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Corporate Flight Attendant: Louise Hyland
Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Objective:
Discreet, professional, highly proficient and organized flight attendant available for short-term and long-term domestic and international assignments.
Extensive international experience – 27 countries and counting!
Over five years of private flying experience.
Education:
National School for the Arts – Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Drama
UNISA – Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Marketing
Irvine Valley College – Irvine, California, USA
Business Administration, Literature
Qualifications:
Communications specialist through Toastmasters International.
Certified Specialist of Wine through Society of Wine Educators.
Awards:
South African Airways Customer Service Representative of the Year Award
Professionalism Role Model of the Year
Kelly Girl Employee of the Year
Advanced Speaker Silver and Advanced Leadership Program – Toastmasters International
Work:
2011 – Current – Professional Speaker – Giraffe Communications
– Presentations include “Growing up in Apartheid South Africa – Lessons for Today” and “Economy of Words – The Gender Communication Gap in the Professional World”.
2000 – Current – Author
– “Learning to Cry” published in April 2013
– Freelance writer
– Tittle under Construction: “Unsung Heroes of Democracy – Giving voice to the people who changed the face of South Africa but never made the news.”
2005 – 2010 – CEO/Owner – Diamond Elite Gymnastics
– Business operations
– Supervised 37 employees
– Financial management
– Marketing
1987 – 1991 – Customer Service Representative – South African Airlines
– On ground and in air representative
– Client specialist and liason for high end clientele
– Ticket sales, weight and balance trim calculations
Passports:
USA and Great Britain
Languages:
Fluent in English and Afrikaans. Beginning French.