Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
HOBBIES
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Paul Fedj

Port Colborne,ON

Summary

Highly effective and creative individual with wide-ranging hands-on experience. Offering an array of skills in production, management, directing, writing, teaching, acting, collaboration and change recommendation. Proven ability to increase production efficiency while also improving the overall product. Track record of success in delivering high-quality shows across a variety of platforms while always meeting strict deadlines and expectations.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Wine Educator

Between The Lines Winery
07.2023 - Current
  • Enhanced customer wine knowledge by conducting informative and engaging wine tastings.
  • Improved customer satisfaction through personalized attention and expert guidance on wine selection.
  • Contributed to company growth by identifying opportunities for expanding the range of offered services and products.
  • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
  • Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
  • Managed efficient cash register operations.
  • Built customer loyalty and retention by delivering excellent shopping experiences.
  • Opened, shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing and organized displays for optimal sales promotions.
  • Provided exceptional services and pleasant shopping experiences to retail customers.
  • Created inviting environment for customers by maintaining store organization and cleanliness.
  • Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
  • Delivered energetic responses to customers in-store and by telephone, going above and beyond to serve needs.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store sales, payment policies and security standards.

Improv Teacher

Rose City Comedy Collective
06.2022 - Current
  • Teach youth and adult Improvisation.
  • Assist with booking and running corporate events.
  • Running an interactive class which entails making a curriculum.
  • Building community through years of knowledge from being in the comedy and acting scene in Canada.
  • Using my years of experience to help shape people in a safe place and making them be and feel important so they can use improv and these teaching's to make them a better person in their daily life.
  • Help build confidence through laughter and play which breaks them out of their shell.
  • Organizing and structure in order to keep kids attentive and focused.

Assistant Store Manager

Churchill Natural Meats
02.2013 - 07.2023
  • Opening and closing store (Cash end of day)
  • Tending to fresh (meat/produce) daily to provide it is suitable for consumption; look/colour/freshness/attractiveness.
  • Food handling done to the upmost importance and knowledge and certificates to understand (Food handling certificate).
  • Complete knowledge of all products.
  • Personally ordering products and dealing with local providers and farms on a daily basis for prices and quality in order to help the business financially.
  • Research and study trends of meats and to make sure it fits the niche market of our customers.
  • Researching local farms and gain information to better business and to understand evolution of organic and local products.
  • Scheduling staff along with organizing and giving them daily duties to preform.
  • Organizing store.
  • Running social media daily
  • Answering phone and virtual order taking and completing them.
  • Run a clean and tidy workplace above an beyond health codes for bi yearly health inspection (no infraction in 10 years of my working)


Customer Service:

  • Naturally comfortable with interacting with customers throughout the day
  • Establishing personal clientele report, retention, customer complaints, and responsibility

Education

College Diploma - Acting For Film in Television

Niagara College
Welland, ON
04.2010

Skills

  • Work ethic
  • Adaptability
  • Problem-solving
  • Creativity
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Time management
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Empathy
  • Collaboration

Certification

Food Handlers Certificate

Smart Serve

HOBBIES

  • Sing & Play Guitar
  • Writing
  • Cycling
  • Cinema/Film
  • Acting
  • Stand Up Comedy
  • Live Improvisation Speciality
  • Reading

Timeline

Wine Educator

Between The Lines Winery
07.2023 - Current

Improv Teacher

Rose City Comedy Collective
06.2022 - Current

Assistant Store Manager

Churchill Natural Meats
02.2013 - 07.2023

College Diploma - Acting For Film in Television

Niagara College
Paul Fedj