LETICIA ORENSE-CASTILLO, HR & Admin. Secretary/Training Coordinator

LETICIA ORENSE-CASTILLO

HR & Admin. Secretary/Training Coordinator

LAMPRELL ENERGY LTD.

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
Experience
23 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 11 Months

HR & Admin. Secretary/Training Coordinator at LAMPRELL ENERGY LTD.
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • November 2011 to April 2016

 HR & ADMINISTRATION SECRETARY & TRAINING COORDINATOR reporting directly to the HR Operations Manager. Provided executive support to the Group HR Manager and the VP for HR and Administration, took down, transcribe and circulate Minutes of Meetings.
 ADMINISTRATOR/PUBLISHER of the HR & Admin Department in the Lamprell Connect (company’s intranet). Published the following: HR & Admin.- related Internal Memorandum & Announcements, photos, designation & department of newly joined employees in the New Arrival Section of the Lamprell Connect, Birthday celebrants’ photos & greetings, Employees’ accomplishments/awards/anniversaries, Employment vacancies (internal and/or external) with detailed Job Descriptions from Recruitment Dept. In coordination with IT Department, posted the final results of social & sports events like Lamprell’s Got Talent (LGT), Annual Management & Clients Golf Day, football, basketball, bowling, cricket, badminton, etc.
 TRAINING COORDINATOR - Organized employees’ local in-house, external and foreign training from departments’ nominations, sourcing training providers, payment to actual training proper and circulation of training certificates. Prepared Powerpoint presentations for internal Lunch and Learn Skills Training.

 COMPANY’S SOCIAL EVENTS COORDINATION - Assisted the HR Manager for Social Events in organizing company- sponsored social & sporting events like bowling, badminton, football, cricket, basketball, Lamprell’s Got Talent, Annual Management & Client’s Golf Day and HR & Adm. Inter-department get together parties.
 OTHER ADHOC DUTIES - One of the 3 Fire Wardens of the HR & Adm. Dept., In-charge of Printer & Scanning Machines fault reporting & maintenance, organized HR & Admin’s inter-facility monthly birthday celebrations.

Key achievements (cost saving initiatives):
• Published time-sensitive announcements, memorandum and correspondences via our intranet.
• decreased paper wastage by scanning and saving documents directly on my PC especially
Training feedback forms and certificates and petrol receipts for reimbursements.
• Efficient use of the Outlook calendar in monitoring monitor meetings/presentations and alerting the attendees at least a day then 15 minutes before the actual event.
• Actively participated in the Bright Ideas initiative where we monitor the suggestions of employees towards cost savings. Each one of us in the team was given the task of following up suggestions directly from the Owners. I usually closed the suggestion even before the deadline.
• Consistently one of the top notchers in submitting our monthly SOAP (Safety Observation Audit Program) cards. It is a program where we looked for safety hazards within the office and even in the yard. We need to submit at least 3 cards a month. I usually have 5 or more SOAP cards a month.
• Coordinated with our IT/ERP team with the approval of my line manager to get refresher training to be up-to-date with technology, the latest of which are the iExpense and iProcurement.

Executive Secretary at Maritime Industrial Services (MIS) & Lamprell Energy Ltd. (Integration Period)
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • July 2011 to November 2011

Provided secretarial & administrative support to the newly-integrated Sharjah Facility Team composed of General Managers Sharjah Facility; Operations Manager, from Lamprell and the EVP and VP from MIS.

Executive Secretary at MARITIME INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD. CO. (MIS)
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • August 2003 to July 2011

Provided comprehensive, high-level executive secretarial/administrative support to top-level senior executives and company management. Ensured that the functions, operations, and priorities of the concerned top level management are effectively performed.

Site Project Secretary at MARITIME INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD. CO. (MIS)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2002 to July 2003

Site Project Secretary to MIS’ client Anadarko, Arco, Qatar (formerly BP-Arco Qatar) for its Al Rayyan Oil Development Project. Provided high level senior secretarial, administrative and other miscellaneous services to the Site Project Management Team (SMT) composed of more than 30 members; in addition to Operations Staff, Vendors and Subcontractors. Coordinated and liaised with the Project Management Team (PMT), the Doha Main Office and the Al Morjan Offshore Office.

Secretary to the Managing Director at RAMADA WATCHES TRAIDING LTD./RAMADA GENERAL TRAIDING/AL TADAMON READYMADE GARMENTS & BLANKET FACTORY
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • June 1992 to December 2001

Secretary to the Managing Director for more than ten (10) years. The company was dealing internationally with branded watches, jewelries and export quality readymade garments

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at Philippine Christian University
  • November 1985

Bachelor of Science (BS) programs in business management offer training in administrative duties, financial responsibilities, and physical resource control related to commerce. Specialization options include marketing, public administration, healthcare management or human resources. These programs typically include around 120 semester hours of coursework, which can be completed in four years. A high school diploma or the equivalent is generally required for admission. We, students in business management bachelor's degree program develop skills in leadership, conflict resolution, employee supervision, and the promotion of a positive work environment. We examined theories of economics, consumer buying power, ethics, corporate responsibility and budget analysis to learn how to maintain fiscal health within organizations. Course topics, among others, included: • Business communication • Supply management • Quantitative analysis • Organizational behavior and management • Business law, taxation and policy

Diploma, Associate in Business Technology
  • at Makati Polytechnical Community College
  • March 1979

We have learned basic office skills such as telephone etiquette, keyboarding skills and general office procedures. We also gained basic computer skills and familiarity with software programs such as word processing and spreadsheet. Program coursework included seminars, hands-on lab work and internships. We learned how to perform business record keeping, filing and database management along with customer service and cashiering skills. Course topics included: • Payroll accounting, corporate taxation, financial accounting • Records management • Stenography/speed writing • Keyboarding, computer applications and concepts • Administrative office management • Business communications, business mathematics These 2-year program allowed us, students, to specialize in an area of study, including business management major in management or marketing.

Specialties & Skills

Multitasking
Office Organization
Executive Secretary
Time management skills
Microsoft Office
problem solving, planning, initiative, teamwork, flexibility, can work under pressure
Microsoft Office (Word,Excel,Powerpoint,Outlook), Leadership, Interpersonal, Communications,Adaptabi
secretarial & administrative skills

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Pondong Pinoy (Filipino Community)
  • Founding Chairman
  • January 2009

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Excel 2007 (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Date Attended:
October 2010
Duration:
24 hours
Advance Executive Secretary Workshop/Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute for International Research (IIR)
Date Attended:
February 2009
Duration:
40 hours
Stress & Time Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Zabeel Institute (Dubai)
Date Attended:
November 2008
Duration:
8 hours
Internal Auditor Training Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (Bureau Veritas)
Date Attended:
September 2009
Duration:
12 hours