of Marketing

• Public Relations, communications support functions for the Managing Director
• Travel arrangements

• Promoting the destination
• Managing the company’s accounting and legal requisites.

 

Jan 2000 to Nov 03                Relocated to the USA (San Francisco, Colorado & Boston)

(Accompanied Spouse)

Freelance translation/French/English

 

Sep 97 to Oct 99                     Moved to Paris

Apr 94 to Aug 97                    Four Seaons Hôtel Singapore, Assistant to

                                               Regional Vice-President and General Manager  

• Entertaining VIPs & managing personal agenda
• Coordinating and managing multiple task and projects.

 

 

           

Mar 93 to Mar 94                    Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore, Senior Business Centre Secretary

• Business correspondence
• Supervising Business Centre & preparing month end reports.
• Guest Relations for French delegates.

 

Feb 91 – Dec 92                      Scotts Weitnauer Retailing, Singapore, Marketing Assistant

• Assisting two Marketing Executives
  • Planning monthly and Island wide promotions

 

Jan 90- Dec 91                       Glamourette Singapore, PR Assistatant

• Advertising & Promotions
• Press conferences & Press Release
• Planning promotional proposals & Business correspondence
• Organizing Fashion shows

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

May 2008                                International Diplomatic Academy

                                                Protocol & Diplomatic Practice

Jan 1988-89                            LCCI – London Chamber of Commerce Institute

Diploma in Public Relations for Marketing

 

 

ADDITIONAL COURSES

 

Sep 97                                     Alliance Française de Paris

                                                Intermediate/Advanced French

Mar 95-96                               Alliance Française De Singapour

Elementary & Intermediate French

 

                       

PERSONEL ATTRIBUTES

           

• English Mother Tongue, bicultural French/English
• Very people orientated, loves interacting with different people and cultures.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication & motivational skills, enjoys being part of a team. Capability to function on my own with minimum supervision and am able to multi-task.
• Discrete, diplomatic & remain calm & efficient in all situations.
• Very organised, intuitive, innovative & positive.

• Challenging administrative position in a growth-oriented organization which offers diverse job responsibilities.
• Management, leadership skills
• Effective written & verbal abilities
• Detail oriented & accurate
• Versatile and adaptable in a position that suits my extrovert personality

 

Computer skills

• Proficiency skills in Microsoft Office XP – Word, Excel, basic Powerpoint
• 55 to 60 words per minute