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Samantha Monaghan

Helensvale

Summary

Motivated and adaptable, bright & engaging, returning to the workforce after dedicating several years to raising and managing a household of a family of four. Skilled in multitasking, organisation, and time management, with a proven ability to prioritise competing demands, maintain responsibility for complex tasks, and ensure efficient daily operations. Seeking an opportunity to apply strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and organisational skills in a dynamic workplace.

Work History

Primary Household Manager

Household & Family Management
  • Coordinated and managed the daily schedules, appointments, and activities of four children, balancing multiple priorities with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Developed and maintained structured systems for time, household budgets, and resources to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
  • Applied strong problem-solving skills to manage unexpected challenges, demonstrating adaptability and resilience.
  • Oversaw project-style responsibilities, such as school event coordination, holiday planning, and extracurricular organisation.
  • Maintained responsibility for critical deadlines (medical, educational, and financial) with high attention to detail.
  • Built strong interpersonal and communication skills through collaboration with teachers, coaches, healthcare professionals, and community organisations.

Market sales

Bexs Designs
  • Design, production & sales of children’s ware at various Gold Coast weekend markets
  • Negotiated wholesale deals to small boutique shops

Production Manager

Studibaker Hawk
  • Leading a team of in 5 inhouse machinists, pattern makers & sales team
  • Liaising with external buyers, sourcing fabric, accessories & working with vendors providing garment samples for quality review
  • Working to production deadlines to meet company timeframes & budgets
  • Liaising with sales team on stakeholder engagement - leading production team to meet seasonal fashion collection timelines

Production Manager

Ice clothing
  • Liaising a team of in external machinists, pattern makers & sales team
  • Liaising with external buyers, sourcing fabric, accessories & working with vendors providing garment samples for quality review
  • Working to production deadlines to meet company timeframes & budgets
  • Liaising with sales team on stakeholder engagement - leading production team to meet seasonal fashion collection timelines

Design room assistant

Dolina Fashion Group
  • Worked closely with head designer to manage internal stakeholders creating garment samples for seasonal garment range
  • Liaised with external vendors on fabric & accessory buying
  • Overseeing production team & managing quality controls

Skills

  • Multitasking & Prioritisation
  • Time Management & Scheduling
  • Organisational Efficiency
  • Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
  • Responsibility & Ownership
  • Communication & Collaboration
  • Planning & Coordination
  • Budgeting & Resource Allocation

Timeline

Primary Household Manager

Household & Family Management

Market sales

Bexs Designs

Production Manager

Studibaker Hawk

Production Manager

Ice clothing

Design room assistant

Dolina Fashion Group
Samantha Monaghan