Oviya Subasanthirabose
Scarborough,ON
Summary
Hard-working and detail oriented artist with a passion for the sciences who is currently pursuing their career in academia focusing on Neuroscience research. Strives in collaborative work environments where critical thinking is key. Possess excellent self-learning skills and is quick problem solving while keeping a positive attitude in the work environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder & Private Tutor
Thayahan Arts School
09.2015 - Current
- Established a private tutoring centre specializing in Art, Math, Coding, English & French with over 200 students over the years
- Host yearly art, speech, dictation, and singing competitions for students to participate in and demonstrate their learning
- Perform data entry to keep track of students' progress and their results in competitions
Commission Artist
Oviya Bose
09.2014 - Current
- Communicate effectively with clients to understand their needs and bring their artistic visions to life while maintaining quick turnover time
- Raise awareness for current social issues and important days from in Tamil history through thought provoking artwork
- Create and sell artworks including paintings, sketchings, inkings and digital art
Retail Sales Manager
Thaai Textiles
10.2021 - 02.2024
- Stocked, organized and kept all clothing clean and displayed appropriately
- Trained team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets.
- Arranged and replenished service desk displays and merchandise racks to maintain appearance of store.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with quick and professional handling of product returns.
Project Contributor
UTSC Digital Scholarship Unit
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Worked within a highly collaborative, fast paced and detail-oriented team of 5 to complete weekly tasks
- Documented, translated and archived over 500 historical documents of a former Sri Lankan MP with aims of preservation using Microsoft Excel
- Proofread and edited more than 10,000 lines of script for a dataset to be used for the Tamil Common Voice project
Education
HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Double Major in Neuroscience and Human Biology
University of Toronto Scarborough
04.2022
Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Staff Management
- Issue Resolution
- Customer Relations
- Sales expertise
Extracurricular Activities
First-Year Director/Director of Arts, (2018-2020)
UTSC TAMIL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (UTSC TSA): Created artwork for display during remembrance display events such as Maveerar Naal and Mullikaikkal. Performed administrative duties such as event check-ins, ticket sales with speed, precision and accuracy.
Tamil Youth Organization General Member, (2014-2018)
TAMIL YOUTH ORGANIZATION: Helped organize multiple events like sport tournaments, talent shows and awareness events, Developed and expressed my leadership, responsibility and teamwork characteristics and put them to good use, Designed multiple posters and banners for advertisement purposes.
Volunteer, (2016-2018)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CANADIAN TAMILS: Provided the United Nations information on the Tamil population in Sri Lanka through meticulous academic research. Delegated senior members of the organization to present the findings of research to various schools and community leaders.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Tamil
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Retail Sales Manager
Thaai Textiles
10.2021 - 02.2024
Project Contributor
UTSC Digital Scholarship Unit
09.2020 - 10.2021
Founder & Private Tutor
Thayahan Arts School
09.2015 - Current
Commission Artist
Oviya Bose
09.2014 - Current
HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Double Major in Neuroscience and Human Biology
University of Toronto Scarborough
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