Kitchen Operations Manager

• Mar 2019 - Present

- Hired, trained and leads a team of 5 in a fast paced kitchen, catering to 200+ guests at a time- Created efficiencies that enabled operational costs to go from 30% of new sales to 23% by identifying statistical trends and implementing solutions with an agile methodology in mind - Acquiring, cleaning, and validating data for wage and overtime reconciliation with the CUPE 116 Union at UBC- Committed to empowering and helping direct reports to grow in their roles - leading to a new pub wide soft plastic recycling program as well as UBC's first ongoing Drag Show- Identified trends in sales data from Block payment software to optimize agile inventory and ordering procedures through the Optimum Control inventory management system that reduced food waste, improved quality control, and created internal efficiencies- Facilitates inventory, ordering, and scheduling through sales data analysis, as well as perform quality assurance and floor management- Created staffing risk analysis and shift time optimization reports in Excel using Push employee data that led to improved operational efficiencies company-wide

The Orca Man

• Jan 2021 - Present

- Creates content for my TikTok with 240K followers, 4 million likes- Educates classrooms of elementary students online, communicating ecological ideas through the lens of Orcas for a more focused introduction to the environment- Developing an interactive web page to explore different communities of Orcas around the worldusing AB testing methodologies focusing on the user experience of exploration- Operates a podcast with a community of 2000+ listeners across 22 countries- Implementing identification data structures for local populations of Orcas to The Whale Museum’s Sightings Network MS Access database using SQL- Partners with and highlights local organizations and programs - most recently contacted to promote Ocean Wise's Innovator Lab Program- Ran and operated an online fax campaign to lobby congresspeople to breach dams for conservation that engaged 698 direct messages and 5006 signatures within 48 hours

Director of External Relations

• Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

- The Calendar is a social start-up located out of the University of British Columbia that connects students with social events and clubs in order to build community on campus- Planned and managed successful community events like UBC's Polar Plunge, Homecoming, and Campus Snowball Fight for 3000+ attendees with key milestones on time and on budget- Created our COVID-19 event and communication framework for on/off-line events within changing BC Health regulations- Ran a team of 5 to collaboratively engage students in an online environment to foster community and social interaction for thousands of students- Cooperatively operated our social media platforms, growing our Instagram following by 18% and our Facebook page by 10% by focusing on consumer trends and KPIs

External Focus: Student Representative

• Sep 2018 - Apr 2020

In the Calendar I collaborate with a team of 4 executives to plan and execute effective campus involvement through coordinating events and publicity with clubs and organizations at the University of British Columbia on a campus wide scale.

Founder

• Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

Project Sonic is an organization with the goal of connect people to the global orca population through information. We are working towards becoming the holding entity for Orca (Killer Whale) identification information, and as such we aim to make this information digestible, useful and empowering.As the head of this organization, I manage a team of app and web developers and facilitate data collection and integration. This also constitutes cross-disciplinary communication that spans research, citizen science, and entertainment realms.

Barback

• Apr 2018 - Feb 2019

Keeping the bar and other workspaces clean, stocked, and updated were the main duties I held as a barback at Pearl Street. Simply put, I was an extra hand to the bartenders and event coordinators to keep them moving at the fastest and most accommodating rate possible for customers coming in to enjoy some drinks or a meal. Keeping the bar and other workspaces clean, stocked, and updated were the main duties I held as a barback at Pearl Street. Simply put, I was an extra hand to the bartenders and event coordinators to keep them moving at the fastest and most accommodating rate possible for customers coming in to enjoy some drinks or a meal.

Lifeguard, Deck Supervisor

• Nov 2016 - Feb 2019

Floor Manager, Surf Instructor

• Mar 2016 - Aug 2018

Keeping the shop in order whilst providing any assistance with board, wetsuit, style, booking lessons or other surfing needs was just a couple of the tasks necessary on the floor of this great surf shop. I also was a part of their teaching team for a summer camp put on for kids ranging nearly all ages (as well as private lessons for adults and kids alike). Here, we nearly always worked as a team of us in order to give anyone we were teaching not only the best possibility to surf but also a great and fun environment in which to learn.

Head Lifeguard

• May 2014 - Aug 2018

Responsible for a team of 20 lifeguards, a Red Cross equivalent aquatic education program for members, as well as oversight of all First Aid incidents throughout the club. Responsible for a team of 20 lifeguards, a Red Cross equivalent aquatic education program for members, as well as oversight of all First Aid incidents throughout the club.