KARON VEA
Auckland,AUK
Summary
I am a positive and energetic person who enjoys a challenge and achieving personal goals. Excellent customer service, people skills and ability to work well under pressure. I enjoy working in both a group environment and independently. I am loyal, responsible and dedicated to achieving team objectives and have shown this in previous places of work. I am now seeking a more challenging and rewarding role in order to upskill and further my career development. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. I am an organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude with the willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Field Officer
Mates In Construction
03.2021 - 07.2022
- Provide and present training ranging from groups of 6 through to large groups of around 200 workers about mental health and suicide prevention
- Encourage and empower workers to seek help if needed and where to go
- Provide pathways to support for workers who may need it
- Ability to work well under pressure in male dominated industry
- Communicate well with non-English speaking workers
- Communicate in Tongan if need be to non-English speaking Tongan workers
- Organized trainings, site visits, toolbox talks and welfare checks in advance to fill calendar
- Established and maintained good relationships with multiple companies and workers
- Demonstrate good help seeking behaviour
Personal Trainer
F45
11.2018 - 03.2021
- All skills needed for the following are the same as those listed previously
- However, Diamonds Boxing studio required additional skills as most work was dealing with delicate and at risk members
- Ability to communicate affectively to members who are released back into society whether it being from jail or New Zealand's Women’s Refuge
- Perform outstanding pad work
- Physically and mentally prepare members to fight in official boxing fight
- Demonstrate and educate similarities of discipline in the ring vs life
- Guide members who need to cut weight for fights safely and effectively
- Ability to mentor and coach outside of work hours.
Personal trainer
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Contractor Bodytech gym, Anytime fitness Te Atatu and Northern Arena
- Personal trainer (employee and contractor)
- Group class instructor (employee and contractor)
- Bootcamp instructor
- Administration including sales and data entry etc
- Gym floor management
- Maintain high standards for a more affective and enjoyable workout to keep members coming back
- Provide alternative exercises according to clients capabilities or injuries
- Reliable and punctual
- Ability to create relationships and build cliental
- Work well under pressure both one on one, and in group environment
- Manage own business including accounts, taxes and consultations and waiver forms
- Ability to provide proper health screening prior to any training
- Provide or write an effective program tailored to the members needs/goals and abilities
- Ability to train people of all different intensity levels successfully
- Portray excellent time management skills to maintain healthy lifestyle and work life
- Be responsible for own career development and opportunities for extra clients
- Follow appropriate health and safety rules and regulations when required
- Work well under pressure especially in the busy hours
- Work well with fellow staff members whilst also being able to communicate with them in the form of giving feed back and also the ability to receive feed back in order to better both myself and my team mates as trainers and professionals.
FACTORY HAND
Norcross Printing Company
Auckland
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Collate self‑carbon or odd‑sized paper stock into correct sequences and groups
- Fill and pack cartons with completed materials for shipment
- Assemble different types of material/Packages
- Completing all appointed jobs/orders ready for clients on time
- Making sure that all jobs are done perfectly and presented well for clients
- Working attentively as part of a team and assisting colleagues when needed
- Work well under pressure and tight deadlines
- Operating shrink wrapping machines.
RETAIL ASSISTANT
K-Mart
Auckland
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Greeting customers and maintaining a positive attitude
- Aiding customers in finding the best products
- Ensuring that the store is clean and free of clutter at all times
- Operating the till
- Showing excellent customer service
- Knowledge of the retail work place and how it works in every aspect, point of sales, how required sales are met and how it is maintained an a staff member on the shop floor, stock room, lay-buy department and also the customer service desk and as a check-out operator.
DOOR TO DOOR SALESMAN
Love’s Springs Water
Auckland
01.2011
- Knowledge of the Loves Springs product, the Water Filtration System
- Thinking critically and providing the correct answers on the spot
- Traveling across Auckland going door to door to do a sales pitch to potential customers
- Close the sale and ensure customer satisfaction
- Using exemplary time management skills as every day consists of different sales targets and is given specific time frame to be completed
- Being fit as this job requires you to be on your feet all day and to walk long distances.
Education
diploma - fitness business
Saint Dominic’s College
01.2004 - 01.2010
Certificate III and Iv in fitness -
Max International College For Fitness Professionals
07.2012 - 01.2013
Advanced diploma of business - undefined
Certified Safe Talk trainer by Livingworks, known as worlds best practice in suicide prevention solution training Certified ASIST person (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Trained) by A-OKNZ -
Livingworks
04.2021 - 04.2021
Skills
Team motivation
undefinedTimeline
Certified Safe Talk trainer by Livingworks, known as worlds best practice in suicide prevention solution training Certified ASIST person (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Trained) by A-OKNZ -
Livingworks
04.2021 - 04.2021
Field Officer
Mates In Construction
03.2021 - 07.2022
Personal Trainer
F45
11.2018 - 03.2021
Personal trainer
01.2014 - 01.2017
Certificate III and Iv in fitness -
Max International College For Fitness Professionals
07.2012 - 01.2013
FACTORY HAND
Norcross Printing Company
01.2012 - 01.2014
RETAIL ASSISTANT
K-Mart
01.2011 - 01.2012
DOOR TO DOOR SALESMAN
Love’s Springs Water
01.2011
diploma - fitness business
Saint Dominic’s College
01.2004 - 01.2010
Advanced diploma of business - undefined
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