Gavin Olivas Email & Phone Number

Duvall, Wa, Us

Redmond, Washington, United States

Sugimoto Tea is a family owned business based out of Shizuoka Japan, and has been making tea since 1946. We support Japanese farmers practicing sustainable farming techniques and hope to introduce quality teas to more people in the U.S. and other countries.

Oita, Japan

- Prepared and carried out over hundreds of unique English language lessons. Taught monthly at a school for the Deaf (K-12) using a combination of English, Japanese, and Sign Language. Completed a 1-year course in Japanese Sign Language- Helped prepare, administer, and grade various tests ranging from high school entrance exams to mid term / final exams and performance tests. Helped coach students for the EIKEN test and multiple recitation, speech, and debate contests. Manager of English Club- Designed two separate classes in an educational application using a spaced-repetition-system to help students memorize difficult vocabulary words. Approximately 40 hours spent inputting each word into the system, recording native pronunciations, and creating / distributing explanation sheets to each class. Currently being used by over 500 students- Participated in the prefecture-wide high school English summer seminar as a group leader, tutor, and coordinator, respectively. As coordinator, I managed around 200 students and 40 staff members over the course of 3 days, planned events, handled and organized countless important documents, and came up with creative solutions to problems often within a very short window of time. Preparation lasted from March to August, occupying many evenings and weekends- Acted as an interpreter for multiple Japanese television interviews, study abroad group visits to my high school, and cultural exchange events in the fields of business and science / mathematics- School counselor for a student applying for universities overseas. Communicated with many different admissions offices and created a detailed profile of our high school, along with the student's official transcripts and essays, resulting in letters of acceptance and scholarships from each school applied to- Regional Adviser for all Oita Prefecture JET Programme high school teachers. Led a workshop on better time management, productivity, future career planning, and finances

Fukui, Japan

RESPONSIBILITIES:Taught over 30 hours per week of English courses to students ranging from pre-school age to company workers and retired adults.Prepared unique lesson plans using over 20 different textbooks and materials--with minimal preparation time--to ensure students were getting the education that was best for them personally.Knew over 150 students on a personal level, to better understand their strengths, weaknesses, and specific goals for studying at AEON. Organized and used this information to best of my abilities.Helped mentor and guide 2 new Japanese teachers, and trained my foreign teacher replacement.Interviewed / level-judged prospective students of all ages in a professional manner, and provided short demonstrative lessons with little to no advance notice.Helped plan and coordinate 2 school open houses, where parents were welcome to observe lessons and ask questions.Attended business trips and training seminars in various neighboring prefectures.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Brought in many new students through advertising and interviewing, which contributed to our school making over 120% of our fiscal goal for the month on multiple occasions.Recommended and sold various self study materials and private lessons to students, resulting in over 160% of our fiscal goal. For this sales campaign, we ranked among the top 5 schools in the Hokuriku region.Helped many students pass the EIKEN (Test in practical English proficiency backed by Japanese Ministry of Education), and even had 2 high school students pass level pre-1, which is extremely rare for most AEON schools. Raised student TOEIC scores as well.Set up and conducted meetings with students and parents discussing student progress, and future classes / textbooks, eventually leading to re-contracting.

Greater Seattle Area

RESPONSIBILITIES:Interacted with and provided excellent customer service to hundreds of people each day.Stocked shelves, ran the register, answered customer questions (in person and over the phone), cleaned the store, operated various machines in order to unload the delivery trucks, and closed down the store.Was solely responsible for writing and adjusting the order for one of the biggest sections in the store; I often came in on my days off to make sure the numbers looked okay. Trained multiple new employees in many different sections of the store.Was one of the only non-managers who was trusted to help count the cash and checks at the end of the night.Often was chosen to help work overnight shifts, or to help stay with the managers during inventory nights.Was part of the safety team, which entailed frequent full-store safety checks, and constant communication with the managers in charge of safety.Set up and maintained a new compost system for the store. Often made calls to Waste Management and the composting company to order materials. Calculated the correct number of recycle, garbage, and compost bins outside, as well as how many times each needed to be collected throughout the week.

Issaquah, Wa

Primarily tutored high school and junior high school students in math and science classes.

Redmond, Wa

Cut large sheets of glass to size and packed them in crates to be shipped out.Organized and labeled glasses of different styles from different companies.Helped with some remodeling of the front office area--lots of heavy lifting.

Duvall, Wa

Worked part time in the glass shop, assisting with the creation of art glass. Learned how to sandblast, cut, sand, clean, and make leaded / insulated units.Built display racks, and helped with numerous installations--from shower doors, cabinet glass, windows, doors, and mirrors.Organized a new sample system.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: American Sign Language Club, Japanese Student's Association Studied advanced mathematics, as well as some logic.

Associate Of Science (As), Physics

Studied physics and calculus.