Claudia Gibson Pineapple and beef cattle farming
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My name is Claudia Gibson. I live in East London, South Africa.
I grew up on a pineapple and cattle farm where I learnt many practical farming skills which I can share with you by means of practical on the farm live lessons outside the classroom where you can learn to grow your own vegetable garden and learn all about life on the farm as well as beach days, picnics and animal parks. We can have video footage for evening classes that are in line with the lesson plan theme.
I am a natural born artist so I can design some creative visual lesson material for our lessons and share some practical drawing and painting skills with you to keep our lessons interesting.
I have an agricultural diploma, project management certificate and TEFL 180 hour level 5 certificate which I am currently upgrading to a diploma to teach more subjects such as art, geography and mathematics.

Interests:
Agriculture, Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Horse Riding, BMX Cycling, Off Road Motorcycle Riding, Tennis, Squash, Aerobics, Cricket, Softball, Photography, Gardening and Landscaping. Art, Graphic Design, Photography, Interior & Exterior Design,

Animal Rescue, rehabilitation and housing of Wild & Fancy Rats & Mice and kept as pets as well as Chameleons & Butcherbirds

Thank you for sharing my journey. I am looking forward to our lessons together.

Subjects

  • English Beginner-Expert

  • Agriculture Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • Tender Consultant / Administrator / Tender Department Head / Procurement Management. (Mar, 2020–May, 2022) at Prime Electrical (Electrical Contractor), East London, South Africa
    Tenders
    Pricing and costing of electrical contracting bill of quantities as per supplier and sub-contractor quotes according to client specification for low, medium and high voltage overhead power lines, substations, high mast lighting, wind farms, solar installation, cable reticulation, electrification of rural villages as well as complete compilation of tender documentation and procurement management of company legal documentation.

    Projects
    Project co-ordination of awarded electrical contracting projects including material breakdowns and management, counter quotes and material orders.

    Software:
    Microsoft office home and business 2010
    Google Drive
    MS Word (2010)
    Excel (2010)
    Adobe
    Powerpoint
    Microsoft Teams
    Google Maps / Earth
    Email / Internet
    Drop Box
    Tidy Labels (2013)
  • Project Coordinator and Tender Coordinator (Jun, 2015–Mar, 2020) at Siyavuya Power Projects (Electrical Contractor), East London, South Africa
    Projects
    Project co-ordination and management of electrical contracting projects including material breakdowns, orders and management, site administration and correspondence, Oversee fleet, tools, equipment and personnel, all project financial management and costing, reporting, project procedures throughout contract duration

    Tenders
    Pricing and costing of electrical contracting bill of quantities as per supplier and sub-contractor quotes according to client specification for low, medium and high voltage overhead power lines, substations, high mast lighting, wind farms, solar installation, cable reticulation, electrification of rural villages as well as complete compilation of tender documentation and procurement management of company legal documentation.

    Software
    Microsoft office home and business windows 8
    Microsoft office 2013
    Microsoft office
    Google Drive
    MS Word (2013)
    Excel (2013)
    Sage Pastel Accounting
    MS Project
    Powerpoint
    Google Maps
    Email / Internet
  • Sales and Marketing (Mar, 2015–May, 2015) at Target Line (Hunting/Fishing/Firearm Training), East London, South Africa
    Sales
    Sales lady for hunting, fishing, firearm and outdoor shop including merchandising: labelling sized clothing, stocking shelves, pricing, displaying firearms, direct sales, customer orders, liaising with dealers, stock takes.

    Marketing
    Setting up facebook web page, advertising, product specials, photographs, attending hunting club events

    Software:
    Microsoft office home and business windows 7
    Microsoft office 2013
    Powerpoint
    Email / Internet
  • Assistant Project Management (Electrical Division) (Apr, 2013–Apr, 2014) at Worley Parsons (Resources & Energy) Consultants, East London, South Africa
    Project management for electrical consultant for low voltage electrical installation to rural villages project for a consortium of approximately 30 electrical contractors. Management, processing and capturing of project correspondence, material breakdowns, outage bookings to switch off the line for final electrical connection, contractor invoices, management of material, project queries and design changes.

    Software:
    Microsoft office home and business windows 7
    MS Word (2010)
    Excel (2010)
    Powerpoint
    Access 2010
    Outlook Email / Internet
  • Assistant Clerk (Electrification Electrical Division) (Apr, 2012–Mar, 2013) at Eya Bantu (Electrical Engineering Consultants), East London, South Africa
    Administration and project clerk for electrical consultant for low voltage electrical installation to rural villages project for a consortium of approximately 30 electrical contractors. Management, processing and capturing of project correspondence, material breakdowns, outage bookings to switch off the line for final electrical connection, contractor invoices, management of material, project queries and design changes.

    Software
    Microsoft office home and business windows 7
    MS Word (2010)
    Excel (2010)
    Powerpoint
    Access 2010
    Email / Internet
  • Graphic Design (Jan, 2004–Oct, 2022) at Claudia Gibson Art & Design, East London, South Africa
    GRAPHIC DESIGN

    Hand drawn and electronic digital graphic design including photograph editing, business and greeting cards, towel designs, logos and all graphic design requirements.
    Draughting / Computer Aided Drawing and Design

    Software
    Arcsoft software suite (photo editing), Coral draw 6, Paint
    Recent programs
    Photoshop, Canva, Autocad, Adobe illustrator, Blender, Inkscape, Krita
  • Photography (Jan, 2004–Oct, 2022) at Claudia Gibson Art & Design, East London, South Africa
    PHOTOGRAPHY
    Digital photography including wildlife, scenery, landscape, all photography.

    Software:
    Arcsoft software suite (photo editing), Coral draw 6, Paint,
    Recent programs
    Photoshop, Canva, Autocad, Adobe illustrator, Blender, Inkscape, Krita
  • Personal Assistant, Project Clerk, Debtors’ Clerk (Jul, 2003–Mar, 2012) at Ballenden and Robb Consulting Engineers (Electrical and Mechanical), East London, South Africa
    Personal assistant including typing of all correspondence, tender documents, general office duties, minutes of meetings, timesheets, travel claims, reports, travel bookings.

    Project clerk for low voltage electrical installation to rural villages project for a consortium of approximately 30 electrical contractors. Management, processing and capturing of project correspondence, material breakdowns, outage bookings to switch off the line for final electrical connection, contractor invoices, management of material, project queries and design changes.

    Debtor’s clerk including setting up a debtor’s system for three branch offices, monthly statements, age analysis, financial breakdowns, reports and schedules.

    Software
    Microsoft office home and business windows 7
    MS Word
    Excel
    Powerpoint
    Email / Internet
    Qmuzik (Financial & Project Management Package)
    Remics (Financial & Project Management Package)
  • Receptionist, Typist and Personal Assistant (Aug, 2002–Dec, 2002) at BKS (PTY) Ltd Consulting Engineers (Civil), East London, South Africa
    Receptionist. Typist and personal assistant, general office duties

    Software:
    Microsoft office home and business windows 7
    MS Word
    Excel
    Email / Internet
  • Receptionist, Personal Assistant (Mar, 2002–Jul, 2002) at Sawe Consulting Engineers (Civil and Electrical), East London, South Africa
    Receptionist/Switchboard, typist and personal assistant, general office duties

    Software:
    Microsoft office home and business windows 7
    MS Word
    Excel
    Email / Internet
  • Receptionist/switchboard/debt collection, legal secretary, isiXhosa interpreter (Jun, 1997–Dec, 2001) at Gravett Schoeman van Rensburg & Moodley inc. Attorneys, East London, South Africa
    Receptionist, switchboard operator, filing, correspondence typing legal documents, legal secretary, debt collections, banking, isiXhosa language interpreter.

    Software
    Ghostwriter (Version 5.4.3)
    (Wordprocessing)
    Ghost Technology 1985 – 1993
    Wordperfect 5.1
    Litigation/Debt Collections Program
  • Typist (Editorial Department) (Oct, 1996–Oct, 1996) at Daily Dispatch (Newspaper), East London, South Africa
    Typing and editing editorial articles for local daily newspaper.
  • Receptionist, Office Assistant (Jan, 1996–Present) at Wolfsburg Auto (VW and Audi Specialists), East London, South Africa
    Receptionist, office assistant, invoice clerk, following up on outstanding payments, ordering parts, following up on orders, general office duties
  • Agricultural Pineapple and Beef Cattle Production (Family Business) (Jan, 1989–Dec, 1994) at Hilltop Pineries (PTY) Ltd, Ncera, East London, South Africa
    Grew up on a pineapple and beef cattle farm family business learning the complete pineapple production processes and beef cattle farming systems and management.
    Pineapple production
    Complete pineapple production process including soil preparation methods and soil erosion protection, crop planting systems, grass and weed control, herbicide and pesticide control, fertilizing, plant growth methods, harvesting, fresh fruit supply to canneries and markets locally and international export, packaging in fully equipped packing sheds (10 000 boxes per week), marketing and advertising, transport systems, book keeping processes, manual record keeping, crop planning, staff management processes, fleet and equipment management processes.
    Estimated farm size: 3000 hectares
    Estimated cayenne pineapple plants in crops: 42 million
    Estimated annual tonnage produced 16 000 tons.
    Cattle production
    Beef cattle production including grazing control, pest control methods, weekly dipping, disease control medicines and inoculation, general herd keeping.
    Herd of 300 Bonsmara and Afrikaner cattle
  • Artist (Jan, 1984–Oct, 2022) at Claudia Gibson Art & Design, East London, South Africa
    ART

    PAINTINGS
    Paper / cardboard- Sketching design and painting on paper using acrylics, water paints, poster paints, PVA paint and ink combination, pastels, charcoal.
    Canvas – Acrylic Gesso base coat, base paint coat, sketching design and painting on framed, stretched
    canvas using acrylics
    Material (cloth)– sketching design and painting using material paints
    Wood – process of decoupage using paint technique or pictures with sealer overcoat as well as general
    wood painting

    SKETCHES
    pencil sketches of face portraits etc. and general objects using different pencil shades and HB pencil shading

    DIGITAL ART

    Software:
    Arcsoft software suite (photo editing), Coral draw 6, Paint
    Recent programs
    Photoshop, Canva, Autocad, Adobe illustrator, Blender, Inkscape, Krita

Education

  • TEFL level 5 (Jan, 2021–Dec, 2021) from i-to-i TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD AND ONLINE
  • Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Project Management (Jan, 2014–Dec, 2014) from UNISA UNIVERSITY of South Africa Pretoria
  • National Diploma Agricultural Management (Jan, 2011–Dec, 2015) from UNISA UNIVERSITY of South Africa Pretoria
  • N4-N6 Management Assistant (Jan, 1995–Dec, 1996) from East London College
  • Higher Secondary (Jan, 1994–Dec, 1994) from Clarendon High School for Girls

Fee details

    R8–20/hour (US$0.42–1.06/hour)

    USD (hourly rate negotiable depending on job description)

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