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Takata

Patrick Takata
3148 East 5th Ave
Vancouver BC, V5M 1P1
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EXPERIENCE:

- Saje Natural Wellness, 1091 Robson St. �Team Lead
July 2019 - PRESENT
Compassionate leadership, thoughtful communication, dedicated mentorship
Mentored and trained employees� leadership and customer experience skills and services
Assist with maintaining a healthy and safe work environment for up to 15 employees
Resolved conflicts with customers, turned a negative experience into a positive with ease.
Quick decision making based on customers feedback and sales
Troubleshoot and problem-solve IT fixes
Weekly-biweekly supply orders, cash deposits, and budgeting
Organize

- Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. � Student Monitor Worker
September 2015 - June 2019
Sustained the wellbeing of the Photography Department; ensuring everything is clean, organized and equipment is up to date
Educated students on how to properly use equipment and chemicals while safely following MSDS guidelines.
Report and troubleshoot any problems that may come up with student� projects
Monitor and repair anything by the end of shift (if applicable )
Report back to technicians by the end of shift

- LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, 1020 Robson St. �Sales Ambassador
April 2017 - October 2018
Serve outrageous customer experience
Personalized service by request, including (but not limited to) gift-wrapping, gift designing, navigational/disability aid, cash handling, sales, and refunds or exchanges
Weekly, created three unique social media posts to attract new and returning customers to events in-store

- Takata Corporation, 8205 SW 152nd Ave. USA � Crowdfunding Researcher (Internship)
June 2016 - September 2016
I researched different platforms to find new products that my supervisor would be interested in reaching out to for possible future work (ie. Indegogo, Kickstarter, GoFundMe, etc.)
Brought together at the end of each week a spreadsheet of all the information collected and sent it to my supervisor
Weekly check-ins to ensure everything I am doing is properly executed.


EDUCATION:

- Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. Vancouver BC � Bachelors in Fine Arts Photography
September 2015 - May 2019

- Beaverton High School, 13000 SW 2nd St. Beaverton Oregon � General Educations Diploma
September 2011 - June 2015


VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

- 2016 Emily Carr University of Art and Design Foundation Show � Assistant Curator
In charge of helping the Curator find the correct positioning for all 478 works made by the first-year students

- 2017 & 18 Emily Carr University of Art and Design� Student Art Sales � Setup and Assistant curator
I worked with a team of 20 to put on ECUAD�s 2017 & 18 Student Art Sale. This included over 2,000 pieces for sale, coordination, time management, and heavy communication to complete the setup in under five days.

- 2018 & 2019 Emily Carr University of Art and Design Graduation Show� Setup, Construction, Installation, and photography
With a team of 12, We prepped the school for installation of the + 400 Graduates of Emily Carr University, from both the Bachelors�s and Masters's degrees. Along with this, I and an assistant photographed all of the works for ECUAD� Graduation Catalogue which would be then published on the official Emily Carr University Website


SKILLS:

Knowledgeable with Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative, and LightroomStrong communicator, team player, and adaptable. Photography, trained with a DSLR, SLR, and film.