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Maiken Maria Vibede Vanting

Personal Info Danish Nationality

Authorized to work in the United States

Born May 12th 1977

Worked in London, England from 1996-2000

I have worked in service and customer related jobs until 2005 where I started my own business.

Moved to The States March 08, with my husband who was offered a job here.

Education Graduated International Marketing Economy, Niels Brock Business School 2002 which included studies at Universidad de Valencia in Spain.

NVQ certificate in Retail (London, England).

1993 -1996 High School

Leadership certificate from Det Danske Spejderkorps (Danish Scouts).

Skills • Work well as part of a team or on my own initiative.

• Very good organization skills

• Computer literate; Word perfect, Microsoft Word, Office,

Lotus Notes, Excel, Sage, Massage Manager, Quark, Illustrator

• Work well under pressure

• Very good problem solving skills

• Good oral and written skills

• Excellent telephone manner

Language skills Fluent in English, Danish, Spanish also speaks Norwegian, Swedish and

basic understanding of French and German.

Work history 2005 - 08 BLINK, Copenhagen

Sole owner of women’s wear fashion store BLINK in central Copenhagen.

Established brand names, and a large Customer Club with loyal customers. The store was very successful and I sold it due to moving to US with my husband.

2005-05 Servisair, Copenhagen Airport

Customer Agent for air carriers, such as Easy Jet, British Airways, Iceland Air. Check-in, assisting customers and children to gate, gate check and final boarding and training of new staff. I took this job so I could make my business plan for my company after hours.

2004-05 Loreal Paris, Copenhagen Airport

Customer Care Consultant for Loréal Paris products in Copenhagen Airport. Responsible for sales, inventory, sale records, display and training of staff in the Airport.

2002-2004 IMS Learning, Kgs. Nytorv

Receptionist/secretary for an e-learning company. Responsible for all administration of the office, from greeting customers to event coordination. Also assisting the marketing department and PA to owner and Director of the company.

Studied International Marketing Economy with focus on Communication from 2000-2002 with one year living and studying at Universidad De Valencia, Spain.

Feb. - Juli 2000 Novo Nordic, Bagsværd Denmark

Temp in the travel department, where duties included maintenance of intranet, booking and printing travels, visa and updating passports. Book meetings and arrange conferences.

Work history in England, London

Jan - Dec 99 – 00 Arrow Sale & Purchase (UK) Ltd.

PA to Directing Manager and 5 brokers

Duties include: typing of legal forms (Charter Parties, M.O.A. etc.)

Letters and other document, arranging events, travels, bookings and other

private and corporate arrangement for the brokers. Managing the office such as couriers, computers, switchboard, files etc. Dealing with clients worldwide both oral, written and in person.

Aug - Jan 98 -99 CCA Galleries, Fulham, London

Personal Assistant for the Overseas Department

PA to the manager of the Overseas Department, mainly dealing with China

and Japan. Duties include: taking orders and dealing with sales overseas,

upkeep with books/accounts. Presenting new catalogues/paintings/prints

to overseas clients, often pre pick the most suitable relevant to the

customers. Unfortunately the Yen went record low and thus found a new job.

Feb - Aug 98 QVC The Shopping Chanel, London

Import/Export/Administrative assistant

Duties include main responsibility of exporting goods back to vendors

worldwide. Daily routine of correspondence with warehouse/vendors

to ensure the goods arrive in time and order, upkeep with the procedure on

imports, processing incoming data, sending out informative e-mails, input of figures and reports, clearing, booking and general problem solving within Import/Exports.

Jul - Feb 97-98 Shubette of London, Great Portland St.

Administrative/showroom

Duties include daily input of new information, invoicing, operating

switchboard. Stock-check and customer service. Greeting customers,

showing new collections and taking orders. Taking orders by phone or in

person from customers such as Harrods, Selfridges, Debenhams and C&A.

Occasionally modeling and helping models with shows and shoots.

August 96-July 97 Jigsaw, London

Stock Room Manager

Duties include managing the stock room, customer service, daily banking, invoicing, stock-check and order new stock, merchandise shop floor, decorating windows.

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