Marika Fyfe
Portrait artist and illustrator
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About
I'm working as freelance pet and portrait artist , illustrator and teaching kids Spanish language.
My nationality is Czech , but now married 11 years to Scottish husband.
Experience
EXPERIENCE
At the moment I work from home as self employed artist (FB page Marika Fyfe Art) and also teach Spanish language privately for 7 kids.
Hilton hotels closed the IT department in January 2011,so I find it as great opportunity to start as freelance artist.
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CENTRE FOR HILTON HOTELS Glasgow – June 2007 - January 2011
Supporting globally hotels with IT problems
Supporting systems for reservations, housekeeping , front office, accounts and database maintenance
All applications in Fidelio & ONQ
ONQ R+I &Horizon applications
CRM, CRIS, CIS systems
SQL & SQL Manager studio
Network connections
Using Assyst & Remedy logging system
Translating from English to Spanish & German
RECEPTIONIST – LANGS HOTEL 4* - 100 ROOMS Glasgow - June 2006 – June 2007
Front office & organizing events
Bring the business to highest profits by bringing more regular guests – loyalty scheme
Organizing events and doing showground’s for guests and university students
Fidelio system, Microsoft office, Windows , Power Point , Micros In charge of banking and closing cashier
Translations for foreign guests in German, Spanish and Russian passing on information’s about the city
Organizing events (weddings , private parties , business meetings) 3 meeting rooms and 2 restaurants
BRIDAL WEAR ADVISOR – BOWS&BELLS Dundee - January 2005 – March 2006
Bridal wear and wedding advisor.
Sales advisor
Organizing weddings .
Money handling , opening and shutting the shop.
Earn trust of my clients to make their day perfect day .(brides, bridesmaids , flower girls, accessories)
Occasionally worked as seamstress.
Achieving high profits
Travelling to Bridal exhibitions(Harrogate) and knowledge of all bridal designers and materials
SPECIAL OCCASSIONS – DUNDEE – OWERGATE CENTRE Dundee – August 2004 – January 2005
Cards and gift shop-supervisor - Started as part time sales assistant
Responsible for deliveries
Everyday banking
Supervising staff ( 10 employees)
In charge of banking and cashing up
HORSE RIDDING TEACHER Stuttgart &Nuremberg – January 2003 – June 2004
Ridding teacher & Horse physiotherapy
Study German language by teaching kids horse riding (age 5-16)
Selling and buying Arabian horses
Using horse physiotherapy to horses with back and leg problem
Working with horses with mental problems to get used to people
WESTERN RIDING AND ENDGLISH LANGUAGE England – Sussex –February 2002 – September 2003
Western Ridding & Cutting& Reining
Responsible for 7 competition horses
Learned Reining & Cutting in western style
Started my own business in selling animal portraits ( sold 28 in 3 months)
CZECH REPUBLIC–GLASS PAINTING (CHRISTMAS DECORATING) September 2001 – February 2002
Home own business
Own business glass and painting and designing new items
Exporting to European countries
Running my own business book and accounts
Buying Materials and supporting glass blowers by buying products to be painted from them
Achieving high profits and targets
This became as family business that is still run by my mother and still brings up high profits
SUMMER SEASON WORK ISLE OF SKYE Scotland – Isle of Skye – February 2001 – September 2001
Hotel seasonal work & English language
All hotel duties such as receptionist, bar area etc.
Learn Fidelio system and work in all hotel departments
Learned how to cope in stressful and busy environments
DESIGNER&DECORATOR CZECHREPUBLIC Czech Republic – June 2000 – February 2001
Home own business
Exactly the same work as in September 2001.We have family business, so I always had work to do.
PROPERTY AGENT – OFFICE SUPERVISOR Spain - Costa Blanca – February 1999 – June 2000
Property agent & translator. Immobiliaria Intercosta
Selling properties around Costa Blanca from Alicante to La Manga
Translating and closing contracts in German and English from Spanish
Extra work, closing contracts for building new swimming pools
Driving to showground’s with foreign clients and achieving high profits for the company
Learned about property market
AU PAIR PROGRAMM – NANNY England - Sussex – May 1997 – January 1999
Au pair – Student
Looking after 2 year old girl
Studying English language and passing First Certificate
Started studying Spanish language in Farnborough college
DESIGNER – SUPERVISOR Czech Republic - Desna – September 1996 – May 1997
Designer – Supervising approximately 30-35 jewellery makers that worked from home – had company car
Responsible for quality control
Creating new designs
Exporting to USA getting products ready to be exported
OTHER
Interest in languages - fluently speaking Polish, Spanish, German, Czech and English
Studied Russian 5 years..
Horse riding, swimming (local gym), ice hockey, skiing, volleyball, basketball..
Still drawing, and painting commissions.
Owning driving license since 1996 and have car
Registered as Worker Registration Scheme as part of EU
Owning National Insurance Number in UK
Jus finished course for Graphic Design evening course at City college Glasgow.
During lockdown I was able to finish zoom online course with Glasgow University for Advance German and also Russian language.
Education
EDUCATION
COURSES AT HILTON HOTELS Glasgow 2007
ONQ R+I application
ONQ PMS system
SQL and SQL Manager Studio
All hotel applications
Fidelio & Gem & RSO
Rapid reservation system
CRS and CRM system
Excel and Word (all versions)
AR in ONQ and accounting applications
TEFL course – Teach English as foreign language The Jury’s Hotel Glasgow Glasgow 2006
- Teaching English in foreign countries
- Program and preparation for lessons in any levels of knowledge
- This program has been followed by trip to China
Private tutor Germany 2004
- Studying German language and grammar
Spain,Torrevieja Spain, 2000
- Spanish language and grammar
- Exams in advanced level passed
Camberley,Surrey England 1999
English language and grammar
First certificate in English language
UNIVERSITY OF TEXTILE AND FASHION DESIGN
Liberec, Czech Republic Czech Republic 1995
- Knowledge of technology of materials
- Fashion design in art
- Design for accessories used in fashion
Jablonec nad Nisou , Czech republic
Technology of materials used for creating jewellery
Specializing in technology for creating glass jewellery and art
Czech language and literature
English language and literature
History of art ( all applications architecture, jewellery, sculptures, paintings, modern art)
