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ALINA FESTEU

Bucharest, District 3, Romania
+40752244485, [email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-festeu-279b742a
Birthdate: 31-10-1981

CAREER SUMMARY: As an administrative expert, I am working harmoniously and effectively with the superiors,
peers, subordinates and their personal values, developing a strong workingrapport with all colleagues, always
promoting relationships built on trust, respect, and honesty in the workplace.I am flexible aboutexploring new
procedures andapproaches,as I am able to listen attentively andto adapt appropriately. Continuous
prioritisation of my activity taught me to concentrate not only on the tasks, but also on the people.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

OFFICE ASSISTANT
EDGE BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING ADVISORS SPRL, Romania
September 2013 <> present

➢ Being familiar with writing technical/legal/business reports; also preparing asset presentations based on research/
information extracted from valuation reports;
➢ Decreasing administration costs 15% with respect to the company’s providers by negotiating pricing and fees, while
ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services;
➢ Tracking record and successfully handling multiple projects at the same time
E.g.: In charge with keeping track of over 500 litigation cases, updating accordingly the database; managing 3
superiors’ and 4 associate lawyers’ electronic calendar, by inserting and updating all relevant court terms;
➢ Monthly utilities invoicing, provided for approx. 30 landlords;
➢ Keeping the record of all documents; managing the archiving system for over 12 insolvency projects and non-current
documents;
➢ Managing the content of the company’s website by publishing/updating various information, uploading documents
and operating changes;
➢ Effective using the communication etiquette when keeping the correspondence with State authorities, clients and
providers;
➢ Actively offering support to the management in all applicable aspects.

ASSISTANT MANAGER
1696243 ONTARIO INC., Canada
March 2013 <> August 2013

➢ Ensuring that employees are constantly informed about health and safety policies by effectively translating complex
information into common terms; reviewing and updating the specific documentation according to regulations;
➢ Ensuring the employees’ security by arranging regular testing for electrical equipment and safety devices;
➢ In charge of promoting the equality and diversity policy;
➢ Keeping the company’s good image by providing professional customers relationship management;
➢ Managing the suppliers/clients’ contracts and negotiating the new ones;
➢ Managing the archiving system of the company and being able to extract a document from the system upon any
spontaneous request;
➢ Maintaining an accurate clients and providers portfolio within the company records by database continuous updates;
➢ Planning and organizing travel details, as requested;
➢ Delivering reports for senior management and delivering presentations.

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PA & TEAM ASSISTANT
ROLAND BERGER STRATEGY CONSULTANTS SRL, Romania
February 2012 <> February 2013

➢ Ensuring under all admin aspects the interface between the company and the business environment;
➢ Managing the Human Resources database; in charge of the relationship: company – potential candidates;
➢ Successfully managing the agenda of 3 company’ seniors and assisting also 15 different grades consultants;
➢ Reducing the working time for certain tasks of the finance department by extracting information from different key
databases andgrouping them in different reports on demand;
➢ Ensuring a time efficiency approach of the management by rigorously sorting the mail, faxes, letters, depending on
priority, also answer to it when and as requested;
➢ Punctual and efficient with time management when organizing internal/external events, logistics and travels;
➢ Actively updating clients and providers databases;
➢ Answering incoming calls (avg. 30/day) resolving issues with both clients and internal departments;
➢ Prepare expense reports; archive non-current documents.

PA TO REGIONAL ADVISORY PARTNER
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS SRL, Romania
October 2007 <> February 2012

➢ Supporting the professional staff by conducting independence researches regarding prospective clients, using PwC
Worldwide’ databases;
➢ Conducting real estate researches – identifying market comparable information to be inserted in valuation reports;
➢ Methodical planning of internal meetings as well as client events, highly-detail-oriented when organizing logistics for
partner/team/clients;
➢ Enhancing the delivery of correspondence by ensuring a responsible sorting of all received documents; scanning them
on demandand quicklybrowsingthrough it for thepurpose oftransmitting the essential information as soon as
possible;
➢ In charge with preparing, checking and delivering the bid documentation related to Public Sector bids;
➢ Keeping and organising the agenda of 2 regional (South-East Europe) partners, one of them based in Romania and the
other one in Slovenia, and offering support to 40consultants (different grades);
➢ Preparing the department’s administrative monthly reports / regarding specific job codes for human resources
department/finance department;
➢ Ensuring readability with an emphasis on meaningful action words when drafting messages, faxes, letters for Partner’s
review; Keeping the correspondence withotherPwCoffices, clients; handling phonecalls and e-mails,sending faxes
on dailybasis;
➢ Preparing and issuing the invoices as communicated by management;
➢ Preparing the time sheets for the consultants/partner, when requested; Preparing expense reports.

OFFICE MANAGER
POLICOLOR SA, Romania
August 2006 <> September 2007

➢ Managing to ease the work of the General Manager of the Automotive Division by rigorously concluding a monthly
report basedon the forecasts received fromthe Regional Sales Directors;
➢ Efficiently writing (internal) communications and clearly informing the respective department regarding any changes
that may have beendecided; responsible for editing and updatingreports, preparing proposals,contracts,letters,
faxes, and memos;
➢ Coordinating and organising professional trainings for technicians (Romanians and Bulgarians);
➢ Ensuring an effective communication with and between superior, peers and subordinates as acting like an interface
betweenmanagement, departments and suppliers of logistical andadministrative services;
➢ Establishing an optimal administrative environment for the company’s activity by providing professional support to
the management in their daily activities;
➢ Organising business trips, conferences and meetings, by cooperating with the department’ team;
➢ Handling correspondence of all types (e-mail, fax, etc.);
➢ Organizing the documents’ flow in the Romanian office (IN/OUT register, archiving documents, etc.);
➢ Establishing and maintaining a strong and good relationship with the clients and business partners.

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ASSISTANT MANAGER
EUROMEDIC ROMANIA SRL, Romania
December 2005 <> March 2006

➢ Helping the centre to obtain two of the ISO – National Quality Services accreditations, by teaming up with the
receptionists and exceeding expectations with respect to archiving/sorting the medical documents;
➢ Welcoming the visitors/clients to the centre according to the implemented administrative procedure and
preparing/checking the centre accordingly;
➢ Ensuring a high standard professional relationship between the centre and hospitals/private medical companies by
properly prioritising their requests and providing the answers in the shortest time, after being fully informed;
➢ Ensuring the safety of the medical staff working with X-Rays by respecting the deadlines for putting together the
dosimetric results and sendingthe package to be checked to the National authority;
➢ Performing regular office work such as typing, faxing, providing phone support and project management;
➢ Managing the employees’ database on different projects and administrative purposes;
➢ Concluding internal memos and clearly delivering the new information towards the employees.

RECEPTIONIST
EUROMEDIC ROMANIA SRL, Romania
March 2005 <> November 2005

➢ Offering an impeccable image of the centre through a professional, respectful and empathetic behaviour towards all
people presentbefore me, and managing to gain their trust;
➢ Welcoming the patients/visitors into the centre, presenting them the facility, the available investigations, the paying
methods and also the involvement of public-private partnership;
➢ Registering and scheduling the patients’ investigations according to the doctors’ calendars, taking into account all the
restrictions related to time, available technology and the patient’s preparation for the investigation;
➢ Preparing the patients’ documents in order to benefit from a free of charge investigation;
➢ Releasing the medical results to the patients according to the internal procedure.

EDUCATION

2000-2005 Engineer Diploma – Economic Engineering in Chemical Industry, Politehnica University of Bucharest
2000-2005 Chemistry Teacher Diploma – Pedagogy Department of Politehnica University of Bucharest
2004 Certificate – Personal Computer Operator – PROGED STORY SRL private courses
1996-2000 High school Diploma – “Costin Nenitescu” Chemistry Secondary School

LANGUAGES

➢ Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written – IELTS Test Result – Competent User
(Band 6), British Council (Cambridge ESOL)
➢ TCF Test Result – Intermediary Level (Level CECR – B1), Institut Francais Bucarest
➢ Native Romanian