Estilah J. Ghalaini, Scholarship & Mentoring Program Coordinator

Estilah J. Ghalaini

Scholarship & Mentoring Program Coordinator

Saudi Arabian Chevron Inc.

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, International Business and Management
Experience
5 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 11 Months

Scholarship & Mentoring Program Coordinator at Saudi Arabian Chevron Inc.
  • Kuwait - Al Zour Mina Saud
  • April 2014 to August 2015

• Responsible for 26 scholarship participants spread
throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
• Monitored their academic progress by establishing and
maintaining relationships with the respective universities.
• Prepared reports for their evaluation and coordinated all
aspects related to their pay, housing and benefits.
• Coordinated all aspects of their relocation after graduation.
• Provided reports on the statistics and conducted
presentations to various divisions within the Human Resource
Department.
• Coordinated the launch of the Mentoring Program
encompassing 978 employees throughout the company.
• Facilitated mentor-mentee matching with respective
department heads.
• Arranged for mentoring training and orientation sessions.
• Maintained all mentoring program documents such as:
o Updated list of mentors and mentees;
o Initialed and updated mentoring agreements’ forms;
o Periodic mentoring agreements review results;
o Process review and continual improvement results;
o Conducted periodic process evaluations and tracked
effectiveness of the program.
• Revised policy of the Workforce Development Division.

Intern at Aruba Bank
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • October 2013 to March 2014

• Processed amendments and loan applications such as
personal loans, overdrafts, car loans, and mortgages as well
as the disbursement thereof within the Credit Control
department.
• Conducted a review of the procedures linked with the main
processes and responsibilities of the Credit Administration
Department (Retail and Corporate);
• Adjusted procedures accordingly;
• Conducted presentations to the respective departments
regarding the revised procedures;
• Restructured the archive system of the bank and
implemented the static archive;
• Prepared a plan for implementation of file completion in the
line;
• Coordinated the implementation of file completion with the
line managers;
• Supported the manager of Operations and Credit
Administration.

Call-center Supervisor at MyCall Callcenters
  • Netherlands
  • November 2012 to August 2013

•Supervised a team of 50 call center agents.
•Monitored queue and tracked inbound calls in order to keep agents aware of inbound calls, calls waiting, and abandonment rate.
•Reviewed the past week's events, including statistics, results and industry news.
•Disseminated new product information to the agents.
•Communicated company information.
•Performed at least one monitoring evaluation with each agent every two weeks
•Created and maintain files on each agent as they relate to attendance, production, and reviews.
•Administered training programs for new hires and existing staff.
•Supervised the complaint handling process and processed complaints.
•Established reports for the prompt review of new complaints, regulatory complaint decisions, follow-up and closure.

Sales/Reservations Agent at Accor Hospitality
  • Netherlands
  • March 2011 to January 2012

• Responded to sales inquiries and concerns in regards to ETAP, Ibis, All Seasons, Arthur Frommer, Novotel, Pullman, MGallery, and Sofitel hotels.
• Made the reservations in accordance with the established procedures and processed reservations afterwards.
• Maintained financial accounts by processing customer adjustments.

Montessori Directress at Sint Maarten Montessori School
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • November 2007 to May 2008

• Directed a class of twenty children between the ages 2½ and 6 while working with students of various abilities assigned to the classroom, including those with learning differences as diagnosed
• Participated in meetings, training, and planning cooperatives to fully meet each
child's needs.
• Made use of various assessment tools/strategies such as observations, children's work samples, continuums of development, portfolios, etc. to help make instructional decisions for individual students.

Journalist at Today Publishing N.V
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • November 2007 to May 2008

•Attended legal proceedings and public speaking events in order to write articles for the newspaper.
•In charge of all Dutch news and news from Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
•Translated news from Dutch to English, Spanish to English and Papiamento to English.
•Did research and wrote special features for the newspaper.
•Responsible for the community billboard.

Customer Service Representative at Thomson Prometric B.V
  • Netherlands
  • April 2005 to September 2005

•Answered the Customer Service hotline and entered incoming cases from phone correspondence.
•Responded to all customer inquiries and concerns.
•Provided customer service in Dutch, English and Spanish.
•Implemented the complaint handling process and processed complaints.

Supervisor at De Palm Tours N.V.
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • June 2004 to February 2005

•In charge of a strategic sales location.
•Coordinated projects related to tourism within the sales department
•Assisted with the administration within the reservations department.
•Recommended potential products or services to management by conducting market research and collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs.

Manager at Unicell
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • January 2004 to June 2004

•Coordinated all aspects of sales, promotions and pricing of a mobile phones and accessories retailer.
•Managed an internet cafe.

Education

Bachelor's degree, International Business and Management
  • at INHolland University of Applied Sciences
  • December 2015

First differentiation minor: Strategic Management Second differentiation minor: Corporate Psychology Internship: Retail & Corporate Credit Control Department at Aruba Bank

Diploma, Education
  • at LMS Teacher Education Program Canada
  • July 2008

Montessori Early Childhood Program (entirely based on child psychology)

Specialties & Skills

Negotiation
Communication Skills
People Skills
Multilingualism
Fluent in Papiamento Language
Microsoft Office User Specialist

Languages

Spanish
Expert
Dutch
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Service Quality & Customer Satisfaction (Training)
Training Institute:
PinT - Partners in Training
Date Attended:
May 2014
Microsoft Office User Specialist (Training)
Training Institute:
SG De Rietlanden
Date Attended:
January 2000
Business Conduct & Ethics Code (Training)
Training Institute:
Chevron Corporation
Date Attended:
July 2014
WORKING WITH UNMOTIVATED ANGRY YOUTH: STRATEGIES FOR FOSTERING COOPERATION AND HOPE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2008
TOUCHING A STUDENTS MIND & HEART: THE MINDSET OF THE EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2008

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Swimming