Claire Aikman Email & Phone Number

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Providing executive assistant support to busy business owners to enable them to build and grow their businesses and focus on generating revenue. Empowering individuals by upskilling them in their use of day-to-day software and the many time-saving tools and techniques available.

Providing one-to-one and classroom training and IT support for RYA staff and individuals closely associated with the RYA and its TeamGBR activities. Standard Microsoft applications and bespoke systems: Navision, Intranet (based on Sharepoint) and various Content Management Systems.

A one-stop back office/admin service for businesses of all sizes looking to outsource specific projects and tasks for which they do not have the skills or manpower or a day-to-day solution for all those tasks which need to be done.

London

Having provided admin support to DWA since early 2010, I became a director in April 2016 supporting my fellow board members and the DWA team as a whole in an operational and advisory capacity.

The Invisible Assistant provided project management and administrative support to Second Mile to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of its activities and business development. In addition, I served as a director from March 2011 until February 2016.

IT training for various clients (some longer-term ones listed below), specialising in MS Office and bespoke systems training.

I worked alongside Dermot Hill in marketing and developing Intramezzo's business opportunities.

Primarily classroom training on standard Microsoft applications with some customisation and focus on their use within the company. Also delivered an IT overview presentation as part of the induction programme for new staff.

Providing one-to-one or classroom training as required, including classes of 35+ for graduate training programme. Designed and delivered training on standard Microsoft applications to advanced level including their utilisation within the organisation and the bespoke templates and customisations. Training delivered throughout European Investment Banking including work in New York, Madrid and Frankfurt offices.

London, United Kingdom

Freelance IT Trainer during systems change from Word Perfect and Lotus 123 to Microsoft Office.

I headed up a newly-created Presentation Department at Salomon Brothers, initially with four permanent staff plus temps operating almost on a 24/7 basis. I provided training for new staff and took responsibility for quality control of output to the professionals in the European Investment Banking department.

London, United Kingdom

I worked with the small Lazard Frères New York team based in Lazard Brothers' London office and specialising in M&A activity. This was where I started building my Microsoft skills, using Microsoft Word 4 (for DOS, pre-Windows) when it wasn't WYSIWYG and Lotus 123 with various add-ons for formatting. I was also involved with researching to provide public information packs on companies comprising news information, annual/interim reports, broker reports and other publicly available analysis.

London, United Kingdom

Having worked in the representative office in the run-up to the opening of BHF-BANK's London office and BHF Capital Markets in London, I became secretary to the General Manager of the new Capital Markets business.

London

I joined the London representative office of BHF-Bank working alongside the London representative and his PA as they worked towards setting up a London branch and Capital Markets operation in 1987.