Experience

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  Shearwater Research

  • Canada
  • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Vice President Operations

    • May 2022 - Present

  • Director Of Operations

    • Dec 2017 - Apr 2022

  • Production Manager

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

  • Purchaser

    • Dec 2012 - Jan 2014

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  Various Private Schools

  • Taiwan

  • English Language Teacher

    • Aug 2006 - Jul 2012
    • Taiwan

    ➢ Taught full-time hours for classes of 10-15 students from Grade 1 to Grade 6➢ Created a positive classroom atmosphere and encouraged students to enhance their own language skills➢ Planned, organized, and hosted a monthly English event where the students were able to display their abilities in English to their parents ➢ Enhanced English communication skills through challenging topics and fun activities➢ Helped students practice proper daily conversation, pronunciation, grammar, sentence structure and spelling

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  Ziggy's Cycle and Sport

  • Kitchener, Ontario

  • Retail Sales Clerk

    • Mar 2006 - Aug 2006
    • Kitchener, Ontario

    ➢ Built new customer relationships and strived to provide a satisfying shopping experience➢ Listened to customers and matched their needs with appropriate products➢ Proactively stocked the store and kept the environment clean, friendly and energetic➢ Made sure our inventory was kept secure and records were up to date

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  MDS Sciex

  • Concord, Ontario

  • Production Buyer

    • Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
    • Concord, Ontario

    ➢ Managed Kanban inventory system worth $250,000+ in raw materials ➢ Initiated cost savings through sourcing new vendors and acquiring quotes➢ Responsible for flow of damaged goods back to supplier and receipt at MDS Sciex➢ Communicated with A, B, and C tier suppliers about expedite requests and open orders➢ Cultivated long term supplier relationships while finding solutions to urgent problems➢ Proactively corrected and communicated invoicing problems to suppliers and finance