Curriculum Vitae Of

Armand Richter du Plessis

Personal Information Name: Armand Richter Surname: du Plessis Emirates Id Number: 784-1993-4639093-5 Nationality: South African VISA: UAE Dubai Residential Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Marital Status: Single Dependants: None Health: Excellent Languages: English/Afrikaans/ Basic French (excellent written and verbal skills) Drivers License: Code B (International) Residential Address: Dubai UAE Dubai Land Contact Number: +971 55 924 5009 Email: duplessisarmand93@gmail.com

Education School Attended: Garsfontein High School South Africa Standard of Education: Matric (Grade 12) finished high school with merit Year Completed: 2012 Subjects Completed:

⋅ English ⋅ Afrikaans ⋅ Mathematics ⋅ Life Orientation ⋅ Business studies ⋅ Drama ⋅ Hospitality Studies (Head of Hospitality class)

(Also won a overall 3rd place in the junior master chef competition while I was a student here)

Secondary Education Varsity Attended: The Hurst Campus (Stellenbosch Western Cape South Africa) Standard of Education: LCCI and City& Guilds International accredited Grande diploma in Hospitality management and Food and Wine preparation as well as a two-year Marketing course aimed at digital, print and product development. Events management degree. Year Completed: 2014 March Student Average: 82% I am currently looking to start furthering my studies in marketing and public relations.

Short courses/certificates completed

- First aid certificate (From the Oryx Risk Management Group) - Product development course (Hurst Campus) - Strategic marketing analysis, planning and development course - Social media monitoring and trend based analyses course - Client service course - Restaurant management course (Hetta van Deventer/Leopards wine farm) - Fire marshal accreditation (SAFER) - Opera operations certificate - Micros operations certificate

Skills

- Microsoft proficient (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - E-mail (Outlook, Firefox, Zimbra) - Excellent people and communication skills - Excellent presentation Skills - Excellent knowledge of hotel operating systems: Opera, Resort, Gaap - Excellent management skills - Experienced in drafting formal letters and emails - Excellent at resolving conflict within the micro and makro work environment - Excellent organizational skills - Experienced in exports of both general cargo and wine within the export industry

witch makes for a better knowledge of procurement of quality products and the understanding of the sourcing of such products

- Able to do customs declarations for export and importation of cargo - Able to do payroll and cash-up procedures as well as working with budgetary

requirements and departmental budgeting - Invoicing and payment procedures for clients/suppliers - Excellent telephone manner in both Afrikaans and English and some basic

French - Silver service standard I hospitality (Trained in French method) - Proficient in French food terminology - Event management in four different roles - Excellent in drafting and presentation of contracts and proposals for prospective

clients - Exceptional sales and marketing knowledge and ability to work with new bands

and products effortlessly

Employment History Company Name: De haven oost wedding and function venue Pretoria Position: Junior coordinator and client liaison Commenced: 6 February 2010 to November 2012 Duties:

⋅ Consulting with clients ⋅ Planning of menus , Décor , Agendas ⋅ Daily Banking ⋅ Placing Orders with suppliers ⋅ Assisting with quotes ⋅ Link between clients and owners ⋅ Handling housekeeping and reservations of cottages of property ⋅ Photography and media filtering for web-site

Reason for leaving: Moved to Western Cape for studies Company Name: Dish food and social catering and events Position: Intern chef and events coordinator Commenced: June to November 2013 Duties:

⋅ Demonstration chef at events , for example J&B Met 2013 ⋅ Daily cooking and preparation in kitchen and hiring department for private

functions ⋅ Controlling of stock and store room operations ⋅ Ordering of stock and maintaining stock at par level ⋅ Management of staff at events

Reason for leaving: Internship was completed and was offered a new one at sister company Side dish bistro.

Company Name: Side dish bistro at Theatre on the bay, Camps bay Position: Intern restaurant / front of house manager Commenced: November 2013 to March 2014 Duties:

⋅ Management of restaurant staff as well as front of house/bar staff ⋅ Assisting clients with all their operation needs ⋅ Payroll and cash-up daily ⋅ Resolving of all complaints by clients and vendors ⋅ Ordering stock from suppliers as well as lowering stock cost

Reason for leaving: Was looking for a permanent position. __________________________________________________________________ Company Name: Megafreight Cape Town Position: Exports controller Commenced: March 2014 to June 2014 Duties:

⋅ Export of wine and general cargo ⋅ Communicating with clients and foreign investors ⋅ Data Capturing ⋅ Assisting in all telephonic queries ⋅ Drafting SAD500 , Origin , Release documentation for customs ⋅ Courier in partnership with DHL of high volume documentation ⋅ Liaising with 30 different clients all over the world daily on progress of

exportation process ⋅ Liaising with shipping lines on a daily basis about cargo and shipments

Reason for leaving: Retrenched.

Company Name: Media Worx Production Company Position: Digital marketing and sales consultant Commenced: June 2014 to October 2014 Duties:

- Daily monitoring of companies social media platforms like , Linked-in , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and the company web-site.

- Sales of marketing space on our web-sites and platforms - Sales of Media Worx main presentation products - Preparation of SWOT analysis and statistics for client retention and

marketing tools. - News letter drafting and editing for web-sites - Brand analyzing for market related statistics

Reason for leaving: Approached by EMAAR hospitality to work in Dubai UAE

Company Name: Manzil Hotel Downtown (Dubai UAE) VIDA Hotels and Resorts Emaar Hospitality Group Position: Front service executive (Front office) Commenced: November 2014 to May 2015(Promoted) Duties:

- Ensuring daily operations of the front office runs according to the KPI’S and SOP’S set by Emaar head office

- Planning of all client itinerary needs - Taking care of all financial aspects of guests stay at hotel - Liaising with other departments in hotel on a daily basis to ensure that the

guest is happy - By using social media platforms I research all VIP and Flag guest arrivals

to ensure that we meet their specific needs and always give that little bit extra

- Handling of all revenue reports on a daily basis of my department __________________________________________

Company Name: Manzil Hotel Downtown (Dubai UAE) VIDA Hotels and Resorts Emaar Hospitality Group Position: Events and Lifestyle Executive Commenced: May 2015 to Present Duties: -Daily drafting of proposals and contracts for clients -Planning and executing of sales and marketing meetings with prospective clients -Marketing and sales of all three VIDA properties meeting/events facilities -Planning of events and meetings and all major events in all properties -Meeting of all departmental budget and revenue targets -Compiling of revenue reports and progress reports for corporate office -Managing of the banqueting team and all setup of the event -Sourcing of products and services for clients specific needs -Key account management of all high revenue generating clients -Securing of high volume repeat business for all properties __________________________________________________________________

References: Nikitta van Heerden (De Haven Oost Co owner and head coordinator) +27 1 671 5176 Chris Brits (Media worx productions MD and owner) +27 2 457 1833 Andre Folks (Dish Food And Social catering and events owner) +27 3 414 7277 Denver Cramer (Manzil hotel) +971 50 584 0563 Sofie Amos Baruta (Head of events department) +971 56 615 8520 Riad Haidar (Manzil Hotel EAM F&B) +971 50 524 0638