Kathy Smith
893 Pleasant point Highway, Timaru,South Canterbury
Summary
Well-rounded and hard working with experience in a variety of industries with an aptitude to deal professionally with people of all walks of life. The sales, business ownership and now a new bookkeeping qualification, provides a encompassing basis to move forward as a bookkeeper for small businesses or work in a team in an accounting position.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Live in Care Giver
David Pigou
Blenhei, Marlborough
05.2014 - 04.2022
- Care for elderly lady, with dementia, in her own home.
- Administer daily medication
- Supported daily hygiene needs and personal grooming.
- Assisted with her daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Maintained clean home and do grocery shopping
- This roll changed as her needs changed. So most of the time I was able to also work part time in other roles.
Activities Coordinator
Ashwood Park Retirement Village
Blenheim, Marlborough
08.2014 - 08.2019
- In a 26 bed secure dementia.
- Coordinated, planned, developed and implemented activities designed to enrich lives of assisted living residents.
- Encouraged, supported and assisted residents with activities and documented activity attendance and degree of involvement.
- Part time position working 26 per week, thus additional work as live in care giver.
Voting Place Manager
Internal Affairs
Blenheim, Marlborough
10.2018 - 10.2018
- Manager for small voting place in 2018 election.
- Successful completion of project within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Carefully followed strict voting place procedures and delivered votes to secure coordination center.
Owner of the Ballroom Cafe
Business Owner
Newtown, Wellington
12.2003 - 10.2013
- The Ballroom was a 50 seated fully licensed cafe.
- Managed all aspects of business, with exception of doing accounts.
- Hiring and managing staff and kitchen.
- Stock rotation and pricing
- Compliance with food health and safety and OSH.
- Designed menus, counter, lunch and dinner.
- Managed catering including for Weta Digital.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- For 3 years ran monthly Poetry at The Ballroom, which was highly successful.
Community Care Worker
Health Care NZ
Blenheim, Marlborough
10.2014 - 04.2015
- Assisted clients with personal hygiene and grooming such as bathing, oral hygiene and toileting.
- Observed, monitored and recorded clients' physical and emotional well-being to report changes to senior staff.
- Cleaned clients' residences and organization's building by washing walls, scrubbing and vacuuming floors, dusting furniture and cleaning windows and mirrors.
- In this role I was only working approximately 12 hours week. I resigned as a conflict of interest developed with my live in position.
Cafe Manager
Eurest Catering
Wellington, Wellington
05.1998 - 10.2003
- Over this time I managed 2 cafes in succession
- Secured daily cash by verifying totals and making nightly deposits.
- Managed display products effectively to achieve consistent sales with minimal waste.
- Trained cafe employees to consistently exceed customers' expectations and provide superior service.
- I chose this change in direction as I wanted to have my own cafe and these roles gave me hands on experience
Central New Zealand Account Manager
Labsupply Pierce
Wellington Based, Wellington
02.1994 - 08.1998
- In this role I was selling Scientific Research instruments, chemicals and consumables to Research Institutions, Universities, Hospitals, Medical laboratories and Private Industries.
- Met set budgets and maintain customer records and relationships.
- Demonstrate highly technical scientific instruments including research microscopes.
- I made largest, world wide, cash sale for Leica polarizing microscope .
Customer Service Sales Representative
First Training
Wellington, Wellington
08.1991 - 09.1994
- This was office based position, selling and hiring training material to companies and Trainers.
- Followed up with customers after completed sales to assess satisfaction and resolve technical or service concerns.
- Showcased product features to customers.
- Prospected continuously for new potential customers and maintained robust conversion rate.
- Delivered superior customer service to retain existing customers and attract future customers.
Senior Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist
Bristol Myers Squibb
Wellington, Wellington
07.1988 - 08.1991
- Covered central New Zealand visiting hospital specialist and assisting General Practitioner Representatives when required.
- Product range was small group of prescription medications.
- Oganise conferences and professional work shops.
- Maintain high professional image.
- Exceeded sales goals, increased revenue.
- Won runner up representative of the year and also sales increase of the year award.
- We were regularly tested on product knowledge and were expected to achieve a minimum of 98%.
General Practice Representative
Pharmaco New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington
04.1985 - 06.1988
- Covered GP's in central New Zealand.
- Product range was small number of prescription Medications .
- Maintain customer cycle visitations and product knowledge.
- Meet or exceed sales budgets.
- Organise meetings, work shops and assist with conferences.
Medical Research Technician
Otago University
Christchurch, Christchurch
05.1981 - 03.1984
- I worked in Christchurch Clinical School, which is part of Otago University. On electron microscopy research project.
- Learn and prepare samples for study.
- Maintain safe working conditions with highly technical equipment and some dangerous chemicals.
- Assisted in writing up results and have co authored several medical papers.
- Funding came to an end, so went on an OE.
Education
No Degree - Accounting Technology And Bookkeeping
Career Academy
Private Learning InstituteBachelor of Science - Zoolology
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, CAN03.1980
Skills
- Ability to work independently or in a team
- Strong ability to meet targets in a timely manner
- Able to absorb technical information
- Well developed work ethic combined with ability to get on with people of all walks of life
- Good business acumen
- Ability to do bookkeeping, as a new graduate with strong desire to develop more experience in this field
- Mature with great sense of humour
Certification
Careerforce
2015 Limited Credit level 4 Dementia Care
2020 NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
2014 University of Tasmania Understanding Dementia and Preventing Dementia MOOC courses.
Timeline
Voting Place Manager
Internal Affairs
10.2018 - 10.2018
Community Care Worker
Health Care NZ
10.2014 - 04.2015
Activities Coordinator
Ashwood Park Retirement Village
08.2014 - 08.2019
Live in Care Giver
David Pigou
05.2014 - 04.2022
Owner of the Ballroom Cafe
Business Owner
12.2003 - 10.2013
Cafe Manager
Eurest Catering
05.1998 - 10.2003
Central New Zealand Account Manager
Labsupply Pierce
02.1994 - 08.1998
Customer Service Sales Representative
First Training
08.1991 - 09.1994
Senior Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist
Bristol Myers Squibb
07.1988 - 08.1991
General Practice Representative
Pharmaco New Zealand
04.1985 - 06.1988
Medical Research Technician
Otago University
05.1981 - 03.1984
No Degree - Accounting Technology And Bookkeeping
Career Academy
Bachelor of Science - Zoolology
University of Canterbury
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