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KIA VELAYATI

London, Toronto,New York

Summary

Customer-oriented Salesperson, Entrepreneur, Interior Designer and Developer with 6 years of experience building relationships, cultivating partnerships and growing profit channels. Strategic-thinking leader with expertise in expanding network connections, persuasively introducing products, territory development and revealing customer needs to deliver solutions. Recent graduate with excellent research, technical and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Entrepreneur

Bacchantes®
London, United Kingdom, Toronto, Canada
01.2020 - Current
  • Developed business plans and strategies for new product launches
  • Analyzed industry trends to identify potential opportunities for growth
  • Created financial models to assess the feasibility of proposed projects
  • Conducted market research to understand customer needs and preferences
  • Designed organizational structures for efficient operations management
  • Prepared presentations on business progress for investors and board members

Chief Executive Officer

Bacchantes®
London, United Kingdom, Toronto, Canada
01.2020 - Current
  • Developed strategic plans and objectives to ensure organizational growth and profitability.
  • Created financial models to forecast future business performance and identify areas of improvement.
  • Established policies, procedures, and protocols to improve operational efficiency.
  • Managed relationships with shareholders, stakeholders, customers, and other key constituents.
  • Implemented new technologies to streamline processes across departments.
  • Represented the company at conferences, trade shows, networking events.
  • Reviewed employee performance evaluations in order to make personnel decisions.
  • Developed creative solutions for complex problems facing the organization.

Interior Designer

Bacchantes®
London, United Kingdom, Toronto, Canada
01.2020 - Current
  • Selected furniture, light fixtures and accessories to create unique and inviting rooms to meet customer vision
  • Designed floor plans, elevations, and 3D perspective views and material boards for both in-house review and presentation to client
  • Visited home sites when necessary to assess and fulfill customer needs
  • Collaborated closely with customers, adjusting plans to satisfy client needs and requirements
  • Assisted clients successfully by choosing furnishings consistent with preferences and budget

Developer Programmer

Bacchantes®
London, United Kingdom, Toronto, Canada
01.2020 - Current
  • Designed front-end and back-end solutions for test-driven development
  • Delivered code to meet functional or technical specifications
  • Designed user-friendly websites to improve overall user experience
  • Modified existing codes to enhance performance and add new features

Sales Associate

Bacchantes®
London, United Kingdom, Toronto, Canada
01.2020 - Current
  • Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
  • Provided accurate information about products, prices and services.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store merchandise and policies.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
  • Restocked shelves as needed to ensure sufficient inventory levels.
  • Demonstrated product features and benefits for customers' needs.
  • Handled customer complaints in a professional manner.
  • Tracked sales performance metrics to identify trends in the market place.
  • Attended weekly team meetings to review performance goals and objectives.
  • Suggested ideas for improving store operations and increasing profits.

Sales Associate

William Ashley®
Toronto, Canada
06.2023 - 01.2024
  • Lalique, Baccarat, Saint-Louis, Moser, Waterford, Christofle, Robbe & Berking, Hermes, Versace, Bernardaud, Rosenthal, Gien, Royal Crown Derby, Wedgwood, Juliska, Herend, Burleigh, Vista Alegre, Lladro, Kosta Boda, L'Objet and etc
  • Product and brand knowledge
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store merchandise and policies
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business
  • Handled customer complaints in a professional manner
  • Placed special orders or called other stores to find desired items
  • Exchanged merchandise for customers and accepted returns
  • Recommended merchandise to customers based on needs and preferences
  • Greeted customers to determine wants or needs
  • Tracked company inventories, moved excess stock and arranged products to improve sales
  • Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered product advice

Sales Associate

Lalique®, Baccarat®, Saint-Louis®, Waterford®, Daum®
Tehran, Iran
01.2017 - Current
  • Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered product advice
  • Answered incoming telephone calls to provide store, products and services information
  • Monitored stock levels to facilitate restocking and replenishment of shelves
  • Met with customers to offer assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases
  • Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success
  • Contacted customers to provide information on new and exciting products and service offerings

Sales Associate

Kianaz Alaei®
Tehran, Iran
01.2017 - Current
  • Placed orders and answered customer questions in-person, through email and over phone to maximize customer service
  • Arranged merchandise for display to highlight new styles, attract customers and enhance sales
  • Maintained current store, product and promotional knowledge to drive consistent sales
  • Acquired new customers and identified unique needs to deliver relevant products
  • Improved overall customer purchasing experiences to promote steady revenue
  • Developed sales plans, goals, strategies and objectives to achieve team goals and revenue objectives
  • Tracked monthly sales to generate reports for business development planning
  • Performed sales consultations and educated clients on products and services
  • Maintained professional network of potential clients and business opportunities
  • Achieved company growth and brand development through market expansion and sales
  • Analyzed business and sales targets using critical problem-solving skills

Education

Certificate - PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - CS50’s Introduction To Computer Science

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Data Science: Machine Learning

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab To Market

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Leadership: Creating Public Value

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - The Architectural Imagination

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Computer Science 101

Stanford University
Stanford, CA, United States
12-2024

Certificate - CS50’s Web Programming With Python And JavaScript

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Becoming An Entrepreneur

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Remote Work Revolution For Everyone

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - AI For Everyone: Master The Basics

IBM
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Introduction To Data Science

IBM
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Business Success In The Screen Industries

University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
12-2024

Certificate - Introduction To Business Architecture

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan
12-2024

Certificate - The Psychology Of Emotions

University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
12-2024

Certificate - Designing Your Career

Stanford University
Stanford, CA, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Using Email For Networking In English

Washington University
Seattle, WA, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Shaping Work For The Future

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Odyssey Planning

Stanford University
Stanford, CA, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Entrepreneurial Land Redevelopment Approach

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - From Poverty To Prosperity: Understanding Economic

University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
12-2024

Certificate - Mobile Payment Security

New York University
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Free Cash Flow Analysis

Columbia University
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Risk & Return

Columbia University
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Crisis Resource Management

Columbia University
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Essential Math For AI

Columbia University
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - The Neuropsychology of Decision Making

University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
12-2024

Certificate - Foundations of Finance

University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
12-2024

Certificate - Teaching Critical Thinking Through Art

Smithsonian Institution
Washington D.C., United States
12-2024

Certificate - Teaching Complex Thinking Through Art

Smithsonian Institution
Washington D.C., United States
12-2024

Certificate - Probability - The Science Of Uncertainty And Data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Introduction To Probability

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Intro To Stock Trading

New York Institute of Finance
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Certificate - Forwards And Futures

New York Institute of Finance
New York, NY, United States
12-2024

Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design

Yorkville University
Toronto, ON, Canada
03-2023

Bachelor of Arts - Architecture

Islamic Azad University - Central Tehran Branch
Tehran, Iran
01-2019

Skills

  • Brand Building
  • Policy Development
  • Operational Planning
  • Revenue Generation
  • Culture Building
  • Financial Oversight
  • Customer Relations
  • Goal Setting
  • Team Development
  • Business Planning
  • Business Forecasting
  • Problem-Solving
  • Analytical Skills
  • Leadership
  • Relationship Building
  • Performance Improvement
  • Staff Training
  • Sales Skills
  • Interior, Exterior and Product Design
  • Coding (html, javascript, css, etc)

Languages

  • Persian, First Language
  • English, Proficient
  • French, Elementary
  • Arabic, Elementary

Affiliations

The Pierre, New York, NY, United States • Chrysler Building, New York, NY, United States • Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY, United States • American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, United States • Central Park, New York, NY, United States • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States • Rockefeller Building, New York, NY, United States • Times Square, New York, NY, United States • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, United States • The Jewish Museum, New York, NY, United States • New York University Institute of Fine Arts, New York, NY, United States • Tavern on The Green, New York, NY, United States • The Library of Columbia University, New York, NY, United States • Manhattan Municipal Building, New York, NY, United States • United States Court House, New York, NY, United States • ONE World Trade Centre, New York, NY, United States • 911 Memorial, New York, NY, United States • United States Realty Building, New York, NY, United States • Wall Street, New York, NY, United States • New York Stock Exchange, New York, NY, United States • Manhattan Helicopter Tour, New York, NY, United States • Statue of Liberty, New York, NY, United States • Washington Monument, Washington D.C., United States • Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., United States • United States Treasury Building, Washington D.C., United States • The White House, Washington D.C., United States • Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington D.C., United States • Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C., United States • United States Department of Commerce, Washington D.C., United States • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History, Washington D.C., United States • United States Environment Protection Agency, Washington D.C., United States • Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington D.C., United States • Post Office Department, Washington D.C., United States • Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters, Washington D.C., United States • Department of Justice, Washington D.C., United States • Archives of The United States Of America, Washington D.C., United States • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., United States • National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., United States • United States Capitol, Washington D.C., United States • Supreme Court of the United States, Washington D.C., United States • Library of Congress, Washington D.C., United States • Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C., United States • United States Botanic Garden, Washington D.C., United States • Surfing at Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii • Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Hawaii • Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii • Archives, Honolulu, Hawaii • Lolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii • Las Vegas, United States • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, United States • Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, United States • Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles, United States • Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States • Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, United States • Capitol Records, Los Angeles, United States • Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States • U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles, United States • Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, United States • Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles, United States • Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, United States • The Broad, Los Angeles, United States • Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, United States • Petersen Automative Museum, Los Angeles, United States • Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, United States • Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, United States • Bel Air, Los Angeles, United States • Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, United States • Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, United States • Getty Villa, Los Angeles, United States • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, United States • Walt Disney Studios, Los Angeles, United States • Holocaust Museum, Los Angeles, United States • The Broad Infinity Room, Los Angeles, United States • The Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, United States • California Science Center, Los Angeles, United States • Dolby Theatre Tour, Los Angeles, United States • TCL Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, United States • Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, United States • London Eye, London, United Kingdom • The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, London, United Kingdom • The Lanesborough, London, United Kingdom • Tower Bridge, London, United Kingdom • Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom • British Museum, London, United Kingdom • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom • Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom • Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom • Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, Canada • Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Canada

Timeline

Sales Associate

William Ashley®
06.2023 - 01.2024

Entrepreneur

Bacchantes®
01.2020 - Current

Chief Executive Officer

Bacchantes®
01.2020 - Current

Interior Designer

Bacchantes®
01.2020 - Current

Developer Programmer

Bacchantes®
01.2020 - Current

Sales Associate

Bacchantes®
01.2020 - Current

Sales Associate

Lalique®, Baccarat®, Saint-Louis®, Waterford®, Daum®
01.2017 - Current

Sales Associate

Kianaz Alaei®
01.2017 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design

Yorkville University

Bachelor of Arts - Architecture

Islamic Azad University - Central Tehran Branch

Certificate - PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude

Harvard University

Certificate - CS50’s Introduction To Computer Science

Harvard University

Certificate - Data Science: Machine Learning

Harvard University

Certificate - Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab To Market

Harvard University

Certificate - Leadership: Creating Public Value

Harvard University

Certificate - The Architectural Imagination

Harvard University

Certificate - Computer Science 101

Stanford University

Certificate - CS50’s Web Programming With Python And JavaScript

Harvard University

Certificate - Becoming An Entrepreneur

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Certificate - Remote Work Revolution For Everyone

Harvard University

Certificate - AI For Everyone: Master The Basics

IBM

Certificate - Introduction To Data Science

IBM

Certificate - Business Success In The Screen Industries

University of Cambridge

Certificate - Introduction To Business Architecture

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Certificate - The Psychology Of Emotions

University of Cambridge

Certificate - Designing Your Career

Stanford University

Certificate - Using Email For Networking In English

Washington University

Certificate - Shaping Work For The Future

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Certificate - Odyssey Planning

Stanford University

Certificate - Entrepreneurial Land Redevelopment Approach

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Certificate - From Poverty To Prosperity: Understanding Economic

University of Oxford

Certificate - Mobile Payment Security

New York University

Certificate - Free Cash Flow Analysis

Columbia University

Certificate - Risk & Return

Columbia University

Certificate - Crisis Resource Management

Columbia University

Certificate - Essential Math For AI

Columbia University

Certificate - The Neuropsychology of Decision Making

University of Cambridge

Certificate - Foundations of Finance

University of Cambridge

Certificate - Teaching Critical Thinking Through Art

Smithsonian Institution

Certificate - Teaching Complex Thinking Through Art

Smithsonian Institution

Certificate - Probability - The Science Of Uncertainty And Data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Certificate - Introduction To Probability

Harvard University

Certificate - Intro To Stock Trading

New York Institute of Finance

Certificate - Forwards And Futures

New York Institute of Finance
KIA VELAYATI