About
Limelite Consulting is a young, dynamic, 100% BEE business owned by Desireé McKie
BACKGROUND:
Desireé has been designing websites since 2000, after gaining her web design certification, and has a long list of valuable clients. She currently works with a team of professionals including a graphic designer, web developer, as well as a dynamic hosting company, offering great web design and development solutions for her clients – more info.
In 2007, after completing an event management course, she started exploring her passion ie. organising events and workshops. More recently, she has been focussing specifically on local comedy events – more info.
Desireé currently holds a part-time position as ICT Literacy Co-ordinator in the Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Cape Town, having worked there full-time for many years in various admin, support and IT positions.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
2012 – Train The Trainer – 1st Solutions, Cape Town
2008 – Joomla! Open Source Web Design – FlossNet, UWC
2006 – Conference, Exhibition & Event Management – Damelin, Mowbray
2004 – Desktop Publishing (DTP) – City Varsity, Cape Town
2002 – Flash 5 – brainStorm! Design & Promotions, Westlake
2001 – Building Websites to enter e-economy – CEE Programme, UCT
2000 – Certified Novell Administrator: Netware 5 (CNA) – IT-IQ, Sea Point
2000 – Active Server Pages Course (ASP) – Cyber-School.Net, Tokai
1999 – Professional Web Design (HTML) – CEE Programme, UCT
1998 – Certified Novell Administrator: Netware 4.11 (CNA) – IT-IQ, Sea Point
1993 – Executive Secretarial Diploma – Montrose Secretarial College, Claremont
1992 – Senior Certificate – Immaculata Senior Secondary School, Wittebome
WORK EXPERIENCE
Comedy Club Manager – June 2010 to date
Kurt Schoonraad’s Jou Ma Se Comedy Club
Players Restaurant & Bar, The River Club, Observatory
Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Coordinator (part-time) – April 2009 to date
Centre for Educational Technology
Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town
Freelance Consultant – October 2007 to April 2009
Centre for Educational Technology
Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town
Information Technology (IT) Officer – January 2004 to May 2007
Centre for Educational Technology
Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town
Information Technology (IT) & Communications Officer – January 2000 – January 2004
Office of the Dean of Higher Education
Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town
Computer Laboratory Officer – October 1998 to January 2000
Lower Campus Student Learning Centre
Student Development & Services, University of Cape Town
Personal Assistant (PA) to Director & Head of Department – January 1998 to October 1998
Department of Adult Education & Extra-Mural Studies
Faculty of Education, University of Cape Town
Personal Assistant (PA) to Director – July 1996 to December 1997
Department of Adult Education & Extra-Mural Studies
Faculty of Education, University of Cape Town
Junior Secretary – February 1994 to June 1996
Department of Adult Education & Extra-Mural Studies
Faculty of Education, University of Cape Town