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Michelle Pereira, Senior Administrative Assistant

Michelle Pereira

Senior Administrative Assistant·Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Economics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 5 years, 9 months

Senior Administrative Assistant

October 2013 - December 2016

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

October 2013 - December 2016

• Gained hands on experience in development and staff relation operations of the Human Resources Department.
• Prepared KISR Employee ID cards and recorded monthly production, updated attendance records namely attendance approvals and external fieldwork requests of KISR employees, prepared violations for the personnel department on the basis of company policies and procedures, received incoming mail and documents concerning the same, sent daily time sheets and absent reports to various departments by email, prepared memos and Internal Office Communications for requirements of the department, prepared IT requests through an online portal as and when the attendance readers were down.
• Systems: Worked on multiple systems namely, Janitor Professional (to maintain the attendance records and employee details, Oracle (to track the employee leaves), the attendance system (to enter attendance approvals, employee fieldwork, track absent days and violations to deduct salaries accordingly), Excel, Visio, Oracle, FMS.
• Interacted with a large number of employees from various departments of KISR thereby gaining a multicultural experience.
• Worked in the Strategic Planning and Evaluation Office to efficiently manage and evaluate projects, policies, procedures and processes under the director general of KISR in various departments of Finance and Accounting Payroll, Purchasing, PR & Marketing.
• Worked on the KISR Annual Report, Achievements Report. Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Employee Progress Reports.
• Prepared minutes of the meeting, made purchase orders and conducted a follow-up, managed department staff attendance records.

Company industry:
Quantity Survey
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Insurance Associate

May 2011 - July 2013

Arabia Insurance Co. S.A.L.

Hawali, Kuwait

May 2011 - July 2013

This role developed my analytic and stakeholder management skills and has provided me with industry-specific experience in working with large volumes of data.

• Underwriting - Risk analysis, premium calculation and preparation of policy contracts including addition of clauses, warranties and exclusions.
• Client servicing - Prepared quotations and liaised with clients, brokers and other stakeholders in negotiating the details of the policy.
• Reporting - Prepared periodic reports, including operational variance analysis, broker’s monthly business review, loss ratio analysis and client profile statements.
• Data Entry - Issued and dispatched insurance policies in Marine, Fire and General Accident. (Householder’s Comprehensive, Workmen’s Compensation, Money Insurance & Fidelity Guarantee)
• Accounting - Prepared payment vouchers and collection vouchers for all expenses and incomes. Prepared cheques and handled petty cash reconciliations.
• Marketing - Participated in meetings on “Brand Strategy Internal Deployment Process”, and prepared presentations on promoting ARABIA as a customer-centric insurer.
• Performed operational tasks assigned and attended internal training sessions.

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Merchandiser

April 2006 - June 2006

Jashanmal and Partners

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

April 2006 - June 2006

• Follow up on the upcoming shipments from different suppliers, co-ordination with logistics department, stores and warehouses for clearance and delivery of goods, replenishment of stock, discrepancies between merchandise received and ordered.
• Maintained sales reports from all stores and other administrative tasks.
* Performed periodic checks for discrepancies between merchandise received and ordered initially.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Education

Christ University

May 2011

May 2011

Master's degree, Economics

India

GPA (point): 3.02 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.02 out of 4

The degree provided me with conceptual and analytic decision-making skills necessary for effective management in the domestic and international financial markets. The core areas covered include Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Economics and Operations Research. Additional electives included Financial Markets, Investments & Financial Statement Analysis. • GPA: 3.02/4.0 Dissertation: Completed a research paper titled “An analysis of the trends and patterns of crude oil price and its impact on manufacturing output in India for the period of 1994-2010”. The results of the Ordinary Least Square Test proved that a 1% increase in oil price leads to a 10.78% decrease in manufacturing output. This shows that the elasticity of manufacturing output to changes in oil price are significantly high and could lead the economy into a state of inflation as seen in the past. And, if coupled with stagnation in the growth of various sectors in the economy, it could also lead to a possible state of stagflation. It was further concluded that in order for manufacturing output to grow productively, we would need to stabilize the price of oil by lowering the demand for it or perhaps switching to alternative energy sources that are fuel efficient.

Christ University

May 2009

May 2009

Bachelor's degree, Psychology, Sociology and Economics

India

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

• GPA 3.0/4.0 • Emphasis in Psychology, Sociology and Economics. • Certificates in public speaking, web design, 3D modeling & animation, travel and tourism and human resources.

Carmel School Kuwait

April 2006

April 2006

High school or equivalent, Commerce

Kuwait

• Senior School Certificate Examination (Std.XII) - 1st Class in the year 2006 • Secondary School Examination (Std. X) - 1st Class in the year 2004

Skills

Microsoft Office
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Oracle
Expert
Oracle
Expert
Public relations and communication
Expert
Public relations and communication
Expert
Franchise Relations
Expert
Franchise Relations
Expert
Insurance
Expert
Insurance
Expert
Typing speed
Expert
Typing speed
Expert
MS Office
Expert
MS Office
Expert
Franchise Development
Intermediate
Franchise Development
Intermediate
Microsoft Office
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Oracle
Expert
Oracle
Expert
Public relations and communication
Expert
Public relations and communication
Expert
Franchise Relations
Expert
Franchise Relations
Expert
Insurance
Expert
Insurance
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Beginner

Hindi

Intermediate

Memberships

Art of living

Member

May 2008

Holy Family Cathedral - Salmiya

Clergy member

April 1988

Hobbies and interests

Sports and social events

Active in athletics including karate, basketball and football, having served as sports minister and basketball team captain at school and winning certificates & medals at school and college. Organised events including ‘The young economist competition’ and ‘Chrispo’ (sports fest) at university. Participated in various symposiums and seminars.