Theodore Chun

As a general volunteer at the Susannah Wesley Community Center in Kalihi throughout high school, I was handling a wide range of tasks and responsibilities. I would volunteer for the big events the center would host and help out with any task that was needed of me from interacting with community member at public health screenings of setting up and breaking down for an event. I came in on weekends to help refurbish the campus and do regular maintenance work such as fixing and maintaining office amenities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
• Helped program leaders with administrative support duties.
• Maintained clean facilities to better serve program needs.
• Helped organize and manage events and projects.

As an intern for D.R. Horton Hawaii, I was hired as a purchasing intern but was able to get lots of experience in every department of the company all the way from the land team in the field, to sales and the internal mortgage service. I participated in meeting with supply vendors, worked in the field to solve-building issues, and developed excel skills to compile and process bids. This experience equips me with a wholistic perspective of the development industry and the building process of a major general contractor.

• Streamlined purchasing processes for increased efficiency and cost savings.
• Analyzed data on supplier performance, facilitating informed decision-making for future partnerships.
• Closely monitored purchase orders to ensure timely delivery and accurate invoicing from vendors.
• Participated in supplier evaluation processes, ensuring consistent quality standards across all purchases.
• Assisted in preparing detailed reports on procurement activities for upper management review and analysis.

Working in the Servco Parts warehouse, I worked closely with a variety of different people in specialized roles and observes the various moving parts of a warehouse operation. I learned and performed all warehouse processes to include receiving, picking and delivery of orders. I have also learned all inventory transactions to include cycle counting, bin maintenance and investigation of discrepancies.

Additional contributions include:

• Supported operations team with resource allocation and utilization for optimal expense control.
• Studied with senior staff to develop deep understanding of team processes and full operational activities.

As a truck driver for Bay Laurel Catering, I was responsible for transporting event supplies to and from event locations. I also was tasked with waiting on event guests, setting up, and cleaning of events.

• Remained calm and poised when dealing with difficult customers or during busy shifts.
• Maintained customer satisfaction by clarifying questions about orders and specialty items.
• Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
• Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working tables.

I was regularly responsible for preparing Susannah Wesley”s open food pantry during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as planning and operating different parts of their section 8 housing sign-up event.

• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
• Facilitated communication between internal personnel, contractors and vendors for project cohesion.
• Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
• Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
• Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.

I planned an entire supply drive to help generate toiletry goods for the homeless population out in Waianae. I advertised for the toiletry drive by making digitally designed posters, collected, and distributed the goods myself in partnership with the Maili land transitional housing program in Waianae.

• Supervised, managed and executed all phases of sorting, packaging and distribution procedures.
• Sourced and expedited materials and permission for operations marketing.
• Designed and distributed marketing tools such as posters across a wide network of locations.

Served as a teaching assistant for a cyber success program that works to teach underprivileged youth how to use computers as well as how to build them. I gave instructional demonstrations, provided hands-on direction, and helped plan the curriculum.

• Helped maintain fun, safe, clean and interactive classroom.
• Delivered and facilitated course content.
• Relieved scheduling burden from professors and expanded teaching abilities by leading classes.
• Checked course materials, lessons and assignments for discrepancies and helped senior teachers resolve problems.
• Identified negative trends such as groups of students missing key concepts and worked with professors to resolve concerns.
• Taught small groups of students focused on specific parts of coursework.