James Gyte's Resume
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James Gyte's Resume

JAMES GYTE------------
456 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1N 7M9 JamesG------------
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Honours Bachelor of Commerce option in Management Information Systems and Analytics from University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management
• 1 year management /supervisory related experience
• 2 years customer service experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and meeting company targets
• Knowledge of analytics and brief experience using ARIMA and IBM Modeller
• Experienced knowledge using Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Basic knowledge using Python and Arena simulation
• Fluent in English and basic skills in French

EDUCATION

Honours Bachelor of Commerce, Option in Management Information Systems and Analytics 2014 - 2018
University of Ottawa, ON
• Introduction to analytics using different software, such as Excel and ARIMA
• Vast knowledge of technology applications and its incorporation into business
• Intopia project
o Set up and operated a small business as part of a team in a class simulation project with other class members
o Managed team members to ensure everyone participated and contributed to the ongoing success of the project
o Analyzed inventory and sales to ensure the business projections continued to be profitable
• Analytics and simulation project
o Monitored and analyzed Boxing Day customer traffic at Lacoste for footfall versus sales gained
o Extracted information from the data collected to simulate projected sales figures on Boxing Day for the next year
o Analyzed results to identify where Lacoste could make improvements to successfully enhance their future sales


SKILLS

Analytical ability
• Collected and analyzed data on Lacoste’s Boxing Day traffic flow to help improve the performance of the store on the busiest day of the year
• Proficient in analyzing data presented in a variety of formats, using Microsoft Excel and ARIMA, allowing me to write concise, detailed reports of my findings
• Effectively documented and monitored the inventory level and sales during the Intopia weekend ensuring we maintained adequate stock levels for sale and how much revenue we were making

Communication skills
• Communicated efficiently and effectively with many different sorts of customers, listening to and considering their requirements before explaining the best solutions
• Prepared and delivered weekly presentations covering various topics to my peers, enabling me to gain valuable experience and confidence in presenting
• Taught and demonstrated effective soccer drills to children of ages of 9-15 years, ensuring they fully understood what they needed to do, promoted enthusiasm for team participation and that any questions they have were answered, all appropriate to their age, ability and understanding.

Management skills
• Leader of a small team of sales associates, ensuring they know the tasks, targets and standards expected of them and assisting them in achieving this, when and where necessary
• Have responsibility for the store, ensuring effective communication to higher management, enhancing the stores success and participation in future planning
• Organized other students to efficiently divide tasks in a simulation project, ensuring all areas of the project were finished, completed to a high standard and on schedule

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Sales Supervisor 2017 – 2018
Interim Assistant Manager 2017 – 2017
Sales Associate 2016 – 2017
Lacoste, Ottawa, ON
• Managed staff to ensure they knew their Key Performance Indicators and how they could successfully achieve them
• Communicated effectively with customers ensuring they were satisfied and their needs were met
• Committed and enthusiastic hard worker as part of a team ensuring everyone completes their tasks efficiently
• Solved many problems relating to customers, inventory and computers, to ensure the store continued to operate smoothly


OTHER EXPERIENCE

Soccer Coach, Head Coach 2017
Soccer Coach, Volunteer 2016
West Ottawa Soccer Club, Ottawa, ON
• Organized and ran weekly practices for children ages 9-15, making sure they were fully engaged and challenged
• Awareness and promotion of the safety of players through encouragement and correct, motivated use of appropriate equipment
• Led the team to success throughout the season by keeping the children motivated to stay committed to the team whilst also enjoying themselves and having fun


AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Admission Scholarship, University of Ottawa, ON 2014 - 2015

Sports Leadership Certification, England, UK 2014

Independent Business Owner for Amway, Ottawa, ON 2018


EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITES

Technology: Horizon Scanning for new technology, the various forms of it and what the future holds for it

Sports: Passionate soccer player who plays professionally in the Ottawa-Carleton competitive league

Originally from England: I have resided in Ottawa, Canada since I was aged 18 years, after growing up in the United Kingdom