Overview
Work history
Education
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Adriana Croitoriu

Romford,Essex

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Managing director

MasterCut London Limited
Romford, Essex
12.2019 - Current
  • Kept accurate company records, upholding compliance with regulations and company policies.
  • Maintained smooth operations through careful management of office workflow and administrative processes.
  • Hired exceptional candidates and effectively led staff to maximise productivity and eliminate process lags.
  • Devised and implemented long-term strategy to drive progress in key areas.
  • Maintained organisational compliance with applicable legislation and regulations.
  • Recruited and managed senior staff with focus on delivering clear results.
  • Supervised budgets and timelines, ensuring progress met project scope targets.
  • Improved operations by implementing training and development sessions into employee schedules.
  • Partnered with management team to optimise operations and reduce costs.

Procurement buyer

CRT Interiors Limited
Romford, Essex
10.2017 - 11.2019
  • Built and managed supplier contact and maintained lasting relationships.
  • Documented purchases, pricing structures and supplier information and produced reports outlining key metrics.
  • Maintained strong working relationships with suppliers and vendors to obtain favourable contract terms.
  • Communicated closely with stakeholders, including vendors and merchants, helping to secure well-timed [Type] deliveries.
  • Negotiated contracts and improved prices and terms with suppliers to make business savings.
  • Researched and purchased specialized equipment and materials for company use.
  • Analysed costs, quality metrics and delivery times to make best purchasing decisions.
  • Consistently delivered required service levels and met KPI targets.
  • Assessed and resolved logistic challenges to meet delivery deadlines.
  • Kept up-to-date knowledge and complied with purchasing and contracting regulations.

Community interpreter

various local authorities and agencies
London, London
03.2013 - 07.2015
  • Interpreted Romanian and Hungarian languages for one-on-one conversations and group presentations.
  • Managed conversational flow without dominating or intruding.
  • Maintained excellent client confidentiality during interpreting services.
  • Studied language vocabulary, cultural background and environment-specific terms to develop and maintain advanced linguistic abilities.
  • Provided parties with clear and exact interpretation of verbal conversations.
  • Translated consecutively using interpretation equipment.
  • Informed supervisor when interpreting sensitive and reportable issues.
  • Maintained understanding of slang, regional differences and informal speech to offer services to broad client base and verbally translate nuances.
  • Consulted specialised dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books, identifying closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
  • Processed and imparted information swiftly, relaying intentions, emotions and tone in interpretations.
  • Preserved meaning, intention and context of original speech and texts.
  • Displayed neutrality towards client and limited English speaker to maximise impartiality and non-interference.
  • Researched to fully understand topic to be discussed prior to interpreting session.
  • Demonstrated cultural awareness for enhanced translation understanding and accuracy.

Teaching assistant in primary school

Maytime Montessori School, ..............
London & Essex, London & Essex
03.2004 - 07.2010
  • Created positive, engaging learning environments to improve student experiences.
  • Observed children during social interactions and encouraged positive choices for minimising and resolving conflicts.
  • Responded to changing needs of pupils and staff to provide maximum help and support.
  • Built trusting, respectful relationships with pupils through attentive listening and communication abilities.
  • Partnered with teachers to plan and execute lessons following school curriculum, objectives and philosophies.
  • Identified disruptions to learning and discretely addressed issues where possible.
  • Minimised distraction by creating and maintaining clean, safe and organised classroom.
  • Organised class spaces and prepared materials for upcoming teacher lessons.
  • Helped student to build confidence by cultivating trusted atmosphere in group settings.
  • Provided friendly, enthusiastic support to pupils in individual and group support settings.
  • Maintained child safety, security and good behaviour during classroom and outdoor activities.
  • Offered students personalised support during in-class activities and projects.
  • Assisted teacher with using support equipment and computers during lessons.
  • Monitored children in spaces between classes, keeping disruptions to minimum.
  • Attended to younger children's basic physical needs and assisted in development of personal skills.
  • Supervised pupils during lunchtimes and educational visits.
  • Maximised class teacher productivity by preparing work and activities in advance of lessons.
  • Planned and arranged classrooms to promote learning and student achievement.
  • Prepared necessary equipment and technology ahead of class.
  • Created and distributed instructional materials for group and one-on-one use.
  • Prepared visual aids, equipment and classroom displays for daily lessons.
  • Gave students papers related to assignments and collected finished work.
  • Kept class records current with attendance information and student grades.
  • Encouraged students to work together to complete projects and solve problems.
  • Supported development of appropriate resources, working with teachers to guarantee provision met learning needs.

Notary public assistant

Notary Public Office ( Romania )
Carei, Satu Mare
08.2003 - 02.2004
  • Responded to time-sensitive queries quickly for fast resolution.
  • Coordinated smooth property transfers by organising paperwork and keeping to tight deadlines.
  • Handled official documents to maintain privacy, authenticity and accuracy.
  • Created legal documents and contracts for official use.
  • Maintained impartiality when serving as mediator.
  • Observed official policies and procedures to be fully compliant.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service by proactively listening to concerns and answering questions.
  • Completed customer documents with speed and accuracy.
  • Handled high-volume telephone and email enquiries to minimise backlogs.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Created email notifications, invitations and agendas for meetings, events and appointments.
  • Completed assigned work within deadlines and to company standards.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by taking on ad-hoc tasks.
  • Liaised with relevant parties using appropriate communication channels.
  • Received, sorted and distributed incoming mail.
  • Answered phone calls and emails for management team during busy periods.
  • Created and distributed invoices to customers.
  • Managed time effectively to meet deadlines.
  • Showcased professionalism in client meetings.
  • Collected customer information for new orders, verified details and obtained missing data to meet project requirements.
  • Calculated bills for customer orders, collected fees and updated tracking system with new totals.

Education

Community Interpreting Level 3 -

Waltham Forest Adult Learning Services
London, United Kingdom

Community Interpreting Level 2 -

Waltham Forest Adult Learning Services
London, United Kingdom
01.2012 - 07.2012

Higher National Diploma - Social Pedagogy

The University College of Schoolteachers
Oradea, Romania
10.2000 - 06.2003

Skills

  • Problem solving skills
  • Customer service
  • Customer-focused
  • Team building
  • Public relations
  • Time management
  • Communication skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Multilingual

Affiliations

  • Fitness classes
  • Spending time outdoors
  • Football

Languages

English
Fluent
Romanian
Native
Hungarian
Advanced

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Managing director

MasterCut London Limited
12.2019 - Current

Procurement buyer

CRT Interiors Limited
10.2017 - 11.2019

Community interpreter

various local authorities and agencies
03.2013 - 07.2015

Community Interpreting Level 2 -

Waltham Forest Adult Learning Services
01.2012 - 07.2012

Teaching assistant in primary school

Maytime Montessori School, ..............
03.2004 - 07.2010

Notary public assistant

Notary Public Office ( Romania )
08.2003 - 02.2004

Higher National Diploma - Social Pedagogy

The University College of Schoolteachers
10.2000 - 06.2003

Community Interpreting Level 3 -

Waltham Forest Adult Learning Services

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