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Alanda Colegate

Bournemouth,Dorset
Alanda Colegate

Summary

I am a highly motivated Manager with years of Industry experience,Exceptional leader with 30 years of experience leading and motivating teams to success. Achieves targets and meets deadlines and brings projects in under budget through strategic planning and adaptive leadership.

Highly adaptable and self-motivated leader with proven ability to manage . Offers strong analysis and innovation to identify solutions to challenging problems.

Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills. Skilfully works with staff to enhance performance and improve processes. Diplomatic in resolving internal and customer issues to maximise results.

Overview

31
years of professional experience

Work history

Lush
Poole, Dorset

Manager & Lead Trainer
04.2014 - Current

Job overview

  • Managing the Lush Spa Training Centre
  • Developing a strong and happy team
  • Increased customer outreach to increase brand recognition.
  • Producing training materials
  • Streamlining treatments to make them efficient to train
  • Implemented effective management processes
  • Led projects and analysed data to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Managed staffing schedules, delivering operational efficiency whilst remaining in budget.

Bournemouth & Poole College
Bournemouth, England

Lecturer & Assessor
10.2011 - 04.2014

Job overview

  • Designing and delivering BTEC, VTCT and VRQ Level 1-3 Beauty therapy, proven track record for getting results
  • Managing classes of up to 25 students, with paying clients.Lesson planning, time management motivating and inspiring learners
  • Initiating ideas
  • Assessing learners and delivering feedback.

Virgin Atlantic
Heathrow

In flight Beauty therapist & Crew
02.2001 - 10.2009

Job overview

  • Provide Beauty treatments to Upper class passengers and on long-haul flights, every flight working with new crew, supporting other team members, with my willingness to take on tasks not required of me
  • Meeting and exceeding targets, Buddying new therapists on their first flight
  • To reward my hard work on the planes I was given the chance to work in Richard Branson's private game reserve South Africa(
  • Ulusaba )where I delivered spa treatments for exclusive guests Bill
  • Gates , Cherrie Blaire and Christian Slater .Showing versatility to get along in small team and push the boundaries of a beauty therapists role.

Bournemouth & Poole College

Lecturer & Assessor
06.1999 - 02.2001

Alanda's Beauty Room
Westbourne

Self Employed Salon Manager
01.1999 - 02.2001

Steiner Transocean
Cruise Ships

Assistant Spa Manager
01.1996 - 12.1999

Caribbean Salon
Westbourne

Salon Manager
10.1994 - 12.1996

Body Care

Beauty Therapist
10.1992 - 06.1994

Education

City & Guilds

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE

City & Guilds

Diploma of Higher Education

City & Guilds

Certificate of Higher Education

City & Guilds

Preparing to Teach

University overview

& GUILDS - PREPARING TO TEACH IN LIFE LONG

City & Guilds

BEAUTY THERAPY CERTIFICATE from Cosmetic

GCSE

GCSEs from English, Maths, Science , Bis , Art & Design

Skills

  • Strong leadership skills
  • Solutions-focused leadership
  • Brand leadership
  • Adaptive leadership
  • Policy development
  • Workflow management
  • Staff Management
  • Integrative negotiation
  • SMART goal setting
  • Organiser
  • Developing Course Material
  • Micro soft Powerpoint
  • Google, slides , sheets & docs

Interests

I am very energetic, enjoy running with my dogs and attending classes at the BH Live. Enjoy travel and happy to travel alone. Love to cook.

Timeline

Manager & Lead Trainer

Lush
04.2014 - Current

Lecturer & Assessor

Bournemouth & Poole College
10.2011 - 04.2014

In flight Beauty therapist & Crew

Virgin Atlantic
02.2001 - 10.2009

Lecturer & Assessor

Bournemouth & Poole College
06.1999 - 02.2001

Self Employed Salon Manager

Alanda's Beauty Room
01.1999 - 02.2001

Assistant Spa Manager

Steiner Transocean
01.1996 - 12.1999

Salon Manager

Caribbean Salon
10.1994 - 12.1996

Beauty Therapist

Body Care
10.1992 - 06.1994

City & Guilds

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE

City & Guilds

Diploma of Higher Education

City & Guilds

Certificate of Higher Education

City & Guilds

Preparing to Teach

City & Guilds

BEAUTY THERAPY CERTIFICATE from Cosmetic

GCSE

GCSEs from English, Maths, Science , Bis , Art & Design
Alanda Colegate