Sara Gabriel
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Summary
Results-driven, ambitious and competitive business leader focused on transformative leadership and continuous improvement to drive growth and maximise profits.
Loyal employee with solid understanding of training and mentoring employees to help them reach their maximum potential. Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
16164
16164
years of post-secondary education
24
24
Certification
Work history
General Manager
Prima Ballet
Dubai, Dubai
08.2024 - Current
- Improved the generated revenue per month by 56% in less than 1 year (some months achieves 100% increment).
- Achieved customer satisfaction with regular feedback and improvement sessions.
- Established successful partnerships with other companies for mutual growth (3 partnerships so far since August 24' until March 25')
- Built high-performing teams to achieve organisational objectives.
- Defined company direction through careful strategic planning.
- Introduced effective cost control measures, reducing unnecessary expenditure.
- Identified new business opportunities, leading to market expansion.
- Improved staff retention with robust HR policies and procedures.
- Worked directly with owners/CEO to establish objectives and decisively lead operations.
Consulting Sales Director
Prima Ballet
Dubai, Dubai
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Identified new business opportunities, driving company expansion.
- Elevated customer satisfaction levels with proactive client management.
- Achieved revenue growth.
- Drove process improvements by implementing innovative sales strategies.
- Develop SOPs for the company
- Built strong relationships with key clients for long-term business growth.
- Generated new leads and opportunities to maximise revenue.
Freelancer Personal Trainer
Self Employed
Dubai, Dubai
06.2023 - 09.2024
Club General Manager
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group
12.2021 - 07.2023
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring teams
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Driving revenue and control costs to ensure P&L budgets are achieved
- Control leavers and new joiners to ensure net gain of members on monthly basis
- Growing membership base and personal training results L4L comparison
Fitness Manager
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group
12.2019 - 11.2021
- Trained newly hired employees, offering insight into job duties and providing positive feedback on work.
- Set clear goals for each employee, tracking progress and milestones and offering support and assistance.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of all fitness equipment and explained to customers how to properly use each machine.
- Responded promptly to customer issues and resolved problems through effective communication and decision making skills.
- Helped clients set and achieve health and wellness goals.
- Monitored and evaluated program performance to determine value and quality.
- Provided individualized fitness assessments, program designs and nutrition counselling services.
- Complete all KPI more than 100% most months
Assistant Fitness Manager
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group, Ayla Hotel
01.2017 - 11.2019
- Created positive working environment for all staff members
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of all fitness equipment and explained to customers how to properly use each machine.
- Trained newly hired employees, offering insight into job duties and providing positive feedback on work.
- Ensured to complete 100% of all KPI on monthly basis
Personal Trainer
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group
11.2014 - 05.2023
- Designed specific workout systems for individual clients based on performance ability.
- Trained clients during strength training, cardio vascular exercise, and stretching.
- Educated customers on preventive care, nutrition, fitness, stress management, and ergonomics.
- Assisted clients with personal fitness goals through realistic objectives
- Specialized in injuries prevention and rehabilitation
Personal Trainer
ICPA (Institute of Preventive Cardiology)
08.2014 - 10.2014
- Ensure all patients have their devices to connect with heart rate readers as all training is programmed based on heart rate responses
- Designed 1 month strength plan for Patients to develop their strength special after heart attack or heart surgery
Personal Trainer
Solinca Health Club at Vasco da Gama
03.2014 - 10.2014
- Designed specific workout systems for individual clients based on performance ability.
- Developed customized fitness plans for wide range of clients to expand services.
- Assisted individuals in setting achievable fitness goals, monitoring progress for success.
- Trained clients during strength training, cardio vascular exercise, and stretching.
Assistant Researcher on a PhD
FMH (volunteer job)
04.2013 - 07.2014
- Help with research (biomechanics) for the PhD thesis of my teacher
- Work with Acknowledge Data Acquisition and Analysis software to collect data from Isokinetic system by Biodex
- Preparation of the study subjects to be assessed with portable/wireless electromyography (analysis of the data collected during calf raise movement)
- Preparation of the study subject to perform the movement being studied by placing markers to be detected by Qualisys cameras
Personal Trainer
Holmes Place at Dolce Vita Tejo, Iberhealth
09.2013 - 02.2014
- Developed, planned, and led personal and group fitness sessions as well as well-known specialty fitness programs.
- Designed specific workout systems for individual clients based on performance ability.
- Trained clients during strength training, cardio vascular exercise, and stretching.
- Developed customized fitness plans for wide range of clients to expand services.
Personal Trainer
Freelancer
08.2010 - 05.2013
- Developed and planned fitness sessions
- Trained clients during strength training, cardio vascular exercise, and stretching.
- Explained exercise modifications and contraindicated movements to participants with history of injury.
Anthropometric technician
Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH-UL)
03.2012 - 06.2012
- Measuring girths, heights, weight, skinfold, and diameters that would be used in scientific studies for the university and third party entities (such as Sport Lisboa e Benfica - SLB Basketball team; Sporting Clube de Portugal SCP Cycling team and others)
Basketball Player
Carnide Club, CAC, FMH, Uniao do Forte
05.2003 - 11.2014
Handball Player
CAC, Braamcamp Freire
10.1998 - 05.2012
International Football Tournament Organizer
CAC
04.2008 - 04.2012
- Organize the games for the day/weekend
- Get all details of each team and the statistics of the games to release information to public (website and local radio) and journalists
- Get all the data to select the MVP of the tournament
- Organize the data to get the order of the games according to the winners of each group
- Work with the referees directly to give them all the information necessary for each game
Gym Internship
Varequip Gym
02.2010 - 08.2010
- Physical and postural assessments of clients
- Programming training for clients in the gym
- Teach classes such as: Mat Pilates, Reformer Pilates, Circuit Training, Body Conditioning, Aerobics, and Cycling
Coach of Basketball (Assistant/Secondary Coach)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (SLB)
11.2007 - 05.2008
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
- Physical Preparation of the Junior (16-18yrs old) and Cadet Teams (14-16 yrs old)
- Assistant on games and statistics notes and analysis both from games and tests done during training.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on team environment
Education
Python - Programming
W3Schools
OnlineLean Six Sigma Yellow Black Belt - Statistics
IMC
DubaiSQL - Programming
W3Schools
onlineCertification - NLP
Centre of Excellence
Nutrition Certification - Nutrition
Precision Nutrition
Train The Trainer - Train The Trainer
Learning and Development Department Fitness First
Level 4 Strength And Conditioning - Level 4 Strength And Conditioning
Strength And Conditioning
Master of Science - Exercise and Health
Faculty of Human Kinetics
Bachelor of Science - Exercise And Health
Faculty of Human Kinetics
Skills
- Data analysis
- Intermediate level of HTML, CSS, JavaScript knowledge
- Intermediate level of Python, R and SQL Knowledge
- Proficient in Excel, Power BI & Tableau
- Business strategy and planning
- Training and development of Individuals (Coaching)
- Competitive & highly organized
- Efficient and Task Focused
- Learner
- Deliberative
- Interpersonal Relationships & Customer engagement
- Budget & Facility management
- Strategic planning
Languages
Portuguese
English
Certification
- HTML / CSS / JavaScript Certification
- R / Python / SQL Certification
- TRX Certification
- TRX (collaboration with Mefitpro) Dubai, UAE
- CYQ L3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (YMCA Dubai, UAE)
- L3 Award in Education and Training (YMCA Dubai, UAE)
- L3 Certificate in Personal Training (QCF) (YMCA Awards UAE, Dubai)
- Octagon certification (Escape Fitness UAE, Dubai)
- Prevention of musculoskeletal and osteoarticular disorders
- Axial Structure Training
- TRX Suspension Training Level 1 (Holmes Place)
- Personal Training Foundation Course Holmes Place
- Functional training with body weight
- ISAK Level 2 (Anthropometry Course)
- Hydrogymnastics (AEA Lisbon, Portugal)
- ISAK Level1 (Anthropometry course)
- Basketball Coach Course - Level 1
Accomplishments
- FM of the month April, May, Jul, Aug 2021
- 1st place FM of Q1 FY 2018-2019
- GM Recognition August 2019
- Employee of the month July 2019
- AOM Recognition July 2019
- Employee of Q3 FY 2018-2019
- GM Recognition April 2019
- HOO Recognition Feb 2019
- 3rd place Club Supplements Sales Q4 Jun 2017
- 1st place Fitness Team Q4 Jun 2017
- 3rd place FM of the quarter March 2017
Timeline
General Manager
Prima Ballet
08.2024 - Current
Consulting Sales Director
Prima Ballet
05.2024 - 07.2024
Freelancer Personal Trainer
Self Employed
06.2023 - 09.2024
Club General Manager
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group
12.2021 - 07.2023
Fitness Manager
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group
12.2019 - 11.2021
Assistant Fitness Manager
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group, Ayla Hotel
01.2017 - 11.2019
Personal Trainer
Fitness First Middle East, Landmark Group
11.2014 - 05.2023
Personal Trainer
ICPA (Institute of Preventive Cardiology)
08.2014 - 10.2014
Personal Trainer
Solinca Health Club at Vasco da Gama
03.2014 - 10.2014
Personal Trainer
Holmes Place at Dolce Vita Tejo, Iberhealth
09.2013 - 02.2014
Assistant Researcher on a PhD
FMH (volunteer job)
04.2013 - 07.2014
Anthropometric technician
Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH-UL)
03.2012 - 06.2012
Personal Trainer
Freelancer
08.2010 - 05.2013
Gym Internship
Varequip Gym
02.2010 - 08.2010
International Football Tournament Organizer
CAC
04.2008 - 04.2012
Coach of Basketball (Assistant/Secondary Coach)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (SLB)
11.2007 - 05.2008
Basketball Player
Carnide Club, CAC, FMH, Uniao do Forte
05.2003 - 11.2014
Handball Player
CAC, Braamcamp Freire
10.1998 - 05.2012
Python - Programming
W3Schools
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Black Belt - Statistics
IMC
SQL - Programming
W3Schools
Certification - NLP
Centre of Excellence
Nutrition Certification - Nutrition
Precision Nutrition
Train The Trainer - Train The Trainer
Learning and Development Department Fitness First
Level 4 Strength And Conditioning - Level 4 Strength And Conditioning
Strength And Conditioning
Master of Science - Exercise and Health
Faculty of Human Kinetics
Bachelor of Science - Exercise And Health
Faculty of Human Kinetics
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