CLIFF GATETE
WYOMING,MI
Summary
Results-driven leverages people and best practices to create accountable performance with great customer service. Change agent with a history of driving continuous performance improvements. Develops and executes strategies to attract, develop, engage, and retain strong and diverse talent.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Career Counselor
Michigan Army National Guard
Grand Rapids, MI
04.2016 - Current
- Provided comprehensive career counseling services to individuals of all ages and levels of experience.
- Assisted individuals making career-related decisions by conducting assessments to measure skills, abilities and interests.
Trainer
Lacks Enterprises Inc
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Monitored the progress of trainees to ensure they were meeting expectations set by management.
Manager of Operations
Afri-Trans LLC
Grand Rapids, MI
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Managed day-to-day operations while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction were met at all times.
- Established, maintained, and enforced organizational standards of performance, quality, and safety compliance.
- Resolved conflicts among team members by mediating disputes and proposing solutions that both parties could agree upon.
Manager of Accounts and Finance
Nass Family Logistics and Transportation LLc
Grand Rapids, MI
03.2012 - 05.2013
- Performed clerical duties, performed annual returns, registered business DBAs, completed data entry of company financials into the database
- Monitored cash flow projections and prepared periodic reports to management on the status of funds available for operations.
- Worked closely with departmental heads to analyze financial performance against budget expectations.
Education
Bachelor of Business - International Business
GRCC
05.2019
Bachelor of Science -
University of South Africa
12.2014
B.A. in Finance -
University Of South Africa
05-2011
High School Diploma -
Skills
- Computer Literacy
- Interpersonal Communication
- Handy man
- The will to do anything
- I am an enthusiastic, success driven self-starter, with an outgoing personality, and excellent interpersonal communication skills A good team player, who enjoys working with others, with the ability to withstand the pressure of a dynamic environment
- Organizational Development
- Benefits Administration
- Customer Service
- Preventive Maintenance
- Help Desk Assistance
- Excellent Communication
- Reliability
Other Experience Skills
- Volunteer, SOS Children's Village, Gaborone, Botswana
- Volunteer, United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees
- Fluent in Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kiswahili, Setswana and English, Somali and Zulu.
- Computer competencies: Microsoft Word Suite (word, excel, PowerPoint, etc.), web browsers.
References
- SFC Lance Geer, (616) 228 6199, lance.b.geer.mil@mail.mi
- Gene Price, (616) 554-7600
- Delight Trucking Shaun, (616) 318-7101
Accomplishments
- Covid-19 Humanitarian award
- The Meritorious Service medal
Certification
- Performance certificate
Languages
Swahili
Professional
zulu
Professional
Somali
Professional
Rwandian
Professional
Kirundi
Professional
Timeline
Career Counselor
Michigan Army National Guard
04.2016 - Current
Trainer
Lacks Enterprises Inc
01.2015 - 01.2017
Manager of Operations
Afri-Trans LLC
01.2015 - 01.2017
Manager of Accounts and Finance
Nass Family Logistics and Transportation LLc
03.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Business - International Business
GRCC
Bachelor of Science -
University of South Africa
B.A. in Finance -
University Of South Africa
High School Diploma -
- Performance certificate
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