Curriculum Vitae of Ricardo Julian Rossouw
A. PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname : Rossouw
Christian Names : Ricardo
Julian
Identity Number : 810312
5168 08 2
Gender : Male
Residential Address : 41
Snoek Street
Extension
26
6506
REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH AFRICA
Postal Address : Same
as above
Telephone Numbers : Home : +27 44 6932 804
Mobile : +27
84 7282 031
E-Mail Address : r.rossouw@mailbox.co.za
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : South
African Citizen
Church Affiliation : Anglican
Drivers License : Code
08 (LL)
Health : Excellent
Linguistic Abilities : English,
Afrikaans
Criminal Offences : None
B. HIGH SCHOOL PARTICULARS
High School attended : Hillcrest
Secondary School, MOSSEL BAY
Highest grade passed : Grade
12 (Full Matriculation Exemption)
Subjects passed (with grades
& symbols): Afrikaans
Eerste Taal HG B
English
Second Language HG B
Geography HG C
Biology HG C
Mathematics SG C
Physical
Science SG D
High School Awards : Third
best student (1994, 1996, 1997)
Second
best student (1998)
Best
student (1995)
Rotary
International Essay Award (1997)
Natural
Sciences Award (1998)
Language
Excellence Award (1998)
DUX
Student (Matric 1998)
Leadership Rolls on High
School : Member
of SRC (1996 – 1997)
Head
Boy (Matric 1998)
Founder
and chairperson of Computer Club (1996)
Editor
of school magazine (1996 – 1998)
Member
of School Governing Body (1997 – 1998)
C. QUALIFICATIONS
Due to the shortage of school personnel during the last three years of my high school livelihood, the Education Department decided to train me Computer Facilitating after school hours, free of charge, provided that I will tutor grade 8 – 10 for free.
Course : Computer
Facilitating 1 & 2
Training
Centre : Princeton
Computing Training Solutions
Year
obtained : 1997
& 1998
Course : Computer
Repairing & Upgrading
Training
Centre : Princeton
Computing Training Solutions
Year
obtained : 1997
Course : Entrepreneurship
Training
Centre : University
of Stellenbosch
Year
obtained : 1996
Course : First
Aid Medical Course
Training
Centre : Mossel
Bay Hospital
Year
obtained : 1998
Registration
Code : EFA
mb/98/1
Course : A+
International Certification
Training
Centre : Cyber
IT
Year
obtained : 2000
D. INTERESTS
Extra mural activities : Computer
training and repairing, Web Page designing
Computer
Programming
Sport : Tennis,
table tennis, squash
Hobbies : Photography,
Hiking, Painting, Candle making
My Goals
To be on the summit… amongst the best
To be competitive to any opponent
To be a team player in the workplace
To learn and keep learning and share
knowledge obtained
To perform with confidence and responsibility
E. Employment History (Part time & Contracts)
Name of firm : De Goede Hoop Guest House
Position
Held : Administration &
Accounting Assistant
Duties of job : Running
Guest house, Cooking, Bookkeeping
Computer
Software utilised : Office 97, Brilliant
Accounting
Duration of
job : November 1997 – January
1998 (School Holidays)
Contact : Hennie van der Merwe -
+27 82 429 5608 (Owner)
This job required the management and
administering of a small guesthouse.
The hours worked ranged from 10 – 17 a day. I had a close liaison with the guests and owner of the guesthouse.
Name of firm : Shoprite Mossel Bay
Position
Held : Till Supervisor
Duties of
job : Serving Customers,
managing till cash ups
Computer
Software utilised : Office 97
Duration of
job : January 1998 – March
1999 (Weekends)
Contact : Annie Scheepers - +27 44
6912 140 (Till Controlling Supervisor)
I started the above job as a cashier and was promoted to a till supervisor within 3 months. My shift would start Friday afternoons after school, Saturday for 12 hours and Sundays for 6 hours.
Name of firm : Die Mosselbaaier (Local
Newspaper)
Position
Held : Desktop Publisher,
Graphical Artist
Duties of
job : Writing and typing
reports, Page Layout
Computer
Software utilised : Adobe Pagemaker &
Photoshop, Office 97, Corel Draw
Duration of
job : December 1998 – December
1999
Contact : Alan Miller - +27 44 6930
109 (Editor)
Die Mosselbaaier was the first community newspaper in Mossel Bay. Here I gained knowledge of Electronic and printed media through several courses at the printing station in Cape Town. I also used my journalistic skill obtained from school and started writing reports in English. We also offered a printing and Internet service to the public. Unfortunately, the company was liquidated in January 2000
Name of firm : Nestlé South Africa –
Mossel Bay Factory
Position
Held : Technical Clerk
Duties of
job : Data Capturing – AS400,
Administering Engineering Department,
Web
Site Maintaining, Payroll Management, PA to Factory Engineer
Computer
Software utilised : Office 2000, MS FrontPage
2000, Novell Netware, and AS400
Duration of
job : January 2000 - September 2000
Contact : Sonja Pretorius - +27 44
601 8200 (Executive Secretary)
My position as technical clerk involved mostly doing reports on the performance of the factory, from coal usage to water usage. Breakdowns on any machinery had to be recorded on a system, utilizing AS400. I also took the initiative of building a website for the department (a first for Nestlé SA) and making all-important documents and reports available for viewing and downloading. I did the payroll for 45 workers in the department
Name of firm : Hillcrest Secondary
School
Position
Held : Computer Facilitator
Duties of
job : Tutoring Windows 98,
Office 2000 and Typing Skills
Duration of
job : February 2000 - November 2000 (After Hours)
Contact : David Groenewald - +27 44
693 1487 (Coordinator)
As sharing knowledge is one of my passions, this job with my previous high school was ideal. I tutored 2 classes, twice a week for three hours per day after hours (from 18h00 – 21h00).
Name of firm : Ridgeview Primary School
Position
Held : Computer Facilitator
Duties of
job : Tutoring Windows 2000,
XP, Office 2000, Typing & Computing Skills
Duration of
job : January 2001 - July 2002
Contact : Joey Daniels- +27 44 693
0030 (Principal)
Teaching computer to small children (grade 1 – 7) aged between 6 & 14 opened a whole new denotation to tutoring computers. My responsibilities also included supervising the editorial team, computer club and track & field.
Name of firm : Review Media
(Incorporating South Cape Review)
Position
Held : Photo Journalist, Desktop
Publisher, PRO
Duties of
job : Customer Relations,
Photography, Report Writing, Newspaper layout
Computer
Software utilised : Adobe Pagemaker &
Photoshop, MS PictureIt! 2000, Corel Photo Paint
Duration of
job : December 2001 – May 2003
(After Hours)
Contact : Nadine Ellis – 0800 600
836 (PRO Die Burger PE)
The South Cape Review is one of the first successful community newspapers in the Southern Cape. The role I played was to help plan, design, layout and typeset advertisements and the newspaper it self. I was also the public relations officer for the newspaper.
Name of firm : CFM Community Radio
Position
Held : Sound Technician, Radio
DJ
Duties of
job : Control of sound board,
presenter of “The Youth Show”
Duration of
job : March 2003 – April 2003
Contact : Morné Petersen - +27 82
471 6253 (Station Manager)
South Cape Community FM (CFM) was
awarded a broadcasting licence for a probation period of 1 month. My job required the control of the
soundboard during broadcast and the presenting of “The Youth Show “, which involved information research, seeking
sponsors and presenting of the show.
This was a non-compensating community service.
Name of firm : Fedics Food Services –
PetroSA Shutdown 2003
Position
Held : Administration Manager
Duties of job : Managing Administration
& Bookings of Accommodation
Duration of
job : April 2003 – June 2003
(Contract)
Contact : Geoff Applewhite – +27 82 4100 588(Project Manager)
During the PetroSA 2003 Shutdown, Fedics
Food Services was awarded the contract to supply accommodation and food to
approx. 900 workers. My role as
Administration Manager involved
My average typing speed is 48
w.p.m
Why I consider myself
appropriate for this vacancy
I
believe in freedom of opinion in every individual. Therefore, my gift to adapt to any situation I find myself in and
to the feelings of another person. I
insist that one must never resolve for only good. Determination to try harder to be the best is the main reason for
my survival in this competitive world. I am able to think logical and creative
under pressure and love the idea that complex problems can be solved by
innovative ideas. I am very gratified to the Father Almighty for blessing me
with honesty, good communication skills, an open mind and responsibility.
F.
References
1. Mr. D. D. Groenewald (Computer
Teacher)
Hillcrest
Secondary School
P O Box 931
DA GAMASKOP
6501
Telephone: +27 (44) 6930 831
2. Mr. G. Afrika (Procurement – Old
Mutual)
Jan Smuts Drive
Mutualpark
PINELANDS
7405
Telephone: +27 (82) 8026 104
3. Miss R. Smith (Subject Advisor –
Western Cape Education Department)
53 Curlew Street
Fairview
MOSSEL BAY
6500
Telephone: +27 (83) 724 9172
4. Ms S. Pretorius (Executive
Secretary – Nestlé South Africa: Mossel Bay)
Depot Road
Voorbaai
MOSSEL BAY
6500
Telephone: +27 (44) 6951 460
5. Mr. W. Terblanche (PetroSA
Duinzich Avenue
Mossel Bay
6500
Telephone:
+27 (44) 3399