curriculum vitae
Armand Hattingh
15 Maitland Street
BLANCO
tel & fax: 044-8700154
mobile : 079 483 3342
e-mail : hattingh@live.com awhattingh@gmail.com
d.o.b : 10 March 1963
id: 630310 5121 083
Formal Training
1981—1983 National Diploma of Horticulture - Technicon Pretoria
1991—1994 Informal French Gourmet Chef Course Sus Hugo Cooking Bloemfontein
Certificates
4 February 1988 South Sotho-Technical College Bloemfontein2 August 1988 Public Relations - City Council Bloemfontein
7 July 1995 Pest Control -Department of Agriculture
9 April 1991 Meetings and Procedures City Council Bfn
24 April 1991 Supervisor’s Safety-City Council Bfn
29 September 1989 Safety Representative-City Council Bfn
17 December 1992 Telephone etiquette-City Council
Latest non-permanent project
17 Nov-20 Dec 2010 Promotion and demonstrations of products @ van Rensburg Foods- Volunteer, Hobbies and Interests
Employment History
1. Currently
Self employed— Giving informal cooking lessons and ad hoc catering
2. 1999—2009
Self employed— Owner and Manager of Vaaljapie Station Restaurant and co- founder of T.I.S.K. (Theatre in the Southern Cape) theatre café, Little Brak River
Duties:
- All facets of restaurant management, in including, menu planning, networking, stock control & promotion planning.
- Liaise and chaperone artists performing at theatre cafe
- All personnel and administrative matters.
- Preparation of all specialty dishes.
- Planning and testing of new dishes and additions to menu.
- Organize and execute all outside catering and functions.
- Plan and execute all promotions media and advertisement.
- Bookkeeping and Administration.
3. 1997—1999
Broker’s Assistant - CMA Monetary Services, Bloemfontein
Duties:
- Day to day administration of short term insurance clients.
- Assistant to CA for administrating of client’s short term insurance portfolios.
- Handling of all claims, additions and new underwriting.
4. 1994—1997
Self employed - SX Gay Nightclub, Bloemfontein (part time only)
Duties:
- All facets of night-club management, including stock control, public relations and special promotions.
- All personnel matters. Permanent as well as casual
- Organize and execute all outside functions.
- Plan and execute all promotions Liaise with representatives and their promotions media.
5. 1995 – 1997
Office Manager Life Brokers, Bloemfontein
Duties:
- Day to day administration of Long Term Insurance Broker’s Office
- PA to Broker
- Create and upkeep of database of excess of +4000 clients.
- Sourcing of dry leads for new business managing of 18 agents, including new business, queries and outstanding requirements on applications.
- General office secretarial duties such as telephone, walk-in customers and customer enquiries.
- Finalization and follow up of all claims, arrears and lapses.
6. 1986—1995
Senior Horticulturist City Council of Bloemfontein
Duties:
- Design of all parks, gardens and sport grounds (including the new sections of the Bloemfontein Zoo)
- Daily administrative tasks in respect of above mentioned.
- Organize and plan of all maintenance on city parks, sport grounds and open spaces.
- Plant decorations, flower arrangements and décor for all city council functions.
- Administration of all personnel matters including hearings and disciplinary measures of personnel of 84.
- Talks on environmental and horticultural matters
- Plan, design and execute the yearly Bloemfontein Rose Festival.
- Tour guide to tourists to parks and grounds in and around Bloemfontein
7. 1981—1986
Student (1981—1983) and Horticulturist Free State Nature Conservation
Duties:
- Daily administrative tasks in respect of above mentioned.
- Removal of all endangered plant-species prior to big construction works, and resettlement after completion of construction.
- Cultivate muti plants to prevent extinction.
- Building of plant displays at agricultural shows to promote indigenous flora.
- Practical training of all students, during their practical phases.
- Maintenance on all pot plants in Government Buildings and offices, as well as the Residence of the Administrator.
- All floral decorations for functions held by the Administration of the Free State.
- Design of all nature reserve office gardens with endemic plants
8. 1980—1982
National Service -Defence Force
- Receive commission rank from the state president up to the rank of captain
- Do all national camps as required by law.
- Quarter Master for Regiment President Steyn
9. 1980
Matric - Dan Pienaar Secondary School, Bloemfontein
Subjects:
- Afrikaans HG
- English HG
- Mathematics HG
- Accountancy HG
- Biology HG
- Science HG
