Collins Gituma Email & Phone Number

Kenya

Nairobi,Kenya

CG Photography and Design specializes on providing photographic and design work tailored to fit its clients visual perspective and expectation to its maximum potential. Giving 100 % costumer service and step by step consultation to incorporate its clients DNA on the expected end product.Our specialties are:1. Fine Art 2. Creative Design 3. Visual Anthropology4. Product Photography 5. Architectural PhotographyCG - Bringing ideas to life

The main responsibility was running Havaianas stores at the V&A waterfront Cape Town to meet company’s targets and policies. The Goal was to:- 1. Maximize profit whilst minimizing costs. 2. Ensure promotions are accurate3. Merchandise to the company’s standards.Tasks typically involve: ▪ Managing and motivate the team to increase sales and ensure efficiency ▪ Managing stock levels and make key decisions about stock control ▪ Analyzing sales figures and forecasts on future sales volumes to maximize profits ▪ analyzing and interpreting trends to facilitate planning ▪ I used information technology to record sales figures, for data analysis and forward planning ▪ Dealing with staffing issues such as interviewing potential staff, conducting appraisals and performance reviews, as well as providing or organizing training and development ▪ Ensuring standards of quality on customer service and health and safety where met ▪ Resolving health and safety, legal and security issues ▪ Responding to customer complaints and comments ▪ Promote the organization locally through Events ▪ organizing special promotions, displays and events ▪ Attending and chairing meetings ▪ updating colleagues on business performance, new initiatives and other pertinent issues ▪ Touring the sales floor regularly, talking to colleagues and customers, and identifying or resolving urgent issues; ▪ Maintaining awareness of market trends in the retail industry, understanding forthcoming customer initiatives and monitoring what local competitors are doing; ▪ Initiating changes to improve the business, e.g. revising opening hours to ensure the store can compete effectively in the local market; ▪ Dealing with direct sales, as and when required.

Hout Bay Cape Town

Our client list included some of the best architects, contractors, interior designers and developers. The work involves:1. working with design studios and PR agencies to promote a client's project duties 2. Ensured all photographic shoot run smoothly3. Preparing sets4. To Check that all equipment where functional properly5. Setting up lighting and accessories6. Taking meter readings 7. Worked on general administration of the studio8. Keeping the sets clean and tidy 9. Printing photographs as required.10. Catalogue and optimize digital files,11. Assist with image manipulation and enhancement. 12. keeping records of the digital stock, exposures, lighting setups13. Making technical ‘recce' (reconnaissance) and assessment of the site in advance

I worked for Crocs South Africa on fundamental business structure and blue print. Spear heading the introduction of the product into the south African market. Through creative business know how, we stabilized the brand and made it a house hold name. -Retailed the product at the V&A waterfront Cape Town, South Africa -Designed and created business plan and trading policies that is in uses up to date (Ten Reasons why you should wear Crocs sales pitch ) -Through creative visual merchandising we marketed the brands -Managed,delegated and supervised staff member