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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteerhistory
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Professional Development
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Samantha Wharton

195 West Ruimveldt, Housing Scheme,Georgetown

Summary

Dedicated Customer Service professional with knowledge of service delivery and proven multitasking abilities. Committed to maintaining professional relationships to increase profitability and drive business results.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Operations Assistant

GAC Logistics & Shipping (Guyana) Inc.
Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica Region
9 2022 - 1 2024
  • Compile documents for processing of Immigration EVOA, PTL and WP
  • Record and update data on Immigration documents status
  • Compile documents for Immigration WP approval
  • Meet and Greet crew members at airport
  • Coordinate hotel and transportation for Crew members embarking and disembarking vessel
  • Procure items requested by crew members
  • Respond to emails and update personnel on crew welfare
  • Upload receipts and enter data for invoicing of client
  • Prepare Invoice for client customers
  • Coordinate, deliver, and oversee delivery of items purchased for vessel to warehouse.
  • Assisted in the development of standard operating procedures to maintain consistency and accuracy across all tasks.

Accounts Clerk

Camex Restaurants Inc.
01.2018 - 10.2019

Cashier Balancing

  • Balance daily revenue collections for various branches.
  • Preparing petty cash reimbursements.
  • Completed accurate bank reconciliations, identifying errors and rectifying any discrepancies promptly.
  • Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses.

Payment Department

  • Prepare Cheques for payments
  • Prepare vendors' cash payments.

Clerical /Assistant Procurement Officer

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
10.2009 - 01.2018
  • Procurement and Inventory.
  • Request item details from suppliers
  • Prepare purchase order.
  • Purchase items requested by staff.
  • Promptly receive and forward incoming communications, such as phone calls and emails, to suppliers and staff.
  • Prioritized daily tasks effectively to meet deadlines consistently without compromising quality or detail.
  • Maintained organized files and stocked supplies to support team needs and maximize performance.
  • Composed items listing for purchase of internal supplies.

Cashier, Customer Service Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
  • Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts to maintain accuracy
  • Maintained a balanced cash drawer, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
  • Operated cash register for cash, check, and debit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.

CustomerServiceRepresentative, Government Accounts

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd.
  • Monitor Government, Non-Governmental Organization, and Big Business accounts.
  • Prepare Reconciliation.
  • Prepare reports on completed transactions.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing inquiries (fault reports), and resolving issues efficiently.
  • Calculated correct payments made via cheque, updated accounts, and maintained detailed records.

Secretary, Customer Services Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
  • Prepare report on landline and business sales.
  • Prepare internal memo.
  • Prepared professional correspondence, including memos, letters, and emails, regarding requests for services.
  • Provided exceptional customer service by promptly addressing inquiries and resolving issues (fault of landline or DSL services) professionally.

Secretary, Collections Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
  • Prepare report on company sales.
  • Managed executive calendars, scheduling appointments and meetings to optimize time management.
  • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
  • Prepared professional correspondence, including memos, letters, and emails, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Secretary, Outside Plant Construction Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
  • Prepare and maintained Contract staffs and labourers time sheet in database.
  • Process per diem for staff working in fields.
  • Provided clerical support to company employees by copying, faxing, and filing documents.
  • Streamlined invoice processing, improving accuracy and efficiency of financial operations for contractors.

Secretary, Outside Plant Maintenance Department

GTT
  • Compose report on damaged poles and cables.
  • Maintained electronic filing systems for sick, vacation report, and categorized documents.
  • Streamlined communication processes, resulting in faster response times to reports of damaged cables.

Secretary, Transport and Mechanical Workshop

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd


  • Organized travel arrangements and documents for driving team, ensuring smooth logistics for trips.
  • Prepared professional correspondence, including memos, letters, and emails, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Streamlined invoice processing, improving accuracy and efficiency of financial operations for suppliers.

Transport Clerk, Transport and Mechanical Workshop

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
  • Processed contract drivers' weekly payment report.
  • Prepare cost analysis and fuel reports for contract and company vehicles.
  • Prepare fuel slips for contract and company vehicles.
  • Provided quality clerical support through data entry, document management, email correspondence, and overseeing operation of office.

Statistical Clerk, Outside Plant Maintenance

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
  • Ensured timely submission of reports by consistently meeting deadlines, under strict time constraints.
  • Compiled statistics from monitoring and prepared fault report of all GTT exchanges.

Billing Clerk, Management Information System

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd


  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving billing inquiries and disputes promptly with delivery of bills to business, government, and non-governmental organizations.
  • Reduced processing time for monthly billing cycles, enabling faster invoice delivery to clients.

Clerical Assistant, Public Relations Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
  • Increased department efficiency by managing correspondence, answering phones, and directing inquiries to appropriate personnel.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive company information while handling sensitive documents and communications.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Marketing) -

University of Guyana
09.2024 - Current

Diploma in Public Management -

University of Guyana
09.2022 - 05.2024

Certificate in Industrial Relations and Management (IRM) - Institute of Distance & Continuing Education (IDCE)

University of Guyana
09.2018 - 07.2019

Certificate in Industrial and Social Studies -

Critchlow Labour College
10.2011 - 07.2012

CSEC -

Richard Ishmael Secondary School
09.1998 - 07.2003

Skills

Active Listening

Product Knowledge

Customer Relations

Critical Thinking

Computer Proficiency

Assertiveness

Volunteerhistory

  • GAC, Organize office activities and events, To motivate team building
  • GTT Trailblazers Toastmasters, Club Secretary, Take minutes at Club and Executive meetings Keep records of meetings and club activities Prepare list of actions for president to take during meetings
  • GTT Social Activity Committee, Charity Team Leader, Organize and implement charity events Develop strategy for team to reach goals Coach and assist team members Create an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking and cohesive team effort.

Otherskillsandexperience

  • GAC Logistics & Shipping (Guyana) Inc., Operations Assistant, Shipping Department, 09/2022, 01/2024, Compile documents for processing of Immigration EVOA, PTL and WP Record and update data on Immigration documents status Compile documents for Immigration WP approval Meet and Greet crew members at airport Coordinate hotel and transportation for Crew members embarking and disembarking vessel Procure items requested by crew members Respond to emails and update personnel on crew welfare Upload receipts and enter data for invoicing of client Prepare Invoice for client customers Coordinate, deliver and oversee delivery of items purchase for vessel to warehouse.
  • Camex Restaurants Inc., Accounts Clerk, 01/2018, 10/2019, Cashier Balancing Balance daily revenue collection for various branches Preparing petty cash reimbursements Reconciliation of deposit slips Enter vouchers into listing Payment Department Prepare Cheques for payments Prepare vendors cash payments
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Clerical / Procurement Assistance, Procurement and Inventory, 10/2009, 01/2018, Request item details from suppliers Prepare purchase order Send approve order via email to supplier Purchase items requested by staff Prepare listing for internal supplies
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Cashier, Customer Service Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Monitor customers account (Landline/ DSL -Services) Collect payment via cash or cheque
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Customer Service Representative, Government Accounts Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Monitor Government, Non -Governmental Organization and Big Business accounts Make fault reports for customers Prepare Reconciliation Collect payments made via cheques Prepare reports on transactions completed
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Secretary, Customer Services Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Prepare report on landline and business sales Respond to customer request for services or complains via letters or telephone Assist customers in reporting faults for landline or DSL services Prepare internal memo
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Secretary, Collections Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Prepare report on company sales Respond to customers queries via letters or telephone Prepare internal memos Make preparations for internal meetings
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Secretary, Outside Plant Construction Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Prepare Contract staff and labourers time sheet Prepare contractors payments Process per diem for staff working in fields
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Secretary, Outside Plant Maintenance Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Compose report on damage poles and cables Notify via email of damage cables Prepare sick and vacation report
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Secretary, Transport and Mechanical Workshop, 10/2009, 01/2018, Prepare payment for vendors Prepare documents for drivers going out of town
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Transport Clerk, Transport and Mechanical Workshop, 10/2009, 01/2018, Prepare contract drivers payment report Prepare Cost analysis and fuel reports for contract and company vehicles Prepare fuel slips for contract and company vehicles
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Statistical Clerk, Outside Plant Maintenance Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Monitoring and preparing fault report for all GTT exchanges
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Clerical Assistant, Public Relations Department, 10/2009, 01/2018, Filing documents Prepare internal memo
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd, Billing Clerk, Management Information System, 10/2009, 01/2018, Prepare bills for distribution at post office Deliver bills to business, government and non- governmental organization

Professional Development

  • HSSE Certificate 2313, GAC Corporate Academy
  • Cyber Security Awareness –CSA2312, GAC Corporate Academy
  • Compliance and Ethics- CNE2312, GAC Corporate Academy
  • Introduction to the GAC World- IGW2321, GAC Corporate Academy
  • Anti- Money Laundering / Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Training, Camex Restaurants Inc.
  • Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, ATN International (GTT)
  • Mentorship Toolkit, GTT
  • Safety Orientation, GTT
  • Code of Ethics, ATN International (GTT)
  • Global Anti- Corruption, ATN International (GTT)

Interests

Developing and organizing team building

Timeline

Bachelor of Science (Marketing) -

University of Guyana
09.2024 - Current

Diploma in Public Management -

University of Guyana
09.2022 - 05.2024

Certificate in Industrial Relations and Management (IRM) - Institute of Distance & Continuing Education (IDCE)

University of Guyana
09.2018 - 07.2019

Accounts Clerk

Camex Restaurants Inc.
01.2018 - 10.2019

Certificate in Industrial and Social Studies -

Critchlow Labour College
10.2011 - 07.2012

Clerical /Assistant Procurement Officer

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
10.2009 - 01.2018

CSEC -

Richard Ishmael Secondary School
09.1998 - 07.2003

Operations Assistant

GAC Logistics & Shipping (Guyana) Inc.
9 2022 - 1 2024

Cashier, Customer Service Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

CustomerServiceRepresentative, Government Accounts

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd.

Secretary, Customer Services Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

Secretary, Collections Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

Secretary, Outside Plant Construction Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

Secretary, Outside Plant Maintenance Department

GTT

Secretary, Transport and Mechanical Workshop

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

Transport Clerk, Transport and Mechanical Workshop

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

Statistical Clerk, Outside Plant Maintenance

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

Billing Clerk, Management Information System

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd

Clerical Assistant, Public Relations Department

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd
Samantha Wharton