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Financial Planning - mature student

Diploma in Fin Planning 2010, Rockdale TAFE Professional Project Management and budgeting skills Professional Consulting experience Strong presentation skills, training and public speaking skills High proficiency at MS Office, esp. EXCEL Highly proficient at communicating technical information for non-technical clients Experienced at working with senior management in companies around the world

Work Preferences

Desired Salary: 35,000 - 70,000 per year

Availability: Immediately

Desired Job Type: Any Type

Can Travel for Work: Moderately

Highest Education Level: Bachelor Degree

Current Location: Sydney

Willing to relocate?: No

Residency / Visa: Australian Citizen

Skills Profile

Client Service Manager

Other

Skill	Last Used	Yrs. Exp.
Hardware and Networking support	2010	10
MS Office - Excel and Access	2011	20+
Professional actor, presenter, trainer	2011	10
Project Management - theatre set designer	2011	5
Software architecture, analysis and design	2005	15
Web programmer	2011	15

Other Skills: Production Manager and Set Designer - live stage performances. While this is outwardly an unrelated skill it is essentially a Project Management skill: key requirements are that you deliver the product on time, to a defined standard and within a budget. Liaison with other team members and departments, negotiating with suppliers and managing a budget are essential elements. I believe these are critical skills for an effective Financial Planner who operates like a personal project manager with clients to manage their finances.

Employment History

Job Title: Software consultant

Industry: Computing - Consulting / Professional Services

01/2005 to 01/2011: Software consultant responsible for software, hardware and internet support to several small businesses: Counselling and Psychotherapists Assn, Michael Modds - Sustainability Consultant, Great Cakes, New Theatre, etc.

Job Title: Theatre Set Designer

Industry: Other

01/2005 to Current: With a BA in the Arts majoring in Set Design I have been responsible for the Design and Project management of several theatre productions around Sydney.

Theatres/Companies I have worked in include:

Glen Street Theatre
Seymour Centre
New Theatre
Bondi Pavillion
Cell Block Theatre

In each case I have managed the set design through all stages, from creative design, set construction, set painting and decoration to implementation. I always come in on time and on budget as I have strong Project Management skills.

Job Title: Professional Actor

Industry: Other

01/1981 to Current: I have worked as a Theatre Actor, Director and trainer for several years, with a 20 year break from 1986 to 2005 to work in the IT industry.

My skills as a performer made me the obvious choice for Presentations and Trainer during the software years. I continue to teach private clients voice and accent minimisation to improve their work performance.

My confidence as a speaker means I have a strong reputation for being able to clearly explain complex technical information and having a good rapport with and audience.

Job Title: Software Support Manager and Developer

Industry: Computing - Consulting / Professional Services

01/1986 to 06/2005: For 20 years I worked as a Software Support Manager for Goal Systems International, moving from Johannesburg, to London, Paris and Sydney. My responsibilities were to "sales engineer" teh sale of high end software (over 100K) to major clients across South Africa, Europe and Australasia. I have presented and negotiated with senior executives and technical managers in most major financial institutions and leading companies in those locations.

From there I developed a freelance software development career designing and developing software with Commbank, Warman International, Quicken Australia amongst other clients.

Qualifications

Completed	Institution	Degree / Qualification
1981	Witwatersrand University, JHB	BA (Dramatic Art)
1976	Northlands Boys High, Durban RSA	Matriculation

Work Related Training & Certification

Completed	Institution	Training / Certification
2010	Rockdale TAFE	Dip Financial Planning
2005	Syd College English	CELTA
1986	Instructional Design	Cert. in Instructional Design

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