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Teresa Hordyk Mobile: 07968 086651

Email: teresa@teresahordyk.plus.com

An experienced and self-motivated Executive Assistant with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. Highly professional with an enthusiastic, flexible and open-minded attitude.

Key Skills

Microsoft Office including: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Fast accurate typing

Fluent Dutch

Employment History

Perenco UK Limited Jan 2006 – April 2014

Chelsea, London Oil and Gas Industry Executive Assistant / Office Manager On arrival at Perenco UK Limited in 2006 I implemented new systems to ensure the smooth running of the office. Once discussions had been instigated with individual members of the management team changes were able to be made to record and simplify procedures moving towards quality assurance. Perenco being a French company employing staff from around the world, it was helpful to be a Londoner when assisting the ex-pats to assimilate. Having created a cohesive role, duties included:

organising the General Manager’s day, pre-empting attendance of meetings, lunches and other functions as scheduled, ensuring appropriate documents were prepared in advance;

extensive diary management;

intricate travel arrangements, creating travel itineraries and updates on changes in plans;

liaising and building relationships with members of staff and joint venture companies in writing and by telephone;

drafting, correcting and typing correspondence, proactively acting on incoming emails as appropriate;

creating and maintaining contact lists;

creating expense claim forms;

compiling financial reports and financial statements;

ordering supplies and stationery;

arranging company Christmas lunches;

training and supervising a receptionist;

providing reception cover;

a fierce fire warden;

other ad-hoc duties enabling myself and others to achieve their goals in the most effective manner.

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Various Personal Assistant Roles Prior to 2006 Including, but not limited to:

Argent Estates Ltd, London November 2000 – February 2004 Property Development PA to Board Member In supporting the Board Member responsible for introducing new projects at Argent Estates Ltd it was imperative to show flexibility, to have an open mind and solid organisational skills in a full PA role, with a strong involvement in those matters relating to new projects. For a six month period I also covered a maternity leave for the PA to the Finance Director.

Pearson plc, London March 1998 – March 2000 Multinational Publishing and Education Company PA to Head of IT Supporting the Director with a full range of PA duties on a one-to-one basis involved assisting in the management of the Year 2000 Project; taking full control of the Director’s Outlook calendar and emails with extensive diary management and travel arrangements across time zones to the Operating Companies in the UK and the US, together with implementing systems to facilitate the high level of organisation required.

Trenité Van Doorne, London Office for a 7 month period International Law Firm PA to Partner in Dutch and English

Arup, London for a 3 year period Consulting Engineers PA to Director in Project Management

British Railways Board, London for a 4 year period Director’s PA in Marketing Department Long term temporary assignment

Nestlé Ltd, Croydon, Surrey for a 2 year period Manager’s Secretary in Purchasing Department

Various Temporary Assignments Including, but not limited to: Transport for London, Souvenir Press Independent Publishers, Defra, Atlantic Electric & Gas, International Bank of Japan, Bank of America

Education and Qualifications

Brighton University HND Computer Studies (Business Systems)

Secondary School in The Netherlands Six ‘A’ level equivalent subjects, including English, Dutch, French, German, Geography, Economics

Personal Statement I like to bring enthusiasm and humour to my life, fired by a deep interest in personal development, both for myself and others. This has resulted in an on-going study of psychotherapy, kinesiology and various other complementary health therapies based on energy work. An enjoyable evening out for me consists of a tasty meal followed by a trip to the cinema. I ride a bicycle on a daily basis and owned a middle weight motorcycle for many years.