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Oliver MacKenzie

Victoria,BC

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented professional with a proven track record in youth mentorship and team development; honed at Game Ready Elite. Excelled in building strong relationships and enhancing group leadership skills.


Demonstrating a blend of strong verbal communication and athlete development skills. Achieved significant improvements in student engagement and team cohesion.


*Over the last three years my work experience has been broken up due travelling domestically and abroad for Semi-Pro and Pro Rugby. Travelling across Canada and the USA, with prolonged periods of each year residing in a foreign countries all relating to Rugby; Scotland (4 months) and New Zealand (10 months).



Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Youth Coach

Game Ready Elite
01.2023 - Current

Youth Leader for Middle School and High School students who require more care and attention due to their circumstances.


  • Students are enrolled to spend either one-on-one time, or in small groups with Youth Leader / Coach.
  • Acting as role model, mentor and / or simply someone to confide in; having students engage in extra-curricular activities, as a positive release from their more formal routine.
  • The position is five days a week Full-Time. Seeing roughly 10 students on multiple days per school week.
  • Picking them up from the Middle or High School and taking them off campus, sometime returning them back to school before the end of day, or driving them home at the end of the youth session.

Warehousing Management - Shipping / Receiving

DB Components Inc.
10.2021 - Current


  • Streamlined packing procedures to minimize errors and increase overall accuracy in order fulfillment.
  • Consistently met deadlines for order fulfillment, ensuring customer satisfaction and repeat business.
  • Inspected Q/C components, followed by minor assembly and packaging.
  • Packed, labeled and applied postage to materials to prepare items for shipment.
  • Verified orders by comparing names and quantity of items packaged with shipping documents.
  • Handled day-to-day shipping and receiving overseeing more than a dozen wholesale and retail orders per day.

Teacher Aid

Puketapu School
01.2024 - 10.2024
  • Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess environments.
  • Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
  • Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books, and materials.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
  • Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.

Education

Economics

Queen's University
Kingston, ON
05-2020

Skills

  • Effective communication skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Experienced Youth sports coach
  • Group leadership skills
  • Athlete development skills
  • Strong relationship building skills
  • Team development skills
  • Youth mentorship experience
  • Motivational leadership style
  • Proficient in Microsoft office

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Teacher Aid

Puketapu School
01.2024 - 10.2024

Youth Coach

Game Ready Elite
01.2023 - Current

Warehousing Management - Shipping / Receiving

DB Components Inc.
10.2021 - Current

Economics

Queen's University
Oliver MacKenzie