Andreja Vajzman
Gornja Radgona
Summary
Through diverse employment opportunities, I have honed my managerial abilities and cultivated my social skills as an organized and problem-solving individual. My experience working with individuals from various demographic backgrounds has demonstrated my proficiency in interpersonal communication and adaptability. I proved my abilities in interpersonal skills and flexibility and I gained the experience in understanding the social reality in nowadays. I believe that through my work at Cedar Point and Carnival Cruise Line I attained good organizational and leadership skills, and strenghten my sense of responsibility, organization and team work management.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Services Manager - onboard the cruise ship
Carnival Cruise Lines
Miami
04.2017 - 04.2025
- Company Overview: Business
- Effectively day to day management and oversight of the HR Services Office, including 1st and 2nd Level Employee Relations issues
- Effectively liaise with Immigration and Customs in all ports of call to ensure a positive crew embarkation and debarkation experience.
- Daily interactions with employees and solving their issues
- Accurately prepare and submit crew departure manifests as needed in the vessel homeport
- Experience with customs and immigration and ports of call in USA, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Ship crossing USA-Australia and vice versa and USA-Europe and vice versa.
- Effectively organize, liaise, and lead the Full Immigration Check in homeport, as directed by the port authorities
- Accurately prepare, record and present crew manifests, passports, visas and other essential documents as required by the port authorities
- Review and check all sign off tickets for accuracy. Effectively and promptly communicate any challenges to the respective travel coordinator/hotel team
- Build and maintain positive relationships with all levels of management onboard
- Coordinate with Housekeeping Department and HR Director in ensuring that crew accommodation spaces are always clean and in good repair
- Provide accurate information, professional guidance, and process team members loan/retirements
- Preparing for upcoming audits to ensure that all records and workspaces meet the necessary standards
- Courteously and diligently manage the Crew Cruise Booking process. Guides and coaches team members through the process
- Oversee and accurately maintain the cash floats on a daily basis
- Actively participate in all funteam activities and support the HR team
- Support, assist and take part in all employee recognition initiatives
- Experiencing several dry docks in Bahamas and Europe
- Working with various contractor companies
- Assign and supervise completion of daily tasks of the HR Services Coordinator
- Actively support, supervise, coach, train and develop the HR Services Coordinator
- Effectively communicate timely performance development plans and evaluations of the HR Services Coordinator in consultation with the HR Director
- Support the career development of the HR Services Coordinator into advanced role
- Diligently and actively support, assist and comply with all necessary standards of Ship Safety, Environmental and MLC requirements
- Business
HR Services Coordinator - onboard the cruise ship
Carnival Cruise Lines
Miami
01.2013 - 04.2017
- Company Overview: Business
- Promptly offer assistance to team members and follow up on related queries
- Accurately, systematically and promptly sign-on team members, collect valid documentation
- Ensure that all sign on crew receive accurate information during the crew onboarding
- Promptly and courteously assist team members with issuing or replacement of employee ID, cabin keys and name tags
- Be knowledgeable and thorough on the ship's crew accommodation plan
- Assist the HR Services Manager maintaining an accurate crew berthing plan
- Oversee and accurately maintain the cash floats on a daily basis
- Effectively assist with HR Services Manager with the Full Immigration Check
- Actively participate in all funteam activities and support the HR team
- Support, assist and participate in all employee recognition initiatives
- Effectively, promptly and transparently communicate with peers, shipboard management, HR Director and HR Services Manager.
- Diligently and actively support, assist and comply with all necessary standards of Ship Safety, Environmental and MLC requirements
- Business
Youth Counselor – onboard the cruise ship
Carnival Cruise Lines
Miami
10.2009 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Childcare
- Providing supervision and age-appropriate activities for children
- Childcare
Translator
Professional Strem Slovenia
07.2007 - 10.2009
- Company Overview: Translating
- Providing weekly translation of Christian Business articles from English into Slovene
- Translating
Booking Manager
Travel Agency Intelekta d.o.o.
Musrska Sobota
04.2007 - 10.2009
- Company Overview: Tourism
- Dealing with hotel reservations at various destinations
- Investigate new hotels on our destinations
- Getting exclusive offers
- Communicate with hotels and local agencies
- Responding to, and supporting colleagues dealing with, difficult or challenging requests
- Solving customer queries while travelling and find quick and suitable solutions
- Communicate with our representatives on destinations to solve the clients' problems
- Checking travel invoices
- Preparing the contracts with future hotels on various destinations
- Making the price list
- Tourism
'Host Ride' – Assistant Team Leader
Cedar Point Amusement Park
Sandusky
05.2006 - 10.2006
- Company Overview: Recreation
- Working on different rides – roller coasters
- Giving instructions to guests
- Monitor the rides to ensure safety and provide first aid assistance when necessary
- Enforce safety rules and regulations
- Solving guests' complaints
- Lead and participate in team with success and harmony
- Acknowledge the importance of building shared understanding and objectives
- Recreation
Workwoman
Henkel Maribor d.o.o
Maribor
01.2006 - 05.2006
- Company Overview: Production
- Assembly-line production
- Production
Au-pair – living with the family and taking care of their children
Ayres/Orr Family
Fort Worth
06.2003 - 07.2005
- Company Overview: Childcare
- Ages: 1.5, 6 and, 7 years old
- Childcare
Shop Manager
Dejan Clothing Store
Gornja Radgona
01.2001 - 06.2003
- Merchandise sales
- Arranging and inventoring merchandise
- Directing sales and customer relations
- Providing assistance to customers
- Developing strong interpersonal skills and gain knowledge of retails industry
- Providing a friendly and professional customer service
- Handling queries in a professional and courteous manner
- Pricing, stacking, and displaying items for sale and keeping store tidy
- Operating cash registers and accepting payments
Administrator
ELRAD International d.o.o.
Gornja Radgona
01.2000 - 12.2000
- Checking the invoices
- Performing administrative duties and providing assistance to customers
- Selecting, sorting, and distributing mail, sending it to appropriate departments
- Handling the employees' hours working on a specific product
- Setting up the place for meetings
Accountant
Odtis Bruno Vajzman s.p.
Gornja Radgona
09.1997 - 12.2000
- Preparing financial statements
- Handling a range of financial transactions on daily basis
- Monitoring deliveries and processing invoices, checking for quality and quantity
- Ensuring stocks were replenished appropriately
- Regulating stock levels and promoting products
Education
Receptor - Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Economics and Business
Maribor, SloveniaEconomic Vocational Program -
High School of Economics
Maribor, SloveniaRecreational Open Water Diver -
Professional Scuba Schools
Maribor, SloveniaAdvanced Open Water Diver -
PADI
Bali, IndonesiaBeginning & Advanced level Spanish language course -
Univerzum Minerva
Maribor, SloveniaBeginning & Advanced level Piano course -
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, TX, USABeginning & Advanced level German language course -
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, TX, USAAmerican Culture, American Vocabulary, Grammar -
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, TX, USASkills
- Writing
- Translation
- Drawing
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Internet
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/26/77
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Slovenian
- Driving License: Category B
Timeline
HR Services Manager - onboard the cruise ship
Carnival Cruise Lines
04.2017 - 04.2025
HR Services Coordinator - onboard the cruise ship
Carnival Cruise Lines
01.2013 - 04.2017
Youth Counselor – onboard the cruise ship
Carnival Cruise Lines
10.2009 - 01.2013
Translator
Professional Strem Slovenia
07.2007 - 10.2009
Booking Manager
Travel Agency Intelekta d.o.o.
04.2007 - 10.2009
'Host Ride' – Assistant Team Leader
Cedar Point Amusement Park
05.2006 - 10.2006
Workwoman
Henkel Maribor d.o.o
01.2006 - 05.2006
Au-pair – living with the family and taking care of their children
Ayres/Orr Family
06.2003 - 07.2005
Shop Manager
Dejan Clothing Store
01.2001 - 06.2003
Administrator
ELRAD International d.o.o.
01.2000 - 12.2000
Accountant
Odtis Bruno Vajzman s.p.
09.1997 - 12.2000
Receptor - Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Economics and Business
Economic Vocational Program -
High School of Economics
Recreational Open Water Diver -
Professional Scuba Schools
Advanced Open Water Diver -
PADI
Beginning & Advanced level Spanish language course -
Univerzum Minerva
Beginning & Advanced level Piano course -
Tarrant County College
Beginning & Advanced level German language course -
Tarrant County College
American Culture, American Vocabulary, Grammar -
Tarrant County College