Angela Garry

Current

• Personal Assistant (PA) to Principal Designate David Harris at Nottingham University Samworth Academy
• Lead singer at "Live It Up" - party band
• Author - researching a biographical novel on the late author Helene Hanff at www.helenehanff.com

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Past

• Project Coordinator / I.T. Administrator / ACT! CRM specialist / Personal Assistant (PA) to CEO at CNA International
• Singer at Main Street
• Personal Assistant to Chief Technology Officer at Egg

• I.T. Team Leader and Personal Assistant to Chief Executive Officer at Shannon Foynes Port Company
• Secretary to Environmental Director at E.G. Pettits
• P.A. to Directors - Higher Education Equality Unit at University College Cork
• Company Administrator and Personal Assistant to Directors at WTCS Ltd
• Fund-raiser and member of Management Committee (volunteer) at Women's Centre, Exeter
• Senior Secretary / Personal Assistant at University of Exeter
• Consents Administrator at Environment Agency
• Quality Regulation Assistant at South West Water
• Administrative Assistant (summers only) at Lloyds TSB

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Education

• SAGE UK Ltd
• Open College
• University of Exeter

• University of Exeter
• Worthing Sixth Form

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Education Management

Angela Garry’s Summary

ADMINISTRATION & I.T.: Over 17 years' experience in administration, 13 of those working as a Project Co-ordinator, IT Administrator, and/or Personal Assistant to senior management. Accredited as both a 'Technical Specialist' and 'Product Specialist' for the 'ACT! by Sage' CRM system. My current role is P.A. to Dave Harris - Principal Designate for the Nottingham University Samworth Academy, which is due to open in September 2009.

NETWORKING: On LinkedIn I am the most connected person globally when searching via the keywords 'PA' / 'Personal Assistant' / 'Project Coordinator' / 'I.T. Administrator' / 'ACT! CRM' / 'Singer'. My 9200+ first level contacts and total network of over 21 million contacts mean that I am potentially able to contact over TWO-THIRDS of LinkedIn's currently reported 30 million users.

I've recently created two new groups on LinkedIn - "PAs, EAs, VAs and Administrators" and "Executive Search" - to enable people in these professions to connect more easily in order to share skills and knowledge. To join either, click the appropriate badge further down within this profile page.

Angela Garry’s Experience

• Personal Assistant (PA) to Principal Designate David Harris

  Nottingham University Samworth Academy

  (Education Management industry)

  September 2008 — Present (11 months)

  www.nusa.org.uk
  
  The sponsors David Samworth and The University of Nottingham are dedicated to helping us create an amazing academy that will make a real difference to the life chances of young people in the area.
  
  Our latest newsletter, prospectus and DVD files are all available for download from http://www.nusa.org.uk - if you would like further details on the Academy, please email angela.garry@nottingham.ac.uk
  
  
  February 2009 update:
  From September to December 2008 we made offers under TUPE to all permanent staff from the predecessor William Sharp School to join us in new roles in the Academy. We also appointed our new Director of Finance & Resources and our new Vice Principal (Research, Development and Knowledge Transfer). We now seek 17 teaching staff and 1 non-teacher to join us – details are on http://www.nusa.org.uk/recruitment. Additional support roles will be advertised around Easter 2009, ready for our September 2009 opening in Bilborough, Nottingham.

• Lead singer

  "Live It Up" - party band

  (Entertainment industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  www.live-it-up.org
  
  Live It Up is a 5-piece band (singer, drums, keyboards, lead and bass guitars), specialising in cover versions of the best of music from Motown to modern pop.
  
  We're available for bookings for weddings, parties and functions throughout the East Midlands in the UK (Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln), and further afield....

• Author - researching a biographical novel on the late author Helene Hanff

  www.helenehanff.com

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  October 1997 — Present (11 years 10 months)

  www.helenehanff.com
  
  After corresponding for seven years with the American author Helene Hanff (author of "84 Charing Cross Road", "Underfoot in Showbusiness", "Q's Legacy", "The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street", "Apple of My Eye" and "Letters from New York") and meeting her in 1994, I didnt want to "let go" when I heard of her death in 1997.
  
  Starting with a few short webpages, my research work has grown to its current status - working on a biographical book about her.

• Project Coordinator / I.T. Administrator / ACT! CRM specialist / Personal Assistant (PA) to CEO

  CNA International

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  January 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 8 months)

  www.cnainternational.co.uk and www.alpahexecutivejobs.com
  
  As Project Coordinator based at CNA International's HQ, I worked with all of CNA's offices and subsidiary companies in the group.
  
  CNA Executive Search: 25 offices delivering a quality executive search service in over 30 industry sectors in UK & Europe.
  
  CNA Interim Management: 1500+ high-calibre executives working as professional interim managers, available at short notice to travel anywhere in the world, fitting quickly and seamlessly into the culture of any client company.
  
  Wilde Pure Search: consultants trained in pure search techniques to deliver top-performing candidates in less than half the time of conventional recruitment methods.
  
  AlphaExecutiveJobs: A professional executive job board specialising in both UK and global executive vacancies.
  
  I worked for Chief Executive Officer Ian Peters, together with Chairman Albert Wilde and Chief Operating Officer Paula Reed.

• Singer

  Main Street

  (Entertainment industry)

  April 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  I live to sing! Main Street is a 6-piece band, playing rock and roll music for pubs and private parties throughout the East Midlands. I sang with the band for 15 months in my 'spare' time.

• Personal Assistant to Chief Technology Officer

  Egg

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)

  October 2005 — December 2005 (3 months)

  www.egg.com.
  
  Temporary position as Personal Assistant to Chief Technology Officer, Pete Marsden - where I worked within the Security team at Egg's headquarters in Derby.

• I.T. Team Leader and Personal Assistant to Chief Executive Officer

  Shannon Foynes Port Company

  (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  July 2001 — September 2005 (4 years 3 months)

  www.sfpc.ie
  
  Shannon Foynes Port Company is the estuarial port authority with responsibility for the entire Shannon Estuary, one of the Republic of Ireland's greatest national maritime assets.
  
  The company governs the safe passage of all marine traffic and port activity in the estuary, accommodating ships of over 185,000 DWT and servicing the requirements of importers and exporters in the wide hinterland surrounding the estuarial system.
  
  Headquartered in Foynes, County Limerick, I was responsible for the company's I.T. and administration functions, and was Personal Assistant to three successive Chief Executives - Colin Hetherington (to March 2002), interim CEO Brian Richardson (March to October 2002), and Brian Byrne (October 2002 onwards).
  
  During my time with SFPC, I organised the highly successful National Ports Conference in 2003 on behalf of the Irish Ports Association (http://www.sfpc.ie/news018.htm).

• Secretary to Environmental Director

  E.G. Pettits

  (Civil Engineering industry)

  January 2001 — June 2001 (6 months)

  http://www.mottmacpettit.ie/
  
  EG Pettits is a construction company, based in Cork, Ireland, and is now part of the Mott MacDonald group. The company is working on many projects including the Cork Main Drainage system.
  
  I worked for Environmental Director, Fintan McGivern.

• P.A. to Directors - Higher Education Equality Unit

  University College Cork

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2000 — January 2001 (5 months)

  http://www.ucc.ie/publications/heeu
  
  The Higher Education Equality Unit (HEEU) was established to promote equality of access and opportunity in all Higher Education institutions in the Republic of Ireland, for both staff and students.
  
  Based in offices within the campus of University College Cork, the HEEU was disbanded in 2003.
  
  My role was: Unit Administrator and Personal Assistant to Directors Orla Egan and Jacqui O'Riordan, where I was responsible for the Unit's accounts and administration.

• Company Administrator and Personal Assistant to Directors

  WTCS Ltd

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  May 1997 — September 2000 (3 years 5 months)

  www.wtcsltd.co.uk
  
  Westcountry Training and Consultancy Services (WTCS Limited) is a private research and training company that specialises in helping people who are disadvantaged in the labour market to gain employment.
  
  The company operates primarily within the statutory and voluntary sector contracting to provide a range of services. These include employment advice; rehabilitation and work preparation; research and development of employment projects; training courses for groups of people with specific employment needs including disabled people and offenders.
  
  I worked at WTCS's headquarters in Exeter, for the company's directors, Dr E Sarah Burnett and Colin Beazley, plus senior managers John Wisden and Neil Bate.

• Fund-raiser and member of Management Committee (volunteer)

  Women's Centre, Exeter

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  September 1992 — September 1998 (6 years 1 month)

  The Women's Centre in Exeter, Devon, was a non-profit centre providing health and lifestyle support to women throughout the county. The centre housed several projects / services - the Sexual Abuse / Rape Crisis Line, a free Pregnancy Testing service, a Well-Woman clinic, and a group for young women. The Centre closed in the late 1990's and the services which were provided there have continued on in alternative venues. I volunteered at the Centre and on two of the services.

• Senior Secretary / Personal Assistant

  University of Exeter

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  March 1995 — May 1997 (2 years 3 months)

  www.ex.ac.uk
  
  Personal Assistant / Secretary to Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Mary John, based in the (then-named) School of Education in Exeter. Responsible for the Richards Cluster office serving 17 academics, including Dean of Education and one of the University's three Deputy Vice-Chancellors.
  
  After leaving this role, I continued to work for Professor John on a part-time freelance basis for over four years, assisting in editing a series of books and organising her world lecture tour in 1998.

• Consents Administrator

  Environment Agency

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  September 1994 — February 1995 (6 months)

  http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/regions/southwest
  
  Administrator at the Exeter office of the (then-named) National Rivers Authority, working for the Consents Office Team Leader, Sharon Liverton.

• Quality Regulation Assistant

  South West Water

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  July 1991 — September 1994 (3 years 3 months)

  www.southwestwater.co.uk
  
  Admin assistant to Quality Regulation Manager Dr Stephen C Bird and Regulatory Director Barbara Moorhouse, working within the Regulatory Directorate at the Exeter headquarters of South West Water Services Ltd (part of the Pennon Group).

• Administrative Assistant (summers only)

  Lloyds TSB

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Banking industry)

  July 1987 — September 1991 (4 years 3 months)

  www.lloydstsb-registrars.co.uk
  
  Administrative roles at the Worthing headquarters of the (then-named) Lloyds Bank Registrars Department, during university vacations.

Angela Garry’s Education

• SAGE UK Ltd

  Accredited ACT! CRM 'Technical Specialist' and 'Product Specialist' 2007 — 2007

• Open College

  Diploma , Counselling , 2004 — 2005

• University of Exeter

  NVQ III , Business Administration , 1993 — 1995

• University of Exeter

  BSc(Hons) , Mathematics and Education, with QTS - qualified teacher status - secondary school level , 1987 — 1991

• Worthing Sixth Form

  A levels , Mathematics, English Literature, Economics , 1985 — 1987

Additional Information

Angela Garry’s Honors:

1998 - Runner-up in the 'Western Morning News' Secretary of the Year competition (placed 2nd out of over 400 entrants throughout Devon, Cornwall, Avon and Somerset).
If you perform a search on any of the phrases "Personal Assistant" / "Project Coordinator" / "I.T. Administrator" / "ACT CRM Technical Specialist" / "Singer", and order the search results by 'number of connections', I am currently the highest ranking person on LinkedIn globally with these job titles.