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Work Experience

Curriculum Vitae
Of
Deborah Rutherford Ellwood


A management position in Sales and/or Marketing would suit my skill set and experience. I am a self starter with much experience in the Management of people and projects. I have creative flair and enjoy cultivating new relationships and boosting and expanding existing customer relationships. I have strong leadership abilities and enjoy the challenge of turning a negative situation into a positive. I am looking for a new challenge to turn into a wonderful, lucrative experience
Personal details
Name : Deborah Rutherford Ellwood
Email : debsrutherford@yahoo.com
Address : Private Bag X51, Suite 478, Bryanston, 2021
Location : Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Contact number : 0722051724
Alternate contact number : 0112025934
Age : 46
Gender : Female
Identification number : 6409190783081
Has driving licence : Yes
Has own transport : Yes

Job preference
Position : Marketing/Sales/Media
Type : Permanent
Industry : Marketing & Media
Availability : Immediate
Area : Gauteng, Sandton

Current postion
Owner, Women in Business
Period : From Jan 2010
Type of employment : Permanent
Location : Sandton, South Africa
Duties responsibilities : Duties and responsibilities.
Entrepreneur and business owner. Optimized revenue and demonstrated ability to market and coordinate events successfully in a competitive, saturated market.
Disciplined self starter with a proven ability to take and drive a concept into cash, given the current market conditions and start up resource constraints.
Strong fundamental work ethic with laser focus ability to enter and succeed in a specific target market with measurable quantifiable results.
Proven organizational, relationship and consensus building skills.

Roles.
Arranging networking functions for small to medium sized women run companies. From conceptualization to implementation and execution.
Design, roll out and launch these functions through networking, marketing, sales and business administration skills.
Tasks.
1. Sales... cold calling and follow up with existing clientele.
2. Accounting... Manage book keeping functions, AR and AP.
3. Coordinate event planning in every detail, venues and venue hire, catering, guest speakers and even MC.
4. Client liaison, resourcing, advertising, and conceptualize and approve layout and design of marketing materials.

Social Responsibility
Fund raising (Director of WAR - Woman against Rape) and Nourish the Children initiative.
Reason for leaving : My Partner passed away and I want to get back into the corporate world

Director, Woman Against Rape
Period : From Jan 2010
Type of employment : PartTime
Location : South Africa
Duties responsibilities : Attend Monthly meetings, Help with Fund raising and strategies


Work history
Reflexologist, Rehab Matters
Period : Aug 2000 to Sep 2009
Type of employment : PartTime
Location : Rivonia, South Africa
Duties responsibilities : Theraputic Reflexologist and Meridian Therapist. Magnetic Therapy
Reason for leaving : Due to a divorce needed to break into the marketing arena where my previous experience had been.

Sales / Marketing, Data Track
Period : Jan 1997 to Nov 1997
Type of employment : Permanent
Location : Sandton, South Africa
Duties responsibilities : Sales, Marketing of a new vehicle tracking device, PR
Reason for leaving : Company Closed due to lack of Head Office funding (Jasco Group of Companies)

Sales Manager, Imperial Truck Rental
Period : Feb 1993 to Jan 1997
Type of employment : Permanent
Location : Spartan, South Africa
Duties responsibilities : Manage all the sales reps in the region. Help increase sales in the branches that were battling. Relieve Branch mangers if they were sick or on leave. Entertain top clients
Reason for leaving : Was head hunted and offered more money with Data Track


Qualification

Sales and Marketing
Year completed : 1994
Education level : Diploma
Final year subjects : Sales
Marketing
Management
Institution : Damlin
Location : Benoni, South Africa

International Diploma Reflexol
Year completed : 2000
Education level : Diploma
Final year subjects : Anatomy and Physiology
Reflexology
Meridian Therapy
First Aid
Institution : International School of Reflexology and Meridian T
Location : Bryanston, South Africa


Skill set

Skill Year last used Competency Experience
Networking and Marketing Current Extensive 5 - 10 years


Career highlights
Imperial Truck Hire
Sales Consultant of the year 1993

Imperial Truck Hire
Promoted to Sales Manager 1994

Interest/Hobbies
Reading
Alternate Health
Travel

Objective
Sales Director

Honours/Awards
Sales Consultant of the year 1993

References

Miss Charmaine Phillipson
Company : Imperial Truck Hire
Email : charmp@i-t-r.co.za
Reference type : Work
Marieli Jonsson
Company : WAR - Woman Against Rape
Contact number : 0829285150
Email : marieli@mweb.co.za
Reference type : Work