Curriculum Vitae or Resume
An experienced and committed individual with exceptional organisational skills.
Fluent in three different languages.
Fluent in three different languages.
Well-presented professional, approach to work and ability to adapt and learn very quickly.
Live-in carer for the elderly/Personal assistant – OPC Oxfordshire – From 30th of December 2019 to June 2022
Work History
Live-in carer for the elderly/Personal assistant – OPC Oxfordshire – From 30th of December 2019 to June 2022
Holistic and very positive approach:
- Assisting with getting out and into bed (using mobility aids like ReTurner), washing (showering), applying creams, dressing, lifting (ReTurner)
- Assisting with mobility. Asking for advice from professionals (Community Services)
- Giving and/or prompting medication
- Collecting prescriptions - where necessary
- Informing/discussing with the GP any health concerns
- Attending doctors' appointments
- Observing, acknowledging and reporting a change in health, behaviour, needs, tastes and such.
- Housekeeping to the highest standards: tidying, cleaning, washing up, ironing etc.
- Grocery shopping
- Cooking and serving healthy and appealing meals
- Keeping the user engaged
- Taking the wheelchair user outside (in the garden, for walks, or to visit friends - Lockdown restrictions allowing) for the daily vitamin D dose
- Keeping the family up to date with the user's lifestyle
- Enabling visits from family and friends - Lockdown restrictions allowing
- Entertaining (singing, dancing etc.)
- Providing company (watching TV together, chatting, playing games)
- Encouraging and empowering independence and motivation
- Using electronic devices to send daily updates through specific software and applications
- All mandatory training up to date (June 2021)
- Several optional training followed too (Adult online courses like Dementia awareness, Dealing with challenging behaviour etc. etc.)
Lockdown restrictions were/are respected ad litteram.
Carer/Enabler - Housekeeper, Caregiver and Companion to mother – Gheraesti/Neamt/Romania –From 30th of January to 30 December 2019
Holistic and positive approach:
- Contacting doctors and hospitals: booking visits and admissions into hospitals
- Administration of medication
- Ordering prescriptions
- Assisting with mobility
- Housekeeping to the highest standards: paying bills, restocking food etc.
- Cooking and serving nutritious meals
- Grooming
- Companionship
- Enabling visits from family and friends
- Providing moral and emotional support
- Encouraging independence and motivation
On top of that, a house was built (in 2 months) to serve as a home for my mother.
Author - From 23rd of December 2018 to 29th of January 2019 - Exeter/Devon
Christmas Casual Mail Sorter - 24th November to 23rd December 2018 - Royal Mail, Exeter/Devon
Hand enclosing products, picking and other aspects of mail and print sorting.
Author - March to 24th of November 2018 - Cristina G. on Amazon - Exeter/Devon
Writing novels – romance, suspense, drama – memoirs, true stories, motivational, inspirational, self-help, and recipe books.
Working on a memoir from the communist period.
Christmas Casual Mail Sorter - 24th November to 23rd December 2018 - Royal Mail, Exeter/Devon
Hand enclosing products, picking and other aspects of mail and print sorting.
Author - March to 24th of November 2018 - Cristina G. on Amazon - Exeter/Devon
Writing novels – romance, suspense, drama – memoirs, true stories, motivational, inspirational, self-help, and recipe books.
Subjects of interest: psychology and human behaviour, emotions and feelings, spirituality and positive messages, motivation and inspiration, holistic approach to life.
Trilingual Call Quality Analyst and Mystery Shopper (Italian, Romanian, English) - BPA quality - Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5AZ - September 2014 to March 2018
Trilingual Call Quality Analyst and Mystery Shopper (Italian, Romanian, English) - BPA quality - Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5AZ - September 2014 to March 2018
- Target-driven, high volume analysing of call trends.
- Analysing customer concerns to recommend improvements to the business.
- Mystery shopping for large multinational recognised brands including call monitoring, evaluation and calibration scoring on different projects.
- Consistently hit and excelled the targets set.
Blogger - Roman, Romania - July 2010 to present (ongoing) Owning and writing various blogs in English, Romanian and Italian.
Diverse topics:
- Satirical poetry and prose
- Recipes and cooking
- Inner and external beauty
- Mental and physical health
- Spirituality
- Psychology
- Human behaviour
- Personal development
- Self-help
- Writing and publishing
- Holistic approach
- Positivity
- Helping others/Charity
- And much more
Carer/Enabler - Housekeeper and Companion – Gheraesti and Roman, Romania - July 2010 to June 2014 (and many years before)
Caring for mother and father due to illnesses.
Caring for mother and father due to illnesses.
Father had several mental diseases and very reduced mobility.
Holistic and very positive approach:
- Grooming
- Assisting with mobility
- Contacting doctors and hospitals: booking visits and admissions into hospitals
- Administration of medication
- Ordering prescriptions
- Companionship
- Moral support
- Cooking and serving nutritious meals
- Housekeeping to the highest standards: paying bills, restocking food etc.
Waitress and Hostess - Full-time and On-call – Various organisations – Italy - from August 2007 to July 2010
Taking reservations, dealing with customers, and serving food and drinks. Ordering stock, stock checks, key holder responsibility.
HR Administrative - Over Coop Società Cooperativa - Conegliano, Treviso, Italy - June 2005 to August 2007
Recruitment of staff. Holding interviews, arranging the interview process and attendance of candidates. Processing the timesheets for payroll. Dealing with members of the public and candidates' queries.
Personal Assistant to Director - Spinelli e Mannocchi S.r.l., Umbria Domani S.c.a.r.l. - Perugia, Italy - May 2004 to February 2005
Management of diary. General business administration. Dealing with correspondence and arranging travel. Customer relationship building.
Waitress and Hostess - Full-time and On-call – Various organisations: Villa Curtis Vadi S.r.l. Restaurant - Cordovado, PN, Italy - Tivoli Restaurant/SIESTA S.n.c. Restaurant - Cortina D’Ampezzo, BL, Italy - LINTA PARK HOTEL - Asiago, VI, Italy - August 2000 to March 2010
Taking reservations, dealing with customers, and serving food and drinks. Ordering stock, stock checks, key holder responsibility.
Machine Operative - Wood and furniture, Roman, Romania - April 1996 to August 2000
Using machinery to cut various types of wood to be used in making furniture. Assembly of furniture such as windows, doors, cupboards, chairs, tables and more.
Retailer/Cashier/Bartender - Orizont SNC – Gheraesti, Roman, Romania - September 1994 to April 1996
Dealing with customers, selling groceries and drinks, serving drinks.
Taking reservations, dealing with customers, and serving food and drinks. Ordering stock, stock checks, key holder responsibility.
HR Administrative - Over Coop Società Cooperativa - Conegliano, Treviso, Italy - June 2005 to August 2007
Recruitment of staff. Holding interviews, arranging the interview process and attendance of candidates. Processing the timesheets for payroll. Dealing with members of the public and candidates' queries.
Personal Assistant to Director - Spinelli e Mannocchi S.r.l., Umbria Domani S.c.a.r.l. - Perugia, Italy - May 2004 to February 2005
Management of diary. General business administration. Dealing with correspondence and arranging travel. Customer relationship building.
Waitress and Hostess - Full-time and On-call – Various organisations: Villa Curtis Vadi S.r.l. Restaurant - Cordovado, PN, Italy - Tivoli Restaurant/SIESTA S.n.c. Restaurant - Cortina D’Ampezzo, BL, Italy - LINTA PARK HOTEL - Asiago, VI, Italy - August 2000 to March 2010
Taking reservations, dealing with customers, and serving food and drinks. Ordering stock, stock checks, key holder responsibility.
Machine Operative - Wood and furniture, Roman, Romania - April 1996 to August 2000
Using machinery to cut various types of wood to be used in making furniture. Assembly of furniture such as windows, doors, cupboards, chairs, tables and more.
Retailer/Cashier/Bartender - Orizont SNC – Gheraesti, Roman, Romania - September 1994 to April 1996
Dealing with customers, selling groceries and drinks, serving drinks.
Responsible for ordering stock, stock checks, and key holders.
Qualifications and Education
1990 - 1994 Technical College - Piatra Neamt, Romania - Carpentry degree
Other Qualifications and Training
Qualifications and Education
1990 - 1994 Technical College - Piatra Neamt, Romania - Carpentry degree
Other Qualifications and Training
Business accounting techniques with the use of specific software
May 2008 to June 2008 - Portogruaro, Italy
Office and Administration
IAL training agency - March 2008 to May 2008 - Pordenone, Italy
Foundation course in English language (speaking and written)
Exeter Academy - November 2007 to February 2008 - Exeter, Devon
Basic Computer Course
Perugia's Council - 2003 - Perugia, Italy
Italian Language Course
Foreign University of Perugia - 2003 - Perugia, Italy
Language skills
- Mother tongue/Native language: Romanian
- Fluent/Second language: Italian
- Fluent/Third Language: English
- Conversational ability in Spanish and French
References are available on request.