CURRICULUM VITAE

Eduard Willem Ellis

Home Address Plot 79MuldersdriftNooitgedacht RoadHoneydewJohannesburg

Postal Address Same as above

Contact Number 0846715490 (Mobile)

E-mail Address magieddie@gmail.com

Identity Number 6310105003088

Date of Birth 10 October 1963

Demographics South African: Male

Driver’s License Yes: Code 10

Health Good

Home Language English, Afrikaans, Zulu,.

Language Proficiency English: Speak, Read, Write (Good)Afrikaans: Speak, Read (Good), Write (Good)isiZulu: Speak, Read, Write (Fair)

Academic Qualifications and other Training

Matric1982

Nelspruit High

MILITARY TRAINING COMPLETED IN OUDTSHOORN – INFANTRY SCHOOL - OFFICERS AND NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS COURSE

Learning Recourses - In-house Training Harvard business School – Leadership courses -Mini MBA - LeadershipMS Office 2007Strategic PlanningFinance for non-Financial

Work Experience

Learning Resources - LearningApril1994 – January 2006

Area Manager New Business development - Cape Town- Polokwane, Mpumalanga and Gauteng

▪ Managed all the main accounts▪ Member of Management team reporting to CEO▪ Management of 12 staff members▪ Portfolio : Business development▪ Marketing of blended learning solutions to

integrate with HR systems.▪ Responsible for sales pipeline administration.▪ Responsible for marketing collateral.▪ Consulting on blended learning projects▪ Team building.▪ Training sales consultants on selling techniques.▪ Build customer base.Identify new business op

Did the first over a million R deal for the company

1990 - 1994Manager - Arkansas Spur and managed the training Spur in highlands North in Johannes burg as their manager

Management functions Hiring and training of staff, waiters, kitchen

staff, prep staff, bake and grilling staff and the cleaning staff.

Daily stock takes and ordering of all stocks including Bar

Running of floor and the kitchen with strong focus on customer services and food quality

Cash ups

Setting of staff rosters. Food cost management. Quality assure all aspects of the business

● Management and hiring of kitchen staff and restaurant staff as well as bar staff.

● Train the staff to excellent service levels.● Develop new menus selections.● Room service menu’s● Order of stock from selected providers.● Bar stocks daily stocks.● Plan and implement promotional events.● Food cost management and quality.● Budget with costing for monthly quality

assurance.● Ordering of all food and beverage stocks

monthly, weekly and daily.● Hiring of the head chef.

● Total running of the business▪ Develop systems solutions for use by various

divisions within the company and for external customers such as Major retail groups

▪ Keep abreast of new technology and competitor activities.

▪ Mentor new employees in the administration systems department.

▪ Setting effective long- and short-term goals and objectives for self and team.

● Identify cost efficiency and/or user effectiveness of new applications and existing technologies.

● Managed key accounts

Responsible for the Retail branches and the staff.

Sales and turnover driven Product knowledge of all pesticides

and farm equipment’s as well as

sundry a retails sales inventory of 3400 items ranging from equipment to pesticides and building materials including foodstuffs and dairy products

Sales of all cold storage products to retail and wholesale sectors.

Ranging from Cheeses to Renown cold meats and frozen chicken to all retail outlets Pick n Pay, checkers, Ok, Spar groups.

Other Strengths and Skills

Management and Attributes

▪ Positive attitude▪ Troubleshooting and problem solving.▪ Logical and analytical thinker.▪ Functional, quality and operational management skills.▪ Senior Management.▪ Communicate well with people at all levels.▪ Delegating▪ Customer service strong ability.▪ Able to work independently.▪ Strong work ethic.▪ Computer literate. MS Office 2007▪ Quality assurance▪ Strategic Planning▪ Business planning and implementation▪ Business Administration▪ New Business Development and Organizational Development▪ Management and leadership consulting▪ ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT▪ SALES AND MARKETING AS MAIN FUNCTION▪

2014 -2016 Current

Growth Path Development Foundation - Honeydew

▪ Build Donor base – Identify new CSI Funding opportunities.● Establish and accredit the learning academy with Seta● Formulate CSI fundraising and raise funds

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References Arkansas Spur Nelspruit – Andre or Ludwig Sistenich at Head Office Revonia– 0860007787.The Promenade Hotel Nelspruit – GM - Alistair Roper – 013 – 753 3000Erfplaas Dairies – Frits Van Rooyen – 017 – 7122902Roger Blandy - 0720451142