Flora

Flora Clergue

  408-442-7170       

Creative, sociable and resourceful, I am seeking a full-time job in coordination, event planning, assistantship. Raised between Paris and Lima, in the U.S. since 2013.

Skills
  • Project management, office management, event planning, assistantship
  • Photography (studio/location), staging, post-processing, retouching, production (Photoshop, Lightroom, Final Cut)
  • Translation, localization. Native Spanish & French; understanding of Italian, Portuguese
  • Strong analytical skills, strong intuition, enthusiastic and communicative
Education

Chair Jean Monnet of European Law

University of Cantabria Santander, Spain, 2010-2011

Topic: Immigration in the European Union, Community Regulations vs. French Regulations

Bachelor’s Degree in Literature and Foreign Civilizations

Sorbonne Paris IV University 2005-2009

Major: Spanish; Translatology and Linguistics

Experience

Photographer & Business Owner

Flora Clergue Photography  http://clergue.photography  Cupertino/SF, since 2016

  • Lifestyle and Studio photography. 4 strobes and various light modifiers
  • Unique style around floral and nature components, vintage and/or french items
  • Business management; online & offline marketing (flyers, website, social media)

Editorial Direction & Executive Assistant

Éditions Eyrolles (Publishing House) Paris, 2012-2013

  • Cross-functional role. Global editorial and director planning management.
    Link between 22 editors
  • Processing mail, contracts, tracking stocks, handling trademark registration etc.
  • Managing print, reprint, destruction orders. Supervising book makeover projects
  • Managed development of new intranet tools to improve project tracking
  • Event planning (Salon du livre in Paris)
  • Became key element and essential to company in just 2 years

Office Manager

Cisco France Paris, 2011

  • Welcoming and assisting international collaborators and visitors in French, English, Spanish
  • Booking meeting rooms, handling postal services, catering needs, etc.

Management Assistant & Trainee in Legal Translation

Directorate General for European Affairs Santander, Spain, 2010

  • Host of workshops for informing students about European exchange programs and grants
  • Writing or translating articles for the periodical Cantabria Europa about EU rules
  • Event planning for raising awareness on European rules and identity (Interceltic Games)

Volunteer as French/Spanish Teacher & Librarian

Centro de Educación de Personas Adultas Santander, Spain, 2010

Spanish/French Interpreter

French Office of Immigration and Integration Colombes, France, 2010

Server/Bartender/Host

Marriott Opera Ambassador Paris, part-time from '04 to '09

Accounting Assistant

INEO/GDF Suez Malakoff, France, summers from '04 to '09

Secretary & Switchboard Operator

CNFDI Remote Learning Center Brunoy, France, occasional from '04 to '09

Hobbies

Drawing (5 years Student at Ateliers d'Arts Plastiques (Evry) — Charcoal, watercolor pencils, oil pastels)

Watching documentaries about Science, History, Art (Arte, Netflix etc.)

Swimming, aquaflex