Aditi Desai
Danville,CA
Summary
Dedicated and passionate student with successful experience in various ventures of event management, political outreach, and teaching opportunities. Self-motivated work ethic to perform effectively in independent and team climates. Quick learner and excels in easily adapting to the environment in an effort for proficient and productive work.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer/Organizational Assistant
Gujarati Cultural Association
01.2015 - Current
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Streamlined office operations by implementing efficient organizational systems and procedures.
Volunteer/Organizational Assistant
Charitable Care Foundation
01.2015 - Current
- Liaised between clients and vendors and maintained effective lines of communication.
- Identified and recommended changes to existing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and quality service.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
Event Organizer/Volunteer
Event Guru
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Monitored and controlled event expenditures.
- Trained and supervised event staff to complete tasks on time.
- Analyzed event costs to identify areas of improvement and cost savings.
- Negotiated favorable contracts with vendors, securing high-quality services at competitive rates.
Sales Associate
Zumiez
03.2019 - 08.2018
- Worked in sales at the clothing/skateboard shop Zumiez
- Was tasked with the job of welcoming in customers, cleaning up the store, putting up new shipments that we received, making the store look presentable and helping out customers
- Worked the cash register as well in which I executed transactions for customers and helped them enroll in our rewards program
- Also had the task of putting together skateboards for customers
- The store consisted of skate-branded clothing, athletic clothing, different styles of shoes, accessories, and skateboards as well as skate tools.
Standard Camp Teacher
Monte Vista Speech and Debate Institute
07.2018 - 08.2018
- Was a teacher at the Standard Camp sub-unit of Monte Vista High School's Speech and Debate Institute
- Led groups of 12-24 students between the ages of 13-16 and taught them, as well as prepared them for the Speech and Debate tournament held at the end of the camp
- Responsible of taking care of the students, teaching them how to speak publicly, providing food for the kids
- Similar to junior camp (as stated above), but with an older, more advanced group of students.
Junior Camp Teacher
Monte Vista Speech and Debate Institute
07.2017 - 08.2017
- Was a teacher at the Junior Camp sub-unit of Monte Vista High School's Speech and Debate Institute
- Led groups of 12-24 students between the ages of 7-13 and taught them, as well as prepared them for the Speech and Debate tournament held at the end of the camp
- Responsible of taking care of the students, teaching them how to speak publicly, providing food for the kids.
Junior Camp Teacher
Monte Vista Speech and Debate Institute
07.2016 - 08.2016
- Was a teacher at the Junior Camp sub-unit of Monte Vista High School's Speech and Debate Institute
- Led groups of 12-24 students between the ages of 7-13 and taught them, as well as prepared them for the Speech and Debate tournament held at the end of the camp
- Responsible of taking care of the students, teaching them how to speak publicly, providing food for the kids.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Sciences
New York University
New York City, New York12.2023
No Degree - Finance/Economics
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA2022
High School Diploma -
Monte Vista High School
Danville, CA05.2019
Skills
- Good with quick math
- Data organization
- Policy and procedure modification
- Supervising staff
- Leadership skills - willing to take charge when needed
- Work well with others
- Natural Languages: English, Spanish (functional), Hindi (functional), Gujarati (functional)
- Public Speaking skills - have attended and won multiple awards for tournaments in public speaking, student congress, and parlimentary debate
- Time Management
- Social Media and Promotions
- Data Collection
- Contract Negotiations
Projects Activities
- 01/01/2015, 12/31/2019, Monte Vista Speech and Debate, Have been a part of the Monte Vista Speech and Debate organization, attending multiple tournaments. Have won on numerous occasions, including 3rd in House for Congress and a finalist during an Individual Evens tournament.
- 04/01/2017, PRESENT, Charitable Care Foundation, Have been consistently volunteering with them during their many competitions. The company is known for holding dance competitions in California, in which I have attended and volunteered by helping clean up, sales, and general floor staff.
- 08/01/2017, 08/31/2018, Monte Vista Link Crew, Member of Monte Vista's Link Crew organization. Bringing in new students, primarily incoming freshman and helping them around the school. Going through intensive training to be able to help them through their journey of High School.
Timeline
Event Organizer/Volunteer
Event Guru
10.2022 - 11.2023
Sales Associate
Zumiez
03.2019 - 08.2018
Standard Camp Teacher
Monte Vista Speech and Debate Institute
07.2018 - 08.2018
Junior Camp Teacher
Monte Vista Speech and Debate Institute
07.2017 - 08.2017
Junior Camp Teacher
Monte Vista Speech and Debate Institute
07.2016 - 08.2016
Volunteer/Organizational Assistant
Gujarati Cultural Association
01.2015 - Current
Volunteer/Organizational Assistant
Charitable Care Foundation
01.2015 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Political Sciences
New York University
No Degree - Finance/Economics
Diablo Valley College
High School Diploma -
Monte Vista High School
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