Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Volunteer Experience
References
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Makayla Motz

Surrey,Canada

Summary

Articulate fourth year B.A. student with a background in English and policy studies. A dedicated candidate eager to apply technical skills to a professional occupation.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Server

Wings Tap and Grill
01.2023 - Current
  • Developed excellent oral communication skills with customers.
  • Successfully sold an average of CAD 2k food and beverage products daily.

Education Assistant

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
01.2022 - Current
  • Assisted first and second year university students with their course assignments and understanding of content.
  • Guided students to understand the foundations of English writing standards.

Server

Denny's Restaurant
10.2020 - 08.2023
  • Trained new staff in oral communication, food marketing and customer service.
  • Sold an average of CAD 1.5k food and beverage products daily.
  • Developed confident public speaking skills.

Key Holder

Bench
10.2018 - 09.2020
  • Practiced retail and clothing marketing.
  • Increased outerwear sales with product-specific sales pitch.
  • Successfully sold CAD 2-5K of outerwear products bi-weekly.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Surrey, BC
04.2025

Dogwood Diploma -

Ecole Kwantlen Park Secondary
Surrey, BC
07.2020

Skills

  • Communication
  • Digital Applications: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Written Communications: memos, letters, and proposals
  • Draft Editing: essays, summaries, blogs, and written communications
  • Public Speaking and Presentation: Adept at oral presentation and public speaking Trained in pitching proposals and oral marketing
  • Customer Service
  • Research: Prepared to self-conduct quality research through polling, surveys, and interviews Trained to seek primary sources, following MLA/APA standards

Certification

  • Responsible Adult certification/RAC
  • Serving it Right Certification

Languages

English - fluent
Spanish - partial
Portuguese - partial/oral
French - partial/oral

Volunteer Experience

  • Administrative Assistant, MCFD, Surrey, 09/2022-06/2023.

Assisted office admin in photocopying and faxing. Practiced paperwork filing, and developed basic excel application skills.

  • Tutor, Ecole Kwantlen Park Secondary, Surrey, 09/2018-06/2020.

Worked directly under an English teacher to plan and conduct classroom lessons. Assisted students in understanding the English curriculum and completing assignments. Successfully instructed and assisted education in a classroom of 32 students. 

  • Event Coordinator, Ecole Kwantlen Park Secondary, 11/2018.

A public speaker and guide for Japanese student/teacher tourists. Successfully managed a group of ten tourists.

References

  • KPU professor, paul.ohler@kpu.ca
  • MCFD management, (604) 813-9802
  • Wings management, (604) 596-2244
  • Denny's management, (604) 594-0083
  • Bench management, (604) 729-4282

Timeline

Server

Wings Tap and Grill
01.2023 - Current

Education Assistant

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
01.2022 - Current

Server

Denny's Restaurant
10.2020 - 08.2023

Key Holder

Bench
10.2018 - 09.2020

Bachelor of Arts - English

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Dogwood Diploma -

Ecole Kwantlen Park Secondary
  • Responsible Adult certification/RAC
  • Serving it Right Certification
Makayla Motz