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Nathan Wood

Peachester

Summary

Highly motivated, personable, and professional Arts graduate with experience spanning multiple industries.

Offering strong interpersonal skills and natural ability to connect with others, eager to learn and grow in sales environment. Brings foundational understanding of customer needs and buying behaviours, along with excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Bottle shop Attendant

Liquor Legends
08.2023 - Current
  • Completing daily stocktake and stock management procedures.
  • Educating customers on different promotions, spirits and wines to facilitate buying decisions.
  • Maintaining compliance with local and federal regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages.
  • Assisting in the training of new employees.

Equipment Manager

McDonald's
06.2024 - 12.2024
  • Reduced downtime in operations by performing proactive maintenance on equipment.
  • Maintained clean and organized facilities.
  • Worked cooperatively with management and crew members to ensure efficiency.
  • Managed administrative duties relating to uniform distribution for 5 stores.


Crew Member - Service

McDonald's
02.2024 - 06.2024
  • Worked front counter, drive-thru and other areas.
  • Took orders, prepared meals, and collected payments.
  • Demonstrated strong multitasking abilities, handling multiple orders simultaneously without compromising quality or efficiency.
  • Worked well with teammates and accepted coaching from management team.

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Tutor

Gregory Education
05.2022 - 12.2023
  • Tutored groups of Chinese national students to strengthen their English word decoding, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and speaking skills.
  • Communicated effectively with students and their families across any linguistic barriers present.
  • Provided homework assistance using specific curriculum and materials.

Sandwich Artist

Subway
08.2023 - 11.2023
  • Assisted in the training and management of junior staff members and new staff.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by providing friendly and efficient service at the register.
  • Followed correct procedures for food preparation.

Student Partner (Academic Integrity)

The University of Queensland
03.2023 - 06.2023
  • Conducted research on Academic Integrity breaches commonly committed by University students, and the measures put in place to encourage proper academic conduct.
  • Submitted marketing materials to be used on campus to promote academic integrity.
  • Worked collaboratively with staff from diverse departments.

Student Partner (Library)

The University of Queensland
02.2023 - 06.2023
  • Improving the UQ Library's Digital Resources Modules
  • Creating resources on Pressbooks
  • Working with UQ Library staff to improve accessibility of resources to students

Crew Member

Kenko Sushi Beerwah
12.2021 - 02.2023
  • Customer Service
  • Making sushi and hot meals
  • Preparing ingredients
  • Managing deliveries

Intern (Languages)

AIATSIS
11.2022 - 12.2022
  • Conducted library and archival research into Australian Indigenous languages to support a report.
  • Wrote a spelling and pronunciation guide for Australian Indigenous Languages
  • Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.

Student Partner (Student Services)

University of Queensland
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Brainstorming and actioning ways to improve the UQ Student Representatives Program
  • Storyboarding content for an online course
  • Collecting student experiences through focus groups and surveys

Student Partner

The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Cultures
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • Contributing to the development of University honours courses in an SSP project
  • Experience in creating video and audio recordings to use for data
  • Conducting conversation and focus groups
  • Creating course content in H5P
  • Managing deliveries

Student Research Scholar

The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Cultures
12.2021 - 02.2021
  • Working with culturally sensitive content and data
  • Experience in Conversation Analysis, and using transcription software (ELAN)
  • Researching how Language and Society relate to each other in an Australian Indigenous Language (Garrwa)
  • Attendance at the Australian Linguistics Conference 2020

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics; Anthropology; Japanese

University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD
12-2024

Secondary Education -

Glasshouse Christian College
11.2018

Diploma of Business -

Prestige Service Training
08.2018

Skills

  • Customer relations
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Conversational Japanese, French & German
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • Educational Design
  • Marketing
  • Attention to Detail
  • Innovative Lesson Planning
  • Conflict Resolution Strategies
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Analytical thinking

Timeline

Equipment Manager

McDonald's
06.2024 - 12.2024

Crew Member - Service

McDonald's
02.2024 - 06.2024

Bottle shop Attendant

Liquor Legends
08.2023 - Current

Sandwich Artist

Subway
08.2023 - 11.2023

Student Partner (Academic Integrity)

The University of Queensland
03.2023 - 06.2023

Student Partner (Library)

The University of Queensland
02.2023 - 06.2023

Intern (Languages)

AIATSIS
11.2022 - 12.2022

Student Partner (Student Services)

University of Queensland
08.2022 - 12.2022

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Tutor

Gregory Education
05.2022 - 12.2023

Crew Member

Kenko Sushi Beerwah
12.2021 - 02.2023

Student Research Scholar

The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Cultures
12.2021 - 02.2021

Student Partner

The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Cultures
09.2021 - 03.2022

Secondary Education -

Glasshouse Christian College

Diploma of Business -

Prestige Service Training

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics; Anthropology; Japanese

University of Queensland
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