Nikita Lotus
Cheltenham
Summary
Results-driven individual with a solid track record in delivering quality work. Known for excellent communication and teamwork abilities, with a commitment to achieving company goals and delivering exceptional service. Passionate about continuous learning and professional development.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Developing Arts Project
Melbourne University
Melbourne
02.2024 - Current
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Collaborate with co-workers to develop an entertaining arts project.
Trainee Board Member
Flatout.inc
Melbourne
12.2023 - Current
- Developed essential skills and techniques through diligent practice.
- Attended training sessions and meetings to learn new information and develop personal skills.
- Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
- Worked alongside senior team members to learn related job tasks and roles.
- Implemented strategies to take advantage of new opportunities.
- Participated in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas for marketing campaigns.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Provided support and guidance to colleagues to maintain a collaborative work environment.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
- Attended board meetings and reviewed meeting agendas.
- Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization, promoting a culture of respect and opportunity.
- Engaged in community outreach and advocacy to elevate the organization's presence and impact on public policy.
- Facilitated board meetings, ensuring productive discussions and effective decision-making processes.
Member of F.I.G.J.A.M Collective
F.I.G.J.A.M Collective Peer Led
Melbourne
06.2023 - Current
- Peer led support and advocacy group for formerly incarcerated women trans and gender diverse folk.
- providing volunteer and paid work opportunities
- Lived experience consultancy
- I have also chaired and facilitated meetings.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
Conducted Interview on Prison Phone Call Costs
The Age News Paper
Melbourne
12.2024 - 12.2024
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
- Provided up-to-date information related to the interview topic.
- Provided lived experience
Co-Designed Strategic Planning
Flatout
Melbourne
09.2024 - 09.2024
- Analyzed customer feedbacks to identify areas of improvement within existing designs.
- Followed corporate brand guidelines to enable brand consistency across campaigns and marketing programs.
- Sketched drawings and wrote specifications to meet client requirements.
- Created product designs in alignment with specifications.
- Worked with the development team to ensure a smooth transition from concept to production-ready assets.
- Assisted in developing marketing strategies for new products based on customer needs analysis.
- Read scripts and consulted with directors and other production staff to create and plan designs.
- Created detailed wireframes, storyboards, user flows and process flows to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
- Participated in brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas for product features or improvements.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to tight deadlines.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
Wrote a Submission for the ALRC
Human Rights Law center
Melbourne
08.2024 - 08.2024
- Utilized various software and tools to streamline processes and optimize performance.
- I participated in interviews on strip searches in prisons for submission.
- Spokes person for abolishing strip searches in prisons.
Interviewed for Untold Stories 3CR Podcast
3CR Radio
Melbourne
07.2024 - 07.2024
- I was interviewed on the radio about my lived experience in prison for a podcast.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Provided support and guidance to colleagues to maintain a collaborative work environment.
Participated in Round Table Discussion
Council for Homelessnes
Melbourne
06.2024 - 06.2024
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Brainstorming on topics of Homelessness to resolve existing issues
Presented at The Sexual Health Expo
West Health
Melbourne
05.2024 - 05.2024
- Evaluated feedback from audiences to continually improve presentation content and delivery methods.
- Analyzed results from post-presentation surveys and developed action plans based on findings.
- Monitored audience engagement levels during presentations and adjusted delivery style as needed to maintain interest.
- Developed and delivered comprehensive presentations on various topics, ensuring audience engagement and information retention.
- Identified opportunities for improvement following each presentation.
- Collaborated with event organizers to ensure presentation topics align with conference themes and audience expectations.
- Utilized various presentation software programs such as PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi.
- Developed and presented engaging educational content to diverse audiences.
- Facilitated follow up interviews with West and Gen health.
Spoke at the Fitzroy Legal Service Expo
Fitzroy Legal Service
Fitzroy
01.2024 - 01.2024
- Utilized various software and tools to streamline processes and optimize performance.
- Designed and Presented a lived experience talk on incarceration.
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
VIMIAC Conference Speaker
VIMIAC
Melbourne
12.2023 - 12.2023
- Drafted speeches to persuade or entertain audience.
- Utilized multimedia tools and software to enhance presentation effectiveness.
- Regularly updated social media accounts with announcements about upcoming events or highlights from past conferences.
- Diversified presentations with skilled use of technology and audio-visual aids.
- Incorporated variety of techniques including stories and inspirational messages into presentations to entertain attendees.
- Collaborated closely with other speakers in order to create an integrated program that would maximize value for attendees.
- Brainstormed about experiences and events to intrigue large or small audiences.
- Tailored speeches to accommodate cultural and demographic diversity of audience members.
- Developed and delivered engaging, informative presentations to audiences of up to 500 people.
- Delivered speeches to groups, explaining company mission, position and services.
- Collaborated with event organizers to align presentation topics with audience interests.
- Spoke about personal life experiences to inspire, motivate and benefit listeners.
Participant in Research for D.H.S
Catherine Boekel
Melbourne
08.2023 - 08.2023
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Provided support and guidance to colleagues to maintain a collaborative work environment.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Spoke about lived experience to enhance project outcomes.
Education
Certificate - Horticulture (Parks And Gardens
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2024
Certificate - Kitchen Operations
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2023
Certificate - Skills For Work And Vocational Pathways
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2022
Certificate - General Education For Adults
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2022
Certificate - Testing And Tagging of Portable Electrical
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2022
Certificate - Community Services First Aid
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2022
Certificate - Cleaning Opperations
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2022
Certificate - Supply Chain Operations
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2022
Certificate - Provide Responsible Service of Alcohol
Bendigo Tafe
Deer Park, VIC01-2014
Certificate - Construction
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2013
Certificate - Cleaning Operations
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2013
Certificate - Agriculture
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2013
Certificate - Skills For Work And Vocational Pathways
Bendigo Tafe
Tarrengower, VIC01-2003
Skills
- Project management
- Customer service
- Time management
- Collaborative teamwork
- Problem solving
- Creative thinking
- Public speaking
- Diversity advocacy
- Social perceptiveness
- Excellent communication
Affiliations
- Attended Training for Governing a Not-for-Profit Organization
- Attended VAADA Conference for Drug,Alcohol and other Substance use.
- Attended VMIAC Conference for Mental health Awareness
- Co-designed an Abstract Presentation for Puzzle Conference June 2025
Timeline
Conducted Interview on Prison Phone Call Costs
The Age News Paper
12.2024 - 12.2024
Co-Designed Strategic Planning
Flatout
09.2024 - 09.2024
Wrote a Submission for the ALRC
Human Rights Law center
08.2024 - 08.2024
Interviewed for Untold Stories 3CR Podcast
3CR Radio
07.2024 - 07.2024
Participated in Round Table Discussion
Council for Homelessnes
06.2024 - 06.2024
Presented at The Sexual Health Expo
West Health
05.2024 - 05.2024
Co-Developing Arts Project
Melbourne University
02.2024 - Current
Spoke at the Fitzroy Legal Service Expo
Fitzroy Legal Service
01.2024 - 01.2024
Trainee Board Member
Flatout.inc
12.2023 - Current
VIMIAC Conference Speaker
VIMIAC
12.2023 - 12.2023
Participant in Research for D.H.S
Catherine Boekel
08.2023 - 08.2023
Member of F.I.G.J.A.M Collective
F.I.G.J.A.M Collective Peer Led
06.2023 - Current
Certificate - Horticulture (Parks And Gardens
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Kitchen Operations
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Skills For Work And Vocational Pathways
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - General Education For Adults
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Testing And Tagging of Portable Electrical
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Community Services First Aid
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Cleaning Opperations
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Supply Chain Operations
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Provide Responsible Service of Alcohol
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Construction
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Cleaning Operations
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Agriculture
Bendigo Tafe
Certificate - Skills For Work And Vocational Pathways
Bendigo Tafe
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